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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. On the other hand, there are also many cases of enterprises hanging onto obsolete systems that have long-since exceeded their original ROI. Kar advises taking a measured approach to system modernization.

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Due diligence is ever more critical as the battle for cloud sovereignty intensifies

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After Google’s cooperation with T-Systems and the “ Delos ” offer from Microsoft, SAP, and Arvato, AWS now follows suit. This news, of course, is food for thought. Microsoft has denied that this is correct and issued a statement asking for more clarification regarding the view that DSK has.

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IBM and Hispanic Heritage Foundation partner to upskill Latinos for IT careers

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Together, the organizations have brought Spanish-based IT learning courses to the Latino community through IBM’s SkillsBuild platform, creating new pathways to careers in technology. Jumping into AI course, Kaufman quickly learned about “AI’s technical aspects and societal impact.”

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

Over the course of 2024, researchers from security firm CrowdStrike observed a 150% average increase in intrusions by Chinese threat actors worldwide, with some sectors experiencing two- to three-fold surges. They complicate attribution due to the often short-lived nature of the IP addresses of the nodes being used.

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This week in AI: Amazon ‘enhances’ reviews with AI while Snap’s goes rogue

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This week in AI, Amazon announced that it’ll begin tapping generative AI to “enhance” product reviews. Once it rolls out, the feature will provide a short paragraph of text on the product detail page that highlights the product capabilities and customer sentiment mentioned across the reviews. Could AI summarize those?

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Have we reached the end of ‘too expensive’ for enterprise software?

CIO

What began with chatbots and simple automation tools is developing into something far more powerful AI systems that are deeply integrated into software architectures and influence everything from backend processes to user interfaces. While useful, these tools offer diminishing value due to a lack of innovation or differentiation.

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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

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Navigator: As technology landscapes and market dynamics change, enterprise architects help businesses navigate through complexity and uncertainty, ensuring that the organization remains on course despite evolving challenges. Observer-optimiser: Continuous monitoring, review and refinement is essential.