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Understanding CASB’s role across the network edge

Network World

A cloud access security broker (CASB) is a security solution that sits between cloud consumers and cloud service providers and enforces security policies. A CASB is an umbrella term for a suite of functionality, including malware detection, data loss prevention (DLP), authentication, credential mapping, and shadow IT control, all bundled together by a vendor to secure cloud access, and offered as either a cloud-hosted service or an on-premise software package or hardware appliance.

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Smart AI at Scale: A CIO’s Playbook for Sustainable Adoption

Information Week

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Dutch court forces Broadcom to support VMware migration after 85% price hike backlash

Network World

VMware and parent company Broadcom must continue to provide support to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) while the agency migrates away from VMware products over the next two years, a Dutch court has ordered. Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) faced an 85% cost increase under Broadcom’s new subscription licensing model, with annual expenses jumping from €2.1 million ($2.4 million) to nearly €4 million ($4.6 million) — a cost increase the agency deemed unsustainable.

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Amazon tops 1 million robots: Here’s what they do

GeekWire

A robot in Amazon’s fulfillment center follows an optimized path toward its target, guided by DeepFleet, the company’s new AI system designed to coordinate robotic traffic and reduce congestion on the warehouse floor. (Amazon Photo Illustration) Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot, a milestone that brings its robot workforce closer than ever to matching its human one.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Data center capacity continues to shift to hyperscalers

Network World

On-premises data centers are both growing and shrinking. How is this possible? They’re growing as the volume of enterprise GPU servers increases. The shrinkage refers to share of the market: Hyperscalers are growing much faster than on-premises data centers, which is leading to a reduction in on-prem’s share of total data center capacity. The latest research from Synergy Research Group shows that hyperscalers now account for 44% of worldwide data-center capacity, and non-hyperscale colocation ca

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Why Google coders just got new AI rules

Dataconomy

According to 9to5Google , Google issued company-wide AI coding guidance to its software engineers, detailing best practices for AI adoption in their work, following CEO Sundar Pichai’s April 2025 statement that over 30% of Google’s code is AI-generated. The guidance, formally released today, was preceded by an email to all software engineers on Monday, providing recommendations and best practices for integrating AI into their workflows.

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Security information management (SIM)

Dataconomy

Security information management (SIM) plays a crucial role in the protection of sensitive data and maintaining the integrity of organizational security frameworks. As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, the demand for effective data analysis and incident response systems becomes more pressing. By systematically gathering and analyzing security-related data from multiple sources, SIM ensures that organizations can monitor their security posture effectively and respond promptly to emerg

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What businesses should consider while adopting multiple cloud technologies

Network World

In today’s world, the majority of enterprises have more than one cloud provider, with more data than ever in the cloud, particularly given the rise of work-from-anywhere and ubiquitous customer access. Research shows that over 80% of enterprises have more than one cloud provider. A multi-cloud approach combines the strengths of different cloud architectures from various providers, enabling each cloud type to focus on specialised tasks.

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How AI is influencing data center trends in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

Enterprise AI is still in its infancy, with emerging use cases poised to drive fundamental shifts across industries that are comparable to the transformative effects of the internet, mobile, and cloud technologies. The internet changed everything about how business was done. AI is going to change everything about how business is done. It’s just that fundamental.

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Relational database

Dataconomy

Relational databases serve as the backbone for modern data management, allowing organizations to store and retrieve information efficiently. With their structured approach to data, these databases enable not only easy access but also meaningful relationships between different data points. As businesses increasingly rely on data-driven decisions, understanding how relational databases operate is essential.

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AI Isnt the Future — Its the Fight Youre Already In: Are You Ready?

The AI era isn’t coming—it’s here. But over 70% of AI projects fail before they scale. Why? No strategy. No alignment. No ROI. We worked with a $50M company that wasted a year and half their budget chasing AI pilots with no payoff. Sound familiar? That’s where our four-step transformation system comes in: Assess, Strategize, Execute, Scale. We help you cut through the hype, find what actually moves the needle, and build a roadmap that delivers results.

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The one decision that sets agentic AI leaders apart

CIO Business Intelligence

In nearly every sport, just a few numbers define success. Football, tennis, cycling, golf, running, Formula 1—it’s all the same. Score more goals, break serve, win the sprint, hit fewer shots, run faster, dominate the laps. When we talked with more than 2,000 executives from the world’s largest companies—representing over $48 trillion in combined GDP—we discovered a single defining metric that separates winners in agentic AI from the rest.

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Real-time analytics

Dataconomy

Real-time analytics is transforming the way businesses interact with their data, enabling them to make informed decisions swiftly and effectively. By analyzing data as it streams into a system, organizations can gain instantaneous insights into operations, customer behavior, and more. This capability is essential in today’s fast-paced environment, where timely information can make all the difference in achieving a competitive edge.

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How to future-proof your AI-driven data strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

Think of your enterprise AI strategy like a rocket. You can have the best design and the brightest minds behind it, but without the right fuel, it’ll never leave the launchpad. The fuel that AI needs is data, and the good news is that enterprises certainly no longer have to worry about finding enough AI data. Now, it’s about getting the right data and using it in the right ways.

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Relational database management system (RDBMS)

Dataconomy

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) are vital components in today’s data-driven world, playing a crucial role in how organizations manage their information. With the explosive growth of digital data and the need for efficient access and management, RDBMS provides a structured, reliable way to handle data relationships. This system underlies countless applications, from enterprise resource planning to online retail, highlighting its importance across diverse industries.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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An IBM CIO Approaches AI With Both Optimism and Caution

Information Week

Matt Lyteson, IBM's CIO, technology, reflects on an artificial intelligence project designed to show AI's benefits and shortcomings.

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Serverless databases

Dataconomy

Serverless databases represent a transformative shift in how applications manage data storage. By leveraging the principles of serverless computing, organizations can streamline their workflows, minimize costs, and enhance efficiency. The allure of a frictionless setup, where developers can focus on writing code rather than managing infrastructure, has made serverless databases a popular choice in the cloud landscape.

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Demystify AI complexity by partnering with industry leaders

CIO Business Intelligence

As enterprise AI initiatives take off, IT leaders are under increasing pressure to use AI to maximize competitive advantage. However, embarking on this journey presents hurdles for even the best. While in some ways AI is just like other workloads, it also comes with unique challenges: Data management complexities Data privacy concerns Lack of in-house AI expertise The need for increased power densities and advanced cooling capabilities The need for high-performance access to clouds and services

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SAP BW

Dataconomy

SAP BW stands as a pivotal tool for organizations seeking effective methods for data management and analytics. In an era where data-driven decision-making is critical for business success, SAP BW equips enterprises with the capabilities needed to optimize data storage, integration, and analysis. This information-rich solution not only enhances operational efficiency but also supports comprehensive reporting systems that help organizations stay ahead of the competition.

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default

The Verge

The major internet architecture provider Cloudflare will now block known AI web crawlers by default to prevent them from “accessing content without permission or compensation,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. With the change, Cloudflare will start asking new domain owners whether they want to allow AI scrapers, and will even let some publishers implement a “Pay Per Crawl” fee.

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An innovation rocketship within reach

CIO Business Intelligence

Businesses, small and large, have many questions about adopting generative AI, from where to start to more specific concerns about power and cooling. Dell Technologies Vice Chairman and COO Jeff Clarke wants any company considering its path into AI and GenAI to know that the way forward may be clearer than expected. The AI space has advanced by leaps and bounds in the last year, and it’s easy to see how some businesses could fear being left behind.

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Steam overlay now shows real vs generated frames

Dataconomy

Valve has integrated a new performance monitor into Steam, enabling users to analyze game performance and frame generation techniques. This new performance monitor provides detailed insights into a game’s operational characteristics. It not only displays the overall frame rate but also differentiates between frames rendered natively and those generated using upscaling technologies such as Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) or AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR).

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The road to an AI revolution

CIO Business Intelligence

Just as technology designed for high-performance race cars is put to work in the vehicles we drive every day, Dell Technologies is bringing the perspectives it gains designing data centers for the world’s most advanced AI companies to customers of all industries and sizes. Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell brought a packed house to Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas in May, embarking on a virtual road trip down “Dell Technologies Way” to connect the efforts of the world’s largest

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Securing Critical Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks

SecureWorld News

In February, U.S. officials revealed that the Chinese group Volt Typhoon had maintained undetected access to power grids, ports, and telecommunications providers for as long as five years—long enough to map every breaker, valve, and switch they might someday wish to sabotage. The opening months of 2025 have been sobering for anyone who depends on electricity, water, transport, or healthcare, which is to say, everyone.

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New Cloudflare tool lets sites charge AI crawlers

Dataconomy

Cloudflare announced the launch of “Pay per Crawl,” a private beta marketplace enabling website owners to charge AI crawlers for content access, fulfilling a vision articulated by CEO Matthew Prince in 2024. Cloudflare has, over the past year, introduced various tools designed to manage AI crawler interactions for publishers. These include a one-click solution for blocking all AI bots and a dashboard providing visibility into how AI crawlers are accessing their sites.

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Data sovereignty and AI: Why you need distributed infrastructure

CIO Business Intelligence

The volume of data that enterprises need to manage continues to grow exponentially. At the same time, regulations around data locality, residency, and sovereignty continue to multiply across jurisdictions worldwide. Companies must be vigilant about keeping up with rapidly evolving national and regional policies around who can access specific data; how it’s collected, processed, and stored; and where it’s accessed from or transferred to.

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Report on Compliance (ROC)

Dataconomy

The Report on Compliance (ROC) is a key element for businesses handling cardholder data, particularly for Level 1 merchants who must adhere to stringent PCI DSS standards. As cyber threats evolve, understanding the ROC’s role in compliance reporting becomes crucial. This document is not just a formality; it plays a vital role in safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring that merchants maintain robust security measures.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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Can your network handle the demands of today’s connected workplace?

Network World

Enterprise innovation is accelerating at a dizzying pace, from AI-powered applications and real-time data platforms to immersive customer experiences. Solutions like Microsoft Copilot are transforming productivity. Platforms-as-a-Service, such as Lattice, are reimagining how teams collaborate and grow. But beneath this digital renaissance lies the hard truth: none of it works without a network from edge to cloud that can keep up.

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Cloudflare to let customers block AI web crawlers

ComputerWeekly

Publishers and other providers of creative content now have the option to block AI crawlers from accessing and scraping their intellectual property with new tools from Cloudflare.

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AdventHealth turns on ambient voice technology to tame physician burnout

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2023, nearly half of all US physicians reported experiencing burnout, according to the American Medical Association. While physicians deal with stress in all aspects of their jobs, it’s often the constant note-taking and updating of electronic health records (EHRs) that push them toward burnout and exhaustion. At AdventHealth, a not-for-profit healthcare system with 100,000 caregivers across nine states, signs of clinician burnout were too big to ignore.

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ING Bank transforming operations through agentic AI

ComputerWeekly

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.