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5 Ways SaaS, Low-code, and No-code Platforms Now Innovate with Gen AI

Social, Agile and Transformation

I recently shared how several breakthrough low-code platforms are innovating their developer and end-user experiences with gen AI. I reported the strategies, platform experiences, and technical capabilities from Quickbase, Appian, Pega, and SAP that they shared at their Q2 conferences.

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Nearly 1/3 of Companies Suffered a SaaS Data Breach in Last Year

Tech Republic Security

The number of organisations that experienced a SaaS data breach in the last 12 months is 5% higher than the previous year according to AppOmni.

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Nvidia fixes chip glitch, says production back on schedule for Q4

Network World

Nvidia has fixed a glitch in its latest chip, Blackwell, and should be able to resume production in Q4, its CEO told analysts on an earnings call Wednesday. Reports of the glitch earlier this month caused some concerns with enterprise IT executives. “We executed a change to the Blackwell GPU mask to improve production yields,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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Halliburton Cyberattack Shows Pattern of Critical Infrastructure Disruption

Information Week

Energy industry titan Halliburton shut down some of its systems in a defensive response to a cyberattack.

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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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US Consumer Financial Health Analysis Q2 2024

Forrester IT

To understand current US consumer financial health, Principal Forecast Analyst Jitender Miglani analyzes key Q2 2024 Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data.

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Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft Sway to Host QR Code Phishing Campaigns

Tech Republic Security

Threat actors are abusing Microsoft Sway to host QR Code phishing campaigns.

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Why Every IT Leader Needs a Team of Trusted Advisors

Information Week

Sooner or later, every IT leader runs into a virtual brick wall. That's when it's helpful to have some trusted colleagues to turn to for advice and support.

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Agentic AI: Decisive, operational AI arrives in business

CIO Business Intelligence

A more operational, business-specific way of leveraging generative AI is beginning to take shape in the form of AI agents that quietly work behind the scenes, moving beyond gen AI’s creational capabilities toward autonomous decision-making in enterprise workflows. Agentic AI, at its core, is designed to automate a specific function within an organization’s myriad business processes, without human intervention.

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CyberGhost vs NordVPN (2024): Which VPN Should You Choose?

Tech Republic Security

While CyberGhost VPN’s optimized servers bring a lot of value, NordVPN’s more consistent speed performance and extensive feature inclusions give it the slight edge.

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F5 teams with Intel to boost AI delivery, security

Network World

F5 this week said it’s working with Intel to offer customers a way to develop and securely deliver AI-based inference models and workloads. Specifically, the companies will combine the security and traffic-management capabilities from F5’s NGINX Plus suite with Intel’s distribution of OpenVINO toolkit and Intel’s infrastructure processing units (IPUs).

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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.

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Bridging the Divide: How to Foster the CIO-CFO Partnership

Information Week

Building a future-proof enterprise through strategic leadership collaboration between the chief information officer and chief financial officer.

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Rising cloud costs leave CIOs seeking ways to cope

CIO Business Intelligence

If you’re stressing over cloud cost increases, you’re not alone. Three out of every five organizations saw cloud spending increase in the past year, with nearly four in 10 who experienced price hikes saying their costs jumped by more than 25% — this according to a recent survey of IT professionals commissioned by cloud provider Civo. Several factors appear to be driving cloud cost increases, including inflation, a rush to deploy compute-hungry AI , and energy costs, says Mark Boost, CEO of Civo,

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Volt Typhoon Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerability in Versa Director Servers Used by MSPs, ISPs

Tech Republic Security

There are approximately 163 devices worldwide that are still exposed to attack via the CVE-2024-39717 vulnerability.

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Data center construction skyrockets as vacancies drop

Network World

Growing demand for AI workloads and high-power computing capabilities is putting pressure on the data center market. Data center construction is hitting record highs, while vacancies are dropping to record lows, according to data from CBRE Group. The global real estate services provider just released its North America Data Center Trends H1 2024 report , which tracks several trends affecting data center availability and construction in the U.S. and Canada.

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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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9 Ways Cloud Makes Companies More Competitive

Information Week

Organizations continue to move deeper into the cloud, but only some of them are realizing a competitive advantage. Here’s why and how.

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How not to hire a North Korean IT spy

CIO Business Intelligence

CISOs looking for new IT hires already struggle with talent market shortages and bridging cybersecurity skills gaps. But now they face a growing challenge from an unexpected source: sanctions-busting North Korean software developers posing as potential hires. North Korea is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies, typically but not exclusively in the US.

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NordVPN vs Proton VPN (2024): Which VPN Should You Choose?

Tech Republic Security

While Proton VPN’s strong focus on privacy is enticing, NordVPN’s fast-performing and all-around VPN service is the better overall package between the two.

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Fujitsu, Osaka University develop quantum circuit generator to hasten pace to commercialization

Network World

Fujitsu and Osaka University have developed new technologies that they said will accelerate the move to practical quantum computing, the next-generation computing paradigm for workloads that increasingly demand more processing power than classical computing can provide. The hardware company and the Japanese university’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology have co-developed a quantum circuit generator that features two new technologies: one that improves phase angle accuracy during

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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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The Limits of New AI Technology in the Security Operations Center

Information Week

While some think large-language models are the do-everything solution for security operations centers (SOC), they must understand that LLMs aren't that smart yet.

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IBM Z mainframes get AI boost with new Telum II processor, Spyre accelerator

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM is outfitting the next generation of its z and LinuxONE mainframes with its next-generation Telum processor and a new accelerator aimed at boosting performance of AI and other data-intensive workloads. The new processor, the IBM Telum II, has greater memory and cache capacity than the previous generation, and it integrates a new data processing unit (DPU) specialized for IO acceleration along with enhanced on-chip AI acceleration capabilities.

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The 5 Best Free Endpoint Protection Platforms for 2024

Tech Republic Security

Discover our top picks for reputable free endpoint protection platforms and compare their features, pros and cons in this in-depth guide.

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Cisco ties AppDynamics to Microsoft Azure for cloud application management

Network World

Cisco is now offering its AppDynamics application management suite as part of Microsoft Azure cloud services. The integration will offer customers tools to optimize the performance of applications, virtual machines and other resources hosted on the Azure platform, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot more effectively, according to Ronak Desai, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco AppDynamics and full-stack observability, who wrote a blog about the news.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Keynote Sneak Peek: Forrester Analyst Details Align by Design and AI Explainability

Information Week

VP and Principal Analyst Brandon Purcell stresses the need to align AI organizationally and technically in a preview of his upcoming presentation at Forrester’s Technology and Innovation Summit North America 2024.

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Navigating the aftermath: Strategic actions to restore customer experience and drive growth

CIO Business Intelligence

The recent CrowdStrike incident had a widespread impact on virtually every industry, with transportation, financial services, and emergency services being hit the hardest. This worldwide event highlighted the critical importance of maintaining strong customer experience (CX) frameworks. The disruption affected an estimated 8.5 million devices globally , overwhelming contact centers with stranded travelers, frustrated banking customers, and patients seeking urgent assistance.

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Don’t Leave Your Digital Security to Chance: Get Norton 360

Tech Republic Security

Norton 360 Standard offers award-winning protection for your digital life — malware defense, cloud backup, and a VPN — for just $17.99 for a 15-month plan.

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Google Ireland bid to build new data center rejected

Network World

A bid by Google Ireland to build a third data center at Grange Castle Business Park in south Dublin has been rejected by local politicians, in part due to what was described as “the lack of significant on-site renewable energy” to power the proposed facility. According to an article that appeared Tuesday in the Irish Times, the planning refusal by South Dublin County Council, “comes amid a growing backlash against data centres here amid a spike in the amount of energy they use at a time when Ir

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.

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What NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Bring to the Table

Information Week

Will the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s post-quantum cryptography standards be a challenge for enterprises to meet?

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Salesforce mulls consumption pricing for AI agents

CIO Business Intelligence

Salesforce is mulling a new pricing model for AI agent conversations as it gears up for the release of Einstein 1 Agentforce Platform. Agentforce is a low-code/no-code platform for building autonomous AI agents that Salesforce co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Marc Benioff is expected to detail in his Dreamforce 2024 keynote in September. During the CRM giant’s 2QFY25 earnings call on Aug. 28, Morgan Stanley Analyst Keith Weiss noted that with Salesforce promising big productivity gains from AI agen

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Uber Fined €290 Million for GDPR Violations After Moving Data from EU to US

IT Toolbox

Uber has been fined €290 million ($324 million) after improperly transferring driver data from the EU to the US. Learn more about the case, the nature of the violation, and what the penalty means for the company. The post Uber Fined €290 Million for GDPR Violations After Moving Data from EU to US appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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VMware upgrades software-defined edge for AI workloads

Network World

VMware announced a number of improvements to its software-defined edge products at its annual VMware Explore conference today. Improved connectivity and traffic-management features are aimed at helping enterprises to deploy AI at the edge. On the connectivity side, the VMware VeloCloud Edge 710 appliance will now have a combined fixed wireless access and satellite connection support, as will the new VMware VeloCloud Edge 720 and 740 appliances, the company announced.

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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.