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It's Time to Reconsider IT Career Paths
AWS Offers Help for Enterprise Machine Learning Efforts
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AWS Talks Cloud Strategy, Security, and JEDI
Strategies You Need to Make Digital Transformation Work
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Lessons Learned from 7 Big Breaches in 2019
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
Capital One, Macy's, FEMA, and others: key takeaways from the year's most notable breaches.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 12/13/2019
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Rick Perry and Breaking Down Hope vs. Hype at The AI Summit
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Learn some of the aspirations government has for AI and ways to see through the froth.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/13/2019
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How Applying Labels and Other Tactics Keep AI Transparent
James Kobielus, Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon
Commentary
Understanding how AI models and AI-based applications work, what they can and cannot do, and where there is potential for ethical issues is core to putting AI to work for your organization.
By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 12/13/2019
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6 Ways to Maximize Digital Transformation Success
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Enterprise organizations will shift from what is being used to how it is being used. Maximizing what is already in place will become the priority
By Elhay Farkash, CEO, Zira , 12/13/2019
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Gallium: The Newest Threat Group on Microsoft's Radar
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Hacking group has been targeting telecommunication providers.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/12/2019
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Want a Raise? Don't Ask Mom and Dad for Advice
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Who should you ask for advice about getting a salary increase? Probably not your parents.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 12/12/2019
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AIOps Vendors Should Prepare for a Litmus Test in 2020
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Getting past the hype and proving they can automate aspects of DevOps may be crucial in the coming year.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/12/2019
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Intel Issues Fix for 'Plundervolt' SGX Flaw
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Researchers were able to extract AES encryption key using SGX's voltage-tuning function.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 12/11/2019
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How to Measure Your Cloud Success in Kilowatts
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A Gartner analyst suggests kilowatts can be “the perfect progress metric” for implementation of an enterprise cloud strategy. -- Data Center Knowledge
By Yevgeniy Sverdlik, Data Center Knowledge , 12/11/2019
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Younger Generations Drive Bulk of 2FA Adoption
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Use of two-factor authentication has nearly doubled in the past two years , pointing to a new wave of acceptance.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/11/2019
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It's Time to Reconsider IT Career Paths
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
In an ever-changing work environment, organizations are exploring new ways to keep tech experts happy in a non-management role.
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 12/11/2019
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There’s No Opting Out of the California Consumer Privacy Act
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As the countdown to January continues, it’s up to executive teams to ensure their companies are complying and preparing for what’s coming.
By Jung-Kyu McCann, General Counsel, Druva , 12/11/2019
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Data Leak Week: Billions of Sensitive Files Exposed Online
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
A total of 2.7 billion email addresses, 1 billion email account passwords, and nearly 800,000 applications for copies of birth certificate were found on unsecured cloud buckets.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 12/10/2019
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AWS Talks Cloud Strategy, Security, and JEDI
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
A closed-door session with Andy Jassy bares some of Amazon's teeth in its legal fight over the $10B JEDI cloud contract.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/10/2019
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AWS Offers Help for Enterprise Machine Learning Efforts
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Enterprises have been slow to move their pilot machine learning and AI projects into production, but now Amazon AWS is offering a host of new services to help.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 12/10/2019
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10 Notable Cybersecurity Acquisitions of 2019, Part 2
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
As mergers and acquisitions continued to shape the security industry throughout 2019, these deals were most significant.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/9/2019
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Reflections on Tech in 2019
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
News
We look at 2019's most popular content on InformationWeek and put perspective around the technology areas that took off in terms of innovation and adoption.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 12/9/2019
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Technical Skills Gap: Time to Think Out of the Box
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
There’s a clear way to fill the ever-growing technical skills gap, and it starts with the hiring managers thinking a bit differently than they have in the past.
By Stephanie Herrera, Global Vice President, Computer Futures , 12/9/2019
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Amazon CTO Vogels: Going Beyond Monolithic Virtualization
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
AWS re:Invent reveals how Amazon broke boundaries on virtualization and the benefits Vanguard reaped from cloud migration.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/6/2019
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PwC Exec Shares Insights on Digital Transformation Strategy
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Executing a successful digital transformation strategy may be a necessity in the long-run, but can be tricky. A PwC leader sheds light on the subject. -- IT Pro Today
By Brian Buntz, IoT Institute , 12/6/2019
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