Thu.Feb 04, 2021

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For Super Bowl LV Advertisers, It Pays To Be Brave

Forrester IT

Sitting out this year’s Super Bowl may be the safe call for advertisers. Those brave enough to bring America levity in its moment of darkness, however, will reap the rewards. This year’s Super Bowl will be unlike any other. Stadium attendance in Tampa is limited to 22,000, a fraction of the record-breaking 100,000 fans in […].

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Digital Threshold Live: Data and Simulation Are Rebuilding the World

CTOvision

Bilal Zuberi, Partner at Lux Capital, has heard a lot of ideas. What separates him from most is how quickly he’s able to separate the truly great and innovative ideas […].

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Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework sets out to help organizations deploy AI responsibly

Forrester IT

This is the second part of my blog and webinar series on AI governance and risk management. In my previous blog post and webinar, I discussed how AI is driving the need for data and technology governance to evolve and expand its scope to include ethics, accountability and risk management. In this blog accompanying the […].

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Tencent Cloud and MongoDB Launch Global Cloud Partnership

CTOvision

MongoDB, the leading, modern general-purpose database platform, announced the launch of a global partnership with Tencent Cloud that allows customers to easily adopt and use MongoDB-as-a-Service across Tencent’s global cloud […].

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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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Successful Brands Will Manage Their Own Digital Destiny

Forrester IT

The 2020 pandemic has forced consumers to digital touchpoints, accelerating the need for brands to up their game when it comes to digital commerce, engagement, and operations. Historically, most brands have sold through wholesale retail partner relationships and distributors. Now, they must own the customer relationship, as far as they are able. Forrester’s latest report, […].

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Emerging Technology: The Projected Total Economic Impact™ Of The Aerospike NoSQL Data Platform

CTOvision

Read how Aerospike’s NoSQL database can help businesses in saving costs and at the same time getting maximum results on CIO : Aerospike’s NoSQL Data Platform delivered a consistent performance […].

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Elastic: Enabling Enterprises To Search, Observe, Protect

CTOvision

Elastic is the company behind the the Elastic Stack, which is Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash. From stock quotes to Twitter streams, Apache logs to WordPress blogs, Elastic help people […].

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Why the Financial Services Industry is Embracing the Cloud

Information Week

Financial services firms, such as banks and insurance providers, are rapidly heading into the cloud, lured by the promise of multiple monetary, innovation and performance benefits.

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Lux Capital: Early stage VC focused on science and technology

CTOvision

Lux Capital is early-stage Venture Capital that focuses on emerging science and technology capabilities. They proudly focus on inventors challenging the status quo and the laws of nature to bring […].

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ConfigMgr Client Action Application Deployment Evaluation Cycle | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s understand the ConfigMgr Client Action called Application Deployment Evaluation Cycle in a bit more detail. The users/admins can initiate the app deployment evaluation cycle to speed up the application evaluation as part of troubleshooting scenarios from Windows 10 clients and from the admin console.

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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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How we’re making date_histogram aggregations faster than ever in Elasticsearch 7.11

CTOvision

Read Nik Everett explain how Elastic NV is making date histogram aggregations faster with their new Elasticsearch 7.11 on Elastic Blog: Elasticsearch’s date_histogram aggregation is the cornerstone of Kibana’s Discover. […].

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91% of enterprise pros experienced an API security incident in 2020

Tech Republic Security

"The direct gateway to organizations' most critical data and assets" is an attractive target for hackers, Salt Security found in a new report.

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76% Of Enterprises Prioritize AI & Machine Learning In 2021 IT Budgets

CTOvision

Enterprises accelerated their adoption of AI and machine learning in 2020, concentrating on those initiatives that deliver revenue growth and cost reduction. Consistent with many other surveys of enterprises’ AI […].

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The Perks of Living in a UK Tech Town—Even if You’re Not an IT Pro

Association of Information Technology Professional

You don't have to work in IT to benefit from living in a UK Tech Town. Two members of CompTIA’s UK Business Technology Community share how their careers in the tech sector have thrived in top UK Tech Towns Birmingham and Manchester.

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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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Palo Alto Networks launches IoT security solution

CTOvision

Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks has launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) security solution specifically for the healthcare sector. IoT Security intends to simplify the challenge of securing the […].

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Cisco AppDynamics software melds security, application management

Network World

Cisco AppDynamics is making it easier for customers to integrate security features with application development to help customers detect threats, identify non-standard application behavior, and block attacks. The company is adding software, called Cisco Secure Application, to the AppDynamics platform to correlate security and application information by scanning code execution for known exploits.

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Why schools are vulnerable to ransomware attacks

Tech Republic Security

A lack of security training for educators and budget limitations are two reasons schools are susceptible to cyberattack, says IBM Security.

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Aegis Sciences CIO on Scaling IT to Meet COVID Testing Demand

Information Week

Toxicology lab finds flexible way to scale up its resources that also cut costs while increasing the pace of testing.

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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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Amazon arrives in rural America: Tech giant delivers hope and concern to California town

GeekWire

“They are a company I’m sure you’re all familiar with. A large, national, international operator at the cutting edge of their particular field.” That clue, offered by a real estate investor during a September 2020 meeting of the Glenn County Board of Supervisors, was the first sign that something big was budding amid the almond, walnut and olive orchards just beyond the city limits of Orland, Calif., about 100 miles north of Sacramento.

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How to compile NGINX for ModSecurity support on Ubuntu Server 20.04

Tech Republic Security

Jack Wallen walks you through the manual process of installing ModSecurity for NGINX on Ubuntu Server 20.04.

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Apple’s rumored VR headset could cost $3,000, feature 8K displays and over a dozen cameras

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. It’s no secret Apple is hard at work on augmented and virtual reality devices, with a report from Bloomberg in January claiming Apple is working on an ultra-high-end, pricey headset that could hit stores in 2022. Now, a new report from The Information sheds new light on what to expect from the potential headset, including a rendering — said to be based on “internal Apple images of a late-stage prototype from last year” — of what the device might actually

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Amazon adding AI-equipped cameras to delivery vans to monitor safety, sparking privacy concerns

GeekWire

(Amazon Photo). Amazon delivery drivers keeping their eyes on the road will have Amazon keeping an eye on them as the company plans to use AI-equipped cameras inside vehicles to monitor workers in the name of improved safety. The Information first reported on the plans Wednesday and CNBC followed on Thursday, reporting that the company has been testing the cameras in Amazon-branded cargo vans to monitor last-mile drivers who are contracted through the company’s Delivery Service Partner pro

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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 launches Viva, a bet on the future of remote work

The Verge

Microsoft Viva is Microsoft’s new push for helping businesses with remote work and a big bet on this new way of life becoming the norm. It’s designed to act as a portal for both employees and businesses to navigate the complexities of working from home. Microsoft is launching Viva today, with parts of the platform rolling out throughout 2021. “We have participated in the largest, at scale, remote work experiment the world has seen,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, underlining nearly 11 months

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The Mistake That Changed the History of Blade Runner

Gizmodo

These days, Blade Runner is considered one of the all-time masterpieces of science fiction. The combination of Philip K. Dick’s idea, Ridley Scott’s direction, Harrison Ford’s performance, and a laundry list of technical masters behind the scenes created a film that has stood the test of time. But it wasn’t that way… Read more.

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The electric Mustang Mach-E takes Ford in a whole new direction

The Verge

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge. Will people saddle up for the ride? To make an all-electric Mustang is to dabble in blasphemy — doubly so if you also make it an SUV. Mustangs are known for their roaring engines, not for converting DC power to AC power. And they sure as hell aren’t the kind of car you throw your family in for a trip to the zoo. But that’s what Ford has done with the Mustang Mach-E.

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Sana joins Nasdaq with blockbuster $587M IPO

GeekWire

Sana’s gene editing tech could provide treatments for a number of diseases. (Image: IPO filing). Sana Biotechnology raised $587.5 million in an initial public offering, a significant cash haul that the 3-year-old Seattle company will use to continue a quest to treat disease using cutting-edge gene engineering. The company, led by former executives of Juno Therapeutics, priced 23.5 million shares at $25 per share on Wednesday evening.

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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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Xiaomi’s new concept phone has a waterfall display on all four edges

The Verge

Xiaomi has announced its latest phone concept: a “quad-curved waterfall display.” This means that the unnamed phone’s screen not only has deep 88-degree “waterfall” curves on the left and right sides, but on the top and bottom as well, leaving no room for ports or buttons. Xiaomi says this is intended to “extend the limits of the display to infinity” and enable “a true, port-free unibody design.”.

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Valve to pay $4 million to Corsair in Steam Controller patent infringement lawsuit

TechSpot

Ironburg Inventions and SCUF, the Corsair-owned maker of high-end performance controllers and holders of an "extensive patent portfolio," had warned Valve in 2014 regarding its Steam Controller design, accusing it of copying the paddle/trigger mechanism located on the gadget's backside.

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Your iPhone's Adult Content Filter Blocks Anything 'Asian'

Gizmodo

Enabling Apple’s “Limit Adult Websites” filter in the iOS Screen Time setting will block users from seeing any Google search results for “Asian” in any browser on their iPhone. That’s not great, folks. Read more.

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Ford is more than doubling its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles to $29 billion

The Verge

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge. Ford is increasing its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles to $29 billion, the company’s top executives said in an earnings call Thursday. The automaker had previously committed to spend $11.5 billion on electrifying its vehicle lineup through 2022. Now, Ford says it will spend double that amount, while extending the timeline to 2025.

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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.