Wed.Feb 20, 2019

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FORRward — a weekly read for tech and marketing execs

Forrester IT

A Roadmap To Lose Your Technology Mandate CIOs have historically run technology innovation efforts but that may be changing. We find CEOs understand that the future of their business depends on technology they don’t have or that hasn’t been invented yet. They recognize a need to spend at least part of their firm’s time […].

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OpenAI’s new multitalented AI writes, translates, and slanders

CTOvision

OpenAI’s researchers knew they were on to something when their language modeling program wrote a convincing essay on a topic they disagreed with. They’d been testing the new AI system by feeding it text prompts, getting it to complete made-up sentences and paragraphs. Then, says David Luan, VP of engineering at the Californian lab, they […].

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Calling CEOs: Your Software Teams Need You — Now

Forrester IT

Our research indicates that software delivery success depends on the CEO’s active leadership of strategy, culture, and metrics. That’s right: CEOs, not just CIOs. This video explains what CEOs should do. For more, see our blog.

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Facebook’s chief AI scientist: Deep learning may need a new programming language

CTOvision

Deep learning may need a new programming language that’s more flexible and easier to work with than Python, Facebook AI Research director Yann LeCun said today. It’s not yet clear if such a language is necessary, but the possibility runs against very entrenched desires from researchers and engineers, he said. LeCun has worked with neural networks […].

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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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Big Fish Eat Little Fish As Portfolio Players Gobble Up SAO

Forrester IT

Security has long been hampered by a deluge of data, manual processes, and vendor sprawl. Technology has evolved to address the first two of these, but expense in depth continues as new functionality and innovation are often only available through start-up vendors and standalone best-of-breed vendors. Too often, start-ups are product features, not standalone companies.

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The Average Ransomware Payment Is Rising

CTOvision

The average ransomware payment is growing as criminals become more sophisticated in their attacks, according to a report released by ransomware incident response company Coveware. According to Coveware’s Q4 2018 Global Ransomware Marketplace Report, the average ransom increased by 13% to $6733 in Q4 2018 compared to Q3’s $5973. It’s difficult to judge the statistical margin of […].

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Defending Against IoT “Accidental” Insider Threats

CTOvision

Read Jason Soroko article about how to protect yourself against accidental Internet of Things insider threats on IoT for All : When considering insider threats faced by the Internet of Things (IoT) systems, few will be surprised to learn that protecting a network with a growing number of connected devices from a maliciously motivated insider […].

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How Can CIOs Teach Their Employees About Cybersecurity?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs know that training employees is the key to keeping their network secure Image Credit: Merrill College of Journalism Press Releases. I think that we can all agree that keeping the company’s network secure is one of the person with the CIO position’s most important tasks because of the importance of information technology. However, no matter how many firewalls we put in place or how effectively we implement two-factor authentication we still need to understand the weakest link in our security

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Data breaches exposed 5 billion records in 2018

CTOvision

The number of publicly known data breaches decreased last year compared to 2017, despite harsher breach notification rules going into effect in Europe. The number of compromised sensitive records also went down by more than a third, from 7.9 billion records to around 5 billion. According to a new report from security intelligence vendor Risk Based […].

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Lightning-Fast Loading Times: Is Your Website Being Slowed down by One of These 7 Elements?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Lightning-Fast Loading Times: Is Your Website Being Slowed down by One of These 7 Elements? - Information Technology Blog. Did you know that page loading speed is one of the most important on-site SEO factors? It’s not only a matter of attaining the highest search engine rankings but also caring for the kind of user experience your visitors are having.

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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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Using the zero trust model to prevent phishing

CTOvision

Read Philip James explain how companies can start using the zero trust model to prevent phishing on SC Magazine : Currently, the majority of all cyber attacks can be traced back to phishing. It’s become THE most common way for breaches to happen — both to businesses and individuals. In fact, nearly 60 percent of […].

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Take A Deeper Look at Deep Learning

Information Week

This form of machine learning continues to grow rapidly. Here's what you need to know.

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Three Things To Know About Cybersecurity In 2019

CTOvision

Read Chris Wilder list three things about cybersecurity in 2019 on Forbes : Every year, it seems, pundits and egg-heads (like me) write down our predictions. Most of the time they are self-serving. However, looking into my crystal ball, I think 2019 is going to be a defining year at the intersection of physical and cybersecurity. […].

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A Digital Disruption Survival Guide

Information Week

Enterprises across all industries must brace themselves for disruption, and prepare for it through digital transformation.

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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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Benefits of Technology for Law Firms

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Benefits of Technology for Law Firms - Information Technology Blog. The job of a successful lawyer can be very tedious. They have to handle several lawsuits, claims, and contractual work, calculations of the amounts of claims, taking into account the results of cases and stages of enforcement proceedings. The need for accurate planning, preparation for court hearings, meeting deadlines or appealing court decisions, necessitates remembering a large amount of inform

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Texas Chili Cook-Off!

Linux Academy

Our head office is in Keller, Texas! And what is Texas known for? CHILI! Our employees brought out there best chili recipes to compete to become the Linux Academy Chili Champ! See the award-worthy chili recipes, below. Another topic of debate in our Keller office has been whether or not chili should have beans in it! Help us decide who is right by leaving a comment with your answer!

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

ComputerWorld IT Management

We’ve all wished we could dress down the arrogant users who try to make IT professionals jump to do their bidding, even when they’re asking the impossible — to do it without getting fired, that is. Unfortunately, when a generally acknowledged loss center (IT) comes up against the revenue generators (just about everyone else), we know who is going to get top management’s backing.

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Overcoming Barriers on the Path of Going Digital

Future of CIO

Organizations large or small are on the way of going digital, it is not an overnight phenomenon, but a well-planning journey which will not be flat. It will the bumpy road with ups and downs, curves and blocks. Digital transformation is worth its weight not just because of its high cost, but because of its high impact on the business’s long-term prosperity.

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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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What Does it Take to be a Cloud Game Changer?

Nutanix

We chatted with several cloud game changers to identify the steps they took to upgrade their IT environment, and we’ve compiled their strategies for success.

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The Best “Reimagine Digital Business” Quotes of “Digital Master” Feb. 2019

Future of CIO

“ Digital Master ” is the series of guidebooks (25+ books) to perceive the multi-faceted impact digital is making to the businesses and society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.” It perceives the emergent trends of digital leadership, advises on how to run a digital IT organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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The Pentagon Needs to Woo AI Experts Away From Big Tech

CTOvision

Read why Amy Webb says that Department of Defence and Pentagon are struggling to get quality cyber talent to work on artificial intelligence projects on The Wired : This week, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on artificial intelligence and the Pentagon declassified part of its AI strategy. Neither was the first attempt […].

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The Monthly “Digital Boardroom” Book Tuning: Shaping Digital Board from Mindset to Altitude Feb. 2019

Future of CIO

Modern corporate boards play significant roles in guiding businesses in the right direction and achieve expected business results. Due to the “VUCA” characteristics -Complexity, Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Velocity of the Digital Era, the directorship in any organization must have the agility to adapt to changes and build abilities to advise, inspire and motivate a group of people toward accomplishing shared visions and goals.

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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.