Fri.Jun 12, 2020

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Developer Security Champions Are Needed Now More Than Ever

Forrester IT

Developer security champions are members of the development team that can translate application security into a language that the rest of the developers can understand. These champions embed application security knowledge where it’s needed most: with the dev team. Earlier this week, I spoke with the members of Forrester’s Security & Risk Council about developer […].

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5 Tips for Understanding and Maximizing Data

Information Week

To harness the power of data analytics, companies need to create a culture in which all employees understand how to use data to advance business outcomes.

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Many Of Your Employees Won’t Return To The Office, So Learn How To Support A Remote Workforce Permanently

Forrester IT

We’ve pulled together a collection of Forrester's research that will enable our clients to support their remote workforce with the best possible employee experience.

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Report: Most companies unaware of third-party IoT security measures

Tech Republic Security

Only 37% of "high performer" organizations monitor the risk of IoT devices used by third parties, and current IoT risk-management programs can't keep pace, study said.

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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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Help Your Employees Adapt To The Post-Pandemic “Adjusted Normal”

Forrester IT

We’ve pulled together a collection of Forrester's research that will aid our clients in supporting their employees in this “adjusted normal” and maintain employee engagement.

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Office 365 User? We have a surprise for you!

Anoop

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Honeypot reveals tactics used by cybercriminals to deploy ransomware

Tech Republic Security

A honeypot created by Cybereason to lure cybercriminals and analyze their methods showed that ransomware attacks infiltrate their victims in multiple stages.

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Forecasting In Uncertainty: The US Jobs Report Does Not Mean A Quick End To The Pandemic Recession

Forrester IT

Last Friday’s news of a drop in the unemployment rate to 13.3% and an increase of 2.5 million in employment was unexpected good news (see the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) recent Employment Situation Summary). The US stock market promptly rallied, and on Monday, June 8, the S&P 500 Index surpassed the level at […].

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Technology and Its Limits: Transformation is About People

Information Week

In the argot of today's technology world, transformation is about "People + Machine." The machine alone is, well, just a machine.

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New Research: State Of CX Measurement And VoC Programs — We Need You!

Forrester IT

To give you insights on the state of voice-of-the-customer (VoC) and customer experience (CX) measurement programs, my colleague Faith Adams and I are collaborating on a new piece of research. It will feature insights from our new State of VoC & CX Measurement Programs, 2020 survey, which is live now! If you are involved in your […].

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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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Blockchain expert discusses a world without usernames and passwords

Tech Republic Security

Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson anticipates a future version of the internet that relies on new methods of authentication.

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Help Inform New Research On The Current State Of VoC And CX Measurement Programs

Forrester IT

To continue to offer insights and guidance about voice-of-the-customer (VoC) and customer experience (CX) measurement programs, my colleague Maxie Schmidt and I are collaborating on new research. It will feature the results of our new State of VoC & CX Measurement Programs, 2020 survey. If you are significantly involved in your company’s VoC and/or CX measurement […].

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Legacy Distribution Point Cleanup

Mick's IT Blog

This script will clean up the legacy items left over after a distribution point has been deleted in the configuration manager console. This is sometimes necessary if the same server is going to be used to re-push the distribution point back down to it. The script will not proceed if the DP registry keys are not present so that it can find where the distribution point directory exists to be deleted.

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Key Takeaways From Forrester’s Customer Service Executive Roundtable On Turning Challenges Into Opportunities

Forrester IT

(Kara Hoisington, Mark Baizen, and Daniel Hong contributed to this blog.) Forrester just finished a customer service exec roundtable discussion on how companies and customer service organizations are weathering the COVID-19 storm. The insight-rich conversation presented an open forum for these 22 execs to share their victories and challenges during this time.

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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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Scalable learning founded on small group collaboration and extended networks will drive organizational success

Trends in the Living Networks

In my recent conversation with John Hagel on The Virtual Excellence Show , one of the topics John shared insights on was scalable learning, which he has substantially focused on in recent years. For an excellent framing of the subject see his article in Harvard Business Review Great Businesses Scale Their Learning, Not Just Their Operations. In our conversation John spoke about scalable learning – which by its very nature has to be significantly virtual – as a fundamental driver of i

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Elon Musk has two Las Vegas casinos asking for Boring Company tunnels

The Verge

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Elon Musk’s Boring Company is already looking to dig more tunnels in Las Vegas, Nevada, after it finished excavating the first two under the city’s convention center last month. Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom tweeted a map last week that shows a proposed set of tunnels that would run west from the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to the Wynn and the Encore, hotel casinos owned by Wynn Resorts.

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Latest testing shows no big spike in COVID-19 cases due to protests, as thousands wear masks

GeekWire

Thousands of protesters take part in a “March of Silence” in Seattle on Friday afternoon, the vast majority wearing masks. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg). Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office says it’s seeing no evidence so far that protesters are testing positive for COVID-19 at higher rates than normal after attending protests.

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New Intent-Based Networking ebook simplifies this data center trend

Tech Republic Data Center

Intent-Based Networking for Dummies author Jeff Doyle discusses why IBN, the autonomous, self-provisioning paradigm designed to make network management easier, is the logical evolution of SDN.

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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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Photos: Inside an Amazon fulfillment center, masked up and spaced apart during COVID-19

GeekWire

At a fulfillment center in Kent, Wash., an Amazon employee shows off an innovation that allows a supervisor to roam the warehouse and provide support behind a protective barrier. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). KENT, Wash. — So long, door desk. Hello, plexiglass-enclosed roaming human help desk. Not far from where hundreds of robots were buzzing about the floor of Amazon’s sprawling BFI4 fulfillment center south of Seattle this week, a human stood in her own wheeled contraption.

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Prepare for the Never-Ending Coronavirus Plateau

Gizmodo

Earlier this week, the U.S. reached another sad milestone in the covid-19 pandemic, with the country now reporting over 2 million confirmed cases of the viral disease, along with at least 115,000 deaths. Read more.

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Here's how to get one of the highest-paying jobs in tech

Tech Republic Cloud

The Linux Foundation is offering a cloud engineer bootcamp that offers a certification in six months for a job that can pay $146,000.

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How Deadpool Found His Way Into a 'Black Lives Matter' Mural

Gizmodo

Even as statues commemorating the worst atrocities of the last thousand years continue to fall amid ongoing protests sparking by the police killing of George Floyd, several major cities have erected their own works of art (if only temporarily) to celebrate the movement for black lives sweeping the U.S. and several… Read more.

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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 PS5 is huge, according to internet detectives

The Verge

Image: Sony. Sony has finally shown off what the PlayStation 5 will look like , but there’s one very big question about the design that’s still unclear: just how big is the PlayStation 5? We’ll likely have to wait until Sony gives official dimensions (or shows the physical box next to something else for scale) of the controversial design to know for sure, but that isn’t stopping fans on the internet from doing their best to estimate things.

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Tech vets lead Panda AI, a secretive new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

GeekWire

Aaron Goldfeder and Yue Ning, co-founders of Panda AI. (Panda AI Photos). Veteran tech execs are heading up a stealthy new startup formed inside the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) in Seattle. Panda AI isn’t yet sharing many details about its technology or products. The company is led by CEO Aaron Goldfeder , who previously co-founded EnergySavvy, an enterprise analytics company acquired by Uplight in 2019.

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Researchers find racial discrimination in ‘dynamic pricing’ algorithms used by Uber, Lyft, and others

Venture Beast

A preprint study shows ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft, and Via charge higher prices in certain neighborhoods based on racial and other biases. Read More.

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Rocket Lab’s 12th launch sends satellites into space for NRO, NASA and Australia

GeekWire

Rocket Lab’s low-cost Electron rocket lofted a bevy of small satellites into orbit tonight for the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and a project backed by the Australian government and the University of New South Wales Canberra Space. Liftoff from Rocket Lab’s oceanside launch complex on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula came at 5:12 p.m. local time June 13 (10:12 p.m.

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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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How to detect network abuse with Wireshark

Tech Republic Security

With a few quick clicks, you can detect network abuse with Wireshark. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Japanese firms finish acquisition of Spaceflight, with BlackSky satellite venture going its own way

GeekWire

One of Spaceflight’s most notable projects was the launch of 64 satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December 2018. (SpaceX Photo). Japan’s Mitsui & Co. , working in partnership with Yamasa Co. Ltd. , has completed the acquisition of Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from its parent company, Spaceflight Industries. Today’s announcement of the transaction’s completion follows up on February’s announcement of the sale for an undisclosed amount.

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Zoom Promises to Enforce China's Censorship Better

Gizmodo

Zoom will enforce Chinese Communist Party censorship, the company confirmed in an official release yesterday. Earlier this week, after it was alerted by the Chinese government, the company suspended three accounts for hosting Tiananmen Square memorials , including a U.S.-based pro-democracy group that featured mothers… Read more.

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Tech companies get creative with pandemic and protest-related perks for employees

GeekWire

Accolade CEO Rajeev Singh and his daughter Sarina Singh, a high school senior attending Northeastern this fall, during the company’s special virtual commencement event for employees’ children graduating as part of the Class of 2020, ranging from preschool to MBA. (Accolade Photo). The snack bar is out, and the care packages are in. Tech companies are known for offering handsome office perks as a way to lure and keep talented workers.

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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.