Wed.Nov 06, 2019

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Global Firms Under-Insured Despite Breach Concerns

CTOvision

Half of global organizations still don’t have cyber insurance, despite the majority believing cyber-attacks will increase next year, according to FireEye. The security vendor polled 800 CISOs and senior executives across the globe to compile its new Cyber Trendscape Report. More than half (56%) said they believe the risk of attacks will grow next year and 51% […].

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RIP The RFP – This Is Not Your 1990s Vendor Selection Process

Forrester IT

Yes, you read correctly. The RFP (Request For Proposal) is close to extinction. Let me explain why. Companies use the RFP process for selecting a new vendor or solution to show that they have: Established comprehensive requirements Considered and reduced risk An objective and transparent decision-making process Makes sense, right? Yes. If we were managing […].

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8 Tips for More Secure Mobile Computing

CTOvision

Security professionals often talk about the importance of enlisting users as allies in the battle for better security. When it comes to mobile security, that alliance must be a working reality rather than a managerial dream — namely because these handheld machines are typically employee-owned, thus placing their use and precise configuration out of the […].

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Another CMP Gets Swallowed Up (Percolate, By Seismic), And What It Means To You

Forrester IT

Sales enablement automation (SEA) vendor Seismic announced its acquisition of content marketing platform (CMP) Percolate yesterday at its annual customer event, Seismic Shift. The San Diego-based unicorn adds 50 engineers to the business, increases its presence in New York City, and expands its footprints in Denver and San Francisco. The acquisition improves Seismic’s position with […].

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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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With a Laser, Researchers Say They Can Hack Alexa, Google Home or Siri

CTOvision

Since voice-controlled digital assistants were introduced a few years ago, security experts have fretted that systems like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa were a privacy threat and could be easily hacked. But the risk presented by a cleverly pointed light was probably not on anyone’s radar. Researchers in Japan and at the University of Michigan said Monday […].

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Focus HCM Investments On Two Key Overlooked Areas For Higher Business Value

Forrester IT

As Warren Buffett said, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Or, put another (potentially less embarrassing) way, you really don’t know the risks you’re taking until you’re tested by changing conditions. There’s a lot of hype in the human capital management (HCM) software market today, not to mention […].

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Healthcare Organizations Must Future-Proof Revenue Strategies By Embracing Value-Based Care

Forrester IT

The time to transition from fee-for-service models to value-based care (VBC) models is here, as those that continue to delay will be left behind! Many health systems have taken a wait-and-see approach to VBC, but growth in these payment models continues, and in 2020, more reimbursements will be tied to VBC than traditional reimbursement models. […].

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Intune Endpoint Security Policies Microsoft Endpoint Manager Updates

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Sneak peak of Microsoft Endpoint Manager security topics discussed in the section hosted by Paul Mayfield, Terrell Cox, and Micro-Scott. More details about the session and Intune Endpoint Security are given below. Ignite 2019 Coverage Microsoft Endpoint Management SCCM Intune Windows Updates Microsoft Endpoint Manager is the future of SCCM Intune MEMMI MEMCM iOS Android […].

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The Business Case For Modern Sales Enablement

Forrester IT

In this video, I introduce my latest report, “Building The Business Case For A Modern Sales Enablement Toolset.” This research features a customizable financial analysis of the ROI of sales enablement technologies, co-created with Total Economic Impact™ consultant Dean Davison. For more on the topic, Forrester clients can view my research here.

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Basics of Windows Dynamic Update Explained Update Management

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. This is the key take away from Windows Dynamic Update. I was not close to this topic until this point of time. The session from Steve DiAcetis was very useful to understand the basics of Windows 10 Dynamic Update. Introduction What is A Windows 10 Dynamic Update? How does it work?

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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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Cisco Meraki ups security with new switch, software

Network World

Cisco Meraki has introduced new hardware and software the company says will help customers more effectively support and secure a wide variety of distributed network resources. The new products, which include a raft of new security features as well a new class of switches and a cellular gateway will help Meraki address customers who perhaps don’t have the IT expertise nor staffing to support the increasing number of devices that need to be managed, said Lawrence Huang, vice president of product m

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iOS Android macOS Mobile Enrollment Options with Intune Updates from Ignite 2019

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check the Mobile device management options with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM). Intune Enrollment options(iOS Android macOS Mobile Enrollment) are discussed in the Ignite 2019 sessions. More details about the Microsoft Ignite sessions are given below. Android Enrollment Options Android management options with Intune.

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How to Fail: Digital Transformation Mistakes

Information Week

Don't make these nine digital transformation mistakes that will slow down your efforts to be competitive in a new era.

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5 Practical Implementations of Performance Management that Can Solve all Employee Performance Related Issues

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 5 Practical Implementations of Performance Management that Can Solve all Employee Performance Related Issues - Information Technology Blog. Employee performance streamlining is a progression of business methodologies that spotlights on improving employee’s working proficiency and in this way expanding the efficiency and productivity of the company also.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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What's new in OneDrive for Business?

Tech Republic Cloud

OneDrive for Business now includes more options and control over sharing files, more options for working with files in the web interface and improved options for admins to manage the OneDrive client on users' PCs.

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Cybercriminals using Google Analytics to enhance phishing efforts

Tech Republic Security

A report from security firm Akamai found that hackers were using analytics services to optimize their phishing efforts.

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How to use the Advanced Search in Gmail

Tech Republic Cloud

Empower your Gmail searches to make it easier to find the needle in the proverbial haystack.

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Is the Computer Science Degree Dead?

Information Week

Recent trends point to a decline in traditional education due to changing views and alternative education opportunities.

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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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IBM develops financial services-ready public cloud

Tech Republic Security

A new platform is being unveiled that is aimed at banks and their suppliers. The goal is to help them adhere to strict industry regulatory compliance, security and resiliency requirements.

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How to locate and close an open port in Linux

Tech Republic Data Center

Locating and blocking unwanted open ports in Linux should be a task every network admin knows how to do.

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How to copy a file from one server to another from a third with SSH

Tech Republic Security

Find out how to work some SSH magic, by transferring a file from one machine to another from a third.

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The Monthly “Digital Maturity” Book Tuning: Sorting Critical Puzzle Pieces of Digital Transformation Nov 2019

Future of CIO

Digital makes a significant impact on every aspect of the business from people, process to technology, both horizontally and vertically. The digitalization flattens the organizational hierarchy and blurs the functional, organizational and geographical borders in the business ecosystem. It is like a gigantic puzzle with many misplaced pieces, you have to put them all in the right places to discover the real meaning and unleash its full potential.

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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 to use the Advanced Search in Gmail

Tech Republic Cloud

Empower your Gmail searches to make it easier to find the needle in the proverbial haystack.

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The Organizational Learning Scoreboard

Future of CIO

People are always one of the most invaluable assets for running the business. Either individually or collectively, learning agility differentiates high potential from mediocre; at the organizational level, learning agility directly impacts on the top line growth and the strategic competency of the business. A learning scorecard assesses the enterprise learning progress to strategic goals, think of scorecards as a way of consolidating and comparing (for cause and effect purposes) metrics relating

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More Proof That The Government Should Always Prefer Commercial Off The Shelf Software

CTOvision

You no doubt have heard of the Defense Science Board (DSB). Since its establishment in 1956 it has helped the Department of Defense and entire national security community wrap its head around ways to optimize science and technology in service to critical national issues. Every year they conduct studies on a wide range of issues. […].

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The Best “Design Intelligence” Quotes of “Digital Master” Nov. 2019

Future of CIO

" Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28 + books) to perceive the multi-faceted impact digital is making to the businesses and society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.” It perceives the emergent trends of digital leadership, provides advice on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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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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California DMV Data Breach Exposed Thousands Of Drivers’ Social Security Information

CTOvision

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Tuesday that a data breach improperly shared social security information of more than 3,000 drivers with seven governmental agencies. According to the DMV, the data breach happened over the past four years, and the information could have been used in criminal, tax or child support investigations. The DMV said it […].

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What CIOs Need To Know About Negotiating Better Deals

The Accidental Successful CIO

It turns out that too much negotiating can be bad for a CIO Image Credit: Commonwealth Foundation. Let’s face it, one of the most important jobs that a CIO does is to negotiate deals. No matter if we are dealing with outside vendors or internal departments, it sure seems as though because of the importance of information technology a great deal of our time is taken up with trying to get the best deal for our IT department.

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The Next Generation of Network Security Is Cloud-Delivered

CTOvision

Read why Nir Zuk says that the next generation of network security will be cloud-delivered on Palo Alto Blog : In a cloud-driven world, security needs to be unified, consistent and delivered from the cloud that it’s chartered to protect. This statement transcends my entire career in security, which has required constant evolution to keep […].

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Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform Optimized to run Epic Operational Database and Cogito Databases

Nutanix

Nutanix is currently the #1 deployed HCI solution within the Epic community, with over 20 mutual customers ranging from small hospitals to those with more than 20,000 concurrent users.

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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.