Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2024
When we work hard, we generally expect our efforts to be recognized by our employer. And most employers will do just that — showering someone with praise at a company meeting, taking a team to a nice dinner, or quietly delivering a cash bonus. But sometimes an employer’s broader recognition strategy does not align with what its individual workers want and need.
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
With ransomware at an all-time high, companies need to understand that being cyber resilient means going beyond compliance to considering all aspects of a business, from operational continuity to software supply chain security.
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Xebia
MAY 16, 2024
Excited by the previous day’s momentum , attendees packed into the Augustus Ballroom at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas as guest keynote speaker Diana Nyad took the stage to kick off day two of the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit. Nyad is the first—and only—person to swim the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
Anurag Dhingra is no stranger to the challenges CTOs face today. With 43% of CTOs reporting up to another IT leader or LOB executive, according to the 2024 State of the CIO survey , and just 38% having a budget separate from IT, as change agents they can find themselves in a difficult spot. Among the toughest hurdles Dhingra faced in a prior CTO position were not having execution responsibilities and having to “work extra hard selling ideas and getting buy-in from people who have budgets and exe
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2024
Your digital footprint and online activities can have a big effect on how attractive and visible you are to potential employers. How do you notify your network about your job search without sounding too desperate or needy? And if you’re currently employed, how do you walk the tightrope between subtly reaching out to your social media contacts and not setting off alarm bells with your employer?
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2024
When we ask for feedback on our work, we often get poor-quality feedback that’s not useful or that makes us feel attacked or defensive. Part of the reason is in how we’re asking for feedback. Most requests are too generic, too open, and too late. The result is that you’re more likely to get a heap of opinion rather than a helping of insight. Instead of saying, “I’d love it if you could provide some feedback,” try setting the other person up to add more value by being more prescriptive about what
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
Digital transformation is a gradual journey, and for many CIOs, becoming more data-driven hinges on how sustainability practices are systematically adopted. As if the constant redefinition of the CIO role wasn’t enough, ESG goals, specifically in Italy, are now irrefutable parts of the job. “There’s no digital without sustainability, and there’s no sustainability without digital,” says Stefano Epifani, president of the Fondazione per la Sostenibilità Digitale, the first recognized research found
Modern CTO
MAY 16, 2024
Today we’re talking to Juan Orlandini, CTO at Insight of North America. We discuss what he’s realized recently as a CTO coach, what he’s learned about aging, and just spend time catching up with an old friend of the show. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Insight, check out their website here. Have feedback about the show?
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
Baldor Specialty Foods is turning to IT to take its business to the next level. The high-end organic produce and fresh meats distributor envisions IT — analytics and AI, specifically — as the key to more efficient distribution logistics and five-star customer experience. To cultivate its ambitious digital plans, the Bronx-based company, which prepares and delivers fresh food from “farm to table” of restaurants and caterers in New York City, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., poached its fi
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Tenable
MAY 16, 2024
Background Cloud cryptomining has become an emerging trend in recent years, powered by the scalability and flexibility of cloud platforms. Unlike traditional on-premises infrastructure, cloud infrastructure allows attackers to quickly deploy resources for cryptomining, making it easier to exploit. One of the most common cryptomining threats for cloud environments is the Kinsing malware.
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
Are you ready to showcase your team’s IT prowess and gain the recognition they deserve? Welcome to the CIO Awards Canada, the premier program that celebrates the brilliance of Canadian organizations using technology to drive innovation and business success. Let us take you on an exciting journey where your hard work can be recognized on a national stage!
The Daily WTF
MAY 16, 2024
This week we have an unusual number of submissions involving dates or timestamps. That is, the usual sorts of error'ds, but unusually many of them. Gerald E. chuckled "I do love the back to the future movies. But now I can see Beck from the future." Steven J. Pemberton , as his mother calls him, snarked about Utilita: "I received this letter from my energy supplier on 10th May, telling me they were going to install a smart meter at my house on 3rd May.
DevOps.com
MAY 16, 2024
Observability, AI and automation can help organizations achieve proactive IT management and eschew traditional monitoring. Here’s what’s involved.
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Ooda Loop
MAY 16, 2024
At the RSA cybersecurity conference, the Secretary of State announced the release of the Department’s new International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy whose four goals are to advance economic prosperity; enhance security and address cybercrime; promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law; and other transnational challenges.
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2024
Understanding the Role of an Athletic Director The role of an athletic director is crucial for an athletic program’s success and overall operation. This esteemed position involves more than just overseeing athletic teams and facilities. An athletic director is a strategic leader responsible for managing budgets, developing policies and procedures, and promoting a positive and inclusive athletic culture.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
MAY 16, 2024
Our reader poll today asks: Have you ever been involved in a company acquisition (either being bought or buying another company)? Yes, and it went great 12.25% Yes, and it went okay 43.54% Yes, and it went terrible 20.75% Nope, never happened to me 23.46% Mergers can work, but they take work. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2024
Understanding the Concept of Succession Planning Succession planning is a critical aspect of organizational management. Its primary purpose is to prepare for and replace key leaders or business owners without disrupting the workflow. It is a proactive strategy that ensures an organization is ready to handle sudden or planned departures of critical workforce elements.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2024
What will the end of third-party cookies mean for digital advertising, online publishing, and the open Internet?
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2024
Key Responsibilities of a Chief Procurement Officer in Enhancing Excellence The Chief Procurement Officer role has become increasingly important in driving organizational success. As the primary procurement and supply operations overseer, the CPO is crucial in improving procurement excellence. One of their primary responsibilities is to develop and execute effective procurement strategies that align with the organization’s overall business objectives.
Crunchbase News
MAY 16, 2024
The big rounds just keep coming this week. Vercel , a platform that allows companies to develop web applications in the cloud, locked up a $250 million Series E at a valuation of $3.25 billion. There have been eight rounds this week of at least $100 million to U.S.-based startups. The round was led by Accel , with participation from other existing investors including CRV , GV , Notable Capital (previously GGV Capital ), Bedrock , Geodesic Capital , Tiger Global , 8VC and SV Angel. 1.
Aqua Security
MAY 16, 2024
What happens when employees at some of the world’s largest organizations like Microsoft and RedHat use personal GitHub repos for their side projects? They can unknowingly expose corporate secrets and credentials opening the doors for a security incident. Unfortunately, this isn’t just a hypothetical situation.
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CEO Insider
MAY 16, 2024
In late April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made an historic decision when it passed a rule to ban non-compete clauses for all workers in U.S. industries, with a small exception for senior executives. Far from hurting business, the new ban makes everyone a winner, employees and businesses alike, by opening the door to […] The post Banning Non-Competes: Great News For Spinout Entrepreneurs appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.
Crunchbase News
MAY 16, 2024
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Here we go again with valuations in the AI startup space. While the first quarter saw only a single $1 billion round and a few big valuation jumps , this month has certainly brought both back to the forefront and shown that investors are still willing to say yes to a deal no matter the cost.
InfoWorld
MAY 16, 2024
In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on SEQUEL, a structured query language that could be used to manage and sort data. After a change in title due to another company’s copyright on the word SEQUEL, Structured Query Language (SQL) was taken up by database companies like Oracle alongside their new-fangled relational database products later in the 1970s.
Confluent
MAY 16, 2024
Learn how to contribute to open source Apache Kafka by writing Kafka Improvement Proposals (KIPs) that solve problems and add features! Read on for real examples.
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InfoWorld
MAY 16, 2024
Some time ago I wrote about the work Microsoft was doing to improve the Azure APIs. That project delivered a set of automatically generated API definitions and SDKs, making it easier to link your applications to the cloud and to manage Azure services using code. Behind the scenes was a new language Microsoft developed called CADL , the Concise API Design Language.
Ooda Loop
MAY 16, 2024
On Wednesday, U.S. officials highlighted concerns regarding China’s “misuse of AI” In response, Beijing representatives criticized Washington’s “restrictions and pressure” on artificial intelligence These comments come following a meeting in Geneva between the U.S. and China regarding the risks posed by artificial intelligence.
InfoWorld
MAY 16, 2024
When we set out to rebuild the engine at the heart of our managed Apache Kafka service, we knew we needed to address several unique requirements that characterize successful cloud-native platforms. These systems must be multi-tenant from the ground up, scale easily to serve thousands of customers, and be managed largely by data-driven software rather than human operators.
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