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The Big Acceleration

Forrester IT

The Roaring '20s followed the pandemic of 1918/1919. The Big Acceleration, shifting society to digital, virtual, and experiences, could usher in the Roaring 2020's, a period of fast growth and dynamism.

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Accept your IT security limits and call in the experts

CTOvision

Companies were forced to embrace the work-from-home switch and many are now starting to like the cost savings and the possibility to hire employees from a wider, non-localized pool of […].

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Sizing The AI Software Market: Not As Big As Investors Expect But Still $37 Billion By 2025

Forrester IT

Forrester forecasts the AI software market will grow to $37 billion by 2025. Find out what's driving the growth and where the limitations are in this blog post.

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Carahsoft Adds Boomi iPaaS Product to GSA IT Schedule 70 Contract

CTOvision

Carahsoft Technology has made an integration platform-as-a-service offering developed by Dell‘s Boomi business available to federal, state and local agencies and its reseller network through the company’s General Services Administration […].

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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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Leeds Tops the List of the UK's 2020 Tech Towns

Association of Information Technology Professional

Amid unprecedented circumstances, CompTIA’s 2nd annual UK Tech Town Index looked at the landscape of employment opportunities, livability factors and opportunity costs to rank the top 10 cities for IT pros to live and work in 2020. Factors such as the number of IT job postings, projected job growth and cost of living were evaluated.

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Securing SAP SuccessFactors – Protecting Human Capital

CTOvision

Read Matt Hines explain how CipherCloud offerings protect cloud applications on Security Boulevard : It goes without saying that your own organization’s most strategic cloud application is the most important […].

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Attivo Networks & SentinelOne combine endpoint security offerings

CTOvision

Attivo Networks and SentinelOne have teamed up to combine cybersecurity defences and stop attackers in their tracks. The two companies will combine their solutions, bringing endpoint protection and attack disruption together […].

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The Race Is On: Allego Acquires Refract As Sales Tech Consolidation Accelerates

Forrester IT

As the reality of a current and future world where B2B buying and selling largely takes place in remote and digital formats sets in, sellers must evolve their skill sets, sales leaders must reimagine their go-to-market strategies, and sales enablement providers must increase the value they deliver to their customers. The pace of COVID-induced trends […].

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Putting IP in the hands of AI

CTOvision

In Formula 1, no stone is left unturned when it comes to optimizing performance and gaining a competitive advantage. Real-time data from the car is continually analyzed and used to […].

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Machine learning: A cheat sheet

Tech Republic Security

From Apple to Google to Toyota, companies across the world are pouring resources into developing AI systems with machine learning. This comprehensive guide explains what machine learning really means.

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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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SCCM Console Notification Option in Action for ConfigMgr 2010

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s concentrate on the Console Notification Option in Action for ConfigMgr 2010 | ConfigMgr. You have an option to receive Push Messages in the ConfigMgr Console. After installing ConfigMgr 2010, I have received a notification alert in the SCCM console. I have shared my first experience of notification in this post.

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How phishing attacks continue to exploit COVID-19

Tech Republic Security

These phishing emails promise compensation, test results, and other lures about the coronavirus to trick unsuspecting users, says Armorblox.

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The Year in Security: Adversarial AI and the Rush to the Cloud

Information Week

Interop keynoter Gunter Ollmann, Microsoft's cloud and AI security leader, shares insights on 2020's instant pivot to the cloud, the state of adversarial AI, and how top organizations can stop attackers.

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How to install Kubernetes on Ubuntu Server without Docker

Tech Republic Cloud

Now that Docker is being deprecated in Kubernetes, you'll need to know what to do in order to deploy the container orchestrator. Jack Wallen shows you one path to take.

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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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4 security bugs discovered in games on Valve's Steam platform

Tech Republic Security

The vulnerabilities in Counter Strike: Global Defensive, Dota2, and Half Life could have allowed hackers to crash the games and hijack computers, according to Check Point.

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Talking Fax with Michel Colaci

Spearline Testing

In a recent podcast interview, Kees and Josh were joined by the owner and founder of Screenzest, Michel Colaci has a background in digital communications and the telecommunications industry. Screenzest creates tailored web design, app development, video production, and graphic design, primarily specializing in schools and the education sector. During the conversation, Michel provided insights into the benefits of different communication services, such as Fax and SMS messaging for businesses.

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Privacy risks persist with DIY COVID-19 contact tracing apps

Tech Republic Security

Do-it-yourself apps that don't use the official API from Apple and Google raised privacy concerns due to unsecure design, says Guardsquare.

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Product/Market Fit As a Organizing Principle for PMMs

Fountainhead

“Product-market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. Marc Andreessen, co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz, Guide to Startups When I’m asked “What does Product Marketing do?” I respond that it’s the core role that drives product-market fit, matching the product to the right buyers. All markets are made up of buyers and sellers… and when the needs of buyers are met by the offers of sellers, there’s a transaction.

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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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Space Needle moves New Year’s party online as streaming digital effects show replaces fireworks

GeekWire

A virtual light show will envelop Seattle’s Space Needle in a special streaming production to air on New Year’s Eve. (Image courtesy of Space Needle). The fireworks won’t be blasting off from the top of the Space Needle this New Year’s Eve, but the iconic landmark will still be front and center in a virtual and colorful digital effects production that will stream to homes in Seattle and around the world that night.

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Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Anti-Depressant Accidentally Swapped in Factory

Gizmodo

Pharmaceutical company AvKare issued a recall on Wednesday for two different medications after pills were inadvertently mixed during bottling, according to a new report from the FDA. The generic drugs being recalled are sildenafil, used to treat erectile dysfunction, and trazodone, an antidepressant and sedative.… Read more.

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How to Align DevOps with Your PaaS Strategy

Information Week

Neither DevOps nor PaaS are new. However, aligning them is efficient and cost-effective.

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Here are all the new Marvel, Star Wars, and other projects Disney announced at its investor day

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Disney just made a deluge of announcements at its 2020 Investor Day, including updates on new Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney Animation studios projects, as well as updates on Disney Plus and Disney’s other streaming services. Here’s everything you need to know from the event: Marvel. Disney Plus Series. WandaVision , the first Marvel Studios show coming out on Disney Plus, got a new trailer ahead of its upcoming January 15th release date.

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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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Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox Series X/S in spring 2021

Venture Beast

Microsoft Flight Simulator is finally jumping the digital pond from PC to consoles. Microsoft and developer Asobo confirmed the port is coming in spring of 2021 during The Game Awards today. This means a new audience will get a chance to experience its realistic flight models and lifelike replication of Earth on Xbox Series X and S. In the leadup t… Read More.

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Cyberpunk 2077 shines on next-gen consoles and Stadia, but older hardware struggles

The Verge

Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t just one of the biggest games of the year; it’s also one of the most technically demanding. CD Projekt Red’s ambitious roleplaying game takes place in a huge, dense open world, and — as anyone who has ever played a Bethesda game can attest to — technology is often a step behind the designers in these kinds of experiences. Glitches and bugs are not uncommon occurrences, and early demos are far cries from what the game may look like on the standard hardware most players have i

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Microsoft Teams: Now Zoom-like breakout rooms arrive alongside Together mode for web

Tech Republic Cloud

Also new: Festive backdrops for your virtual Christmas parties.

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The best phone to buy right now

The Verge

From top left, Samsung Galaxy S20, Apple iPhone SE, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Apple iPhone 12, Pixel 4A, Samsung Galaxy Note 20. Buying a new phone can be a chore, but we’ve done the work for you There are a lot of great smartphone options available at any given moment, so it can be a challenge to sort through them all if you’re trying to choose the absolute best one.

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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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Wait, was that COVID?! Revisiting the early days of the pandemic to investigate a viral mystery

GeekWire

One of our favorite things at GeekWire is to try something new on our beats and write about it. We call these GeekWire Adventures, and the best are the ones we do as a team. A few years back, we all raced across Seattle at rush hour in different modes of transportation. A couple of years ago, we even spent a month in Pittsburgh — in winter! — for our GeekWire HQ2 project.

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Cyberconflict: How it can reach beyond government systems, and how to protect your business

Tech Republic Security

Cyberconflict is an unfortunate growing trend impacting businesses and governments. Learn the risks and possible solutions from an industry expert.

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x64 emulation has come to Windows on ARM

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Microsoft is finally releasing x64 emulation on Windows for ARM to testers today, after announcing that the feature was coming back in September. The feature, available to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, will allow users to run 64-bit apps that haven’t yet been compiled for their ARM-powered devices. This means that if you just got one of the new Surface Pro X s (and are willing to jump through some hoops and install a Windows update long before it’s ready

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Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

GeekWire

James Heath, president and professor at Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), photographed in 2019. (Scott Eklund / Red Box Pictures). If the Keanu Reeves’ pedal-to-the-metal thriller “Speed” had a COVID-19 sequel, James Heath would be a worthy candidate for a lead role. As the president of Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology, Heath has been working at a breakneck pace to tease out COVID’s biological secrets to advance the understanding and treatm

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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.