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Build Your Cloud Strategy -- The Right Way
COVID-19: Using Data to Map Infections, Hospital Beds, and More
CIOs: Here's How to Boost Your Business Model Resilience
How Zoom, Netflix, and Dropbox are Staying Online During the Pandemic
Pitfalls to Avoid in the COVID-19 Rush to Work from Home
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Supercomputers Recruited to Work on COVID-19 Research
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
A consortium forms to crunch data that might help researchers get a better understanding of the virus faster.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 3/27/2020
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Achieving Peak Orchestration in a Multi-Cloud Environment
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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You’ve just been asked to look at a multi-cloud solution. You might put on a brave face for upper management, but deep down you know this isn’t going to be easy. You’re right.
By Steven Puddephatt, Technical Architect, GlobalDots , 3/27/2020
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10 Security Services Options for SMBs
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
News
Outsourcing security remains one of the best ways for small to midsize businesses to protect themselves from cyberthreats.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 3/26/2020
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How Zoom, Netflix, and Dropbox are Staying Online During the Pandemic
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Inside the efforts to keep the quarantined world’s popular internet services running smoothly. -- DataCenter Knowledge
By Yevgeniy Sverdlik, DataCenter Knowledge , 3/26/2020
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Build Your Cloud Strategy -- The Right Way
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
A rapidly growing cloud presence demands careful thought and planning. Here's what you need to do to set your organization on the right course.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 3/26/2020
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Missing Patches, Misconfiguration Top Technical Breach Causes
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Less than half of businesses surveyed can patch critical vulnerabilities within 72 hours. Why does the process take so long?
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 3/25/2020
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COVID-19: Using Data to Map Infections, Hospital Beds, and More
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
The spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the resources to fight it, are being tracked and mapped by governments and other organizations in the US and the world. Here's how they are doing it.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/25/2020
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CIOs: Here’s How to Boost Your Business Model Resilience
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
This five-phase approach will help chief information officers and IT leaders maintain continuity of operations during the coronavirus outbreak -- and other critical times.
By Daniel Sun, Research VP, Gartner, Inc. , 3/25/2020
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How Startup Innovation Can Help Enterprises Face COVID-19
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Disruptive ideas can give organizations ways to maintain operations in a time of quarantines and social distancing.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 3/24/2020
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Enterprise Guide to Robotic Process Automation
Cathleen Gagne, Managing Editor, InformationWeek
Commentary
RPA is a fast-growing category of software, driven by global enterprise digital transformation efforts. Is it ready for prime time? This guide covers the benefits, best practices and use cases today.
By Cathleen Gagne Managing Editor, InformationWeek, 3/23/2020
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Pitfalls to Avoid in the COVID-19 Rush to Work from Home
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
As everybody rushes to set up workstations at home amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, there are some obstacles to avoid.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/23/2020
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Digital Innovation: Start by Wooing Your Own Workplace
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
IT executives can drive successful outcomes for companies looking to expand on their internal technologies by adopting a product management mentality.
By Kaylan Kumar, CTO, HCL Technologies , 3/23/2020
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200M Records of US Citizens Leaked in Unprotected Database
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Researchers have not determined who owns the database, which was one of several large exposed instances disclosed this week.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 3/20/2020
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Attack Surface, Vulnerabilities Increase as Orgs Respond to COVID-19 Crisis
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
In typical fashion, attackers are gearing up to take advantage of the surge in teleworking prompted by the pandemic.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 3/20/2020
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Cloud Security Planning in the Time of Social Distancing
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
With organizations compelled to push work out to remote, cloud security becomes a very tangible matter.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 3/20/2020
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3 Technologies That Can Ease the M&A Process
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Internal integration following a merger or acquisition can result in a range of complexities, but there are technologies that can improve this process.
By Albert Nguyen, Associate Director, Bits In Glass , 3/20/2020
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TA505 Targets HR Departments with Poisoned CVs
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Infamous cybercrime organization spotted in attacks that employ legitimate software -- and Google Drive.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/19/2020
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Augmented Analytics Drives Next Wave of AI, Machine Learning, BI
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
Commentary
Business intelligence will move beyond dashboards, and AI and machine learning will become easier for less skilled workers as augmented analytics are embedded into platforms.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/19/2020
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The IT and Security Teams: Buddies or Rivals?
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
Commentary
InformationWeek, Dark Reading, and Interop have partnered to explore the evolving relationship between the general IT team and the security team. We invite you to take our survey.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 3/19/2020
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Maximize Your Customer Experience ROI
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Customer experience leaders may struggle to show how their efforts will generate positive business results. They need a solid business model that can reliably predict quantifiable benefits.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 3/18/2020
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Enterprise Guide to Robotic Process Automation
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