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  Rising demand for Azure skills signals growth in Microsoft cloud

  The gap between the number of jobs requiring skills specific to the two largest hyperscalers is shrinking, according to Revelio Labs data.

  Cloud

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  Microsoft, working with security partners, pledges better deployment, testing collaboration

  Following a summit with U.S. and European partners, the company is working to build additional resiliency features to prevent a repeat of the historic global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike.

  Security

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  Dell awaits PC refresh cycle, leans on server segment to buoy revenues

  The company sees a bright future in PC sales on the horizon, but not until late in the year, COO Jeffrey Clarke said Tuesday at a Goldman Sachs technology conference.

  IT Strategy

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  Family Dollar implements AI for category management, merchandising

  The discount chain picked Dunnhumby to power a platform aimed at localizing product assortment to better meet shoppers’ needs.

  IT Strategy

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  Global cybersecurity workforce growth flatlines, stalling at 5.5M pros

  Budget cuts, layoffs and hiring freezes are exacerbating a global staffing shortage in cyber defense.

  IT Strategy

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  AWS plans UK cloud expansion, pours $10B more into AI infrastructure

  Amazon’s cloud division will now invest more than $14 billion in the region through 2028, the company said Wednesday.

  Cloud

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  JPMorgan Chase to equip 140K workers with generative AI tool

  The bank expects up to $2 billion in AI-related upside, President and COO Daniel Pinto said during a conference earlier this week. 

  IT Strategy

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  Forget AI: core digital skills still rule hiring priorities

  Basic computer competencies are listed in more than one in every 10 job postings, according to an Indeed analysis.

  IT Strategy

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  How the NFL plans to tackle generative AI this season

  Employees in the league’s media division are using Amazon Q Business and a Bedrock-based research tool to improve workflows and productivity.

  Updated Sept. 12, 2024

  IT Strategy

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  Oracle leans on private cloud to fortify enterprise security, data sovereignty

  “We expect that private clouds will greatly outnumber public clouds,” Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison said Monday.

  Cloud

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  Salesforce shapes industry-tailored AI strategy targeting 15 sectors

  The software provider unveiled an AI Use Case Library with more than 100 AI capabilities aimed at retail, life sciences, healthcare and other sectors.

  AI & Future Tech

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  Oracle cements multicloud integration with AWS, Google alliances

  Oracle deployed data services running on OCI servers in AWS and Google Cloud data centers, the company announced Monday.

  Cloud

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  Papa Johns hires former Wendy’s CIO as digital chief

  Kevin Vasconi will oversee consumer-facing, corporate and back-of-house technology at the pizza chain.

  IT Strategy

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  Colgate-Palmolive deploys AI to drive top-line growth, productivity

  The company is working to hone its AI efforts around revenue management, advertising and cost savings, CEO Noel Wallace said.

  IT Strategy

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  Tech unemployment grew in August but open roles abound

  IT positions across the economy dipped by 28,000 in August, according to a CompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

  IT Strategy

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  VMware raises Broadcom’s software profile, but chips remain core business

  The company expects networking and semiconductor hardware demand to drive AI revenues to $12 billion this year, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said.

  Cloud

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  Enterprises want to build trust, confidence in workplace AI

  IT leaders point to cybersecurity, data breaches, reliability and accuracy as common concerns, according to an ABBYY survey.

  AI & Future Tech

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  AT&T takes Broadcom to court over VMware support services dispute

  The telecommunications company claims it is being bullied into “paying a king’s ransom” for software it does not want or need, according to the complaint.

  IT Strategy

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  Business satisfaction with AI, automation solutions and services languishes

  The gap in customer satisfaction scores stems from a disconnect between technology expectations and reality, ISG found.

  AI & Future Tech

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  When hiring budgets are tight, reskilling may help fill jobs

  Reskilling current employees is a much more predictable model than the hit-or-miss tactic of recruiting for experience, one leader said.

  IT Strategy

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  Anthropic launches Claude Enterprise with more security, admin controls

  The business-focused version of the tool includes a GitHub integration to help with programming tasks, among other expanded features. 

  AI & Future Tech

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  Microsoft-Inflection deal clears UK regulators’ competition probe

  The agreement between the two companies does not substantially hurt fair competition, the Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday.

  IT Strategy

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  Office Depot parent company rolls out generative AI assistant to 900 stores

  ODP Corporation, which also operates OfficeMax, introduced the ODP Personal Assistant to enable associates to spend more time helping customers.

  AI & Future Tech

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  SAP CTO to step down, apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ behavior

  Juergen Mueller will depart the company Sept. 30 after behavior that "did not reflect our values at SAP" during a company event.

  IT Strategy

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  AI developers break into top 10 highest-paid IT positions, Stack Overflow says

  The average annual compensation package for software engineers building AI systems reached $160,000, according to a study by the online platform.

  AI & Future Tech

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