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Merck Cyber Attack Will Cause Loss Of Innocent Life

CTOvision

For years we have heard warnings of cyber attacks against manufacturing processes and against infrastructure, and for years we have seen these attacks grow from theoretical to real. We have also seen many who do not know how connected these systems are say that all is well and the threat is being over stated. We […].

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Businesses failing to understand GDPR compliance status

Computer Weekly

With less than a year to go before the General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline, many businesses are floundering, while others are embracing data-centric security to fast-track compliance

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Artificial intelligence: the megatrend that’s first among equals

CTOvision

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t business as usual. Because of complementary advances in natural language processing, machine learning, and image recognition, the range of tasks for which AI is well-suited is growing daily. And when a critical level of AI saturation is reached, we anticipate profound disruption in the world of work. Imagine a barrel perched […].

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Six CRM Tips for Better Data Management

IT Toolbox

Garbage in, garbage out. That’s one of the first lessons you learn in Comp Sci 101, and it definitely holds true for CRM. A CRM populated with outdated or inaccurate contact information does little for a company, and often it slows down operations. Sales staff call the wrong numbers. Marketing emails reach old addresses for a lower response rate.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Five Questions Transformational Leaders and PMOs Should Address When Driving Digital

Social, Agile and Transformation

Let's consider the modern Project Management Office or PMO and what transformational leaders need from this function when driving digital transformation programs. The Role of the PMO Before Transformation In many organizations, the PMO is synonymous with bureaucracy and administration since many focus on tracking projects, managing budgets, defining project management standards, and.

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SMEs failing to address cyber threats despite risks

Computer Weekly

Small to medium enterprises are failing to prepare adequately to address cyber threats – despite the risks – because of a false sense of security, particularly in the UK, a survey has revealed

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Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns

Computer Weekly

Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence

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Microsoft’s Cloud Market Share Grew More than Anyone Else’s Last Quarter — Analysts

Data Center Knowledge

Synergy says global cloud and SaaS market size on track to surpass $200B by 2020 Read More.

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Security Think Tank: Employees should only have to worry about social engineering

Computer Weekly

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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Alphabet Wants To Fix Clean Energy’s Storage Problem — With Salt

Data Center Knowledge

The latest idea from the X ‘moonshot factory’ is code named Malta. Read More.

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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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Security Think Tank: Is a ‘cyber-safe working environment’ a reasonable target?

Computer Weekly

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

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Global CRM

IT Toolbox

Luxury Hotel Line Adopts Dynamics CRM. Jumeirah is a luxury hotel company with 23 hotels throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. The group’s portfolio includes the Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, as well as the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.

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Nominet invests £400,000 in digital work experience programme

Computer Weekly

Internet infrastructure firm launches programme to provide work experience to underprivileged young adults and grow their digital skills

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Microsoft Dynamics clients gain huge access to Dun & Bradstreet data

IT Toolbox

Microsoft has signed a landmark agreement with international data provider Dun & Bradstreet which will allow users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 to easily access D&B’s global database of corporate information. This massive resource includes data on more than 265 million companies, and represents a valuable sales resource for B2B teams targeting both the US and global marketplaces.

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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: why and how are companies deploying digital ledgers

Computer Weekly

In this video we speak to Juniper Research about the findings from its latest research into the rollout of Blockchain

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Flexibility key to success in VoIP cloud provisioning

IT Toolbox

While the SIP phone market has evolved over the past decade, unfortunately the technologies surrounding and provisioning them have not kept pace. In particular, ease of use and the amount of time required for onboarding of new devices have become critical factors for many companies turning to VoIP communications for the first time.

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UK to call on US tech giants to step up fight against extremism

Computer Weekly

The UK is to call on US tech giants to take more decisive action against extremist groups that use their online platforms

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VoIP sector slated for new consumer protections

IT Toolbox

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to expand and strengthen the consumer protections against slamming and cramming. In case you’re new to the expressions, slamming refers to the unauthorized change of a consumer’s preferred service provider while cramming involves placing additional charges on a consumer’s telephone bill without his or her permission.

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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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Young people drive worldwide internet adoption

Computer Weekly

The UN’s ICT agency shows young people are at the forefront of internet adoption, particularly in developing economies

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Sage Group buys ERP developer Intacct for $850 million

IT Toolbox

North America’s small- to mid-market enterprise resource planning competition has taken a turn as British tech giant Sage Group acquires Silicon Valley-based ERP developer Intacct for $850 million. Although Sage is the world’s largest provider of software for small businesses, it has offered little to the US channel.

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Four Survival Tips for the Accidental DBA

Data Center Knowledge

Even the role of a traditional DBA is transforming as new, inexperienced DBAs join their ranks from less traditional roles, such as a data scientist. Read More.

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Case study: New cloud ERP drives global emergency dispatch growth

IT Toolbox

Priority Dispatch Corporation grew steadily in Salt Lake City for three decades, tracking its finances on Intuit QuickBooks and running the rest of the business on a combination of custom-built order processing and customer service software. There was no project management software, and no back-office applications.

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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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DCK Investor Edge: JLL Says Cloud Data Center Hunger Has Subsided

Data Center Knowledge

Last year's record leasing by hyper-scale clouds did not continue into the first half of 2016. Read More.

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Enterprises look for partners to make the most of Microsoft Azure Stack apps

IT Toolbox

Learn how ecosystems of solutions partners are teaming to provide specific vertical industries with cloud applications

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62% of cybersecurity experts believe AI will be weaponized in next year

Tech Republic Security

A recent survey of infosec professionals, conducted by Cylance, found that many believe artificial intelligence will soon be used to conduct cyberattacks.

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July's IT Management News Digest

IT Toolbox

Adobe to Kill Flash Plug-In by 2020. Adobe has announced plans to stop updating and distributing its Flash Player at the end of 2020. The plug-in was key for allowing users to view content like video, games and other media. It was also once the standard way YouTube played its videos.

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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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IDG Contributor Network: AMP and ThreatGrid Integration into Meraki UTMs

Network World

Lately, I have been spending a lot of time on integrating security systems together, and specifically focusing a lot of my energy on Cisco’s Advanced Threat Security product family. (Disclosure: I am employed by Cisco.) Which is what brings me to Cisco’s Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), which is a solution to enable malware detection, blocking, continuous analysis and retrospective actions and alerting.

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How to make Tor less vulnerable to RAPTOR attacks

Tech Republic Security

Internet users have few options when it comes to online privacy. Tor is one of them, but researchers at Princeton say there are problems. Find out what they are, and how they could be fixed.

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CIOs as Chief Interaction Officer: Three Questions at the Big Table to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Future of CIO

Modern CIOs are "Chief Interaction Officer" and "Chief Influence Officer" to envision and communicate, connect and innovate. Traditional IT organization is often perceived as the support function and a cost center and traditional CIOs are perceived as tactical IT managers and tech geeks. To really be considered an equal peer with other top business executives and board directors.

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How one simple hack can turn your Amazon Echo into a spy device

Tech Republic Security

MWR InfoSecurity recently found that a particular physical exploit can be used to install a certain piece of malware to leverage the microphone on Amazon's Alexa-powered home speaker.

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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.