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Digital Transformation: The Not-So-Secret Sauce To Getting The Basics Right

Forrester IT

Digital transformations are notoriously hard. In Forrester's Business And Technology Services Survey, 2022, nearly all services decision-makers have or anticipate challenges in executing their digital transformation. But this does not mean that there is some secret sauce that only a chosen few digital natives possess which remains hidden to the rest of us.

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Hiring in Tech: From Employer’s Market to the Candidate’s Market

IT Toolbox

Spiceworks speaks with experts on how companies can reduce hiring costs in the technology sector. The post Hiring in Tech: From Employer’s Market to the Candidate’s Market appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Understand Today’s AR Invoice Automation Landscape

Forrester IT

Accounts receivable (AR), including invoice issuing and payment processing, is one of the core processes in a company’s financial operations. The rising adoption of e-invoices has spurred more firms to acquire AR automation software to support customer demand and respond to digital transformation.

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Diversity in the Cloud: Widening the Net to Close the Skills Gap

IT Toolbox

Learn how the diversity problem in tech can be used to solve another key challenge - the growing skills gap. The post Diversity in the Cloud: Widening the Net to Close the Skills Gap appeared first on Spiceworks.

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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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Three questions to ask when navigating the new B2B event management technology landscape

Forrester IT

B2B events have undergone the most profound change imaginable over the past three years. Marketers now need to manage a much more complex event landscape, planning and executing a range of events across in-person, virtual and hybrid formats.

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What Is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)? Meaning, Uses, and Best Practices

IT Toolbox

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is used to transmit emails over an internet connection. The post What Is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)? Meaning, Uses, and Best Practices appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Why an IT Curriculum Is Essential for All Academic Institutions

Association of Information Technology Professional

With technology woven into the fabric of all organizations, an IT curriculum is essential for all academic institutions. Find out why.

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Preparing for Compliance With AI, Data Privacy Laws

Information Week

With individuals set to gain new rights over how businesses use automated decision-making, businesses will have to ensure they're compliant with data privacy and AI regulations.

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Fortinet unveils custom ASIC to boost firewall performance, efficiency

Network World

Fortinet is introducing a new ASIC that promises to meld the security and network functions of its core family of FortiGate firewalls more efficiently and powerfully. The custom chip is 7-nanometer package, called fifth-generation security processing system or FortiSP5, that promises a number of performance improvements for the FortiGate system. It enables 17x faster firewall performance and 32x faster encryption processes while using 88% less power compared to standard CPUs, according to John M

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How to Reset TCP/IP Stack in Windows 11

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link]. Read More The post How to Reset TCP/IP Stack in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Alok Kumar Mishra.

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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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Massive ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers worldwide

Network World

Cybersecurity agencies globally — including in Italy, France, the US and Singapore — have issued alerts about a ransomware attack targeting the VMware ESXi hypervisor.

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Why Data Analytics Can't Tell You Everything

Information Week

Data analytics is a powerful, yet limited tool. Don't allow misleading analytics to lead you into faulty decisions.

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TrickGate crypter discovered after 6 years of infections

Tech Republic Security

New research from Check Point Research exposes a crypter that stayed undetected for six years and is responsible for several major malware infections around the globe. The post TrickGate crypter discovered after 6 years of infections appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Scientists accidentally create new form of ice not expected to exist

TechSpot

Although water is a fundamental building block of life and covers over 70 percent of Earth's surface, it has many anomalous properties that even modern science has not reconciled. For example, under immense pressure, water becomes easier to compress. This property is inverse to any other substance.

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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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Insurance IT leaders herald new era for digital customer experience

CIO Business Intelligence

The insurance industry is undergoing a sea change, with IT playing a crucial role in rolling out digital customer experiences for policyholders and agents, as in-person meetings all but vanish in the post-pandemic era. This pivot to digital customer experiences has become a new insurance industry imperative, as John Aflac, Liberty Mutual, MassMutual, MetLife, and a host of other insurers have embraced digital strategies for interacting with and delivering new services to customers — in some case

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MIT engineers are making vertical micro-LEDs for next-generation displays and VR goggles

TechSpot

The vertically stacked micro-LEDs could provide a higher pixel density while being much easier and cheaper to manufacture, making them a boon for virtual reality devices where low pixel density and the annoying "screen door effect" are long-lasting issues.

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OPSWAT mobile hardware offers infrastructure security for the air gap

Network World

A new, tablet-sized media scanner boasts a wide range of capabilities for critical infrastructure defense.

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Buying second-hand graphics cards that were used for cryptomining isn't as risky as you might think

TechSpot

Tech Tips' Linus Sebastian has long been a passionate advocate for buying second-hand graphics cards. It's an especially appealing prospect in an era when Nvidia is often referred to as the scalper. But fears that auction-site cards might have been used 24/7 for mining put many potential buyers off—there have.

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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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Google unveils ChatGPT rival and AI search tools, one day before previously secret Microsoft event

GeekWire

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (Flickr Photo / Maurizio Pesce) Artificial intelligence and internet search just got a lot more competitive. Google today announced the upcoming rollout of an “experimental” conversational AI service, dubbed Bard, after months of OpenAI stealing headlines and capturing buzz with its ChatGPT service. The company also plans to soon roll out new AI search tools and features, said Sundar Pichai, the Google and Alphabet CEO, in a post announcing the news.

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Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming Moments in Years

TechSpot

While the launch of the Steam Deck was the opposite of pompous, Valve's gaming handheld has kept gaining momentum. One year later, let's take a look at the impact it's had on the PC gaming market.

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Automating Docker Contexts with Pulumi

Scott Lowe

Since I switched my primary workstation to an M1-based MacBook Pro (see my review here ), I’ve starting using temporary AWS EC2 instances for compiling code, building Docker images, etc., instead of using laptop-local VMs. I had an older Mac Pro (running Fedora ) here in my home office that formerly filled that role, but I’ve since given that to my son (he’s a young developer who wanted a development workstation).

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For now, don't Google search for software downloads

TechSpot

Googling programs like MSI Afterburner, Bitwarden, Grammarly, Blender, Gimp, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Teams, OBS, Slack, Thunderbird, and many others lately can bring up promoted search results controlled by hackers. Malvertising campaigns impersonating those brands have subverted Google Ads since at least December.

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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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‘Amazon Market’ filing in Seattle hints at new store format, as tech giant revamps retail strategy

GeekWire

A recent city filing for this former grocery store, at 951 NW Ballard Way in Seattle, uses the name “Amazon Market,” hinting at the possibility of a new retail format. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) A new filing for a long-shuttered former New Seasons grocery store in Seattle names “Amazon Market” as the financially responsible party for the project, offering a potential insight into the tech giant’s retail strategy.

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Gigabyte pairs Aorus Gen5 SSD with a gargantuan passive heatsink

TechSpot

The M.2 2280 drive is powered by a Phison E26 controller with PCIe Gen 5.0 x4 support and runs 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash, presumably from Micron. Available in 1TB and 2TB storage options, the larger-capacity drive boasts sequential read speeds up to 10,000 MB/s and sequential writes up to.

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Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT

Vox

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote a blog post on Monday announcing the company is releasing a new conversational AI tool. | Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming weeks.” Under intense pressure to compete with ChatGPT — the buzzy AI chatbot that has become a viral sensation — Google announced on Monday that it’s releasing its own “experimental conversational AI” tool, called “Bard.

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Unreleased 3Dfx Voodoo 5 6000 hits eBay, already bid beyond $12K

TechSpot

The rise was swift and brief. The first 3Dfx Voodoo cards arrived in late 1996 and just five years later, Nvidia scooped up most of the firm's assets. As a result, several of 3Dfx's late-stage offerings never made it to market including the legendary Voodoo 5 6000.

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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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Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT

Vox

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote a blog post on Monday announcing the company is releasing a new conversational AI tool. | Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming weeks.” Under intense pressure to compete with ChatGPT — the buzzy AI chatbot that has become a viral sensation — Google announced on Monday that it’s releasing its own “experimental conversational AI” tool, called “Bard.

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Flagship iPhone prices have jumped 66% since 2009, but Tim Cook says people are happy to pay more for "the best"

TechSpot

Insider notes that when the iPhone 3G and 3GS launched in 2009, the latter model with its maximum storage and no contract cost $699, or $962 when adjusting for inflation.

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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Hit by Cyberattack

SecureWorld News

When we think of the dangers of cyberattacks, physical harm is not often the first thing that comes to mind. But when a cyberattack involves a hospital or healthcare provider, things can change pretty quickly. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH), a private, not-for-profit healthcare system based in North Florida and South Georgia, recently detected a cyberattack on its IT systems, which prompted the organization to take systems offline in a bid to limit the impact of the attack.

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This 8-pound copper cylinder can cool an Intel Core i9 CPU pretty effectively

TechSpot

Redditor That-Desktop-User posted their DIY solution on the HardwareGore subreddit. The copper cylinder is being used to cool an unnamed Intel Core i9 CPU in a fully open-air system.

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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.