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Bad news — skills have a short shelf life in the workforce of the future
There is hope, however, because industry supports employee growth and development, says Jayne Groll, CEO of the DevOps Institute.
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Atlassian's CIO looks for 'stronger together' mentality in acquisition integrations
Acquisitions "not only accommodate the needs of business but actually help transform what's possible for the company," said CIO Archana Rao.
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Top 10 weaknesses found by bug bounty hunters
Companies paid $54 million last year to ethical hackers for detecting digital weak spots before the bad guys did. HackerOne ranked the most frequent vulnerabilities.
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How can procurement managers get their workforce on board with emerging tech?
Many aspects of the procurement function are ripe for digitization, but emerging technologies will only succeed if employees trust the results.
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First MapR, now Cloudera. Why is the Hadoop market in trouble?
Cloudera’s CEO stepped down Thursday, triggering a stock price nosedive. Analysts expect Hadoop-based companies will continue to be at risk.
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Beyond the data breach: How retail is addressing cybersecurity
Experts say companies need to implement data protection strategies including training employees across departments and vetting third-party partners.
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Salesforce to acquire Tableau in a $15.7B all-stock deal
As Salesforce tries to make bold moves in the data analytics space, it must address the overlap with its existing solution.
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Amazon expands cloud curriculum with bachelor's degree
George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College join a growing number of institutions to offer curriculum in partnership with the e-commerce company.
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OpinionGartner: The top 5 personal technologies empowering digital business transformation
Innovations in personal technology present opportunity — and risk — for enterprises, Gartner's Annette Jump writes.
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Google Cloud's Looker acquisition signals sharper focus on large enterprises
In a way, Google's $2.6B acquisition of BI platform Looker takes a cue from Microsoft. Will it stifle or spur further innovation?
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Weighing device interoperability standards requires a data overcollection gut check
If interoperability is done poorly, superfluous connections could overburden companies with junk data, blocking the smooth delivery of actionable insights.
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Nike taps new digital chief
Ratnakar Lavu's arrival comes as Nike is increasingly leveraging tech for products and stores.
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Deep DiveChecking for vitals: Inside the Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp supply chain breach
The intrusion happened inside the American Medical Collection Agency, but responsibility is shared through its partner ecosystem.
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With brand reputation at risk, demand for AI forensic experts to rise
Most large enterprises are projected to bring aboard specialists to validate AI behavior during development and deployment.
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Phishing campaign puts two-factor authentication at risk, but what are the alternatives?
Even though the phishing campaign can sidestep 2FA, the security protocol is better than using only usernames and passwords.
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LabCorp says 7.7M patients exposed in same data breach as Quest Diagnostics
One of LabCorp's billing collections vendors experienced unauthorized activity on its web payment page between Aug. 1 and March 30.
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Facial recognition tech deemed 'not ready for primetime' in House committee
Members took issue with the technology on Tuesday, while law enforcement and federal government agencies defended its use.
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Microsoft, Oracle link up in the cloud for an 'interoperability' play — and a dig at AWS
The companies want to help joint customers move enterprise applications and databases to the public cloud.
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At 1-800-Flowers Inc., IT strategy and vendor sharing decided by council
CIO Arnold Leap views individual brands as a portfolio of customers. "They have a slightly different view of the world."
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NSA, Microsoft issue BlueKeep vulnerability warnings, call for 'all hands on deck'
Microsoft is "confident" an exploit exists for BlueKeep, a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol of older versions of Windows.
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Gartner: Industry will need to replace 90% of blockchain platforms by 2021
Blockchain is having an identity crisis, constrained by assumptions and technological immaturity prohibiting efforts from moving beyond the pilot phase.
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Deciding on major tech updates, IT managers need empathy and common sense
When most of IT is running on older frameworks like Java 8, flashier platforms issue siren calls. Should tech managers mute them or heed their allure?
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11.9M Quest Diagnostics patients potentially exposed to data breach
Financial, medical and other personal information, such as Social Security numbers, may have been exposed, the company reported Monday morning.
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How 3 CIOs gather — and use — data
Organizations are challenged to quickly amass data and put it to work, delivering insights for business and creating new revenue streams.
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Deep DiveWhere data privacy is law
Last year, U.S. businesses only had to worry about GDPR. Then came the California Consumer Privacy Act. What's next? Find out which states are considering comprehensive data privacy rules.
