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A Different Take on Voice Interfaces, IBM Launches Watson Assistant
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Watson Assistant will be delivered via IBM partner devices such as electronics embedded in cars and apps branded by hotel companies. Beyond customer engagement and service, the real value to these partners will be in the data they collect about customers and how they use it to customize customer experience.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/23/2018
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DoJ Indicts 9 Iranians for Hacking into Hundreds of Universities, FERC, Dept. of Labor, Others
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Suspects were operating on behalf of Iranian government and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, US officials said.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/23/2018
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Accenture CIO: Journey to Cloud Accelerates Tech Upgrades
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Accenture CIO Andrew Wilson is 2 years into a 3-year journey to put 90% of the company's IT infrastructure into the cloud. Here's how that cloud commitment helped accelerate a recent IT project.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/23/2018
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Don�t Neglect Your Data in a Rush to the Cloud
Johanna Ambrosio, Tech Journalist
Satire
Greg Hoffer, vice president of engineering at GlobalScape, says that sometimes customers get so caught up in the cloud's fast-and-easy mantra they don't fully think out the security implications for their data.
By Johanna Ambrosio Tech Journalist, 3/23/2018
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Why the CIO Needs to Be a Salesperson
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Whether they are making a case to the board for new IT investments or working with find the right technology fit for end users, CIOs have to sell, sell, sell.
By Mary Shacklett, founder and owner of Transworld Data , 3/23/2018
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7 Ways to Protect Against Cryptomining Attacks
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Implementing basic security hygiene can go a long way in ensuring your systems and website don't get hijacked.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 3/22/2018
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Real-Time Analytics is Spreading and Getting Easier
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Is your organization in production with real-time analytics and event stream processing? Are you doing a pilot of the technology? Here's a look at where the technology is today, along with some of the more popular use cases.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/22/2018
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The Biggest Capital Asset: IoT & Augmented Reality
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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While machines represent large capital investments and demand support resources, a company's greatest asset could be the advanced technology that keeps those machines running efficiently
By Jeff Brown, VP, Global IoT and Embedded PC Sales, Dell EMC , 3/22/2018
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Supply Chain Cyberattacks Surged 200% in 2017
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Symantec's annual Internet Security Threat Report also shows that zero-day exploits fizzled and cryptocurrency mining exploded.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/22/2018
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Gartner Expects 2018 IoT Security Spending to Reach $1.5 Billion
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Regulations, breach concerns will push spending to over $3 billion by 2021, analyst firm says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 3/21/2018
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Modern Business Intelligence Platforms Enable Citizen Analysts
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Top analytics and business intelligence platforms have been making it easier for end users to get self-service insights. The next step in their evolution is augmented analytics, according to market research firm Gartner.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/21/2018
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Government IT's Risks and Rich Rewards
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Satire
As Detroit CIO Beth Niblock knows, government IT means dealing with challenges and risks, but the rewards when tech makes lives better are worth it.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 3/21/2018
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3 Myths About the Site Reliability Engineer, Debunked
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
Satire
As automation becomes a fact of life, newer roles, such as site reliability engineer, emerge. For IT pros looking for their next move, here�s a little background about the role as well as some common misunderstandings about it.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 3/20/2018
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7 Spectre/Meltdown Symptoms That Might Be Under Your Radar
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
News
The Spectre/Meltdown pair has a set of major effects on computing but there are impacts on the organization that IT leaders might not have considered in the face of the immediate problem.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/20/2018
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Big Data Tech Hadoop and Spark Get Slow Start in Enterprise
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
There are plenty of success stories about Hadoop in the enterprise, but those may be the exception and not the rule. Gartner Research VP Merv Adrian provides a reality check on deployment rates, successes, and failures of big data technologies in the enterprise.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/20/2018
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The Discriminating Executive�s Guide to Cloud Computing
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Business leaders need more than technical speak; they need cogent answers to critical business questions.
By Rich Murr, CIO, Epicor Software , 3/20/2018
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Manage What You Can't See: No Magic Required
Johanna Ambrosio, Tech Journalist
Satire
Andi Mann, chief technology officer at Splunk, is a big proponent of 'observability' � knowing what's happening with all systems, services and apps to be able to fix and, eventually, prevent problems.
By Johanna Ambrosio Tech Journalist, 3/19/2018
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Digital Transformation Is Advancing
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
News
Digital transformation is taking off across industries, although not all sectors are maturing at the same pace. A new Infosys report reveals the details of the key technology investments, goals and outcomes.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 3/19/2018
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Who Does What in Cybersecurity at the C-Level
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
News
As security evolve as a corporate priority, so do the roles and responsibilities of the executive team. These seven titles are already feeling the impact.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 3/16/2018
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Blockchain: What Business Leaders Need to Know About This Disruptive Technology
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
IT and business leaders can benefit from learning what blockchain means to their organizations and explaining the benefits, and drawbacks
By Patrick McHugh, co-academic director of the IE Brown Executive MBA program , 3/16/2018
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