How COVID is Changing Technology Futures
Information Week
JULY 23, 2020
Accenture released its Technology Vision 2020 report in February, but then COVID hit. Here's how the pandemic is changing technology futures according to the company.
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The Short Story From Arthur C. Clarke Every Officer in Space Force Should Read and Heed
CTOvision
JULY 23, 2020
Like so many others in the national security domain I am tracking what I can about the new US Space Force, the newest US military force. I believe their mission […].
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2020 German, French, And UK Tech Markets All Likely To Fall, With The UK’s The Most Vulnerable
Forrester IT
JULY 22, 2020
We have just published our tech market forecast for the three largest European economies: France, Germany, and the UK (see “Tech Budget Outlooks For France, Germany, And The UK In A COVID-19 Recession“). Due to the coronavirus and resulting recessions, tech spending in Germany, France, and the UK will decline by 5% to 7% in […].
5 Priorities for IT Leaders During this Summer of COVID
Social, Agile and Transformation
JULY 20, 2020
It's been a very challenging year for everyone and indeed, this has been the case for first responders. Somewhere a couple of rungs further down the ladder, most organizations owe plenty of thanks to CIOs, IT leaders, and especially the IT service desk. It's one compliance requirement to have business continuity plans, but an exponential challenge to quickly enable global.
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.
SCCM Application Deployment Custom Report SQL Query | ConfigMgr
Anoop
JULY 22, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out SCCM Application Deployment Custom Report SQL Query with Collection. I have seen many questions in HTMDForum that we want the application related reports, how to write a SQL query to write a report on app deployment etc… In this post, you will learn how to make a working Configuration Manager SQL query to find […].
Who Is Spying On Me? A taxonomy of spies in the modern technology landscape
CTOvision
JULY 22, 2020
Watching the cyber threat evolve over the last few decades has made it clear: we are all targets. As individuals we need to do what we can to minimize the […].
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Hackers will lurk in your email for more than a week after breaking in
Tech Republic Security
JULY 23, 2020
Beware - cybercriminals could be spending days rooting around in employee inboxes for information they can sell to other crooks, or use to mount further attacks.
SCCM Client InActive Obsolete Status Using SQL Query | ConfigMgr
Anoop
JULY 20, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s help to analyze SCCM client InActive Obsolete Status using SQL query. I keep getting questions about ConfigMgr SQL queries in the HTMD forum. The following SQL query helps you identify ConfigMgr client status based on collections. I know these details can be found in the collection.
4 Ways to Excel as a Female Data Scientist
Information Week
JULY 24, 2020
Glassdoor has ranked data science as one of the top 10 best jobs in the US every year since 2015. Here's how you can stand out in this field.
Linux Foundation offering Kubernetes certifications courses and exams as demand spikes
Tech Republic Cloud
JULY 24, 2020
Since October 2015, the share of Kubernetes jobs per million grew by 2,141%, while the share of Kubernetes job searches increased 2,125%.
7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production
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Cybersecurity spending to grow this year but may be hit by budget constraints
Tech Republic Security
JULY 20, 2020
Spending on security products and services for 2020 could increase as much as 5.6%, or as little as 2.5%, depending on the economic impact of the coronavirus on IT budgets, says Canalys.
Fix SCCM OSD Machine Domain Join Issue ldap_add_s failed: 0x35 0x216d
Anoop
JULY 21, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Hi, My name is Ankit Shukla. This (Fix SCCM OSD Machine Domain Join Issue) is my first post, I have been Working in SCCM/MECM technology for more than 7 years. I would be sharing my experience and issues which I have faced in my IT career and posting a solution for that.
Navigate Turbulence with the Resilience of Responsible AI
Information Week
JULY 22, 2020
Extraordinary economic conditions require brand-new analytic models, right? Not if existing predictive models are built with responsible AI. Here's how to tell.
A Quantum Internet would eliminate security concerns by nature
TechSpot
JULY 24, 2020
The traditional Internet, as The Wall Street Journal points out, works by encoding data into photons of light and sending it over long distances along fiber-optic cables or wirelessly via satellites. The issue, as it relates to security, is that these communications can be intercepted along the way, resulting in.
20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers
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Malware is down, but IoT and ransomware attacks are up
Tech Republic Security
JULY 23, 2020
Malicious attacks disguised as Microsoft Office files increased 176%, according to SonicWall's midyear threat report.
SCCM Query All Active Directory Security Groups Dynamic Collection
Anoop
JULY 23, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In today’s post, let’s find out what is the easiest way to create SCCM query to group users All Active Directory Security Groups discovery. And then you shall see how to use the WQL query to create Dynamic user Collection. ConfigMgr 2002 version has 17 out of box WQL queries available ready to use.
SpaceX Satellites Ruin Perfectly Good View of Comet NEOWISE
Gizmodo
JULY 23, 2020
Nowhere is safe from light pollution, not even space. On Wednesday, astrophotographer Daniel López shared a photo he captured of Comet NEOWISE the day before at Teide National Park on the Canary Islands. However, SpaceX’s Starlink satellites ruined the image, painting streaks across the otherwise largely pristine sky. Read more.
Washington state announces broad new restrictions to curb surging coronavirus
GeekWire
JULY 23, 2020
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a 2018 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg). Washington is tightening restrictions on gatherings and businesses as coronavirus cases surge across the state. “If we let the virus get even more control, it will have an even more devastating impact over the long-term in our economy and certainly in our health and the lives of our loved ones,” Washington Gov.
Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options
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Phishing attacks hiding in Google Cloud to steal Microsoft account credentials
Tech Republic Security
JULY 21, 2020
By hosting phishing pages at a legitimate cloud service, cybercriminals try to avoid arousing suspicion, says Check Point Research.
SCCM CMPivot Query Devices with Greater than 15 GB Free Disk Space
Anoop
JULY 24, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out SCCM CMPivot Query to find out the Devices with Greater than 15 GB Free Disk Space. The ConfigMgr CMPivot is based on fast channel notification architecture. Configuration Manager CMPivot query tool allows us to quickly assess the state of devices.
Jeff Bezos Makes $13 Billion in One Day During Pandemic
Gizmodo
JULY 20, 2020
The U.S. is hanging on the precipice of economic collapse, with around 25 million Americans slated to be kicked off extended coronavirus pandemic uninsurance later this week and the White House mulling tax cuts and screw you as a replacement. But every cloud has an obscene silver lining: world’s richest man and … Read more.
KFC is working with a Russian 3D bioprinting firm to try to make lab-produced chicken nuggets
The Verge
JULY 18, 2020
Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images. KFC is trying to create the world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets, part of its “restaurant of the future” concept, the company announced. The chicken restaurant chain will work with Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions to develop bioprinting technology that will “print” chicken meat, using chicken cells and plant material.
Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI
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How cybercriminals have exploited the coronavirus pandemic
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JULY 22, 2020
Phishing campaigns, deceptive domains, and malicious apps are just some of the tactics that have taken advantage of the virus and its repercussions, says Check Point Research.
New material called 'Proteus' is reportedly the world's first uncuttable material
TechSpot
JULY 21, 2020
Researchers at Durham University in England and Germany's Fraunhofer Institute claim that Proteus resists cutting by turning the cutting tools against themselves and dulling them. The material is made up of an aluminum matrix (aluminum foam) embedded with ceramic spheres. It is 15-percent less dense than steel making it ideal.
Amazon vets behind smart shopping cart startup face a familiar foe — their former employer
GeekWire
JULY 18, 2020
Shariq Siddiqui (left) and Umer Sadiq, co-founders of Veeve, with their AI-powered smart grocery cart at the GroceryShop conference in Las Vegas in September 2019. (Veeve Photo). With combined experience of nearly two decades at Amazon, startup founders Shariq Siddiqui and Umer Sadiq remain big believers in the tech giant’s mantra of obsessing about customers, not competitors.
Logic signs to Twitch, exclusively
The Verge
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Photo by Brian Stukes / Getty Images. The deal was worth seven figures Logic doesn’t like the internet — specifically social media: the masses who send hateful messages about him, the unmoderated horde of people who feel empowered to say “go kill yourself” to someone they deem big enough to be faceless. And Logic, better known offstage as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, isn’t a stranger to the churn of comments that power social media; it’s how he made his name, he tells me, reaching people where the
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Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Introduce Bill to Stop Giving Stimulus Money to Fossil Fuel Companies
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Seattle and Comcast launch $100,000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers
GeekWire
JULY 20, 2020
Seattle City Hall. (Flickr Photo / Daniel X. O’Neil). The City of Seattle launched a new program this week designed to provide necessary technology to people of color and other marginalized groups who are looking for jobs. The Digital Bridge program, developed in response to the coronavirus crisis, is designed to provide internet access and other essential tools to Seattle residents looking for work through the Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI).
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