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Why Affective Computing Systems Need Synthetic Emotion
AWS Summit Focuses on Smoother Integrations
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The Dangers of Demonizing AI
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Digital Transformation Challenges IT Leaders
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Tech disruption is uprooting traditional business practices while creating new responsibilities -- and opportunities -- for IT.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 7/23/2019
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What’s the Long-Term Impact of Salesforce’s Tableau Acquisition?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Three key questions should be answered for enterprises to glean a clearer understanding of their options.
By Andy Neill, Senior Research Director, Data and Analytics, Info-Tech Research Group , 7/23/2019
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How Cybercriminals Break into the Microsoft Cloud
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Microsoft and Trimarc researchers explore the most common attacks against the cloud and effective defenses and mitigation.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 7/22/2019
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6 Actions That Made GDPR Real in 2019
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
News
In the wake of recent fines levied against British Airways, Marriott, and Facebook, companies are starting to take data privacy and security more seriously.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 7/22/2019
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Going Up? Otis Elevator Hits Digital Transformation Button
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Otis pioneered predictive maintenance before most heard the phrase Internet of Things. Now the 166-year-old company is prepping the elevator of the future.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/22/2019
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Robotic Process Automation: Is RPA Ready for Big Business?
Crystal Bedell, Technology Writer
Commentary
Despite the positive market forecasts, a closer look at RPA brings to light challenges that indicate the technology is still in its infancy.
By Crystal Bedell Technology Writer, 7/22/2019
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Expect AI Flash Mobs of Fake News
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Truth imperiled by coordinated attacks using deepfake videos and new NLG-powered fake news articles.
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 7/22/2019
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What AT&T's Deals with IBM and Microsoft Mean for the Cloud
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
New partnerships set up a three-way dance that might be telling about the way the cloud market could evolve and who will remain relevant.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 7/19/2019
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Technology Innovations: Let’s Be Responsible
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Commentary
As technology evolves, CIOs and IT leaders must also change the way they communicate about it in our digital-first world.
By Shivani Govil, EVP Emerging Tech and Ecosystem, Sage , 7/19/2019
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BitPaymer Ransomware Operators Wage Custom, Targeted Attacks
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
A new framework is allowing the threat group to compile variants of the malware for each victim, Morphisec says.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 7/18/2019
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8 Legit Tools and Utilities That Cybercriminals Commonly Misuse
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
Threat actors are increasingly 'living off the land,' using publicly available management and administration tools to conceal malicious activity.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 7/18/2019
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Why Affective Computing Systems Need Synthetic Emotion
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Affective computing systems impact human emotions. They aren’t necessarily able to recognize or respond to emotions well yet, but that will change.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 7/18/2019
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Where to Get Trusted IT Planning Advice
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
IT planning authorities are everywhere, but finding truly knowledgeable experts with your organization's best interests at heart can be a challenge.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 7/17/2019
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What’s Holding Back Edge Computing for Enterprises?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
The combination of technology readiness and business appetite puts us a little closer to wide-scale availability of a new breed of IT infrastructure.
By Kelly Herrell, CEO, Hazelcast , 7/17/2019
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Lenovo NAS Firmware Flaw Exposes Stored Data
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
More than 5,100 vulnerable devices containing multiple terabytes of data are open to exploitation, researchers found.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 7/16/2019
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AWS Summit Focuses on Smoother Integrations
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Amazon touts ease of using custom code on its platform and the acceleration of the speed of execution in the development cycle.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 7/16/2019
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Customer-Led Automation Changes the Service Game
Crystal Bedell, Technology Writer
Commentary
Customer self-service is ready to take the next step toward customer-led service, where enterprises are supporting requests from bots as often as from people.
By Crystal Bedell Technology Writer, 7/16/2019
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Software Developers Face Secure Coding Challenges
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
Seven in ten developers are expected to write secure code, but less than half receive feedback on security, a survey finds.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 7/15/2019
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The Dangers of Demonizing AI
James Kobielus, Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon
Commentary
As more individuals, governments and companies see artificial intelligence as evil, it becomes clear that we need metrics to ensure that AI is a good citizen.
By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 7/15/2019
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Continuous Learning the Key to IT Skills Gap
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
CIOs and IT leaders struggle to fill IT positions with staff who hold the right skills. But the answer is right under their noses: Educate existing teams.
By Alex Adamopoulos, CEO, Emergn , 7/15/2019
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Diversity in IT: The Business and Moral Reasons
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing,  6/20/2019
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