Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
If the rest of the decade is anything like 2020, tech leaders are in for quite the ride. With an overnight forced migration to all things digital and virtual, projects that previously took two years were rolled out in two months — or even two weeks. CIOs and their digital and business colleagues have been […].
CTOvision
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Join us 18 November 2020 from 1:00pm till 4:30pm for OODAcon Online. About the OODAcon Series The OODAcon series is about understanding the future and developing the resiliency to thrive […].
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Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
While Zero Trust (ZT) security is mainstream in the US and Europe, it has only just begun gaining momentum in Asia Pacific (APAC). Why now? The global pandemic has accelerated cloud migration and remote work at the same time that firms are grappling with rapidly changing regulations and mounting consumer pressure for improved data privacy. […].
Anoop
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s understand what are the ConfigMgr CMPivot Improvements with version 2006. The architecture of CMPivot is based on fast channel notification architecture. The CMPivot is a new in-console and standalone utility in ConfigMgr that now provides access to real-time state of devices in your environment.
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.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
In 2021, business and IT leaders will be forced to tackle some long-lingering AI challenges head on to successfully emerge from the pandemic. Read Forrester's AI predictions to learn more.
Anoop
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s get ready for Halloween (31st Oct 2020 ) with SysAdmins Backup Horror Stories eBook, especially for you. Last year’s ebook, SysAdmin Horror Stories Vol1 by Altaro, highlighted some of SysAdmins’ funniest and most horrifying stories. Introduction We all know that a Sysadmin’s job is no easy task, and apart from constantly having systems to […].
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Association of Information Technology Professional
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Companies that succeed in the business of technology are skilled in solving complex infrastructure, software, security and data management challenges. But how do today’s solution providers, vendors and distributors solve the workforce challenge of greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)?
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Since 2015, Amazon has hosted its annual summer sale, Prime Day, an exclusive deal event for its Prime members. In 2019, shoppers purchased more than 175 million items during the event, and its sales surpassed the prior year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined. For this year, due to COVID-19, Amazon’s highly anticipated event […].
Information Week
OCTOBER 22, 2020
A simple mistake made in a data center can have serious consequences. Here's how to detect and prevent common errors before they can damage schedules, budgets, revenue, and perhaps even lives.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The business intelligence (BI) vendor consolidation trend that started earlier in 2019 continues. Today, TIBCO announced its intent to acquire Information Builders, Inc. (IBI) — one of the oldest players in the market. Want to get the real sense of how far back IBI goes? It was one of the first vendors to offer reporting and analytics on mainframes!
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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.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in the world. Scientists have found a new way to upcycle it, according to a study published in Science on Thursday. It could help deal with the growing plastic pollution crisis. Read more.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
One of the things I was most looking forwards to in 2020 as I returned to focus on our European consumer research was CX EMEA. I’ve always enjoyed Forrester events, both as a customer more than a decade ago, as an analyst presenting, and as a research director acting as MC. It’s a chance to […].
The Verge
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. This week, Tesla began pushing its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) update to a select group of customers, and the first reactions are now beginning to roll in. The software, which enables drivers to use many of Autopilot’s advanced driver-assist features on local, non-highway streets, is still in beta. As such, it requires constant monitoring while in operation.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Every time we come up with new ways to build and deploy applications, we also come up with new ways to break them. Did SQL make it easier to access and manipulate large amounts of structured data? You bet, and it also led to SQL injection. Ready to join the cloud? Hope you didn’t put […].
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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.
The Verge
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Minecraft players have been able to play without a Microsoft account for the past six years that the company has owned the game, but that will change in 2021, the official Minecraft blog announced yesterday. Players who own the original version of the game and do not switch to a Microsoft account will be unable to play. The game has existed in two separately developed versions since its 2011 launch on consoles.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Each year, Forrester Research and the Disaster Recovery Journal team up to launch a study examining the state of business resiliency. We focus on a different, rotating resiliency domain each year: IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or overall enterprise risk management. As fitting for 2020, this is the year of business continuity! In this survey, […].
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 22, 2020
IBM and Pfizer claim to have developed a model that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease years before clear symptoms develop. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
We know customer journeys matter. We know emotion matters. But do we know what “good” looks like when it comes to customer journeys? Do we know how to design for emotion? Well, the two are inextricably linked. To know what good looks like — and how to benchmark journeys — we need to understand the […].
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Gizmodo
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Since the 1990s, astronomers have catalogued more than 3,000 exoplanets using a fairly basic detection technique known as the transit method. But what if aliens are using the same technique to spy on us? A team of astronomers is now exploring this very exciting—if not totally terrifying—possibility. Read more.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Do you know whether or not your customers feel that it’s actually worth it to be your customer? In my latest report, “How To Measure Value For Customer,” I argue that most organizations cannot measure whether or not customers feel like they derive value from doing business with them. Customers derive value when they feel […].
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Game developer Matt McDonald killed himself 11 months ago, and his wife, Tammy talked about the issues that led to it and the aftermath at TIGs. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 22, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, when the global economy is shrinking and society is arguably more divided than ever, this is the time to embrace ethics. If you are wondering why, join me for my keynote session at CX EMEA. Here’s a sneak peak of the topics you will learn about: Values-based customers choose […].
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“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.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Terry Myerson. A Seattle-area startup called Truveta made its existence known for the first time on Thursday, describing an ambitious vision to use data to save lives through new innovations in patient care and therapies. The company’s CEO is Terry Myerson, a former Microsoft executive who led the company’s Windows and Devices Group before departing in 2018 after a 21-year career at the tech giant.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Adding a user with admin privileges on Linux is easier than you think. Jack Wallen shows you how.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Spencer Rascoff at Zillow Group headquarters in Seattle last year. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Spencer Rascoff knows quite a bit about taking a company public. He helped launch Zillow in 2005 and led the Seattle real estate giant through an IPO in 2011. Rascoff was on the board of Zulily when the online retailer went public in 2013, and is a board member at Palantir, which completed its IPO last month.
TechSpot
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Unfortunately, if you're one of those people, we might have some bad news for you today. According to a new report by Videocardz, Nvidia is sending out memos to its board partners, informing them that it will not be producing RTX 3080 20GB or RTX 3070 16GB cards as initially planned.
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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.
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Microsoft, MITRE, and 11 other organizations developed a framework to help fend off adversarial machine learning attacks. Read More.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Moderator Tyra Mariani, left, president of Schultz Family Foundation, leads a “Future of Education” panel discussion at the 2020 GeekWire Summit in Seattle with Dr. Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College; Diane Tavenner, co-founder and CEO of Summit Public Schools; and Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning. (GeekWire Photo).
The Verge
OCTOBER 22, 2020
You can now buy the Pixel 4A from Google for just $9 per month over 24 months as part of the new Google Fi phone subscription program. That monthly cost means you’d pay just just $216 for the phone, a substantial savings over its $349 upfront price. After you’ve made all 24 payments, you own the phone. You can also elect to add in a $6 per month device protection plan, meaning your monthly subscription cost is $15.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The Skyline franchise is delivering on the promise other sci-fi franchises have not. Aliens invaded Earth and we won. But now, humans are heading to the alien planet to end things once and for all. Read more.
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.
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