Tue.Oct 22, 2024

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What to Do When Goals Seem Too Far Away

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Today’s guest post is by Kelly Gregorio of Advantage Capital Funds. As the leader of your team, it is your job to forge ahead. When the horizon feels miles away, your team will turn to you expecting enough support to keep them going. However, people (including you) can take for granted that the person in the management position is still human with their own doubts, stressors and anxiety.

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AI dominates Gartner’s 2025 predictions

CIO

Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate this week’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, as well as the research firm’s annual predictions list. “It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” Daryl Plummer, distinguished vice president analyst, chief of research and Gartner Fellow told attendees. “AI is evolving as human use of AI evolves.

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AI-Related Seed Rounds Slow, But Prices Remain High

Crunchbase News

The third quarter was the second-largest for venture funding to AI startups ever — with a whopping $19.1 billion raised, per Crunchbase. However, the numbers also showed total deal flow in Q3 dipped to under 1,000 rounds for the first time since ChatGPT launched — falling 33% from last year. At the heart of that deal flow decline was the very earliest stage — seed — which saw a precipitous 43% drop from just a year ago.

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CIOs must become chief IT evangelists

CIO

Technology evangelists abound in the IT sector, but typically the term is used to describe a marketing-related role aimed at promoting a product, service, or technology. These external-facing positions have been established to educate users and enterprises about a company’s offerings and inspire those potential customers to adopt them. Individuals who succeed in these roles are influencers who understand technology value propositions and how to present them to prospective customers.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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What the Best Leadership Teams Do Right

Harvard Business Review

And where many others go wrong.

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Mid-Market CEOs Guide to AI for Insights, Strategy, and Execution

CEO Insider

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize various industries, the role of CEOs, especially in midsize companies, is undergoing a profound transformation. This essay delves into the evolving responsibilities of CEOs in the age of AI, highlighting the critical leadership skills required to harness AI’s potential effectively and responsibly.

Strategy 111
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The big, gaping hole in software supply chain security

CIO

If software supply chains consisted solely of open source code, securing them would be easy. Effective tools and methodologies exist for discovering and remediating software supply chain security risks that arise from open source components. But supply chains also can, and typically do, contain closed-source code derived from third-party sources. Securing this part of the supply chain often proves much more challenging because software supply chain security tools often don’t focus on closed-sour

Software 177
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How to Avoid Strategy Myopia

Harvard Business Review

Stop prioritizing the urgent, the proven, and the easily measured, and focus instead on the long term.

Strategy 130
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Singapore unveils AI system guidelines, emphasizing secure-by-design

CIO

Singapore has rolled out new cybersecurity measures to safeguard AI systems against traditional threats like supply chain attacks and emerging risks such as adversarial machine learning, including data poisoning and evasion attacks. In its Guidelines and Companion Guide for Securing AI Systems, Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) stressed that AI systems must be secure by design and secure by default, like other digital systems.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Survey Sees AI Being Applied to Improve Software Quality Testing

DevOps.com

A global survey of 1,775 IT and business executives published today finds 71% are working for organizations that have integrated some form of artificial intelligence and generative AI capability into their operation, with just over a third (34%) specifically using AI to improve quality assurance.

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CIOs recalibrate multicloud strategies as challenges remain

CIO

Cloud strategies are undergoing a sea change of late, with CIOs becoming more intentional about making the most of multiple clouds. But managing multicloud environments presents unique challenges, especially when it comes to the interoperability and workload-fluidity issues at the center of more deliberate — rather than happenstance — multicloud strategies.

Strategy 193
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Latest DORA Report Surfaces Limited Gains from AI and Platform Engineering

DevOps.com

The annual DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) published today by Google finds that while generative artificial intelligence (AI) is leading to moderate gains in productivity, it also appears to be slowing the rate at which software is being delivered.

Report 124
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INE Security Launches New Training Solutions to Enhance Cyber Hygiene for SMBs

CIO

INE Security offers essential advice to protect digital assets and enhance security. As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. INE Security , a leading provider of cybersecurity training and certifications, today shared its cybersecurity training for cyber hygiene practices for small businesses, underscoring the critical role of continuous education in safeguarding digital assets.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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PowerMax Innovations Boost AI-Powered Efficiency, Cybersecurity and Multicloud Agility

Dell EMC

In today's fast-paced digital world, companies need IT solutions that keep pace with their demands and anticipate future needs.

Agile 122
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Riled by SAP’s AI policy, customers issue list of demands

CIO

Many SAP customers are still looking for the transformation melody that suits them. This was once again made clear at this year’s annual congress of the German-speaking SAP user group (DSAG) , which the organizers held under the motto “Triad of the future: users, SAP, and partners as the pacesetters of transformation.” But there can be no talk of sweet music from this trio.

Policies 173
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Exposing the Danger Within: Hardcoded Cloud Credentials in Popular Mobile Apps

Symantec

Examining the hidden risks posed to user privacy and security due to presence of hardcoded credentials within popular mobile apps.

Mobile 120
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Turismo de Andalucía impulsa la transformación digital de la industria en la región

CIO

La Consejería de Turismo de la Junta de Andalucía ha suscrito un acuerdo de colaboración con Microsoft para acelerar la modernización tecnológica del sector turístico de la región. Una alianza que tiene por objeto transformar y digitalizar los servicios públicos y el tejido empresarial vinculado a una industria fundamental para la economía regional y nacional, como es la del turismo -que en España y en Andalucía significa el 12% del PIB-, utilizando tecnologías avanzadas como la inteligencia art

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Critical Election Threats: NIC Warns Decision-Makers to Guard Against Post-Voting Disruptions

Ooda Loop

A declassified National Intelligence Council (NIC) report warns that foreign adversaries could exploit the period after voting ends to undermine trust in U.S. elections.

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Small Businesses and AI: Accelerating Innovation and Inclusion - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MASTERCARD

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Mastercard.

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Cloud Security — Maturing Past the Awkward Teenage Years

Palo Alto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider The genesis of cloud computing can be traced back to the 1960s concept of utility computing, but it came into its own with the launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2006. This marked the beginning of cloud computing's adolescence (with some early “terrible twos” no doubt) revolutionizing how businesses access and utilize computing resources.

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From Bugs to Breaches: 25 Significant CVEs As MITRE CVE Turns 25

Tenable

Twenty five years after the launch of CVE, the Tenable Security Response Team has handpicked 25 vulnerabilities that stand out for their significance. Background In January 1999, David E. Mann and Steven M. Christey published the paper “ Towards a Common Enumeration of Vulnerabilities ” describing an effort to create interoperability between multiple vulnerability databases.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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The Real Reasons Employees Quit — and How to Retain Them

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Ethan Bernstein and Michael Horn about why workers might walk away from your organization.

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IBM doubles down on open source AI with new Granite 3.0 models

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Big Blue's Granite LLMs are built for business and now they're available under the good old Apache 2.0 license.

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AI/ML Innovation in the Kubernetes Ecosystem

Dzone - DevOps

As organizations put artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) workloads into continuous development and production deployment, they need to have the same levels of manageability, speed, and accountability as regular software code. The popular way to deploy these workloads is Kubernetes, and the Kubeflow and KServe projects enable them there.

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Finally, an iPhone MagSafe car mount that charges fast while keeping things cool

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

ESR's latest Qi2 car mount can wirelessly charge your iPhone at 15W while keeping temperatures stabilized, thanks to its CryoBoost feature.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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¿Qué crisis de confianza? No te pases con TI

CIO

En septiembre, Gartner presentó una lista de los mayores retos de los CIO en este momento, y aparte de las cosas que abordan el aquí y ahora de las TI (IA, nuevos retos de seguridad, lagunas de talento), uno de los principales puntos de dolor que los 12.000 CIO de la encuesta destacaron fue una cuestión más tradicional: demostrar a la dirección que las inversiones en TI tienen un valor empresarial.

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I actually want to put these $300 sleep earbuds in my ears every night

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Ozlo Sleep earbuds, developed by three ex-Bose engineers, are the best sleep earbuds I've tested.

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Platform Engineering: A Strategic Response to the Growing Complexity of Modern Software Architectures

Dzone - DevOps

From monolithic applications to microservices and cloud-based architectures, the software development landscape is in constant change. These transitions have brought unprecedented opportunities but have also introduced significant complexities. Enter platform engineering : a strategic approach to managing the intricate infrastructure requirements of modern software systems.