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Microsoft Viva Heralds New Wave of Collaboration Tools
What the Team Up of Palantir with IBM Means for AI & Cloud
How to Explain AI, ML, and NLP to Business Leaders in Plain Language
What Comes Next for AWS with Jassy to Become Amazon CEO
XOps: Real or Hype?
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Questions to Ask About DevOps Strategy On-Prem vs. the Cloud
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Not every company can or wants to go cloud native but that does not mean they are completely cut off from the advantages of DevOps.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/12/2021
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Overcoming Digital Transformation Challenges With The Cloud
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Commentary
Here’s how cloud computing can enable the future of work, accelerate data strategies, integrate AI and cyber strategies, and innovate for social good.
By Diana Kearns-Manolatos, Senior Manager, Deloitte , 2/12/2021
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Pandemic Initially Led to Fewer Disclosed Vulnerabilities, Data Suggests
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
Vulnerability disclosure started off slow but caught up by the end of the year, according to a new report.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 2/11/2021
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Exploring Diverse Talent to Fill Tech and Cybersecurity Jobs
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Women in IT panel talks potential benefits of taking more proactive, inclusive approaches to fill the ranks of tech teams.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/11/2021
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Are Autonomous Businesses Next?
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Enterprises are automating more tasks to improve operational efficiencies and lower costs, but how far will they go, and why?
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/11/2021
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High-Severity Vulnerabilities Discovered in Multiple Embedded TCP/IP Stacks
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
Flaw leaves millions of IT, OT, and IoT devices vulnerable to attack.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 2/10/2021
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Microsoft Viva Heralds New Wave of Collaboration Tools
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
With so many workers at home full time, collaboration apps like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams have become a virtual substitute for the office, but without the balance. Now they are about to get better.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/10/2021
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Why DevOps is Critical to Digital Transformation
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Organizations should focus on automation and efficiency to keep pace with pandemic-driven technology transformation.
By Venky Chennapragada, DevOps Architect, Capgemini North America , 2/10/2021
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For Modernization, Be Nimble, Be Agile, and Go Fast
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SPONSORED: CEO Tom Barton discusses how containers have evolved to be the ideal technology to modernize IT infrastructure.
By Sponsored , 2/10/2021
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Florida Water Utility Hack Highlights Risks to Critical Infrastructure
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
The intrusion also shows how redundancy and detection can minimize damage and reduce impact to the population.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 2/9/2021
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Microsoft Fixes Windows Zero-Day in Patch Tuesday Rollout
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Microsoft's monthly security fixes addressed a Win32k zero-day, six publicly known flaws, and three bugs in the Windows TCP/IP stack.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/9/2021
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What the Team Up of Palantir with IBM Means for AI & Cloud
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Gartner analyst breaks down how the collaboration might make it easier for enterprises to deliver on AI app development in the cloud.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/9/2021
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What's New in IT Security?
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
With new security threats continuously emerging, what can organizations do to harden their security and to better protect themselves from network intrusions and avoid damage?
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 2/9/2021
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Malicious Code Injected via Google Chrome Extension Highlights App Risks
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
An open source plug-in purportedly introduced tracking and malicious download code to infect nearly 2 million users, reports say.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 2/8/2021
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Hacker Raised Chemical Settings at Water Treatment Plant to Dangerous Levels
Dark Reading Staff,
News
Remote access interface breached at Florida utility; attacker detected raising level of sodium hydroxide in water.
By Dark Reading Staff , 2/8/2021
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How to Explain AI, ML, and NLP to Business Leaders in Plain Language
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
Your ability to explain artificial intelligence and its components to business leaders could mean the difference between acceptance and resistance. Here's how to do it.
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 2/8/2021
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The ‘It’ Factors in IT Transformation
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
These three factors produce an IT transformation that can maximize the value from technology and people to power business agility.
By Chetna Sehgal, Managing Director, Accenture , 2/8/2021
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How to Keep Machine Learning Steady and Balanced
Pierre DeBois, Founder, Zimana
Commentary
A gift usually is given to you neatly wrapped. Data, however, is rarely a gift that is prepared with similar care. Here are some concepts on how to keep ML models in production with balanced data.
By Pierre DeBois Founder, Zimana, 2/5/2021
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New Opportunities from Tech-Driven Industry Convergence
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As IT has evolved, solutions have become increasingly sector-agnostic, creating a ripe opportunity for the reuse of technologies across different industries.
By Balaji Ramanujam, Infosys , 2/5/2021
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What Comes Next for AWS with Jassy to Become Amazon CEO
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Change looms as the chief executive at the dominant player in cloud computing prepares to lead parent company.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/4/2021
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