Mon.Dec 02, 2019

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

LVMH Acquires Tiffany & Co.: Why It’s A Prudent Match LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) is acquiring Tiffany & Co. for approximately €14.7 billion (or $16.2 billion). For LVMH this will strengthen its presence in the US market and position in the jewelry category. For Tiffany & Co., it presents an opportunity to turn around […].

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DDoS: An Underestimated Threat

CTOvision

Read why Marc Wilczek says distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become more common, more powerful, and more useful to attackers on Dark Reading. On the flip side of the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the quest for increased connectivity and bandwidth (think 5G) and skyrocketing cloud adoption, IT is increasingly being weaponized to […].

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Retailers Now Choose Commerce Tech Based on How Providers Engage, Not What They Are

Forrester IT

Legacy suites and platforms have reinvented themselves and a new component-based model has entered the ring. Gone are the days of take-it-or-leave-it, prefab, legacy commerce suites and isolated, minimally integrated platforms. As we’ve seen business models adapt to rapidly shifting customer needs and expectations, retailers’ demands of their commerce technology models have evolved at the […].

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How to excel at secured cloud migrations through shared responsibility: A guide

CTOvision

Read Louis Columbus explain how to excel at secured cloud migrations through shared responsibility on Cloud Computing : These and many other fascinating insights are from the recent Centrify survey, Reducing Risk in Cloud Migrations: Controlling Privileged Access to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments, downloadable here. The survey is based on a survey of over 700 […].

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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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Are you eating your brain?

Eric D. Brown

I know — Are you eating your brain? — is a strange title…but stick with me here. I’m listening to an audiobook titled Understanding Complexity by Scott Pag e and heard an interesting bit of trivia about a marine animal called the Sea Squirt. What’s interesting about the sea squirt is the following : …almost as soon as it stops moving, its brain is absorbed by its body.

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Command and control – Google on its vision of the cloud, privacy, data and security

CTOvision

There are a raft of platforms and services jostling for business when it comes to getting organisations up on the cloud and changing the way they operate. At the heart of this market is the big three cloud platforms – Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Digital transformation, AI, security, big data, IoT, and […].

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Microsoft says new Dexphot malware infected more than 80,000 computers

CTOvision

Microsoft security engineers detailed today a new malware strain that has been infecting Windows computers since October 2018 to hijack their resources to mine cryptocurrency and generate revenue for the attackers. Named Dexphot, this malware reached its peak in mid-June this year, when its botnet reached almost 80,000 infected computers. Since then, the number of daily infections […].

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StarCIO Report: Digital Survey 2019

Social, Agile and Transformation

Several weeks ago, I wrote the article on CIO.com, 5 outdated technology practices that doom digital transformations where I dated several technology practices and suggested others that were replacing them. Several weeks later, I opened a poll to selected CIOs, IT leaders, and high potentials to tell me which practices were most outdated in their organizations and what digital practices they.

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The Debate Over How to Encrypt the Internet of Things

CTOvision

Read Lily Hay Newman take a look at the encryption protocols for the Internet of Things on Wired : Internet-connected gadgets like light bulbs and fitness trackers are notorious for poor security. That’s partly because they’re often made cheaply and with haste, which leads to careless mistakes and outsourcing of problematic parts. But it’s also […].

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Learn How Minimize End User Disruption During Win10 Update

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Learn how to minimize end user disruption during Windows 10 update. This post is the third one from the series of posts about Windows 10 Updates. These information are shared by Suma SaganeGowda & Steve Diacetis in the MS Ignite session. More details below. Windows 10 Update Investments Numbers Scale Post 1 Unified Update Platform […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Okta Leads The Access Management Market, According To Gartner

CTOvision

Gartner has identified Okta as the leader in the access management market, clearly dominating both on its ability to execute and the completeness of its vision. Access management (AM) has emerged as a critical corporate capability as organisations seek to provide seamless and secure access for employees and customers alike across an ecosystem of applications.

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If DevOps Is So Awesome, Why Is Your Initiative Failing?

Information Week

True DevOps success means being able to extend initial project results to other critical application pipelines throughout the enterprise. Here are five ways to navigate the obstacles.

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Intel is losing against AMD

CTOvision

When AMD launched its third-generation Zen 2 Ryzen processors earlier this year, Intel had to be sweating. Its rival had developed an all-new architecture with improvements to clock speed, core count and instructions per clock and promised performance that matched — and even beat — Intel’s CPUs. Then, along came AMD’s mainstream 12-core and 16-core Ryzen […].

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5 Things You Need to Know About AI and Digital Marketing

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 5 Things You Need to Know About AI and Digital Marketing - Information Technology Blog. Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing businesses, digital marketing included. In fact, the two go hand in hand nowadays. It this competitive digital world, it has become increasingly difficult to reach new customers. However, AI can potentially transform your digital marketing strategy and boost your efforts.

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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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Three Ways Blockchain Is Improving Our Lives Now

CTOvision

Read Garratt Hasenstab list three ways in which blockchain is improving our lives on Forbes : Blockchain is radically disrupting almost every industry given its inherent capacities for immutable, transparent, decentralized and highly efficient means for recording and sharing data and transactions. This is highly significant for business, be it for global supply chain management, […].

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How To Use Google Sheets For Business

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How To Use Google Sheets For Business - Information Technology Blog. Google sheets refer to the free, web-based platform that creates spreadsheets, much like how Excel does. Google sheets, however, aren’t stored on your computer. It’s a file that’s stored on a shared platform that can be opened by anyone in your business, for as long as access is granted.

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SafeBreach catches 3 major vulnerabilities with Trend Micro, Autodesk and Kaspersky

Tech Republic Security

The issues have been patched or solved but researchers say they represent a worrying step in how attackers can manipulate trusted security systems.

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What does a data scientist do? We talked to one to learn about this popular and lucrative field

Tech Republic Data Center

Learn insights from a data scientist about what it's like to work in the field and how to approach this career.

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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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Why DataOps is a Major Quality Trend for 2020

Information Week

Take the DevOps concept a step further and see how DataOps can improve data quality and customer experiences.

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Report: APT gang increased cyberattacks on businesses in Q3

Tech Republic Security

Hackers used email addresses, malicious Word docs, and compromised SharePoint sites to deliver malware.

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Welcome to Insider Pro's certifications and training center

Network World

Certifications show that you’re committed to your job, have specific skills and are willing to up your game. Check out our online training courses and guides to top certifications -- all part of your Insider Pro subscription.

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Synack's Trust Report uses Attacker Resistance Score to rate cybersecurity defenses

Tech Republic Security

Manufacturers and utilities rank highest while e-commerce companies come in last.

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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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Demand for Data Scientists Far Exceeds Supply. Here’s How Your Company Can Cope

Dataconomy

Data Science is described as “the career of the future,” but finding Data Scientists for your company could be a major challenge. Here is how you could find one for your company. As demand keeps growing for people with the expertise to manage, analyze and safely store ever-larger sets of. The post Demand for Data Scientists Far Exceeds Supply. Here’s How Your Company Can Cope appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Sample Database: Video Games (ERD and SQL)

Database Star

When you’re learning SQL or database design, it’s helpful to use other databases as a reference. Many articles online refer to Oracle’s HR database, or SQL Server’s AdventureWorks database. These can be helpful, but often you’re looking for answers that these databases don’t help with. Which is where this post comes in.

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The Best “Vulnerability” Quotes of “Digital Master” Dec. 2019

Future of CIO

“ Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28 + 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, provides advice on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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The Most Dangerous Software Errors Of 2019: More Evidence Of History Repeating

CTOvision

Read Pieter Danhieux list most dangerous software errors of 2019 on Information Security Buzz : The amazing community at MITRE recently published their list of the CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors affecting the world in 2019. This list isn’t opinion-driven, it is the result of multi-faceted analysis utilizing the work of organizations like […].

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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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The Monthly “Unpuzzling Innovation” Book Tuning: Digital Innovation Ecosystem Dec. 2019

Future of CIO

Digital is the age of innovation. And innovation is what leads to differentiation. There are many ways to differentiate and, therefore, there are many ways to pursue innovation. Digital Master refers to those high-performing, highly innovative and high-mature (less than 15%) digital organizations; at the individual level, Digital Masters are those cross-generational digital professionals who are equipped with the advanced digital minds and build a unique set of digital capabilities.

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One-Click IoT and AI-based Smart Supply Chain Solutions by Hardis Group and Nutanix

Nutanix

We are excited to announce a new supply chain optimization solution that harnesses the power of IoT (internet of things) and AI (artificial intelligence) from the edge to the cloud.

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AWS re:Invent 2019: Day One Recap

Linux Academy

Ready, steady, go… The countdown is over and AWS re:Invent 2019 is go! This is AWS’s premier event of the year, so we can expect big numbers, big announcements, and sore feet. By the Numbers. This year we are expecting between 50 and 60k attendees, 2.5k technical sessions, at 20 hotels, with 6 venues and one massive after party! It’s really hard to make predictions when it comes to the world’s fastest-moving tech company.

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One-Click IoT and AI-based Smart Supply Chain Solutions by Hardis Group and Nutanix

Nutanix

We are excited to announce a new supply chain optimization solution that harnesses the power of IoT (internet of things) and AI (artificial intelligence) from the edge to the cloud.

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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.