February, 2024

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Digital Sovereignty Is Changing The Cloud Market

Forrester IT

In 2023 global cloud vendors all came up with their own digital sovereignty solution to address rising concerns from their customers. However, when I ask customers and vendors to define what digital sovereignty means for them, silence is the most common response.

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IBM, ISC2 Offer Free Cybersecurity Certificate

Tech Republic Security

The entry-level IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist Professional Certificate takes four months to complete.

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Why Cyber Resilience May Be More Important Than Cybersecurity

Information Week

Cybersecurity is mandatory, yet inherently limited. Strong cyber resilience will help your enterprise continue functioning even during the worst of times.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

After years of marching to the cloud migration drumbeat, CIOs are increasingly becoming circumspect about the cloud-first mantra, catching on to the need to turn some workloads away from the public cloud to platforms where they will run more productively, more efficiently, and cheaper. “‘Cloud exit’ became a big theme in 2023 and there’s good odds it’ll turn into a real trend for 2024.

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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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Ready or Not, the Shift Is Here: Trends Driving ERP Decision-making

IT Toolbox

Embracing the shift in ERP change management to offer businesses a broader range of innovative tech and efficiency in the digital era. The post Ready or Not, the Shift Is Here: Trends Driving ERP Decision-making appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Navigating cyberthreatsand strengthening defensesin the era of AI

Doctor Chaos

Everybody is racing to develop an AI strategy, and many do not understand the risks associated with AI. Microsoft recently posted an article speaking to this concern found HERE.

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Botnet Struck U.S. Routers. Here’s How to Keep Employees Safe

Tech Republic Security

The FBI spotted this state-sponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can be overlooked when it comes to employees’ cybersecurity.

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Rubrik CIO on GenAI’s Looming Technical Debt

Information Week

With all the excitement about the generative artificial intelligence boom, companies may be forgetting that a bill will be due in the years to come: Technical debt is already piling up.

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SAP names Philipp Herzig as chief artificial intelligence officer

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP is reorganizing its AI activities. Philipp Herzig, formerly head of cross-product engineering and experience, now leads a new “end-to-end growth area” focused on AI as the company’s chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO). Herzig now reports directly to CEO Christian Klein, and will oversee the entire value chain for SAP business AI from research and product development through to implementation at the customer.

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Azure and Microsoft Exchange Servers Victim To Active Exploitation by Hackers

IT Toolbox

Microsoft’s Azure platform has been subject to a major data breach, compromising several accounts, including that of senior company executives. Find out more about Microsoft’s security issues with Azure and Exchange servers. The post Azure and Microsoft Exchange Servers Victim To Active Exploitation by Hackers appeared first on Spiceworks.

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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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The Psychology of Cybersecurity Burnout

Information Week

Cybersecurity demands are burning everyone out. Can anything be done to address the problem?

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Google Cloud’s Nick Godfrey Talks Security, Budget and AI for CISOs

Tech Republic Security

Google Cloud’s Director of Office of the CISO Nick Godfrey reminds business leaders to integrate security into conversations around financial and business targets.

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Digital Transformation Is About Fundamental Business Change

Information Week

Digital transformation isn’t just about tech -- it requires rethinking business, culture, and operations. Here are some key considerations to think about as you embark on your journey.

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Keys to Maximizing Data Value

Information Week

Data’s value has grown significantly over the past several years. The following expert insights will help your organization gain greater value out of the data it collects.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What Are The Main Differences?

Tech Republic Security

There are a few differences between spear phishing and phishing that can help you identify and protect your organization from threats. Learn about these differences.

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NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

Information Week

New guidance expands the framework to consider organizations beyond critical infrastructure; it also addresses governance and supply chain cybersecurity.

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IT Security Hiring Must Adapt to Skills Shortages

Information Week

Diverse recruitment strategies, expanded training, and incentivized development programs can all help organizations narrow the skills gap.

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How to Build a Strong IT Risk Mitigation Strategy

Information Week

With threats rapidly multiplying, IT has become inherently risky. A strong risk management strategy minimizes the danger.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group’s Spyware Research: How CSVs Target Devices and Applications

Tech Republic Security

In a new report from Google's Threat Analysis Group, the researchers detail how commercial surveillance vendors particularly use spyware and target Google and Apple devices.

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2023 Ransomware Payments Hit $1.1B Record

Information Week

Ransomware activity is back with a vengeance with record payments in 2023 and continuing activity this year.

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Has Apple Changed VR and AR’s Trajectory with the Vision Pro?

Information Week

The arrival of Apple’s VR-AR headset might be a watershed moment. Forrester and Gartner offer perspective on where this tech niche is heading.

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How to Cope with AI Disappointment

Information Week

Have your first attempts at using artificial intelligence left you disillusioned? You’re not alone.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How Many C-Levels Does It Take to Securely Manage Regulated Data?

Information Week

It may sound like a joke, but no one is laughing at the astronomical costs in failing at this.

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4 Top Data Management Challenges (And How to Conquer Them)

Information Week

Nobody ever said data management was easy. Fortunately, even the most daunting obstacles can be resolved by taking the right approaches.

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What Is a Passphrase? Examples, Types & Best Practices

Tech Republic Security

Learn about passphrases and understand how you can use these strong yet memorable phrases to safeguard your accounts against hackers.

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Changing Role of the CIO

Information Week

Chief information officers need to lean into the leadership aspects of their role to deal with the pace of change that 2024 promises. Here are five strategic areas to focus on this year.

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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Talent Management: The Missing CIO Management Strategy

Information Week

Talent management and development are seldom listed as goals in IT strategic plans. However, is it time for this to change?

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6 Best Open Source IAM Tools in 2024

Tech Republic Security

Explore the top open source IAM (Identity and Access Management) tools, their features and how they can enhance your organization's security and access control.

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How to Build a Team of Talented Citizen Developers

Information Week

Skilled citizen developers don’t just suddenly appear. They require training and encouragement.

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How Leadership Missteps Can Derail Your Cloud Strategy

Information Week

Inadequate planning leads to costly misalignments in resources and objectives, underlining the importance of a comprehensive strategy in cloud implementation.

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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.