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Everyone Has a Service Recovery Plan Until They Don’t

Information Week

Perhaps the devastation of Hurricane Helene will get enterprises thinking about non-terrestrial service alternatives to enhance their network resiliency and reduce the impact of future disasters.

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IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

Network World

AI is reinvigorating the mainframe and causing enterprises to rethink their plans for mainframe modernization. New research from IBM finds that enterprises are further along in deploying AI applications on the big iron than might be expected: 78% of IT executives surveyed said their organizations are either piloting projects or operationalizing initiatives that incorporate AI technology.

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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have become fundamental to corporate responsibility and long-term success. Stakeholders—investors, regulators and consumers — now expect businesses to move beyond profitability and actively demonstrate ethical governance, social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

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Astera Labs debuts Scorpio fabric switch to accelerate PCIe for AI, cloud

Network World

There’s a new type of switch that could soon be showing up in AI-optimized data centers, a PCIe 6 fabric switch. Astera Labs this week unveiled its new Scorpio fabric switch, which it says is the industry’s first PCIe 6 switch. These switches are specifically designed for AI workloads in accelerated computing platforms deployed at cloud scale. The Scorpio switches aim to deliver maximum system utilization and uptime for scale-out PCIe 6 connectivity and scale-up GPU clustering in AI servers.

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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How NTT DATA CIO Barry Shurkey takes a people-first approach to IT success

CIO Business Intelligence

As CIO at NTT DATA North America, Barry Shurkey is responsible for digital transformation and optimizing the IT roadmap to support the company and its clients. The award-winning tech exec also led the acquisition of Dell Services into NTT DATA, worked in Australia on the largest outsourcing deal of its time, and has held leadership roles with EDS, Travelport, and HP.

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Deloitte: Why Only a Quarter of Cybersecurity Professionals are Women

Tech Republic Security

Despite a huge talent shortage in the cybersecurity industry, women still feel discouraged from joining it due to concerns over their knowledge, its inclusivity, and the pay.

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What Hybrid Quantum-Classic Computing Looks Like

Information Week

Quantum computers can’t do everything. Neither can classical computers. However, combined, they can unleash new capabilities.

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FinOps SaaS: The missing piece of the puzzle

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more businesses moving to the Cloud, FinOps is becoming a vital framework for efficiently controlling Cloud expenses. FinOps, which was first created to maximise the use of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models, is currently broadening its scope to include Software as a Service (SaaS). Given that SaaS accounts for a sizable amount of Cloud expenses for businesses of all kinds, including small and medium-sized firms, this addition is essential.

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China Penetrated US Telecom Providers to Snoop on Wiretapping Systems

Information Week

Hacking group Salt Typhoon breached Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially compromising US wiretap systems.

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El reto de gestionar las TI en educación pasa por la inteligencia artificial

CIO Business Intelligence

Las distintas herramientas que se engloban dentro de la etiqueta de inteligencia artificial tienen una serie de características comunes, independientemente del campo en el que se apliquen: cuentan con un gran potencial de aprovechamiento pero implican a su vez una serie de retos, tanto desde la parte operativa como desde otros aspectos como pueden ser el ético.

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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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Cloudera jockeys for AI platform prominence

Network World

While the big hyperscalers are fighting it out for dominance in the AI space, many enterprises are looking for alternatives. More than half (60%) of large companies have pulled some AI workloads from public clouds, according to a survey released this summer by Flexential. Companies cited sustainability goals , cybersecurity and data privacy, control, better performance, and cost efficiencies as their top reasons for doing so.

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CISO Paychecks: Worth the Growing Security Headaches?

Information Week

CISOs' cash compensation tops $400,000 now, but the high pay comes with struggles, rapidly changing responsibilities, and tight budgets.

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Cisco revamps key DevNet sandboxes

Network World

Cisco has expanded its DevNet sandbox environments to make it easier for network professionals to test and develop applications for key enterprise networking technologies. Specifically, there are three new or revamped sandboxes related to Cisco’s Catalyst Center, network automation software, and Meraki product suites that Cisco says will support more users and simply use of the environments.

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Decentralized Digital Identity (DDID): Global Acceptance Network (GAN) Gains Momentum

Forrester IT

Bhutan is the first country to join GAN. GAN, in turn, is a foundation that aims to operate a nonprofit decentralized digital identity (DDID) network. GAN was founded, among others, by Accenture, cheqd, Inetrac, NTT Digital, Pearson, and other organizations. GAN will not develop technology standards on their own.

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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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Driving digital transformation at the Saudi Accreditation Center: A conversation with Dr. Fahad Almoqhim, CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) is crucial in advancing the Kingdom’s quality infrastructure, ensuring that businesses and organizations comply with rigorous standards. At the helm of the Center’s technological evolution is Dr. Fahad Almoqhim, Chief Information Officer (CIO), who has been instrumental in leading the center’s digital transformation.

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Experience Research and Design Leaders: Use Forrester’s New Model To Assess Your Organization’s Maturity

Forrester IT

In the realm of experience research and design, achieving organizational maturity is an ongoing process of evolution and refinement. Leaders must transcend reactive, ad-hoc management of their teams to embrace a systematic, data-informed approach that emphasizes responsible, strategic scale.

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What to expect at GITEX 2024: Key technologies shaping the future for tech leaders

CIO Business Intelligence

As one of the largest and most influential technology exhibitions in the world, GITEX Global 2024 promises to be a pivotal event for technology leaders. Hosted in Dubai from October 14-18, GITEX will showcase cutting-edge innovations and provide a platform for global experts to discuss the latest advancements in technology. For decision-makers and industry leaders, the event offers a unique opportunity to explore how emerging technologies will shape the future of industries and drive digital tra

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GenAI: The Time Is Now For Health Insurers To Embrace Innovation And Change Management

Forrester IT

Forrester’s new report, Generative AI: What It Means For Health Insurers, dives into genAI’s impact on health insurers and examines avenues for early adoption and ways to circumvent potential risks.

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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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Muchos directivos han perdido la confianza en las TI, incluidos los CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

Malas noticias para los CIO: muchos líderes de alta dirección, incluidos los de TI, tienen menos confianza en la capacidad de su departamento para hacer el trabajo que hace una década. Menos de la mitad de los directivos creen que sus organizaciones de TI están prestando servicios básicos de manera efectiva, en comparación con alrededor de dos tercios con confianza en 2013, según una encuesta publicada recientemente por el IBM Institute for Business Value.

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Going for Gold: The Olympic Cybersecurity Program

Information Week

The successful cybersecurity preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics provide guidance for what security teams can apply for future national or global events.

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Building a Strong Talent Pipeline: Strategies for Effective Sourcing and Engagement

Hacker Earth

Struggling to find the perfect candidate when a position opens up? Build a strong talent pipeline to streamline your hiring process and have qualified candidates ready when you need them! Think of a talent pool like a well of qualified candidates you can tap into whenever you need to fill a role. It’s a proactive approach to recruitment, ensuring you have a steady stream of top talent ready to jump on board.

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Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout?

IT Toolbox

A shortage of skilled workers increases the burden on those in tech roles. Businesses recognize they need to reduce employee burnout to retain their top talent, but surveys find that they're not doing enough. The post Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout? 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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How To Use Live Coding Interviews in Tech Recruiting?

Hacker Earth

In the fast-paced world of tech recruiting, finding the perfect candidate can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Resumes can be deceiving, and traditional interview formats may not always give you the full picture of a candidate’s technical abilities. This is where live coding interviews come in. These interactive assessments allow you to see a candidate’s coding skills in real-time, providing valuable insights into their problem-solving approach, coding efficiency, and

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10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn

IT Toolbox

These experts know their stuff about cybersecurity. By following them on LinkedIn, you can keep up with the latest breaches, cyberattacks, and tactics the bad guys use to compromise unsuspecting victims. The post 10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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11 Marketing Budget Templates that Cost Nothing

Tech Republic

Discover the best FREE marketing budget templates for Smartsheet, monday.com, ClickUp, Google Sheets, and Excel.

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Fidelity Data Breach Exposes Data of Over 77,000 Customers

Tech Republic Big Data

An attacker snuck in by creating two new user accounts. Fidelity Investments assures customers their investments were not affected.

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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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Amazon bets big on sports streaming in bid to boost Prime memberships, advertising revenue

GeekWire

From left: Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcast set with Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth and Richard Sherman on Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Amazon Photo / Cooper Neill) When Charlie Neiman arrived at Amazon in 2016, the company had never streamed a live event, let alone live sports. Fast forward eight years later, and Amazon has emerged as a leader in the burgeoning sports streaming world. “It is crazy how far we’ve come

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Patch Tuesday: Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities Still Pose a Problem

Tech Republic

Patch Tuesday brings patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities. Plus, Apple makes sure Sequoia plays nice with third-party security tools.

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Windows 11 24H2 Support with SCCM Timeline and Key Insights

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post Windows 11 24H2 Support with SCCM Timeline and Key Insights appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Does the ongoing feud between Automattic and WP Engine threaten the future of open source?

TechSpot

WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg is trying to force WP Engine to surrender part of its revenue to his company, Automattic, and the feud's repercussions are rippling throughout the open-source community. Mullenweg has demanded a royalty fee of eight percent of WP Engine's monthly revenue for continued access to Automattic's WordPress.

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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.