The Accidental Successful CIO

OCTOBER 2, 2019

When you are going to migrate to a new system, key questions have to be asked Image Credit: Jamie. The reason that an IT department exists within a company is to provide the company with a way to use the importance of information technology to provide the company with a competitive advantage. The IT department provides the company with the ability to process all of the data that is collected while at the same time providing the company’s customers with a seamless experience.

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Information Week

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Enterprises are not fully on board yet and in some cases stuck in manual mode. Here are four key areas to consider to get on the road to automation.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

IT security budgets now average $18.9 million, up from $8.9 million, with savings credited to internal cybersecurity, according to new Kaspersky report.

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Information Week

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

IT leaders who will survive in the hybrid multi-cloud world are fostering the skills they already have in-house, while embracing some shifts toward new ideas.

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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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Galido

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - How To Stay Safe When Gaming Online - Information Technology Blog. Any action we take online requires being alert and taking security seriously. Whether browsing, downloading any file, sending an e-mail. Also when we play online we must exercise caution. In this article we are going to talk about how to stay safe when gaming online.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Some 36% of companies who haven't suffered a breach said it is likely they are unknowingly experiencing one now.

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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This week, Forrester’s Board of Clients was in Cambridge. This amazing group advises the company on strategy, new products, and improving our service. Over the years, they have had a big influence on how we work and where we are going — this year, the discussion was particularly valuable. I always host a dinner with […].

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Read Alison McCauley list five critical ingredients for enterprise blockchain adoption on Forbes : Blockchain benefits are driven by network effects: the more participants on a shared platform, the greater its potential value. Yet executives have found it’s a struggle to align the support of their ecosystems. At stake is the potential to unlock trillions […].

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Tech Republic Cloud

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The Duckbill Group's outspoken co-founder Corey Quinn shares his thoughts on the cloud industry, Walmart's paranoia about AWS, why Docker is nearly out of money, and why Larry Ellison "is not people.

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Anoop

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Microsoft recently released SCCM 1909 version of technical preview. Let’s check what SCCM Orchestration Group (controlled patching) setup guide is. This feature is part of a technical preview version of SCCM and subject to change. NOTE! – I feel SCCM orchestration groups for server patching is made up of some of the logic from Phased […].

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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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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Part II Of “Why Chatbots Can’t Read Your Mind” Chatbots break down into two parts: the “chat” and the “bot.” Previously, we covered “chat” and the general reasons why chatbots may misinterpret your request or have trouble understanding what you’re asking. In this post, we will cover the problems that the “bot” side of chatbots […].

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, employees can pose a significant security risk to company data, according to a new report from data protection firm Code42.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Having CI/CD pipelines doesn't mean that continuous delivery is a business need or a good idea. I wrote about this a couple of years ago when I asked, "Is Continuous Delivery Right for Your Business?" I know this is a debated topic. Yes, you can use feature flags or branching strategies to enable very frequent releases with controls that block new code from impacting customers.

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Anoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post I will be talking about Device Health Attestation (DHA) and its role in Intune device compliance check. Let’s dive into Intune Device Compliance Check and DHA. Introduction Intune device compliance is a check mechanism – whether the managed devices meets the specified security requirements as per organization security policy.

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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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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Customer service organizations turn to robotic process automation (RPA) to provide tactical and short-term fixes to digitize common, reproducible agent tasks. There are two forms of RPA. Attended mode RPA: These bots target the front office. They are invoked by agents in the flow of their work. In the case of an exception, the bot hands […].

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Pharmaceutical Industry today, is a goldmine of opportunities. The global pharmaceutical market was estimated at approximately $935 billion in 2017 and is bound to reach $1170 billion by 2021. Every day, new technologies and scientific discoveries are pushing the boundaries of human understanding. And for a company to succeed, the people who make it, i.e., its employees, should be updated with all the recent developments.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Ransomware continues to present a real cybersecurity threat. Tom Merritt offers five ways you can prevent it from affecting your business.

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Mick's IT Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Recently, I have begun setting up new front and back-office security runbooks in Microsoft Orchestrator. These runbooks needed to use PowerShell for getting data from the SCCM server. The SCCM console is not installed on the Orchestrator server, so PowerShell required to be able to connect directly to it. The following script will import the SCCM PowerShell module, connect to the SCCM server, and then disconnect.

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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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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 4, 2019

(Jeremy Vale coauthored this post.) All eyes may be on on Hong Kong right now and its use of facial recognition to identify protesters, but a far more enlightening case — for those fortunate to have less antagonistic relationships with local authorities — can be found in the small Swedish town of Skellefteå (“sche-left-eye-o“), […].

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Tech Republic Cloud

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

SQL Server 2019 big data clusters bring relational and unstructured data together in a world where you don't have to curate data before using it.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A cybersecurity expert with the US Navy believes military personnel understand operational risk and should be appointed to corporate boards.

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Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Rolling out hundreds of VMware's ESXi hypervisors is a time-consuming project with the chance for errors. Learn how to use a USB flash drive to automate the ESXi install.

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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.

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Want to take over the world using AI? Contrary to popular belief, AI isn’t going to design a plan for AI-enabled world domination for you. (And don’t hold your breath, it won’t be doing so anytime soon.) Instead, it is on you to identify the untapped, world-changing business opportunities that best leverage AI’s unique strengths […].

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Spearline Testing

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In this episode of the Spearline podcast, Kees interviews Customer Engagement Manager JJ Barry about his role with the company, CX Day and the importance of customers. Later in the episode, Josh is joined in studio with members of the Product Team, Carl Naysmith and Deirdre Hurley, where they discuss more about CX Day, understanding the customer and the Spearline platform.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Black Hat's Network Operations team members discuss looking for the "bad within the bad." Also, RSA's CTO talks about managing risks to prevent an individual problem from becoming a societal problem.

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Trends in the Living Networks

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Last week I participated in a TV panel discussion on the implications and ethics of neural interfaces , together with the fascinating cyborg artist Neil Harbisson and Oxford University neuroethicist Stephen Rainey. A video of the full program is below. I was delighted to participate in the conversation as I am increasingly turning my attention to the evolution and implications of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) as one of the most important developments for the future of humanity.

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“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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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This is an interview that Allen Bonde and I did to launch our coverage of the future of services. Markets and firms are changing dramatically under the relentless forces unleashed by technology. Customers’ expectations rise continuously. Firms die or thrive based on their ability to reinvent their businesses to reach and serve customers. And […].

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Anoop

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post let’s go ahead and check ManageEngine’s enhanced add-on for SCCM current branch. This is the sponsored post by ManageEngine to get more details about their new features of the Patch Connect Plus! Introduction Patch Connect Plus aids in patching with Microsoft SCCM by completely automating third-party application patching.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month by turning on two-factor authentication and replacing your "fido123" password.

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Tech Republic Cloud

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Install one of the best Google Drive sync tools made specifically for the Linux desktop.

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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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