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IT Disappoints Business on Data and Analytics
10 Analytics and AI Startups You Should Know About
IT Salary Report 2020: Get Paid What You Are Worth
Recognize Behavioral Tracking's Opportunities and Pitfalls
What AIOps Could Mean for the Future of Remote Work
News & Commentary
IT Recruiting: Competing with the Googles and Amazons
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Hiring top technology talent is crucial to moving into and succeeding in the digital age. But how do you compete against big tech companies?
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/25/2020
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Wanted: Hands-On Cybersecurity Experience
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Organizations lament a lack of qualified job candidates as they continue to struggle to hire and retain security teams, the new ISACA State of Cybersecurity 2020 report shows.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 2/25/2020
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How Startups Fit into Healthcare's Transformation
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Learn how large organizations in life sciences and healthcare leverage innovation born from disruptive, entrepreneurial companies.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/24/2020
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AI Regulation: Has the Time Arrived?
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Most of the world's leading democracies want to investigate the impact of AI's exponential growth. The US isn't one of them.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 2/24/2020
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Too Much Data Privacy Regulation Too Fast?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
While the California Consumer Protection Act is a step in the right direction in the war for data privacy, are the hurdles that businesses are forced to jump effective and cost-worthy?
By Vivek Lakshman, Co-Founder, VP Product, Reve Marketing , 2/24/2020
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IT Disappoints Business on Data and Analytics
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Business groups inside organizations express their disappointment with IT in terms of data and analytics in a new survey that looks at priorities and areas at risk for failure.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/21/2020
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Turn Failure Detection into a Team Sport
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Commentary
Here’s how Chaos GameDays and its spinoffs can enable enterprises to fortify their infrastructure resilience and detect failures before they occur.
By Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO, Freshworks , 2/21/2020
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What AIOps Could Mean for the Future of Remote Work
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
There may be a special role AI can play in monitoring systems populated by teams and individuals who operate remotely.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/20/2020
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How to Sharpen the Blurriness in Edge Computing
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
IT and end users need to collaborate and agree on policies and procedures for edge security, software updates, asset management and technology deployment.
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 2/20/2020
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Users Have Risky Security Habits, but Security Pros Aren't Much Better
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Researchers spot gaps in users' and IT practitioners' security habits, and between security tools and user preferences.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/19/2020
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10 Analytics and AI Startups You Should Know About
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
These young companies are examples of how startups are helping enterprises harness the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 2/19/2020
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Harnessing Big Data: Can Our Laws and Policies Keep Up?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Public policies and commercial norms could constrain our ability to realize the full potential of big data.
By Tim Molino, Technology Consultant, Peck Madigan Jones , 2/19/2020
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Dell Sells RSA to Private Equity Firm for $2.1B
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Deal with private equity entity Symphony Technology Group revealed one week before the security industry's RSA Conference in San Francisco.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 2/18/2020
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Who Should Own RPA?
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Enterprises are running into challenges with robotic process automation because lines of business or IT are missing the bigger picture. Thinking strategically and cross-functionally helps.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/18/2020
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The Key Attributes to Look for in a DevOps Trainer
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Wannabe DevOps trainers are dime a dozen, but truly skilled coaches are worth their weight in gold.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 2/17/2020
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3 Questions That Can Determine the Success of a SaaS Product
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
With only 10% of SaaS startups succeeding in today’s increasingly digital world, what questions can we ask in order to determine their likelihood of success?
By Phil Alves, CEO, DevSquad , 2/17/2020
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Amazon Gets Temporary Injunction to Halt $10B JEDI Project
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
AWS continues its courtroom challenge to a contract awarded to Microsoft to revamp cloud computing infrastructure for the Department of Defense.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/14/2020
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6 Keys to Digital Transformation Success
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Nearly every enterprise is undergoing a digital transformation. Some are more successful than others. Here are 6 factors shared by the successful ones.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/14/2020
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Cloud Cost Optimization: It’s a Balancing Act
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Cost optimization goes beyond an engineering, stand-alone initiative. Here are some questions to ask and best practices to consider that might help you unlock the benefits.
By Preethy Vaidyanathan, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Tapad , 2/14/2020
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Babel of IoT Authentication Poses Security Challenges
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
With more than 80 different schemes for authenticating devices either proposed or implemented, best practices and reference architectures are sorely needed, experts say.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 2/13/2020
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