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UK Trails Behind Europe in Technical Skills Proficiency, Coursera Report Finds

Tech Republic Security

The U.K. is the 25th most technically proficient country in Europe, with Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands taking the top three places.

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Key Skills to Look for in an AI Developer

Information Week

AI developers are in high demand. Here's how to separate talented pros from the swarm of wannabes.

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6 Best VPNs for Australia in 2024

Tech Republic Security

What's the best VPN to use in Australia? Discover the pricing, features, pros and cons of our recommended VPNs for Australia.

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Are You Ready for the EU AI Act?

Information Week

The EU’s AI Act is the most robust set of AI regulations so far in the world. What does that mean for your business?

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Backup lessons learned from 10 major cloud outages

Network World

I’ve always called for independent backups of everything. Whether it’s in your data center, an IaaS vendor like AWS, or a SaaS vendor like Microsoft 365, it needs independent backup. However, some people believe we should trust the cloud vendors to do the right thing. What’s the worst that could happen? Fifteen years of cloud data-loss incidents gives a pretty good idea of how bad a cloud outage can be.

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The Soft Side of IT: How Non-Technical Skills Shape Career Success

Information Week

Here’s why soft skills matter in IT careers and how to effectively highlight them on a resume.

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How and Why DEI Is Changing

Information Week

DEI initiatives are losing steam. The talent shortage has a lot to do with it and HR must evolve.

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There’s a new difficulty in tech hiring: how to recognize a good candidate

Network World

Being on the leading edge of network and information systems technology comes with its challenges, and enterprises say one challenge, in particular, is growing every year. What is it? It’s difficulty hiring and retaining skilled workers. Enterprises are competing for talent in the job market with vendors, cloud providers, and startups – competition that can often offer not only higher salaries but also better advancement.

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Information Week

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What it means to ‘fight AI with AI’

Network World

I recently read an article reporting a new, generative AI worm dubbed “Morris II” and I immediately began to worry. Would AI learn the best ways to phish me? Could AI predict where my vulnerable systems and users are? Would it easily find new and previously unreported vulnerabilities by which to compromise me? Would all of this happen at quantum speed?

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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Gen AI can be the answer to your data problems — but not all of them

CIO Business Intelligence

There are currently 143 million people waiting for surgeries in lower income countries. And there are organizations ready to bring in doctors and resources — but there’s an information gap between the two, says Joan LaRovere, associate chief medical officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, a professor at Harvard medical School, and co-founder of the Virtue Foundation, an NGO dedicated to solving this information problem.

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Key Takeaways from SAP Sapphire Orlando 2024

Forrester IT

Forrester Analyst Key Takeaways from SAP Sapphire Orlando 2024

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Kyndryl reportedly in talks to buy DXC Technology

CIO Business Intelligence

Managed infrastructure services provider Kyndryl is considering a bid for competitor DXC Technology, Reuters reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. It said that Kyndryl is discussing the bid with private equity fund Apollo Global, and that they could offer between $22 and $25 per share to buy DXC, prompting the DXC share price to rise from around $16 when the markets opened Monday morning to nearer $19 at close on Wednesday.

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The Dawn Of The Age Of Agents

Forrester IT

What A Difference A Year Makes It has been more than a year since I first wrote about GenAI-powered agents.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Download our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting software enterprise buyer’s guide

CIO Business Intelligence

From the editors of CIO, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps the IT and business organizations staff understand the requirements for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance and how to choose the right reporting solution.

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Emerging Cyber Threats: Botnets, Packer Software, and Python Packages

IT Toolbox

Muhstik botnet exploits Apache RocketMQ, hackers are misusing legitimate packer software, and fake Python packages are used to target developers. Read about these cybersecurity updates in this roundup. The post Emerging Cyber Threats: Botnets, Packer Software, and Python Packages appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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UK Power Networks gets smart about cloud transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

For some organizations, shifting to the cloud has been a relatively quick race toward highly publicized benefits, such as scalability. For others, such as UK Power Networks, a more methodical and protracted journey has proved to be the best approach. The London-based energy distributor and system operator is close to completing a major migration to a hybrid cloud infrastructure that will serve roughly one third of all residents and businesses in the United Kingdom.

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Tech-Ing It to the Next Level: Integrated Restaurant Technology Transforms Dining Experiences

IT Toolbox

Find out how a unified cloud experience enables restaurants to use customer data for personalized marketing and service. The post Tech-Ing It to the Next Level: Integrated Restaurant Technology Transforms Dining Experiences appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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IBM-HashiCorp: Shareholder lawsuit seeks to derail $6.4 billion acquisition

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM’s planned $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp has run into an unexpected obstacle: a Hashicorp shareholder has filed a lawsuit in a US Federal court seeking to block the deal. The complaint, filed by HashiCorp shareholder Michelle Graff, accuses the company’s board of directors of breaching their fiduciary duty by favoring their own financial gains over those of public stockholders.

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Redefining The Fate Of Virtual Care

Forrester IT

Last quarter delivered several shocks to the healthcare system, including a series of downturns for virtual care.

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How Modern Farming (Group) Co., Ltd is revolutionizing dairy farming

CIO Business Intelligence

Established in 2005, Modern Farming (Group) Co., Ltd continues to expand its enterprise across the country and industry chain, acquiring numerous subsidiaries and business units. Until recently, many acquired groups operated with rudimentary management systems. Those independent processes impacted the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Modern Farming as a whole, especially in cost and supply chain management.

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Fortinet Acquires Lacework

Forrester IT

After the rumors that Wiz was going to acquire cloud workload security (CWS) specialist Lacework fell through, Fortinet has announced the acquisition of Lacework for an undisclosed amount. The sales price is expected to be higher than Wiz’s rumored offer but lower than what Lacework’s investors would have liked.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Destination Earth: los primeros modelos del gemelo digital de la Tierra ven la luz

CIO Business Intelligence

Destination Earth (DestinE) fue alumbrado en 2022, al abrigo de la Comisión Europea y en estrecha colaboración con el Centro Europeo de Predicción Meteorológica a Medio Plazo (ECMWF), la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) y la Organización Europea para la Explotación de Satélites Meteorológicos (EUMETSAT). El propósito de esta ambiciosa iniciativa no era otro que combatir el cambio climático a través de la tecnología y aumentar la competitividad de Europa en una lucha vital.

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Omnichannel for Retailers: Product Data Consistency Is the Key

IT Toolbox

Are you struggling with data inconsistencies? Discover how you can streamline your product information management. The post Omnichannel for Retailers: Product Data Consistency Is the Key appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Roca Group mira hacia el futuro con RISE with SAP

CIO Business Intelligence

Con el firme propósito de dar un paso en firme en su plan de transformación digital, Roca Group ha optado por apoyarse en la solución empresarial SAP S/4HANA y, en concreto, en el servicio gestionado en la nube RISE with SAP. De esta forma la compañía de sanitarios y diseño de baño avanza en sus esfuerzos por integrar y estandarizar sus sistemas de TI.

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The ERP World Is Busy With Acquisitions

Forrester IT

SAP and IFS announce key acquisitions furthering breadth and depth of their software capabilities and add customer value.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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OpenAI se sube a la nube de Oracle para extender la plataforma Microsoft Azure

CIO Business Intelligence

OpenAI se alía con Oracle y Microsoft con el fin de adquirir nuevas capacidades. De hecho, los tres gigantes tecnológicos trabajan codo con codo para extender la plataforma de Microsoft Azure AI a Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) para proporcionar una capacidad adicional al buque insignia de Sam Altman. En este sentido cabe recordar que OpenAI es la empresa de investigación y desarrollo de inteligencia artificial (IA) detrás de ChatGPT, el popular chatbot que ha redefinido el paradigma tecnológ

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Master The Art Of Decision-Making

Forrester IT

In a world where data is as abundant as clarity is elusive, mastering the discipline of decision-making is more important than ever. Many organizations and leaders fall short at decision-making, approaching it intuitively rather than analytically.

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Universe, un viaje galáctico al corazón de la innovación como entrega de valor añadido

CIO Business Intelligence

Securitas, la multinacional de origen sueco entregada en cuerpo y alma a hacer de este un mundo más seguro, se aleja de la concepción tradicional de empresa de vigilancia. Se apoya para ello en la tecnología de vanguardia –inteligencia artificial y sensórica, entre otras- con la ambición de alzarse como un referente en el sector de servicios de seguridad B2B ( Business to business ).

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Mandiant Report: Snowflake Users Targeted for Data Theft and Extortion

Tech Republic Big Data

A threat actor exploited the Snowflake platform to target organizations for data theft and extortion using compromised credentials. Learn how to protect your business from this threat.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.