Sat.Aug 15, 2020 - Fri.Aug 21, 2020

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It’s Never The Data Breach, It’s Always The Cover Up

Forrester IT

The obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony charges levied against Joseph Sullivan, former Uber CSO sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community. CSO/CISOs rightfully wondered what these charges mean in terms of their own culpability for decisions made on the job. CSOs and CISOs handle sensitive data, make difficult decisions, and consider their responsibility […].

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New AWS Service Lets Any User Create Simulated Worlds To Train Robots, ML and AI

CTOvision

Practitioners in the closely related domains of robotics and machine learning have long had a problem when it comes to fielding real-world solutions. Systems need to be trained to operate […].

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Why You Should Avoid Calling it Automation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I've learned the hard way that using the word automation to describe an initiative, project, process, or algorithm is a bad idea. Equating automation with artificial intelligence is even worse. Anchoring a digital transformation on initiatives driven by automations completely misses the point. In this post, I'm going to explain why you should avoid calling it.

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SCCM Secondary Site Maintenance Tasks | List | ConfigMgr | SQL Query

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Well, SCCM secondary site maintenance tasks are not discussed much. I thought of covering a very high-level view of predefined maintenance tasks for a Configuration Manager secondary site server. The predefined maintenance tasks are the clean-up tasks that help ConfigMgr DB to remove unwanted or obsolete data from the SQL Database.

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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.

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Marketplaces Make Their Mark In The Channel

Forrester IT

Online marketplaces have been around in one form or another for decades. Accelerating the trend is a myriad of factors including changing buying behaviors and demographics, companies shifting to subscription and consumption models, and the rising importance of ecosystems. Put simply, the future business buyer will look more and more like a consumer.

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Combating Insider Threats Posed by Remote Workers in the Time of COVID-19

CTOvision

Read Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and David J. Oberly’s article about how companies can combat insider threat through remote workers on Law: Insider threats—i.e., security risks originating from within an organization—have […].

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SCCM Secondary Site Server Upgrade to 2006 Version | ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn the process of the SCCM Secondary Site Server Upgrade to 2006 Version. I have already explained how to start the upgrade of the primary server to the 2006 version. Make sure you have all the prerequisites in place. Related Posts – How to Install Secondary server & How to FIX SCCM secondary server […].

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Pandemic-Era CDOs Represent The Whole Team: Not “Offense” Or “Defense”

Forrester IT

If one more industry pundit tells me that the chief data officer (CDO) role has shifted from defensive to offensive positioning, I just might scream — or get pretty offensive myself. It’s not about offense and defense. One team is not running off the field as the other runs on (as I envision the metaphor). […].

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Innovation Accelerates During the Pandemic

Information Week

Companies, universities, governments, and individuals the world over have shown they can pivot rapidly, take significant risks and innovate in unexpected ways.

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IBM finds vulnerability in IoT chips present in billions of devices

Tech Republic Security

Manufactured by Thales, the EHS8 module family has security flaws that could allow attackers to take total control over internet-connected industrial machines.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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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Microsoft 365 Apps CDN Base URL for Office 365 Pro Plus

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s list down the Microsoft 365 Apps CDN Base URL for update channels. CDNBaseUrl0 details can help us to change the channels of Microsoft 365 Apps (a.k.a Office 365 Apps). You can view CDNBaseUrl0 settings in the ConfigMgr database from the following views. Also, you can use the CDNBaseUrl0 to change the channels using PowerShell […].

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Data Insights Bear Fruit For The Food Industry

Forrester IT

The pandemic has impacted individual companies and industries very differently. Restaurants have been closed, while grocery stores have been overwhelmed with demand. Those who have capitalized on the opportunity by expanding their e-commerce have shifted into high gear, with revenue growth to match. To discuss some of the opportunities and challenges facing the grocery industry, […].

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5 Analytics Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Information Week

Don't let mistakes drag your enterprise into analytics disappointment. Catch these common errors before they can hurt your organization's bottom line.

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How to keep your company secure while employees work from home

Tech Republic Security

There are new issues organizations should consider as work from home continues with no end in sight. One expert offers ideas to secure your widening perimeter.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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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Uninstall or Delete or Remove SCCM Secondary Site | ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn how to Remove SCCM Secondary Site. You can learn about removing primary server and CAS from the previous blog posts. So why do you want to uninstall delete, or remove the SCCM site servers? There could be several reasons for the removal of secondary sites.

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How the network can support zero trust

Network World

Simply stated, zero trust calls for verifying every user and device that tries to access the network and enforcing strict access-control and identity management that limits authorized users to accessing only those resources they need to do their jobs. Zero trust is an architecture, so there are many potential solutions available, but this is a look at those that fit in the realm of networking.

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Addressing AI Bias Head-On: It's a Human Job

Information Week

Researchers working directly with machine learning models are tasked with the challenge of minimizing cases of unjust bias.

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Top 5 password hygiene security protocols companies should follow

Tech Republic Security

Proper password methodologies can be a challenge to master. Learn some tips from industry experts on how to streamline the process and safeguard your organization.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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How to Install VAMT Activate Windows 7 ESU keys using VAMT | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn how to install and activate VAMT (Volume Activation Management Tool). Also, understand how to automatically activate Windows 7 devices for extended security updates (ESU). Little Background Microsoft announced the end of support for Windows 7 from January 14, 2020, and provided us the option to either migrate to Windows 10 or buy, purchase […].

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Microsoft: This is when IE11 and legacy Edge support ends

Tech Republic Cloud

Microsoft is pushing its new Edge browser to Windows 10 users, spelling the end of IE11 and legacy Edge support in core apps and services like Teams and Microsoft 365.

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Health Passports Fast Track Past the Hype

Information Week

With the COVID-19 pandemic triggering innovation, some emerging technologies are being implemented now, even as most emerging tech takes 5 to 10 years before hitting that plateau of productivity.

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AI-enabled future crimes ranked: Deepfakes, spearphishing, and more

Tech Republic Security

A study explores the possible range and risk of attacks from military robots and autonomous attack drones to AI-assisted stalking. Here are the top 5.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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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SCCM Report Include Membership Collection Rule | ConfigMgr Query

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out the ConfigMgr Include Membership collection Rule using Custom Report, SQL query, and report builder. We have many other SQL queries and other custom reports we shared with the HTMD Forum community. Introduction In my previous post on how to populate machines in a collection using system description and then including it in […].

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Top 5 decentralized platforms

Tech Republic Data Center

Decentralized platforms are aiming to solve the issue of data ownership. Tom Merritt lists five platforms you should know about.

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Systems integrators are evolving from tech experts to business strategists

Tech Republic Cloud

Infosys VP describes the business and technical skill sets required to lead successful digital transformation projects.

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NordVPN: How to protect your organization from DDoS attacks

Tech Republic Security

Without early threat detection, you may not know your website has been hit by a DDoS attack until it slows down or stops, says NordVPN Teams.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

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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How a designer used AI and Photoshop to bring ancient Roman emperors back to life

The Verge

AI renditions of Roman emperors Augustus (left) and Maximinus Thrax (right) with their statues. | Image by Daniel Voshart. Machine learning is a fantastic tool for renovating old photos and videos. So much so that it can even bring ancient statues to life, transforming the chipped stone busts of long-dead Roman emperors into photorealistic faces you could imagine walking past on the street.

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Incredible Fossil Shows a Sea Monster in the Belly of an Even Bigger Sea Monster

Gizmodo

As the Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn once said, “There’s always a bigger fish.” Or in the case of the Triassic Period, there’s always a bigger aquatic reptile, as this incredible fossil demonstrates. Read more.

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This huge upgrade to Google Maps brings granular, street-level data to major cities

Tech Republic Cloud

Google has tapped into its computer vision smarts and catalogue of satellite imagery to give Google Maps apps an overhaul.

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How the shift to remote working has impacted cybersecurity

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals have adapted by exploiting improperly secured VPNs, cloud-based services, and business email, says Malwarebytes.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.