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Radically Simplifying Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Networks

Leveraging advanced technology in today's cyberthreat landscape is no longer optional — it's imperative. At Palo Alto Networks, we've pioneered the integration of AI-driven solutions specifically designed to empower security teams and enhance operational efficiencies. Our latest innovation, the AI Copilots , stands at the forefront of this revolution.

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6 enterprise DevOps mistakes to avoid

CIO

It may surprise you, but DevOps has been around for nearly two decades. Driven by the development community’s desire for more capabilities and controls when deploying applications, DevOps gained momentum in 2011 in the enterprise with a positive outlook from Gartner and in 2015 when the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) incorporated DevOps. Unprecedented growth in AWS during this period also compelled CIOs to learn more about how startups were innovating and operating efficiently on the cloud.

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Kubernetes Network Policy

Xebia

Zero Trust, Network segmentation By default, Kubernetes networking is not secure. All network traffic is open and all containers are accessible over the network. One container can connect to every other container in the cluster freely. Every port is open for ingress and egress traffic. This is fine if you trust everybody in your environment but not so fine if your environment is shared with multiple teams across your organization.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the role of the CIO has transcended simply managing IT infrastructure to becoming a pivotal player in enabling business strategy. The IDC IT Strategy Framework provides a structured approach for CIOs to align IT initiatives with business goals, ensuring that technology investments drive organizational success.

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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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Kubernetes Network Policy

Xebia

Zero Trust, Network segmentation By default, Kubernetes networking is not secure. All network traffic is open and all containers are accessible over the network. One container can connect to every other container in the cluster freely. Every port is open for ingress and egress traffic. This is fine if you trust everybody in your environment but not so fine if your environment is shared with multiple teams across your organization.

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Understanding Malware: A Guide for Software Developers and Security Professionals

The Crazy Programmer

Malware or malicious software brings significant threats to both individuals and organisations. It is important to understand why malware is critical for software developers and security professionals, as it helps to protect systems, safeguard sensitive information, and maintain effective operations. In this blog, we will provide detailed insights into malware, its impacts and other prevention strategies.

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The Case for Reshaping Traditional Industries with Tech

CIO

Digitalization is everywhere. Be it in the energy industry, e-government services, manufacturing, or logistics, the fourth industrial revolution is having a profound impact. Thanks to AI, 5G-A, cloud, and other technologies, the physical world is merging with the digital world. The rapid adoption of these technologies is contributing to driving efficiency, reducing operational costs and improving end-user experiences across vertical industries, all contributing to measurable economic improvement

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Stop Creating Content With ChatGPT!

Xebia

This year, I had the pleasure of speaking at NDC Oslo. I got to deliver a session on a topic I’m very passionate about: using different forms of generative AI to generate self-guided meditation sessions. You can read about it in XPRT Magazine #16. The day before the conference, I attended a community event in an attempt to unwind. At that event, I met one of the organisers of NDC Oslo.

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Copemar, en busca de la agilidad empresarial, avanza en su plan de digitalización

CIO

La empresa familiar dedicada en cuerpo y alma a la extracción, transformación y distribución de productos marinos, Copemar, da un paso adelante en su plan de transformación digital. Lo hace, además, de la mano de Seresco con el fin de mejorar su eficiencia operativa y optimizar sus procesos de gestión. Tras cosechar más de seis décadas de tradición y experiencia en el sector, la organización necesitaba adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos para satisfacer las demandas del mercado actual.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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.

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New Rails maintenance policy and end of maintenance announcements

Ruby on Rails

We’re excited to announce updates to our maintenance policy for Ruby on Rails. These changes are designed to provide clarity on our support timelines and help you plan your Rails upgrades effectively. You can find the full details of our new policy in our site. New Maintenance Policy Overview Our support is now divided into three categories: New Features We aim to release a version containing new features every six months.

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CIOs are (still) closer than ever to their dream data lakehouse

CIO

The data lakehouse battle is over. And open-source Apache Iceberg has won. Not even Databricks’ 10-figure acquisition of Tabular, the startup founded by Iceberg’s creators, will change that. Even so, the bold move has confused and distracted some CIOs. They’re at a loss to explain why Databricks – a lakehouse pioneer and the architect of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg’s primary competitor – would spend so much to buy three-year-old Tabular, a startup with great promise but barely $1 million in annua

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These 10 Charts Show Startup Funding Downturn Continues Despite AI’s Ascent

Crunchbase News

Despite a strong pull from the AI sector, venture investment in the third quarter of 2024 wasn’t able to overcome its now more than two-year-long slump. That’s the broad takeaway from our third-quarter venture funding numbers. In every major startup region in the world — North America , Europe and Asia — startup investment fell in Q3, Crunchbase data shows.

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Innovación y mejora continua en la granja: la apuesta por la excelencia operativa de Costa Food Group

CIO

El Grupo Empresarial Costa vio la luz en 1966 en la localidad oscense de Fraga. Desde entonces, su crecimiento y expansión han sido envidiables, llegando a traspasar fronteras y afincándose en más de un centenar de países. Y es que hoy en día la compañía genera 5.000 puestos de trabajo y cuenta con una facturación agregada de 2.200 millones de euros en 2023.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Oracle October 2024 Critical Patch Update Addresses 198 CVEs

Tenable

Oracle addresses 198 CVEs in its fourth quarterly update of 2024 with 334 patches, including 35 critical updates. Background On October 15, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2024 , the fourth and final quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 198 CVEs in 334 security updates across 28 Oracle product families.

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El Centro Español de Vigilancia y Seguimiento Espacial ve aumentada su capacidad de computación

CIO

El Centro Español de Vigilancia y Seguimiento Espacial (S3TOC) recoge los frutos de la inversión realizada por la a Agencia Espacial Española (AEE) en el marco del proyecto español SST, gestionado por la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) mediante un acuerdo con terceros. Así lo ha comunicado GMV, empresa adjudicataria del contrato para mejorar las capacidades de computación del S3TOC el pasado año 2023.

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Meta and Arista Build AI at Scale

Arista

We are excited to share that Meta has deployed the Arista 7700R4 Distributed Etherlink Switch (DES) for its latest Ethernet-based AI cluster. It's useful to reflect on how we arrived at this point and the strength of the partnership with Meta.

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Orange apuesta por la hostelería y el comercio mediante nuevos servicios digitales

CIO

En un escenario en el que la eficiencia operativa y la digitalización son cruciales para el éxito de la hostelería y el comercio, Orange parece haberse perfilado como un aliado estratégico. Y es que según se ha dado a conocer, la compañía ha lanzado dos nuevas herramientas digitales capaces de adaptarse a las necesidades cambiantes de uno de los sectores con más peso en la economía española.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Optimizing Software Delivery by Harnessing the Full Potential of Feature Flags

DevOps.com

The digital business era is upon us. Enterprises have already made progress in tackling digital transformation and are now transitioning to running viable digital businesses that rely on software applications to generate notable returns.

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El 67% del sector industrial ya utiliza la IA para la fabricación de productos

CIO

Desde su irrupción, la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha perfilado como una herramienta poderosa para transformar el sector industrial. En un contexto en el que se busca aumentar la productividad y la competitividad, un 67% de las empresas industriales ya utiliza la IA y la visión artificial para la fabricación de productos, más concretamente para la optimización de la producción.

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Assumptions & Uncertainty : Project Estimating (Part 3)

Perficient

This post is the third in a series of four about estimating project hours. Part 1: Sandbagging & Lowballing Part 2: Dependencies & Creep Part 3: Assumptions & Uncertainty Coming Soon: Part 4: The Emotional Conclusion In this third installment of my blog series on project estimates, let’s dive headfirst into the murky waters of assumptions and uncertainty!

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Sanitas se apalanca en la IA para mejorar los servicios digitales de autodiagnóstico y salud personalizada 

CIO

Hospitales, centros médicos, clínicas dentales y residencias para mayores conforman las cuatro áreas de negocio en las que opera Sanitas, compañía de la multinacional de seguros médicos y asistencia sanitaria de origen británico Bupa , para la que “la innovación en salud y la apuesta por lo digital” forma parte del ADN, según José Luis Ruiz, CIO de la empresa.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar

Ooda Loop

North Korea has destroyed the inter-Korean roads as tensions escalate. South Korea has said that North Korea has destroyed the northern points of the Inter-Korean roads. This comes as tensions between the two countries have been increasing.

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UL’s leap into the genAI evaluation business raises key questions

CIO

UL Solutions , part of the UL enterprise that grew out of Underwriters Laboratories, on Monday jumped into the crowded genAI third-party evaluation service market, joining Stanford University and Microsoft , among many others, but with a more customized approach. The UL team will be asking questions as well as analyzing code. Some analysts and others in the AI space have questioned how reliable and precise such an effort would be.

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Improve public speaking skills using a generative AI-based virtual assistant with Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Public speaking is a critical skill in today’s world, whether it’s for professional presentations, academic settings, or personal growth. By practicing it regularly, individuals can build confidence, manage anxiety in a healthy way, and develop effective communication skills leading to successful public speaking engagements. Now, with the advent of large language models (LLMs), you can use generative AI -powered virtual assistants to provide real-time analysis of speech, identification of areas

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How Avaya helped Leon County rapidly deploy a contact center during a state of emergency

CIO

In May 2024, Leon County, Florida faced many significant challenges when three tornadoes, including two F2s and one F1, struck the area causing extensive damage. This natural disaster resulted in 725 severely damaged structures, 175 of which were destroyed. In response, the county declared a local state of emergency and quickly established the TEAM Leon Program (Targeted Emergency Assistance Microgrants) to provide short-term financial assistance to citizens and businesses impacted by the disa

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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Apple TV vs. Roku: Which streaming device should you buy?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

While the Apple TV and Roku devices elevate the smart TV experience, they use completely different platforms. Read on to find out how each device best suits different buyers.

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Seis errores empresariales de DevOps que hay que evitar

CIO

Puede que le sorprenda, pero DevOps existe desde hace casi dos décadas. Impulsado por el deseo de la comunidad de desarrollo de contar con más capacidades y controles a la hora de desplegar aplicaciones, DevOps cobró impulso en 2011 en la empresa con una perspectiva positiva de Gartner y en 2015 cuando el Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) incorporó DevOps.

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How Great Product Managers Facilitate Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Five steps to help you enhance the discovery process and deliver products that meet both customer needs and business goals.