Wed.May 20, 2020

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The Promising Case Of Low-Code Testing

Forrester IT

Low-code dev platforms have been around for 30 years, but in 2020, adoption has reached an inflection point. Today, a majority of developers report they are either planning on or have already implemented a low-code platform to build digital business applications (see figure). As proponents push into more mission-critical use cases and pro-dev shops look […].

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An Interview with Carmen Medina

CTOvision

The latest OODAcast features someone we have long looked up to, Carmen Medina. She is a great leader and successful senior executive who rose to the highest levels of the […].

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RPA And Test Automation Are More Friends Than Foes

Forrester IT

COVID-19 taught us an important lesson. As Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, put it at Microsoft Build 2020 to hundreds of developers, “We’ve seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months!” Automation supported by intelligent automation platforms — robotic process automation (RPA) plus AI — has already played a role and will continue […].

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7 Tips for Security Pros Patching in a Pandemic

CTOvision

Patch management has historically been a challenge for IT and security teams, which are under pressure to create strong programs and deploy fixes as they’re released. Now their challenges are […].

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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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B2B Leaders Will Find CX North America Literally And Virtually Stimulating

Forrester IT

Learn how we'll help firms master B2B customer experience at the CX North America live virtual experience on June 16-18, 2020.

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EasyJet data breach: 9 million customers affected

CTOvision

British low-cost airline group EasyJet has revealed on Tuesday that it “has been the target of an attack from a highly sophisticated source” and that it has suffered a data […].

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How to decode a data breach notice

CTOvision

Read Zack Whittaker explain how to decode a data breach notice on Techcrunch : Over the years I’ve seen hundreds, probably thousands, of data breach notifications warning that a company’s […].

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Learn How to Retry ConfigMgr Hotfix Installation | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. I faced an issue while installing ConfigMgr Hotfix. In this quick post, let’s learn How to Retry ConfigMgr Hotfix Installation. Related Post – SCCM Troubleshooting Intune Error Codes Table | ConfigMgr Retry ConfigMgr Hotfix Installation Launch ConfigMgr 2002 version of the console.

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Verizon Data Breach Report: DoS Skyrockets, Espionage Dips

CTOvision

Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks have spiked over the past year, while cyber-espionage campaigns have spiraled downwards. That’s according to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) released Tuesday, which analyzed 32,002 […].

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The top free online tech classes to advance your IT skills

Tech Republic Security

Available online classes include ways to upgrade your resume, add to current skills, or land a better job. Here are some of the top places to go to find eLearning courses.

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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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NTT Report Demonstrates Changing Approaches of Cyber-Criminals

CTOvision

Read explain how the latest NTT 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report reveals that cybercriminals are changing their attack strategies on Infosec Magazine : There was a marked increase in the […].

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Build 2020: Azure Stack Hub updated with six new features, including machine-learning tools

Tech Republic Data Center

Microsoft has announced a slew of up updates to its hybrid cloud platform at its Build 2020 developer conference, which is taking place virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New phishing campaign impersonates LogMeIn to steal user credentials

Tech Republic Security

LogMeIn is the parent company of LastPass, so attackers may also be attempting to access the password managers of compromised users, says Abnormal Security.

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Amid the pandemic, using trust to fight shadow IT

Network World

With most workers scattered at home and trying to come up with their own ad-hoc IT workarounds, there’s an easy way for IT shops to build trust: communicate.

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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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Nearly 70% of major companies will increase cybersecurity spending post-coronavirus

Tech Republic Security

With more people working from home, cybercrimes skyrocketed, forcing companies to rethink tech budgets, LearnBonds found.

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Year of modernization: 56% of professionals are working on cloud migrations for 2020

Tech Republic Cloud

Even organizations with strict regulatory requirements are overcoming prior cloud security concerns to update infrastructure, Progress found.

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Open source security report finds library-induced flaws in 70% of applications

Tech Republic Security

Problems are everywhere, but most fixes are easy to find and implement, according to a Veracode report that analyzed.

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Cloud adoption looked healthy in 2020, but COVID-19 is driving a bigger boom

Tech Republic Cloud

Companies and workers continue to swarm to the cloud since the pandemic began, building on growth that has been steady, according to a new O'Reilly study.

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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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CIOs Deal With A Revolution In Grocery Stores

The Accidental Successful CIO

Food shoppers are going online and CIOs have to prepare for their arrival Image Credit: greggavedon.com. CIOs who work for grocery store chains are undergoing some significant changes in their lives. It used to be that being a CIO who worked in the grocery business allowed you to focus on such issues as the delivery of items to stores, current inventory levels, and the tracking of food shipments when a contamination was detected.

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7 Tips on How to Build a Stronger Business/IT Partnership

Information Week

To create the organizational resilience necessary in this new normal, businesses need to stop thinking of IT teams as just expensive gatekeepers.

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A fight for the soul of machine learning

Venture Beast

Google reportedly cut diversity programs against a backdrop of algorithmic bias and tech leaders with white supremacist ties. But the U.S. is more diverse than ever. Read More.

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10 Ways to Prepare Your IT Organization for the Next Crisis

Information Week

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can help IT leaders and managers get ready for the next emergency.

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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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Judge clears the way for salvagers to open up the Titanic and retrieve Marconi radio

GeekWire

The Titanic sank during its maiden voyage in 1912. (Acme Newspictures via Library of Congress). A federal judge says RMS Titanic Inc. can go forward with its plan to cut into the Titanic shipwreck and try retrieving the Marconi wireless telegraph machine that sent out distress calls 108 years ago. In an order issued Monday in Norfolk, Va., District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith said RMS Titanic, the court-designated salvage firm for the Titanic, made its case that the radio had enough historic value

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IT Leadership in Education: Getting Online School Right

Information Week

Even before so many schools across the country pivoted to online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, some schools had already pioneered how to do it.

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Visiting Disney Can Lead to Severe Illness and Death, Disney Warns

Gizmodo

Disney wants to apply the baseball rule of personal risk assessment to slowly but surely re-opening its theme parks at the height of a viral pandemic that is killing thousands of Americans by the day. At least there are branded masks ? Read more.

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Are You Firing the Wrong People?

Information Week

Organizations are reducing their workforces to reduce costs, but they may be sacrificing long-term stability for short-term savings.

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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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Alleged Drug Dealer Sentenced to Death by Hanging Via Zoom in Singapore

Gizmodo

Singapore’s Supreme Court sentenced a man to death via Zoom video chat on Friday, according to a report from the Strait Times. It’s believed to be the second time that a death sentence has been handed down this year over the video service, which has seen a dramatic increase in use since the global coronavirus pandemic… Read more.

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Nvidia reveals why it chose rival AMD over Intel for its deep learning system

TechSpot

In Nvidia’s first two DGX systems, Intel’s Xeon CPUs were the preferred processor, but the company dropped them in the DGX A100 for two of AMD's 64-core, Zen 2-based Epyc 7742 CPUs. The system, which uses the new, Ampere-based A100 GPUs, boasts 5 petaflops of AI compute performance and 320.

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Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible

GeekWire

(Crucible Image). Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible , a free-to-play online shooter and the company’s first original big-budget game. The game, available for Windows 10, is a team-based shooter that lets players hunt down opponents. It’s similar to other megahits such as Overwatch , Apex Legends, and Fortnite.

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Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa Are Teaming Up for a Vampire-Themed Buddy Comedy

Gizmodo

Though there’s no Game of Thrones reunion special scheduled anytime soon, HBO alums Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are about to partner up for a different sort of adventure involving conniving warriors trying to murder each other for personal gain. This time, though, the story’s going to involve Draculas and the… Read more.

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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.