Wed.Jan 27, 2021

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Microsoft Is Now A Cybersecurity Behemoth

Forrester IT

In our prior Tech Titans research, we mentioned that Microsoft was poised to become a security behemoth. Today, Microsoft announced that its cybersecurity business has grown to over $10 billion in revenue. Ten billion dollars in revenue with 400,000 customers cements the vendor as a cybersecurity behemoth, without a doubt. As more and more businesses […].

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What Do CIOs Need To Know About Cyber Insurance?

The Accidental Successful CIO

The idea is simple but the devil lies in the details Image Credit: GotCredit. When you are the CIO, you deal with things like servers, networks, firewalls and the like. You are not generally called on to deal with other business related issues such as insurance. However, with the rash of ransomware attacks and denial-of-service attacks that have been happening, CIOs are now being asked to help out when the company goes shopping for cyber insurance.

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How Customer Service Can Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic In 2021

Forrester IT

Customer service organizations played an elevated role in nurturing customers during the pandemic and did a great job at helping retain them and their spend. The pandemic also exposed gaping holes in customer service technologies and processes. It helped accelerate modernization projects that were already underway – and whose value will extend far beyond current […].

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Emotet malware taken down by global law enforcement effort

Tech Republic Security

The infamous botnet has been disrupted thanks to an international effort across the US, Canada, and several European nations.

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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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The Scrum Guide 2020 Aims For Focus And Inclusivity But Might Scare Designers Away

Forrester IT

I attended the 2020 Scrum guide update event that also celebrated its 25th anniversary. And while this new edition intends to provide more focus, be simpler and more inclusive – recognizing that Scrum is widely used outside of the software development world – some choices might just be counterproductive and even scare designers away. Here […].

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ConfigMgr Collection View Relationships Graph | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Now you can have a better understanding of the ConfigMgr collection dependency relationships with the view relationships graph. Microsoft introduced a new feature to represent collection relationships in a graphical format with the version 2010. You can view dependency relationships between collections in a relationship graph.

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How ghost accounts could leave your organization vulnerable to ransomware

Tech Republic Security

Active accounts for people who have left your organization are ripe for exploitation, according to Sophos.

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Survey finds a third of businesses go up to 40% over their initial cloud budget

Tech Republic Cloud

A Pepperdata study highlights unexpected costs that crop up as well as enterprise priorities.

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Why Ubuntu 21.04 is an important release, even without GNOME 40

Tech Republic Security

Jack Wallen discusses why the upcoming Ubuntu 21.04 is more important than some of its features would imply.

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Cybersecurity, Modernization Top Priorities for Federal CIOs

Information Week

Cybersecurity, modernization, H1-B visas, COVID-19 data and analytics. These are a few of the items that are on the agenda for the Biden administration.

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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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How to use Google Docs Version History

Tech Republic Cloud

Jack Wallen introduces you to a Google Docs feature you might never need, but will be seriously thankful for, should the occasion arise.

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From Cloud Computing to Cooking: 4 Ways IT Mirrors Fine Cuisine

Information Week

It's true. Many of the same elements that make up a fine dish are conceptually similar to those that comprise high-quality IT delivery.

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Discord bans the r/WallStreetBets server

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Discord has banned the r/WallStreetBets server, the company confirmed to The Verge. Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit is the driver of an unprecedented rally of GameStop stock, and has received a great deal of attention in the press as the stock continues to soar. Discord says it did not ban the server for financial fraud — rather, it was banned because it continued to allow “hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.

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The complete list of alternatives to all Google products

TechSpot

With growing concerns over online privacy and securing personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products. After all, Google’s business model essentially revolves around data collection and advertisements, both of which infringe on your privacy. More data means better (targeted) ads and more revenue. The company.

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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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China Deploys Anal Swabs For Covid-19 Testing, Says It's More Accurate

Gizmodo

Health authorities in China have deployed anal swab tests to detect covid-19 in the lead up to the Lunar New Year celebrations, according to the Chinese state media outlet the Global Times , a technique that some claim might be more accurate than traditional nasal swabs, throat swabs, and antibody tests. But not… Read more.

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How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop

The Verge

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge. The Reddit meme that bludgeoned a hedge fund There are three things to remember as you watch the chaos unfolding with GameStop’s stock price. First, Wall Street is just what happens when you mix money with feelings. Second, the internet is real life. And third, the Street always wins, especially if you’re trading with Robinhood.

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Jeff Bezos kicks back with full-thrust firing of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine in Texas

GeekWire

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine lights up for a full-thrust test firing in Texas. (Jeff Bezos via Instagram). If you’re hanging out in West Texas during a pandemic, there are few fireworks shows more thrilling than a test firing of your very own rocket engine. At least that’s the way Blue Origin’s billionaire founder sees it. “Perfect night,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who created the Blue Origin space venture more than two decades ago, wrote in an Instagram post

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Salesforce launches Vaccine Cloud to help public sector and businesses manage COVID-19 vaccinations

Tech Republic Cloud

Salesforce Vaccine Cloud will include new tools to help governments, healthcare organizations and businesses deploy and manage their COVID-19 vaccination programs.

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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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Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires with wealth tax

GeekWire

Bill Gates, left, and Jeff Bezos. (GeekWire, Economic Club Photos). A new proposed wealth tax in Washington state would impose a 1% tax on billionaires, affecting Seattle-area tech and business leaders such as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and about 100 other ultra-wealthy residents. House Bill 1406 would produce an estimated $2.25 billion in 2023 and $5 billion in 2024, according to Rep.

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Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith: We’re not ready for real-world braindancing

Venture Beast

Cyberpunk 2077 introduced another take on virtual reality when it launched late last year. Braindancing (the downloading of data from an experience to view it through someone else) saw players experience an event from another person’s point of view. It went deeper than what we experience in the real world with virtual reality headsets like t… Read More.

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America's First Composting Funeral Home Is Finally Open

Gizmodo

Death is inevitable. But Seattle-based company Recompose is giving people a new way to exit this mortal coil: Having their remains laid in a tube of mulch and soil and letting bacteria turn them into compost in a month’s time. After having opened their doors earlier this winter, Recompose is now fully getting to work… Read more.

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Tesla unveils redesigned Model S with new interior and 520-mile range option

The Verge

Images: Tesla. Tesla has just announced the first major redesign of the Model S since it launched the electric sedan in 2012. This new version, which starts shipping in March, has a refreshed exterior, a simplified interior, and the option for a more powerful powertrain that lets the car travel at least 520 miles and go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds.

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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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Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic

GeekWire

Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to preventing the next one. “To prevent the hardship of this last year from happening again, pandemic preparedness must be taken as seriously as we take the threat of war,” Bill Gates writes in the letter, released Wednesday morning.

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Google’s using AI to plan electric car trips because EV charging is still a nightmare

The Verge

Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge. Google announced today a new feature for electric vehicle owners that uses artificial intelligence to sort through thousands of public charging stations while finding the best route. The level of technology needed to make this type of route planning functional is a pretty clear indication of what an unholy mess EV charging in America is today.

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Current Status of WallStreetBets's GameStop Run: ????????????????????????

Gizmodo

The current scoreboard on the Reddit meme stock war here. Reddit: 1, Hedge Fund Antagonists: 0. Citron Capital and Melvin Capital—the latter, the main loser in the massive inflation of GameStock prices, thanks to the subreddit WallStreetBets—have reportedly pulled out of their short positions in GameStock. Meaning… Read more.

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Snow-ridden Ohio plays off Seattle’s rainy weather in clever ad campaign to attract jobs

GeekWire

Ohio is touting its lower cost of living in billboards across Seattle (GeekWire Photo / Beth Sylves). Hey, Seattle: The Buckeye state is coming for your jobs. JobsOhio , the economic development agency of the midwestern state, is running a series of billboards throughout Seattle touting the benefits of living in a place where one can “actually save for a rainy day.” The GeekWire team spotted the billboards in the Magnolia and Queen Anne neighborhoods — two enclaves populated with tho

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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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Congressional Panel: We Have a 'Moral Imperative' to At Least Consider Building a Terminator

Gizmodo

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a congressional advisory panel—helmed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt—has mulled whether or not the U.S. should deploy artificially intelligent autonomous weapons, and, after taking into account the numerous reasons it would be a terrible idea, decided … Read more.

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New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle

GeekWire

A full moon hangs over Seattle’s Lake Union on April 7, 2020. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). A newly published study adds to the long-debated evidence that humans are hard-wired to sleep less when the moon is full or the lights are on, probably due to the ancestral quirks of circadian rhythm. The pattern has been documented in a variety of indigenous communities in Argentina — and at the University of Washington in Seattle, where bright lights and cloudy weather tend to dull even the ful

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Musk and Bezos Scrap Over Who Gets to Be Space King

Gizmodo

The two wealthiest men in the world—Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos—are bickering about their competing satellite internet projects, in an argument prompted by SpaceX’s recent request to move some Starlink satellites to a lower orbit. Read more.

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Junior Geek of the Month: A UW student at 16, Merrill Keating leads other girls along STEM path

GeekWire

Merrill Keating’s long list of activities and achievements would likely make any adult wilt under the weight and commitment of it all. But the Bainbridge Island, Wash., teenager keeps charging ahead, taking on more and hoping her work forges a path for other young girls in her community. Merrill entered the University of Washington as a 15-year-old freshman in the fall, and now at 16 she’s excited about the chance to major in mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence.

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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.