Tue.Sep 10, 2024

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Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence gets Gen AI-powered developer assistant

CIO

Oracle will be adding a new generative AI- powered developer assistant to its Fusion Data Intelligence service, which is part of the company’s Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, the company said at its CloudWorld 2024 event. Fusion Data Intelligence, which is an updated avatar of Fusion Analytics Warehouse, combines enterprise data, and ready-to-use analytics along with prebuilt AI and machine learning models to deliver business intelligence.

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Microsoft’s September 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 79 CVEs (CVE-2024-43491)

Tenable

7 Critical 71 Important 1 Moderate 0 Low Microsoft addresses 79 CVEs with seven critical vulnerabilities and four zero-day vulnerabilities, including three that were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 79 CVEs in its September 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with seven rated critical, 71 rated as important, and one rated as moderate. This month’s update includes patches for: Azure CycleCloud Azure Network Watcher Azure Stack Azure Web Apps Dynamics Business Central Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Mi

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Microsoft makes quantum breakthrough, plans commercial offering

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At Quantum World Congress on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it and partner Quantinuum had broken a record in the creation of logical qubits. In addition, Microsoft also announced that it is working with partner Atom Computing to build what it described as the world’s most powerful quantum machine. “Through this collaboration, we’re bringing a new generation of reliable quantum hardware to customers by integrating and advancing Atom Computing’s neutral atom hardware into our Azure Quantum comp

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Research: How to Delegate Decision-Making Strategically

Harvard Business Review

Delegating work can help free up managers’ time and energy while empowering their employees to take on meaningful tasks. Yet, previous research has shown that delegating decision-making can cause employees to feel overly burdened. In a new paper, researchers examine the negative impact that handing over choice responsibility can have on delegator-delegate relationships.

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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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Tres caras de la automatización: orquestación, simplificación y sostenibilidad

CIO

La masificación de la inteligencia artificial (IA) ha puesto de manifiesto que la automatización, junto con una capa de inteligencia , puede acelerar y optimizar de manera exponencial los procesos operativos de las organizaciones. Pero este viaje de transformación digital en el que la mayor parte de las empresas están embarcadas no está exento de desafíos.

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ANZ CIOs see cybersecurity as top priority for 2025

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Managing cybersecurity and other technology risks will be top of mind for CIOs in 2025 across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), with 82% of 109 respondents saying it is a key priority for next year, according to Gartner. Increased executive and board scrutiny on technology investments due to economic uncertainties is playing a role in IT leaders’ growing emphasis on risk management.

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Noisy Neighbor Detection with eBPF

Netflix Tech

By Jose Fernandez , Sebastien Dabdoub , Jason Koch , Artem Tkachuk The Compute and Performance Engineering teams at Netflix regularly investigate performance issues in our multi-tenant environment. The first step is determining whether the problem originates from the application or the underlying infrastructure. One issue that often complicates this process is the "noisy neighbor" problem.

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US targets advanced AI and cloud firms with new reporting proposal

CIO

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) plans to introduce mandatory reporting requirements for developers of advanced AI models and cloud computing providers. The proposed rules would require companies to report on development activities, cybersecurity measures, and results from red-teaming tests, which assess risks such as AI systems aiding cyberattacks or enabling non-experts to create chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.

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AI-Powered Work Assistant Glean Doubles Valuation To $4.6B In Less Than Seven Months

Crunchbase News

That didn’t take long. Less than seven months after raising a more than $200 million Series D at a $2.2 billion valuation, AI-enhanced work assistant and enterprise search startup Glean raised more than $260 million in a Series E funding at a $4.6 billion valuation co-led by Altimeter Capital and DST Global. The Palo Alto, California-based startup hit unicorn status in May 2023 after raising a $100 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital.

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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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ServiceNow ‘Xanadu’ brings AI agents to Now Platform

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ServiceNow’s latest Now Platform release, dubbed Xanadu, adds a host of new features, including ServiceNow AI Agents, which the company heralds as “a new era of collaboration between people and AI.” Taking center stage in Tuesday’s release are ServiceNow ’s plans to integrate “ agentic AI ” — AI systems that can autonomously perform tasks and make decisions on their own within set parameters — into its enterprise service management platform.

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This excellent Amazon Fire TV Omni Series QLED is $150 off right now

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED offers great picture and audio quality for both streaming and console gaming, and you can save $150 on the 55-inch version with this deal.

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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO

If the CrowdStrike outage underscored anything for CIOs, it’s that modern enterprises are dependent on a growing number of interconnected systems, any one of which can cripple business operations beyond CIOs’ control. As a result, software supply chains and vendor risk management are becoming ever more vital (and frequent) conversations in the C-suite today, as companies seek to reduce their exposure to outages and the business continuity issues of key vendors their businesses depend on.

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4 Ways to Make a Connection with Your Interviewer

Harvard Business Review

When interviewing for jobs, it’s critical to let your authenticity shine through. Showing your interviewer your true self will help you connect with them — and stand out from your competition. Authenticity is about being genuine, not flawless; your personality and unique communication style are assets. According to the author, you should focus more on being yourself than being perfect, remembering every talking point, or presenting someone you’re not.

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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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El 95% de las empresas españolas ya utiliza o planea adoptar la IA generativa

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El estudio Generative AI Challenges and Potential Unveiled firmado por SAS revela el importante protagonismo que la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa ha ganado recientemente en el seno de las organizaciones. Según el mismo, el 95% de las compañías españolas ya utiliza o tiene previsto adoptar la IA generativa a corto plazo. Esta tecnología despierta grandes expectativas entre los directivos encuestados, quienes confían en que les permitirá abordar múltiples retos.

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September 2024 Patch Tuesday

Ivanti

Patch Tuesday Summary September’s Patch Tuesday brings updates from Microsoft, Adobe and Ivanti. Microsoft has released updates for the Windows OS, Office, Sharepoint, SQL Server and several Azure services and components. Adobe released updates for several products including Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Ivanti has also released updates for three products.

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7 early warning signs of a dying IT project

CIO

The Y2K date conversion was one of the longest IT projects on record. Given the extended timeline and massive amount of resources dedicated to that project, the only reason it survived to completion was the absolute necessity to change all date formats so they wouldn’t clock out systems at the end of the last century. In other words, enterprises’ Y2K projects succeeded because of their urgency.

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Has Splitting Into ‘Inner’ and ‘Outer’ Loops Sent DevOps to the Dark Ages?

DevOps.com

The pressure on software delivery leaders is palpable. Innovation is the competitive currency in decelerating markets, while legislation such as DORA and fines for poor business resilience reflect the regulatory scrutiny of software’s role in infrastructure and lives.

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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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Unlocking the potential of generative AI in the software development life cycle

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Digital Transformation is critical to modern enterprises, yet creating it remains inefficient. Nearly half of C-suite respondents report that over 30% of tech projects are late or over budget, with one in five dissatisfied with most outcomes. Generative AI is poised to redefine software creation and digital transformation. The traditional software development life cycle (SDLC) is fraught with challenges, particularly requirement gathering, contributing to 40-50% of project failures.

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Pushy to the Limit: Evolving Netflix’s WebSocket proxy for the future

Netflix Tech

By Karthik Yagna , Baskar Odayarkoil , and Alex Ellis Pushy is Netflix’s WebSocket server that maintains persistent WebSocket connections with devices running the Netflix application. This allows data to be sent to the device from backend services on demand, without the need for continually polling requests from the device. Over the last few years, Pushy has seen tremendous growth, evolving from its role as a best-effort message delivery service to be an integral part of the Netflix ecosystem.

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Small Business, Big Threats: INE Security Launches Initiative to Train SMBs to Close a Critical Skills Gap

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As cyber threats grow, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are disproportionately targeted. According to the recent Hiscox annual cyber readiness report , 41% of SMBs in the US fell victim to a cyberattack in 2023, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2021. INE Security , a global leader in cybersecurity training and certifications, recognizes this as a critical issue and is leading an initiative for change by working with SMBs to bridge the IT/IS skills gap and bolster proactive cybersecu

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How DEI Can Survive This Era of Backlash

Harvard Business Review

Despite recent backlash against and cuts to organizational DEI initiatives, researchers from the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab argue that DEI isn’t dead in the U.S. Instead, they say it’s experiencing a period of what social movement scholars call “closed doors,” where the obvious route for change is no longer easily accessible. They recently convened a gathering of 14 chief diversity officers (CDOs) to unpack what’s happening in their world.

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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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El pinchazo de la burbuja de la IA es inevitable y saludable

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La expectación y el entusiasmo en torno a la IA tenían que volver a la tierra en algún momento ; y este verano ha sido cuando el fenómeno ha tenido lugar. Los que tenemos edad para recordar vimos algo similar durante el auge y la caída de las puntocom a finales de los 90 y principios de los 2000, así como más recientemente con las criptomonedas. Después de subir casi un 200% en los seis primeros meses del año, Nvidia, la niña mimada de la IA, vio caer el precio de sus acciones un 20% durante jul

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The 75-inch Amazon Omni Fire TV is just dropped to $830

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Amazon Fire TV Omni supports Dolby Atmos, HDR10, and comes with 6 months of MGM+ free. And right now at Amazon, you can save $220 on the 75-inch model.

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Oracle NetSuite weaves new AI capabilities across its product line

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Oracle NetSuite is beefing up the AI capabilities across its ERP offerings with a try-before-you-buy approach that IT leaders will need to scrutinize, knowing that on renewal the bill will likely come due. The series of AI and generative AI updates was announced at the company’s SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas on Monday, accompanied by a new procurement solution and a connector for NetSuite customers who also depend on Salesforce as part of their enterprise mix.

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iPhone 16 Pro hands-on: My 3 favorite things about this ridiculously overpowered supercomputer

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Apple may be known for its slick design and marketing, but it's the company's engineering prowess that powers the iPhone 16 Pro to new heights.

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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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Making your enterprise architecture framework work for you

CIO

More organizations than ever have adopted some sort of enterprise architecture framework, which provides important rules and structure that connect technology and the business. When these frameworks are fine-tuned for an organization’s specific needs, they can improve technological consistency and more easily facilitate the integration of new technologies, processes, and systems like agile computing and AI.

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September 2024 Security Update

Ivanti

At Ivanti, our top priority is upholding our commitment to deliver and maintain secure products for our customers. Our vulnerability management program is designed to enable us to find, fix and disclose vulnerabilities in collaboration with the broader security ecosystem, and communicate responsibly and transparently with customers. In recent months, we have intensified our internal scanning, manual exploitation and testing capabilities, and have additionally made improvements to our responsible

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The UAE Government partners with Mastercard to establish a Global AI Hub and combat financial crime

CIO

In a bold step towards advancing its technological capabilities, the United Arab Emirates Government has partnered with Mastercard to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence. This strategic collaboration aligns with the UAE’s Vision 2031, which aims to integrate AI and other cutting-edge technologies across various sectors, enhancing the nation’s digital infrastructure, promoting innovation, and positioning the UAE as a global leader in AI-driven solutions.