Sat.Mar 30, 2024 - Fri.Apr 05, 2024

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Your Cloud Strategy Is Now Your AI Strategy, Too

Forrester IT

Corporate cloud strategies that yesterday centered on the unglamorous transition of legacy apps from out of the data center, along with some new cloud-native apps, must now incorporate transformative technologies with radically different value propositions — all without breaking the IT budget.

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Mark Your Calendars: Top Tech Conferences in April 2024

IT Toolbox

Optimism around artificial intelligence (AI), the ubiquity of cloud computing, and the necessity of cybersecurity measures are expected to drive technology spending this year, analysts say. With that in mind, check out five of the most important conferences this month. The post Mark Your Calendars: Top Tech Conferences in April 2024 appeared first on Spiceworks.

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10 Easy Ways for Introverted Digital Trailblazers to Manage Up

Social, Agile and Transformation

“Managing up is a career development method that involves working with your boss to create value for both of you.” This is how Google’s AI explains managing up, a set of career management practices for developing relationships with your manager and other higher-level executives. I confess – I sucked at managing up during my days as CTO and CIO.

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Digital Transformation: What Should be Next on Your Agenda?

Information Week

Digital transformation is a critical, ongoing process. That's why it's important to prioritize your agenda.

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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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U.K. and U.S. Agree to Collaborate on the Development of Safety Tests for AI Models

Tech Republic Security

The U.K. government has formally agreed to work with the U.S. in developing safety tests for advanced AI models.

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One Year Since Bud Light’s Marketing Blunder: What Did We Learn?

Forrester IT

Yes, hindsight is 20/20. As we reach the anniversary of Bud Light’s marketing blunder, we’ve taken a look back into what really happened to fuel the iconic brand’s crisis. In the year following Bud Light’s cancellation, the company faced material backlash from both the LGBTQIA+ and conservative communities for their transgression of core brand values.

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Does Your Organization Need a Dedicated AI Leader?

Information Week

AI adoption shows no sign of slowing down. But who's in charge?

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Top 6 Passwordless Authentication Solutions for 2024

Tech Republic Security

Discover the top passwordless authentication solutions that can enhance security and user experience. Find the best solution for your business needs.

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The New Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Role Balances AI Champion And Risk Manager

Forrester IT

US federal agencies must now have a chief artificial intelligence officer responsible for operationalizing the safe use of AI. Learn more about this move and the implications in this blog post.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the past decade, CIOs have invested significantly in digital transformation initiatives in an effort to improve customer experiences, build data analytics capabilities, and deliver productivity enhancements with automation. Underpinning these initiatives is a slew of technology capabilities and strategies aimed at accelerating delivery cycles, such as establishing product management disciplines, building cloud architectures, developing devops capabilities, and fostering agile cultures.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Generative AI, the Digital Divide, and the Tremendous Opportunity

Information Week

GenAI’s rapid advancement certainly has its drawbacks, but there is an opportunity for telecommunications companies to help mitigate the impacts while also driving financial value and building social capital.

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Get an Extra 20% Off a Lifetime of Powerful VPN Protection Through 4/7

Tech Republic Security

There’s no reason to risk your privacy or your most confidential information, or even be deprived of your favorite content, when a solution is so affordable. Use coupon SECURE20 at checkout through 4/7 to unlock an additional 20% off this deal!

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Announcing The Winners Of Forrester’s Coveted B2B Return On Integration Honors For North America

Forrester IT

These three companies have transformed their businesses to maximize customer value and relentlessly drive internal alignment. Get a preview of the success stories they will share at B2B Summit North America in May.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

New tech moves from bleeding edge to mainstream at an ever-increasing pace. Consider how fast generative AI went from avant-garde to ubiquity: At under two years, it may be a record. Feats like that have ramped up pressure on CIOs to not just modernize, but modernize faster so they’re ready to seize new opportunities as they arise by having infrastructure that can support emerging technologies and a team that isn’t mired in maintenance mode.

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Future-Proof IT: Cost-Saving Strategies Every IT Leader Needs in 2025

With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.

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Zero-Trust Architecture: What You Need to Know

Information Week

If your organization hasn't yet adopted a zero-trust architecture, it's sitting on a cybersecurity time bomb. Now is the time to defuse the threat.

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AI Deepfakes Rising as Risk for APAC Organisations

Tech Republic Security

A cyber security expert from Tenable has called on large tech platforms to do more to identify AI deepfakes for users, while APAC organisations may need to include deepfakes in risk assessments.

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No, Amazon Isn’t Killing Just Walk Out But Rather “Pushing Hard” On It

Forrester IT

Read for three key insights on Amazon’s autonomous checkout technology Just Walk Out from an interview with Amazon.

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AI adoption accelerates as enterprise PoCs show productivity gains

CIO Business Intelligence

Like other CIOs, Katrina Redmond has been inundated with opportunities to deploy AI that promise to speed business and operations processes, and optimize workflows. “Everyone is running around trying to apply this technology that’s moving so fast, but without business outcomes, there’s no point to it,” says Redmond, CIO at power management systems manufacturer Eaton Corp.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Confronting the AI Energy Drain

Information Week

Artificial intelligence technology is working its way into nearly every aspect of modern life. But what are the energy costs? Can they be reduced?

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Asia-Pacific Ransomware Threats Depend on Country and Sector, Says Rapid7

Tech Republic Security

Cyber security operatives have been warned to look at the specific ransomware threats facing their country and industry, while closing down common pathways being used by skilled access brokers.

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Announcing Forrester’s B2B Program Of The Year Award Winners For North America

Forrester IT

Get ready to be inspired by these best-practice program implementations across B2B marketing, sales, and product. We reveal which eight companies will be honored at B2B Summit North America in May.

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The complex patchwork of US AI regulation has already arrived

CIO Business Intelligence

As artificial intelligence adoption has surged in the past year, many voices have called for regulation to protect people from adverse machine decisions — and regulatory bodies are responding with a complex patchwork of emerging statutes and mandates that CIOs will need to navigate to ensure their AI strategies are compliant wherever their organizations do business.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Why Cultural Institutions Are Rich Targets for Cyberattackers

Information Week

Physical security isn’t the only way museums, galleries, and theaters need to protect their precious assets.

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Google Cloud/Cloud Security Alliance Report: IT and Security Pros Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About AI

Tech Republic Security

Of the IT and security professionals surveyed, 63% said AI will improve security within their organization.

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Has Digital Advertising Reached Maturity In The US?

Forrester IT

Spending on digital advertising in the US is forecasted to settle into a period of moderate growth. From 2023 to 2028, growth will — for the first time — fall to single digits due to the maturity of the market.

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EU and US agree to chart common course on AI regulation

CIO Business Intelligence

The European Union and the US have agreed to increase co-operation in the development of technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), placing a particular emphasis on safety and governance. The announcement came at the end of a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Leuven, Belgium, on Friday, and followed this week’s broadly similar pact between the US and UK on AI safety.

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The 2025 Recruitment Playbook

The 2025 Recruitment Playbook by Procom is a strategic guide tailored for hiring managers to navigate the evolving talent landscape. Highlighting innovations like AI-driven tools and data analytics, the playbook empowers leaders to streamline processes, enhance candidate experiences , and foster diversity and inclusion. It provides actionable insights for every recruitment stage—from sourcing and screening to onboarding and retention.

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9 Ways to Ensure Continuous Innovation

Information Week

Organizational leaders tend to believe their companies are innovative, but the competitive landscape can tell a much different story.

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Tech Republic Security

Help your business by becoming your own IT expert. This week only, you can get The 2023 Ultimate IT Career Kickstarter Bundle for just $47.99 with promo code SECURE20.

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How to Address the Cloud Skills Gap in the Digital Era

IT Toolbox

Unlock the secrets to closing the cloud skills gap and driving digital transformation. The post How to Address the Cloud Skills Gap in the Digital Era appeared first on Spiceworks.

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The full-stack architect: A new lead role for crystalizing EA value

CIO Business Intelligence

Skim recent articles about enterprise architecture (EA) and you’ll notice a contradiction. Of them, plenty suggest that, unless a company develops a strong EA muscle, it will limit itself. Yet just as many seem to question the function’s value, or spotlight material that does. A recent report from Forrester, for example, opens: “[While] enterprise architecture remains a critical capability … many digital and IT professionals view enterprise architecture as a roadblock that adds no real value.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.