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FedEx CIO Rob Carter Shares His Experience, and IT Outlook
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
News
In his upcoming Interop Digital keynote address, Fedex's Rob Carter will be discussing how the logistics giant has evolved its IT strategy and where technology goes from here.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 9/3/2020
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The Growing Security Priority for DevOps and Cloud Migration
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Survey asserts security may be increasingly top of mind, but many organizations are unsatisfied with their current footing on that front.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 9/3/2020
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Today's New IT Project Manager
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
Among the IT functions changed forever by the COVID-19 pandemic is project management. The days of "walk around" project management seem to be gone. Some thoughts on what the future looks like.
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 9/2/2020
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Modern CTOs Thrive on Big-Picture Thinking
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Chief technology officers today must unify businesses in new and important ways.
By Jason Soroko, CTO, Sectigo , 9/2/2020
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How Analytics Helped Accenture's Pandemic Plans
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Accenture's investments in cloud, platforms, and analytics and AI proved essential in the company's quick moves to stay on top of pandemic-driven change.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/1/2020
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How to Eliminate Disruptive Technology’s Risk
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
Emerging technologies can provide a competitive edge. Yes, risk comes along with those technologies, but there are ways to at least minimize the likelihood.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 8/31/2020
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Tackle.io's Experience With Monitoring Tools That Support Serverless
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Continuous app deployment via the cloud can lead to errors that monitoring software may help sort out.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 8/31/2020
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Throw Out That 3-Year Business Plan
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Here’s why real-time forecasting rules in 2020 (and how retraining your machine learning models can help with that).
By Dan Simion, VP of AI & Analytics, Capgemini North America , 8/31/2020
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The Coming Tech Schism in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
James Kobielus, Tech Analyst, Consultant and Author
Commentary
Masked versus mask-less personnel? Dual-base versus single-base employees? What will the business workplace look like when all this is over? No one really knows yet.
By James Kobielus Tech Analyst, Consultant and Author, 8/28/2020
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5 Critical IT Roles for Rapid Digital Transformation
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As some organizations look to transform faster than anticipated, putting critical tech roles in place will be the key to a smooth, successful journey.
By David Karandish, CEO, Capacity , 8/28/2020
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How a Remote Work Platform Aided a Security and Risk Manager
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Continuity Global Solutions found a long-term way to handle confidential team collaboration through Workstorm’s platform.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 8/27/2020
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Higher Education CISOs Share COVID-19 Response Stories
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Security leaders from Stanford, Ohio State, and the University of Chicago share challenges and response tactics from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 8/26/2020
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Analytics Salaries Steady Amid COVID Crisis
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
The COVID-19 crisis has changed attitudes toward working from home for many professionals. Will that continue for analytics pros in 2021?
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 8/26/2020
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Make It or Break It: 3 Tech Implementation Trends to Watch
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Turn the challenges that the pandemic has presented into new opportunities for your organization. Here are a few areas to consider.
By Graig Paglieri, Group President, Randstad Technologies and Engineering , 8/26/2020
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Why You Should Worry About Software Quality
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Congratulations. Your software works, but so what? Application quality matters more these days. A lot more.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 8/25/2020
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Unmasking the Black Box Problem of Machine Learning
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Standard Chartered taps Truera to pull back the veil for better transparency on how its data gets analyzed and the predictions algorithms make.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 8/24/2020
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Top Trends in Data Lakes
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Does it seem too early for data lakes to have trends? The reality is data lakes are on the very edge of business transformation efforts and dramatic change.
By William McKnight, President, McKnight Consulting Group , 8/24/2020
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74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
With pandemic measures continuing and political divisions deepening, security experts express concern about the security and integrity of the November election.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 8/21/2020
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Addressing AI Bias Head-On: It’s a Human Job
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Researchers working directly with machine learning models are tasked with the challenge of minimizing cases of unjust bias.
By Mohan Mahadevan, VP of Research, Onfido , 8/21/2020
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Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems
Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Writer
News
Two recent reports on smart-locks vulnerabilities show that IoT vendors have a bigger job to do in ensuring their products are safely deployed and configured.
By Nicole Ferraro Contributing Writer, 8/20/2020
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5 Analytics Mistakes You Need to Avoid
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author,  8/18/2020
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Unmasking the Black Box Problem of Machine Learning
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer,  8/24/2020
News
Analytics Salaries Steady Amid COVID Crisis
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps,  8/26/2020
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