Mon.May 18, 2020

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Data, Analytics And Insights Investments Produce Tangible Benefits. Yes, They Do.

Forrester IT

If you set out to build a boil-the-ocean business case for why to invest in data, analytics and insights initiatives – stop. Use your precious time to instead focus on prioritizing the investment categories across where you are in your business insights maturity. Because they will yield tangible benefits – both top and bottom-line benefits. […].

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Making The Internet Of Things (IoT) More Intelligent With?AI

CTOvision

Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article in Forbes explaining how AI and Internet of Things (IoT) are combining in ways that are powering digital transformation. It is no wonder that companies are […].

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The Effect Of COVID-19 On Canadians? Financial Well-Being

Forrester IT

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, our research showed that Canadian consumers were facing multiple financial challenges and were worried about their financial situation. To see how the pandemic was impacting consumer finances and behaviors, we surveyed 1,119 Canadian online adults in April 10–15, 2020 and found that Canadians: Are already feeling the impact of COVID-19 […].

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15% of Small Businesses Experienced a Cybersecurity Threat in 2019

CTOvision

More than 1 in 10 small businesses faced a virus, hack, or data breach in 2019, revealing small businesses’ cybersecurity vulnerability. Luckily, the majority of small businesses (67%) say they […].

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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How To Successfully Add RPA To Customer Service Operations

Forrester IT

More and more customer service organizations turn to robotic process automation (RPA) to make agents more effective. The technology offloads repeatable tasks from agents, enforces compliance to process and policy, and allows agents to focus on work that matters. Yet contact centers often don’t see the initial ROI of RPA play out as they scale […].

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The 3 biggest security mistakes businesses are making

CTOvision

Read Katie Heenan list three biggest security mistakes businesses are making on Business Matters : Attackers are capitalising on the emergency coronavirus situation we are in, primarily targeting small businesses. […].

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Remote Workers Often Not Provided Secure Tools

CTOvision

Read why Dan Raywood says that companies don’t provide secure tools for remote workers risking their cyber assets on Infosec Magazine : The number of employees working from home is […].

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The Effect Of COVID-19 On US Consumers? Financial Well-Being

Forrester IT

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, our research showed that US consumers were facing multiple financial challenges and were worried about their financial situation. To see how the pandemic was impacting consumer finances and behaviors, we surveyed 1,122 US online adults in April 10–15, 2020 and found that US consumers: Are already feeling the impact of […].

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What is Driving Digital Transformation Change?

Social, Agile and Transformation

After I posted my last 5 Minutes with @NYIke video on the #1 Reason Why Digital Transformation fail, a small discussion ensued on LinkedIn about transformation and change management. Is digital transformation a new name for business transformation? And regardless of what we call it, how can leaders help the resulting change management easier for employees and less difficult for leaders?

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Insider Threats Rise by 47% in Two Years: Report

CTOvision

Several industry experts stressed that insider threats are the primary concern for every security leader, as many organizations fail to address the insiders within their own company. As a result, […].

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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FIX ConfigMgr Secondary Server Upgrade Issue | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out the solution for ConfigMgr Secondary Server Upgrade Issue in the production environment. Error – ConfigMgr Secondary Server Upgrade The Secondary server upgrade was not proceeding further due to the site GUID information missing from SC_SiteDefinition_Property table in the Primary server database.

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Identity-related breaches on the rise, prevention still a work in progress

CTOvision

The number of workforce identities in the enterprise is growing dramatically, largely driven by DevOps, automation, and an increase in enterprise connected devices, which will only continue to accelerate identity […].

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Your Roadmap to AI and ML Deployments

Information Week

Don't adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning without having a real business problem to solve. Here are some ways to help build the right use cases.

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Which InfoSec Jobs Will Best Survive a Recession?

CTOvision

Read Joan Goodchild take a look at the infosec jobs that will survive the recession on Dark Reading : As chief information officer of (ISC)2, Bruce Beam is usually thinking […].

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Top 5 things to know about fleeceware

Tech Republic Security

Fleeceware is an important cybersecurity threat to be aware of. Tom Merritt offers five things you should know fleeceware apps.

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Automating and Educating Business Processes with RPA, AI and ML

Information Week

How are these technologies connected, what are the implementation challenges, and how are companies using them?

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GitLab survey suggests DevOps is becoming real, while DevSecOps has work to do

Tech Republic Security

Commentary: Developers are finally taking on more of an operational role, but they still aren't getting involved enough in security.

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A pizzeria owner made money buying his own $24 pizzas from DoorDash for $16

The Verge

Photo: DoorDash. There are many things that don’t make sense about global capitalism that I enjoy anyway — the clearly inadvisable, venture-backed monstrosities like dockless scooters and ride-sharing that, in the before times, changed how I interacted with the places I went. The thing that doesn’t compute for me is how these companies continue to burn through a reality-warping amount of other people’s cash in a way that upends the basic economics of things like taxi service and food delivery an

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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China's Air Pollution Is Now Worse Than Pre-Coronavirus Levels

Gizmodo

Last month, China finally ended its coronavirus lockdown. While air quality improved dramatically during The Quiet Time, new data shows it was short-lived. What’s more, air pollution is coming back at higher levels than during the same period last year. Read more.

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As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

GeekWire

Mental health tech startup Lyssn is launching its telehealth platform this week. (Lyssn Image). The novel coronavirus has brought with it fears of infection, massive job losses, the challenges of teaching kids at home, social isolation, and the list goes on. The toll on our collective mental health is massive. “We know that stress and anxiety and depression are increasing,” said Dave Atkins. “The need for high-quality mental healthcare is probably higher now than any point in o

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How to password protect your mobile Nextcloud app

Tech Republic Security

If you use the Nextcloud mobile app, you'll want to password protect it to ensure you don't leave your sensitive data open for anyone to see.

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Scientists say 17-year-old blood sample yields promising antibodies for COVID-19

GeekWire

The search for COVID-19 therapies has turned to an antibody that was first identified back in 2003, in a blood sample from a patient who recovered from a similar coronavirus-based disease. In a paper published today by the journal Nature , a team including researchers from the University of Washington reports that the antibody, known as S309, can neutralize the virus that causes COVID-19 in lab experiments.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Here's everything that's new in the Windows 10 May update

TechSpot

Windows Latest writes that the May update, which was supposed to roll out on May 12 but got delayed due to a zero-day vulnerability, will start rolling out between May 26 – 28. Let’s hope it doesn’t cause the kind of issues we’re used to seeing in Windows updates.

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Microsoft and FedEx team up against Amazon with new tech and logistics partnership

GeekWire

Microsoft and FedEx will work together to develop new products and services under a multiyear technology and logistics partnership announced Monday morning. The deal aligns the two corporate giants against a common rival, Amazon, which is increasingly leveraging its technology prowess as it builds out its own delivery and logistics infrastructure. FedEx last year ended ground and air shipping contracts as Amazon expanded its delivery capabilities.

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Square announces permanent work-from-home policy

The Verge

Photo by Paul Jeffers/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images. Square employees will be able to work from home even after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders end, Jack Dorsey told workers. The indefinite extension of the company’s remote work policy echoes a similar announcement from Twitter last week. Dorsey is CEO of both companies. “We want employees to be able to work where they feel most creative and productive,” a company spokesperson told The Verge.

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IBM adds noise to boost AI?s accuracy on analog memory

Venture Beast

In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, IBM claims to have achieved state-of-the-art AI model accuracy using phase-change memory. Read More.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Zillow restarts home-buying business, showing confidence in real estate amid ongoing pandemic

GeekWire

(Zillow Photo). Zillow Group is resuming its Zillow Offers home-buying business, reflecting the company’s confidence in real estate despite the ongoing global pandemic. The Seattle-based company said it will restart Zillow Offers in four cities — Phoenix, Ariz., Tucson, Ariz., Raleigh, N.C., and Charlotte, N.C. — after pausing the program across 24 markets in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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The technologies the world is using to track coronavirus ? and people

Venture Beast

With many ways to track the spread of coronavirus and the people who carry it, governments around the world are adopting their own mix of methods. Read More.

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A court in Texas is holding the first jury trial by Zoom

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. A court in Texas is holding the first jury trial on Zoom. The news comes as court systems across the country face a choice between postponing trials until the pandemic ends or holding remote proceedings. The case in Texas is an insurance dispute in the Collin County District, as reported by Reuters. Judge Emily Miskel live-streamed the jury selection process via her YouTube channel on Monday morning.

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Sony to use Microsoft?s Azure AI technology in new smart camera sensors

GeekWire

Sony Semiconductor Solutions says it will embed Microsoft’s Azure AI technology into its new intelligent vision sensor for smart cameras under a partnership between the companies. Sony will also use Microsoft’s Azure IoT and Cognitive Services technologies in a related app. The semiconductor company, part of Sony Group, last week announced the new IMX500 sensor, which it described as the world’s first image sensor to offer AI image analysis and processing on the logic chip.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.