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IT Careers: How to Get a Job in DevOps
Enterprises Put More Data Infrastructure in the Cloud
Is SD-WAN a Better Bet for Unified Communications?
HPE Emerges to Rescue MapR Customers
Brewing Up Data Infrastructure to Support Tech Diversity
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Voice Assistants Bring AI to the Workplace
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
More enterprise organizations are experimenting with AI-based voice assistants to boost internal efficiencies, but it will be a while before they realize the ROI they seek.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 8/16/2019
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CIOs: Time to Reinvent Your Supply Chains
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Beat the large e-commerce giants at their own game: Create end-to-end supply chain prediction and orchestration supported through four enabling technologies.
By Raj Kumar, Principal, and Jeff Boudreau, Managing Director -- EY Americas , 8/16/2019
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Q&A: Gartner’s Sid Nag on IaaS Market Growth & Consolidation
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Amazon maintains its dominance, for now, ahead of Microsoft, Alibaba, Google, and IBM as the IaaS field narrows.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 8/15/2019
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GitHub Named in Capital One Breach Lawsuit
Dark Reading Staff,
News
A new lawsuit says that GitHub bears responsibility for the Capital One breach because it actively encourages hacking and stored stolen data.
By Dark Reading Staff , 8/14/2019
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IT Careers: How to Get a Job in DevOps
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
Here are seven steps you can take if you want to transition into a DevOps career.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 8/14/2019
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Struggling with IoT? Here Are 3 Steps to Get You Moving
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
The biggest hurdle in implementing the Internet of Things is coming up with a plan and getting stakeholders aligned on a strategy that yields a desired ROI.
By Rohit Goyal, Principal Product Marketing Manager, Nutanix , 8/14/2019
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Does Personality Make You Vulnerable to Cybercrime?
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
A new study explores the connections between personality traits and susceptibility to different cyberattacks.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 8/13/2019
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Internet Routing Security Initiative Launches Online 'Observatory'
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) lets network operators and the public view online router incidents worldwide.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 8/13/2019
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Should You Send Your Security Staff to a Hacker Conference?
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
IT managers once and for all should recognize that hacker conferences can be highly educational and beneficial from a corporate IT perspective.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 8/13/2019
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Enterprise Guide to Digital Transformation
Cathleen Gagne, Managing Editor, InformationWeek
Commentary
Don’t let IT modernization be the bane of your existence. This curated collection of articles will give you more clarity and help you get started.
By Cathleen Gagne Managing Editor, InformationWeek, 8/13/2019
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DEF CON Voting Village: It's About 'Risk'
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
DHS, security experts worry about nation-state or other actors waging a disruptive or other attack on the 2020 election to sow distrust of the election process.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 8/12/2019
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Security Flaws Discovered in 40 Microsoft-Certified Device Drivers
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
News
Attackers can use vulnerable drivers to escalate privilege and execute malicious code in every part of the system.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 8/12/2019
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Enterprises Put More Data Infrastructure in the Cloud
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
Commentary
More enterprises are putting their data operations in the cloud, a trend that will continue as AI, machine learning, and other analytics efforts accelerate.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 8/12/2019
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Five Factors Shaping Data Science
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As data science evolves, key challenges are driving organizations to seek innovative solutions to compete in the new AI-driven economy.
By Ryohei Fujimaki, CEO and founder of dotData , 8/12/2019
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Is SD-WAN a Better Bet for Unified Communications?
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
As momentum continues to build for managed services with SD-WAN, providers try to make the case to migrate communications to these networks.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 8/9/2019
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Best Practices for Deploying Data Lakes
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
With data changing and growing so rapidly, the need to get value out of your data is even more urgent. Here’s some advice about how to approach data lakes.
By John Gray, CTO, Infiniti , 8/9/2019
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Dark Reading News Desk Live at Black Hat USA 2019
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark Reading
News
Watch right here for 40 video interviews with speakers and sponsors. Streaming live from Black Hat USA Wednesday and Thursday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 8/8/2019
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HPE Emerges to Rescue MapR Customers
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
HPE will expand its data and analytics portfolio through its acquisition of embattled Hadoop pioneer MapR.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 8/8/2019
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Boeing 787 On-Board Network Vulnerable to Remote Hacking, Researcher Says
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Boeing disputes IOActive findings ahead of security firm's Black Hat USA presentation.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 8/7/2019
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When a Few Hundred Thousand Lives Depend on IT
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
Commentary
Eversource Energy CIO Kathy Kountze shares her perspective on IT's role when weather knocks out heat and electricity for many thousands of New England neighbors.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 8/7/2019
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