Wed.Jun 10, 2020

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Data Governance for 2020 and Beyond

Forrester IT

Companies have short attention spans when it comes to data governance. Even for organizations with sustained programs, the continuous push and pull of new regulations, projects, or data and analytics investments create constant disruption. To address these expansions, data owners either search for the simple approach or re-educate on data governance 101.

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Honda Hit by Ransomware: Attack Follows Major 2019 Data Breach

CTOvision

Honda has confirmed a cyber attack on its networks that is widely believed to have involved deployment of the “Snake” ransomware. The £22 billion by market capitalisation automotive giant has admitted […].

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Address Legal, Regulatory, And Operational Risks For The Return To Work

Forrester IT

We are currently at the beginning of Phase Three (Management) as regions and businesses reopen. This is a challenging transition for organizations. A global pandemic has no clear end. To help with your pandemic recovery plans, Forrester developed two sets of pandemic management protocols for bringing employees back. Government guidelines along with health and safety risks are undoubtedly top of mind, but there’s more.

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Open Source Software Vulnerabilities Increased By 130% in 2019

CTOvision

The number of open source software (OSS) vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2019 compared with 2018, a new RiskSense report has shown. Total common vulnerabilities and exposures vulnerabilities (CVEs) reached […].

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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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The Second Forrester New Wave™ On ABM Platform Shows A Maturing Market

Forrester IT

It’s been two years since we first evaluated the account-based marketing (ABM) platform market — and a LOT has changed. My just-published “The Forrester New Wave™: ABM Platforms, Q2 2020” report shows that at the landscape level, numerous vendors moved out of or into this space. But it’s also true that 10 of the vendors […].

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DIA’s “MARS” Project Achieves Key Milestone

CTOvision

Since so many of my friends, associates and clients have a high interest in DIA’s MARS project I wanted to provide the press release below, which was posted on the […].

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An Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

Read Peter Brown take a look at creating an ethical AI policy framework for the implementation of AI-supported applications on Law : China has a population of approximately 1.4 billion people […].

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Changing Commercial And Social Conditions Spark Consumer Energy

Forrester IT

To measure precisely what kind of emotional toll COVID-19 is taking on consumers — and how current consumer sentiment will influence imminent behavior — we are applying Forrester’s Consumer Energy Index, our data-driven framework that captures how ready and willing consumers are to reach out to brands. After dropping dramatically during the months of March […].

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10 insights from the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report

CTOvision

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report opens with an Oscar Wilde quote from “The Picture of Dorian Gray”: “Experience is merely the name men give to their mistakes.” In other […].

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Microsoft and Udacity partner in new $4 million machine-learning scholarship program for Microsoft Azure

Tech Republic Cloud

Applications are now open for the nanodegree program, which will help Udacity train developers on the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.

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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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CSO’s Guide to ‘Employee-First’ Security Operations During COVID-19 & Beyond

CTOvision

Read George Gerchow explain his guide as a CSO for security teams to remain flexible and ready for change on Dark Reading: The speed in which COVID-19 has evolved has […].

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Honda hit by cyberattack that impacted its global operations

Tech Republic Security

The automaker's customer service and financial services are unavailable as it deals with an attack that experts believe is ransomware.

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6 Cyber Threats You Can’t Afford to Ignore

CTOvision

Read Rashan Dixon list five cyber threats that small and medium businesses cannot ignore on Entrepreneur : As if your business didn’t have enough to worry about right now, the […].

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Fix SCCM Sites that don’t have Proper HTTPS Configuration Issue ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out how to fix ConfigMgr Sites that don’t have a Proper HTTPS Configuration issue. I have noticed this error when I was going through management insights. I have seen this issue with SCCM 2004 version. ConfigMgr Management Insights will help you to gain valuable insights into the current state of the SCCM environment.

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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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Revisiting Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Information Week

Best-of-class DR/BC plans cover both IT and the business. Unfortunately, in many companies, the emphasis for recovery is on the IT, and not on business operations.

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CIOs Go Looking For Robots To Use On The Farm

The Accidental Successful CIO

In the future, berry farming will be done by robots Image Credit: Beholder99. One does not often think about farming and CIOs in the same thought. However, it turns out that the way that food is being grown and harvested is in the process of undergoing a radical transformation. Technology is being applied to the fields where our food is grown and how best to apply that technology is something that CIOs are being asked to determine.

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92% of SMBs think they can recover from a disaster, but many don't have plans in place

Tech Republic Security

New research shows that the vast majority of small and midsize leaders believe they expect, and can handle, the unexpected—but 16% don't even know their recovery time objective.

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What is Gaia-X? A guide to Europe's cloud computing fight-back plan

Tech Republic Cloud

Europe is pushing for more independence from cloud giants in the US and China with Gaia-X, which aims to create an ecosystem of cloud and data services protected by EU laws.

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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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How DNS attacks threaten organizations

Tech Republic Security

Application downtime was the most significant side effect of a DNS attack, according to EfficientIP.

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IT Careers: Planning Your Future When the Future Is Uncertain

Information Week

Increasing levels of economic uncertainty and fast-paced technology change mean IT professionals should look at their career paths differently.

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How to better defend your cloud-based environments against cyberattack

Tech Republic Security

A rapid, disorganized shift to the cloud can open the door to data theft, ransomware, malware, and other cyberattacks, says IBM X-Force.

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Wave and the future of immersive live virtual music

Trends in the Living Networks

Today virtual live music platform Wave announced a $30 million investment , placing it at the center of the burgeoning virtual live music performance space. I recorded a segment for The Virtual Excellence Show on this, watch the short video below, including relevant video clips, or a transcript is below. On the Virtual Excellence Show we aim to keep on top of what’s newsworthy in all things virtual.

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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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Remotely Working as a Customer Engagement Manager

Spearline Testing

We recently interviewed Customer Engagement Manager, Laura Coughlan, about how she has adapted to working from home, the challenges she may have been facing, the perks of remote working and more. With this current climate and everything going on, had it been a big transition from working in the office, helping your customers, to working from home full-time?

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Instacart threatens to pull out of Seattle if new hazard pay law passes

GeekWire

(Instacart Photo). Instacart said it may not be able to continue operating in Seattle if a law requiring hazard pay for delivery workers passes next week. The grocery delivery company warned customers about the “unconstitutional legislation” in an email urging them to write to the Seattle City Council in opposition to the bill. “Your access to same-day grocery delivery is at risk,” Instacart said.

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Wave raises $30 million for superstars to stage virtual concerts

Venture Beast

Wave, the virtual concert company that has teamed up to do live music in virtual settings with John Legend and others, has raised $30 million in funding. Read More.

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Amazon bans police use of its Rekognition facial recognition software for one year amid protests

GeekWire

Community leaders asked Amazon to stop selling Rekognition to police at the company’s Seattle headquarters in 2018. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg). Amazon will ban police use of its facial recognition software for one year, in an abrupt reversal that shows how quickly the dynamics of law enforcement technology are shifting. Police use of Amazon’s Rekognition software has been a subject of criticism by civil rights groups for years but Amazon repeatedly defended the merits of the tec

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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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Tesla becomes most valuable automaker as more workers contract COVID-19

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Tesla’s stock price hit $1,000 for the first time on Wednesday, meaning the Silicon Valley company has now passed Toyota in market capitalization and is the most valuable automaker in the world by that metric. This comes as at least six Tesla employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in California since CEO Elon Musk reopened the company’s facilities there last month — initially in violation of stay-home orders, and then with the blessing of local offic

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Data warehousing startup Snowflake confidentially files for IPO, could reach $20B valuation

GeekWire

Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman. (Snowflake Photo). Cloud computing startup Snowflake Computing is aiming to go public. Bloomberg and the Financial Times reported that the company has confidentially filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. San Mateo, Calif.-based Snowflake raised a $479 million round at a $12.4 billion valuation in February.

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Here?s how Apple?s Mac and mobile ARM chip roadmap looks through 2025

Venture Beast

Apple's collaboration with Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC means that some elements of its chip roadmap for the next five years can be reasonably forecasted. Read More.

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Maveron, Scooter Braun, Alex Rodriguez invest in $30M round for virtual entertainment startup Wave

GeekWire

(Wave Image). Los Angeles startup Wave announced a $30 million investment round to fuel growth of its live virtual entertainment platform. Seattle VC firm Maveron led the Series B round, with participation from Griffin Gaming Partners and others including entertainment executive Scooter Braun and Major League Baseball legend Alex Rodriguez. Wave partners with music labels, management companies, and independent artists to help host virtual concerts with digital fan avatars.

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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.