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5 IT Career Tips from Pros Who Know
Adapt or Perish: Why Modernize IT Operations
Can an IT Department Function in a 4-Day Workweek Culture?
CIOs Will Face Management and Cost Control Challenges in 2020
Strategies You Need to Make Digital Transformation Work
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Technical Skills Gap: Time to Think Out of the Box
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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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
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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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5 Reasons Why CDOs May Ride the Next Wave of Leadership
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Given all they contribute to today’s digital business landscape, chief data officers have a very real opportunity to become the CEOs of tomorrow.
By Mathias Golombek, CTO, Exasol , 12/6/2019
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5 IT Career Tips from Pros Who Know
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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For those looking to put their best foot forward or get unstuck from a career plateau, we've collected tips from IT pros who have navigated a successful career.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 12/5/2019
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AWS CEO Andy Jassy: Leadership Is Key to Transformation
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
The tenor at AWS re:Invent paints a picture of more companies tossing out mainframes to take advantage of the cloud.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 12/4/2019
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(Literally) Put a Ring on It: Protecting Biometric Fingerprints
Dark Reading Staff,
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Kaspersky creates a prototype ring you can wear on your finger for authentication.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/4/2019
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What Digital Transformation Is (And Isn't)
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
If you're confused about what digital transformation means, you're not alone. But survey data highlights some agreement about how it’s changing the way companies do business.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 12/4/2019
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10 Ways to Squeeze More Value from Your Digital Investments
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There’s no doubt that the pressure is on to transform and innovate. Here are some actions IT and business leaders can take to get the most out of their digital efforts.
By Mark Troester, VP, Progress , 12/4/2019
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When Rogue Insiders Go to the Dark Web
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Employees gone bad sell stolen company information, sometimes openly touting their companies, researchers say.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 12/3/2019
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Cloud Performance Varies Among Providers, Across Regions
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ThousandEyes' Cloud Performance Benchmark report reveals weak links in global cloud connectivity that can impact some regions. -- ITPro Today
By Sean Michael Kerner, ITPro Today , 12/3/2019
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Watch Out for New Barriers to Faster Software Development
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
As software delivery cycles continue to shrink, software teams have to minimize the remaining inefficiencies, regardless of where they are in the SDLC.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 12/3/2019
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Cybersecurity Team Holiday Guide: 2019 Gag Gift Edition
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer
News
Make your favorite security experts laugh with these affordable holiday gifts.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 12/2/2019
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Why DataOps is a Major Quality Trend for 2020
Pierre DeBois, Founder, Zimana
Commentary
Take the DevOps concept a step further and see how DataOps can improve data quality and customer experiences.
By Pierre DeBois Founder, Zimana, 12/2/2019
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If DevOps Is So Awesome, Why Is Your Initiative Failing?
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True DevOps success means being able to extend initial project results to other critical application pipelines throughout the enterprise. Here are five ways to navigate the obstacles.
By Derek Hutson, CEO, Datical , 12/2/2019
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5 Must-Have IT Infrastructure Automation Tools
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There’s no one tool that can do it all. But in the end, it is all about tools that provide maximum ROI within the given budget.
By Hardik Shah, Product Development Consultant, Simform , 11/29/2019
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SQL Injection Errors No Longer the Top Software Security Issue
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
In newly updated Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), SQL injection now ranks sixth.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/27/2019
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New Free Emulator Challenges Apple's Control of iOS
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
An open-source tool gives researchers and jailbreakers a free option for researching vulnerabilities in the operating system — and gives Apple a new headache.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/27/2019
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Adapt or Perish: Why Modernize IT Operations
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Operations teams can learn to identify and act to remove roadblocks to necessary changes that might help organizations modernize more quickly.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 11/27/2019
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Technical Debt: A Data Center Security Risk You Can’t Afford
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Legacy applications can leave massive security holes and must be dealt with, no matter how critical they are.
By Maria Korolov, Contributing Writer, Data Center Knowledge , 11/27/2019
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If DevOps Is So Awesome, Why Is Your Initiative Failing?
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