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Friday, June 30, 2023
A data strategy for optimizing your AI performance—free demo
AI's potential to transform your business depends in large part on the data quality used to train it. Schedule a complimentary meeting with an AI expert from Contoso Technical Solutions to discover the data strategy tailored to your business needs.
Book a free demo of an elite data management solution
Harnessing the power of data is critical to growing a business. But as data volumes grow exponentially, data overload can significantly impede our ability to effectively process that data. If you're interested in learning more about a powerful new data management solution, schedule a free demo today.
Optimize hybrid work collaboration—free demo
Struggling to improve collaboration between your remote and in-person workforce? We have a solution from a world-class vendor that can help. Book a free demo today.
How cyber resilient is your organization—free assessment
Boosting cyber resilience among employees is imperative to curbing the growing number of breaches tied to human error or the so-called "termination gap". To learn how your organization is performing on this critical front, book your free assessment today.
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Why Choose Red Hat for Kubernetes?
What's different about Red Hat's approach to Kubernetes versus proprietary solutions? Discover how the OpenShift solution gives you the agility to build new applications and restructure traditional apps to become cloud-native. Ready to get started? Contact a Contoso Technical Solutions Red Hat expert for a free consultation.
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Planning A Data Strategy For Training Healthcare AI Applications
While AI promises to transform healthcare, data quality is key to AI's performance—and with access to medical data governed by strict regulations, getting the right data is a big hurdle to AI's efficacy.
Enterprise Data Is Broken - Here's How to Fix It
The era of "big data" and data analytics was supposed to simplify our lives and make businesses more effective. However, for most companies and their employees, it has created a stressful, costly and complex environment. As a result, Chief Data Officers (CDOs) find themselves under increasing pressure from CEOs and CFOs, who are rightly asking... Read More »Enterprise Data Is Broken - Here's How to Fix It
4 secret ingredients to cultivate a productive and satisfying hybrid work environment
Debut columnist Dr. Dominik Vanderhaeghen, Software AG's vice president, head of ARIS product management, shares his perspective on how to successfully transition to a hybrid work environment
The Hyper-Concentration Of Risk In Cybersecurity
This is uncharted territory but a solvable problem if we innovate now and evolve toward a resilient future.
Red Hat OpenShift API Management
How can you accelerate time to value and reduce operational costs? This high-level datasheet outlines the agile approach to cloud-native development, faster time to value, and integrated platform of Red Hat OpenShift. Check it out and contact a Contoso Technical Solutions Red Hat OpenShift expert to get started.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
RWJBarnabas Health Case Study
With Surface Go devices plus the Epic Welcome kiosk software package, RWJBarnabas enabled patient check-ins and easier co-payments. Read this customer story to see how they did it.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Patient Care (EHR) Solutions on Microsoft Surface
Discover the features that make Surface devices ideal for modern healthcare settings. This brochure shows everything from easy management and built-in security to flexible power and data options.
Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Drug Discovery and Development in Ways Never Once Imagined
Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies have been slow to adopt these newer technologies, instead relying on well-established and proven - but usually complex - manufacturing processes. However, the time to begin investing in - and exploring - AI, machine learning, and big data is now.
Should you use your data warehouse as your CDP?
There's a case for and against using your data warehouse as a customer data platform. Here are three ways to make it work.
Remote Communications Training Is Key To Hybrid Work
Effective communication training is crucial for successful hybrid work. Improve productivity, address challenges, and embrace video communication
Cyber resilience programs falling short on preparing workers for a crisis
The report from Immersive Labs raises questions about whether corporate employees would know how to respond after a major cyberattack.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Drive your on-premises workloads to the checkered flag, fueled by vSphere+
Like many organizations, your enterprise may choose to run some or all of its workloads in an on-premises data center. With VMware vSphere,+ you can bring the benefits of cloud infrastructure services to your on-prem workloads. View this infographic to see how.
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Hybrid Cloud Consultation
There's no one-size-fits all approach to cloud transformation. There are too many combinations of public, private and hosted cloud environments combined with legacy and on-premise applications that can't be moved.
A hybrid IT environment gives you many opportunities to put different types of workloads into the environments that provide the best performance. But with so many options, you may want to talk to a hybrid cloud expert about your migration plans. Schedule a free hybrid cloud consultation to discuss your concerns and opportunities with one of our experts. You can book a consultation by filling out this request form.
Here's how AI and digital health are shaping the future of healthcare
A tide of health data and digital technologies - such as AI and telemedicine - is sweeping away long-held preconceptions about global healthcare.
Work smarter: 3 practical ways to increase productivity for your small business
According to a Microsoft Work Trend Index Special Report, 85% of business leaders say hybrid work makes them feel less confident about employees' productivity. This makes it critical that you help employees work smarter by staying focused on the work that's most important. The Microsoft eBook, "Work smarter: 3 practical ways to increase productivity for your small business," provides guidance. Download the eBook for tips and how to put them to work.
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DataMesh AutoLiv Case Study
At Autoliv, Surface HoloLens 2 technology is transforming operations and employee training procedures. Check out this case study to learn how you can leverage mixed reality to improve your own operations.
3 enterprise data management strategy tips
Learn what CIOs and other leaders should remember when creating an enterprise data management strategy.
Medivis Case Study
At Providence Swedish, neurosurgeons are leveraging the Microsoft Surface HoloLens 2 to visualize complex neurosurgical procedures prior to the operation. Check out this case study to learn more about how Providence is leveraging this technology—and for inspiration to help you innovate with the HoloLens 2.
How to Improve Your Hybrid Work Experience Using CliftonStrengths
Find out what Gallup has discovered about hybrid work and how managers, teams and employees can apply their strengths to make the most of hybrid work environments.
Azure Migrate: The Hub for Cloud Migration and Modernization
The benefits to cloud computing are well known. But the process of migrating data and applications to the cloud isn't as clear cut. There are many moving parts involved in evaluating, developing, migrating and updating multiple applications and infrastructure services.
You and your company want a migration process that is simple, secure and creates minimal business disruptions. Azure Migrate acts as a hub for assessing, migrating and modernizing all your infrastructure projects. Learn what Azure Migrate can do to make cloud migration. Watch the video here.
Why New Ways of Working Require a New Type of Workspace
Today's employees want the flexibility to work from anywhere but providing them with a best-in-class digital workspace experience wherever they go can easily overwhelm your IT team. The key is choosing an integrated anywhere workspace solution that can deliver secure, seamless experiences while reducing costs and simplifying operations.
This infographic provides an overview of how to get there. It includes a breakdown of the six main IT challenges to supporting a hybrid workforce, and outlines the benefits of VMware Horizon, the modern VDI solution for the anywhere workspace.
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Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?
Ars chats with law philosopher Scott Shapiro about his new book, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing.
Get Benefits of the Cloud for Your On-Premises Workloads
Like many, your organization may keep some data, applications and workloads in on-premises servers and data centers. VMware vSphere+ enables you to enhance these workloads with cloud services. This solution brief shows how. Download the solution brief for an overviiew of how VMware vSphere+ helps customers achieve a unified and consistent VMware Cloud experience for all workloads, no matter where they run.
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Saturday, June 24, 2023
Scale Zeitgeist: AI Readiness Report
Our friends over at Scale are excited to introduce the 2nd edition of Scale Zeitgeist: AI Readiness Report! The company surveyed more than 1,600 executives and ML practitioners to uncover what's working, what's not, and the best practices for organizations to deploy AI for real business impact.
Why Load Balancers Should be Part of Your Security Architecture
Larry Goldman of Progress points out why your security architecture needs load balancers.
Millions of Artifacts, Misconfigured Enterprise Software Registries Are Ripe for Pwning
Researchers find 250 million artifacts and 65,000 container images exposed in registries and repositories scattered across the Internet.
How hybrid work changed employee communication and collaboration
Do you agree that corporate communication and collaboration will never be the same?
Cybersecurity and Food Defense
This article highlights the increasing security threats faced by the food and agriculture sector, emphasizing the need for an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) to improve information sharing, collaboration, and protection against cyber and physical attacks. It discusses the history of ISACs, the importance of establishing one for the food and agriculture sector, and outlines the steps involved in creating an effective ISAC.
Friday, June 23, 2023
Boost productivity with our AI powered solution—free demo
One of the most talked about benefits of AI is the tech's ability to significantly boost productivity. Experience the impact AI can have on your business by signing up for a free demo of our AI-powered automation solution. Book today.
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How secure is your cloud? —free assessment
A free assessment of your cybersecurity strategy
Is your security strategy optimized for today's highly dynamic cybersecurity environment? We can help you determine where you're still vulnerable and show you how to close your security gaps. Book your free assessment today.
A complimentary assessment of your hybrid work capabilities
If you're still trying to finetune your hybrid work model and ensure that your workforce is optimized for seamless communication and collaboration, we can help you identify any gaps that are holding you back and recommend fixes—free of charge. Sign up today.
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A security strategy tailored to your industry—free consultation
A one-size-fits-all security strategy is a recipe for disaster in today's complex cyber environment. We can help you tailor a strategy based on your unique industry and business needs. Book your free consultation today.
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Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Journey to Virtualized RAN
In two surveys (2019, 2021) of communications service providers (CSPs), Heavy Reading looked at virtualization and virtualized radio access networks (vRANs). As part of the shift to 5G, containers and cloud-native network applications will displace vertical implementation. Immerse yourself in this detailed whitepaper for insights on the change and its implications for carriers. Contact a Contoso Technical Solutions Red Hat consultant for next steps.
EHR Patient Check-in Kiosk on Surface
With Microsoft Surface and your existing EHR system, you can create a streamlined patient check-in kiosk. Review this customer flyer to learn more.
5 Key Learnings about AI and ChatGPT in the Enterprise
2023 has been the year of AI breaking through in the enterprise. But before your CIO gets fixated on ChatGPT, here are five things to know.
1Password execs outline shift to passwordless authentication
1Password CEO Jeff Shiner and Anna Pobletts, head of passwordless, talk at RSA Conference 2023 about moving to passworldless authentication.
Will AI help or hurt enterprise software security at large?
Will AI help or hurt enterprise software security at large? - SiliconANGLE
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Why end user computing needs a new approach to support hybrid work
The pandemic demonstrated that people with PCs can work just as effectively at home as in the office. Desktop IT now needs a rethink.
MDMs' proactive response to cybersecurity
MDMs' proactive response to cybersecurity highlights the collaboration between MDIC and Booz Allen to assess cybersecurity maturity in the medical technology industry, emphasizing the need for proactive measures and providing recommendations for improvement.
Supporting device needs for Healthcare Providers
Discover how Surface devices can fit a variety of healthcare needs, from patient check-ins to virtual care, and more. Review this eBrochure for details.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Launch Your IT Infrastructure into the Multi-Cloud Era with VMware vSphere 8
Dealing with on-premises and multi-cloud infrastructure can be quite challenging.
This infographic can help. Download it to learn the top five infrastructure challenges and how VMware vSphere 8 can solve them.
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Power Hybrid and Multicloud Environments with Azure Arc Data Solutions
Managing data across cloud and non-cloud applications is extremely difficult. The myriad of data security and privacy regulations, need for data sovereignty and low tolerance for any form of disruption keeps data from living together in a single cloud or application. Yet managing volumes of data across siloed, disparate systems is costly and inefficient. This blog post describes how Azure Arc helps organizations resolve this conundrum by simplifying cloud data management across any infrastructure. Read it here.
Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance
The tech giants are going all in on artificial intelligence. Each is doing it its own way
Monday, June 19, 2023
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot: Your Copilot for Work
With Microsoft 365 Copilot, we are bringing the power of next-generation AI to work. Microsoft 365 Copilot isn't just a better way of doing the same things. It's an entirely new way of working. Watch this video for a quick demo.
Google and Intel team to boost trust in confidential computing
By providing an additional level of protection and in-use encryption, Confidential Computing helps prevent future attacks and security threats.
Millennium BCP Enhances Visibility and Agility Through Azure Arc to Deliver Smart Banking Solutions
Customer-facing companies like banks are under pressure to develop innovative applications for customers.
When the financial institution Millennium bcp needed a way to speed delivery of innovative banking solutions without hindering security and compliance, it turned to Azure Arc. Get the customer story to discover how the company benefits.
The identity crisis in enterprise security
The identity crisis in enterprise security: Analysts weigh in on platforms, tools and the changing landscape - SiliconANGLE
Introducing vSphere 8: The Enterprise Workload Platform
The volume and complexity of modern workloads are increasing, which is driving demand for infrastructure services that provide key underlying functionality for these workloads.
VMware vSphere 8, the enterprise workload platform, brings the benefits of cloud to on-premises workloads and supercharges performance.
Read the blog post to learn more.
Netskope claims hybrid work 'revolution' with SASE client and endpoint SD-WAN
Netskope looks to deliver consistent security and superior user experience for hybrid workers through reduced costs and complexity from extended borderless SD-WAN and SASE.
Grow your small business with Microsoft 365
Discover how new innovations in Microsoft 365 across AI, payments, collaboration tools, and security can help small and medium businesses grow.
Cybersecurity: addressing the 'termination gap' and protecting data
The pandemic's impact on the healthcare workforce has raised insider threat risks, with active credentials of terminated employees exploited by cyber attackers. Remote work and increased technology reliance contribute to growing malicious and accidental threats. Healthcare IT teams must be vigilant against unauthorized access, privilege misuse, and data theft. Mitigation strategies include cybersecurity tools, monitoring solutions, and improved IT-HR collaboration. Access behavior monitoring and analytics bolster threat detection and response.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Retool your data strategy—free consultation
If you're struggling to effectively manage the increasing data volumes your organization is generating, it may be time for a data strategy overhaul. We can help you get there. Schedule your free consultation today.
Free assessment of your cloud computing strategy
We can help you assess if your current cloud strategy is driving tangible business outcomes and if there's room for improvement. Book your free consultation today.
Schedule a complimentary assessment of your tech capabilities
Is your tech stack ready to meet today's challenges and is it optimized for innovation and growth? It's not easy keeping up with the rapidly evolving tech landscape, which is why we're offering a free assessment of your tech capabilities to help you determine if you're falling behind your competitors. Book today.
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Filling your talent gaps—free demo
If you're struggling to find the right talent to execute your digital transformation plan, you may benefit from an automation solution that significantly boosts productivity and empowers a lean IT department. Schedule your free demo today.
Free Cybersecurity Assessment
How secure are your networks, devices and other assets against sophisticated cyberattacks? We can help you assess your #securityposture—free of charge. Schedule your consultation today.
Friday, June 16, 2023
The cloud backlash has begun: Why big data is pulling compute back on premises
Cloud-first strategies may be hitting the limits of their efficacy, and in many cases, ROIs are diminishing, triggering a major cloud backlash.
The Rise Of Cloud Repatriation: Why Companies Are Bringing Data In-House
Despite the challenges, many companies find that bringing data in-house is worthwhile. Before transitioning, companies should evaluate the cost of bringing data in-house versus using a cloud provider.
Enterprise Remote Looks Poised For Growth
On-demand IT freelancers are fueling the remote enterprise and helping companies close the talent gap. This articles looks at one such company, NerdApp to show how smart platforms are finding attractive new markets like remote Enterprise.
Redefining Remote Work: One Woman's Surprising Journey To Fulfillment
What one woman learned from her year of remote working: while having the choice of where to work can contribute to one's overall job satisfaction, what people really need to feel fulfilled is to do the work they actually want to be doing.
Australia's Telecom Giant Optus Avoids Ransom Demand as Attacker Reverses Course
An alleged cybercriminal leaked records on 10,000 customers of Australia's telecom giant, Optus, then backed off its $1 million ransom demand. What is the takeaway for organizations tasked with protecting customers from identity fraud? Read this blog for a summary of the hack, its significance and steps being taken to remediate impact.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Optimizing Infrastructure Management with Predictive Analytics
Lessons of the role of management software in today's complex hybrid and multicloud environments are revealed in this IDC whitepaper. From key infrastructure requirements to executing with predictive analytics, discover the challenges and opportunities for app development today. Contact us to view a free demo of Red Hat's predictive analytics in action.
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Surface for Industry - Retail Solutions
Reimagine retail, deliver elevated customer experiences and optimize operations with Microsoft Surface for Business. Microsoft Surface for Business offers a ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Critical infrastructure security spending to grow 83% by 2027: ABI Research
Analysts forecast cybersecurity spending among critical infrastructure organizations to grow from an estimated $129 billion in 2022 to almost $236 billion by 2027.
Mobile Pay on Surface
Microsoft Surface devices are the perfect way to enable mobile pay and bring more flexibility to the retail sales floor. Review this solution brief to learn more about how you can use these devices for retail.
AI At An Inflection Point Drives Storage And Memory Demand
The NVIDIA GTC showed the company's support for AI modeling and inference infrastructure as well as new software and service offerings. This infrastructure requires significant storage and memory to train and run these models. DDN showed their latest storage appliance for the DGX H100 systems.
How to succeed with cloud computing during an economic downturn
Many say to cut cloud computing in a slowing economy, but it's not that simple. Use these strategic moves to position yourself to lead the recovery.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Digital transformation as a service is poised to drive enterprise growth
Organizations are partnering with tech providers to build end-to-end solutions, encompassing strategic planning, systems implementation, and iterative tuning for long-term business growth.
Covid caused huge shortages in the jobs market. It may be easing — but there's another problem ahead
Since the onset of Covid-19, labor shortages have plagued major economies and intensified inflationary pressures, but economists expect this trend to finally abate.
Next Generation Cloud In a Software Defined World
Telcom provider Bharti Airtel faced a transformation challenge. With a legacy IT stack that was not yet up to supporting its many planned projects and ran a mere quarter of full capacity.
The telco was also plagued by network and security automation bottlenecks in their legacy environments. With the help of VMware, Bharti Airtel made a successful transition to a fully virtualized environment with network, compute and storage working in tandem.
Read the customer story to learn the full details of Airtel's transformation.
Complimentary Cloud Migration Consultation
Migrating to the cloud is stressful, no matter the size of your organization. A cloud migration can be stress-free with expert guidance from an experienced cloud provider. We have the experience, the strategies and technology solutions to help your cloud migration succeed. Schedule a complimentary Coud Migration Consultation today.
Red Hat Insights Predictive Analytics
Leverage experience and technical knowledge from Red Hat to prioritize risks and build efficiency. Predictive IT analytics, automated remediation, and automated expert assessment ensure your teams have the tools and information they need to manage risk and focus on innovation. Contact a Contoso Technical Solutions Red Hat Insights consultant for flexible purchasing and implementation options.
VMware vSphere: The Enterprise Workload Platform for Traditional and Next Gen Apps
Used by millions of IT administrators worldwide, vSphere is VMware's virtualization platform for extending cloud infrastructure and application services to on-premises workloads.
With the latest version of vSphere, organizations can bring cloud benefits to on-premises workloads, supercharge workload performance and accelerate DevOps innovation. Download the datasheet to learn more.
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AI and Connectivity are the Next Big Disruption
AI on the brain? Contributing editor Bill Kleyman breaks down the role ChatGPT and other AI tools will play in the data center.
Monday, June 12, 2023
Use Teams for your business
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration application that helps you, your employees and customers stay connected, share files and work together. This short video shows how you can use Teams in your business. Watch the video for a quick demonstration of using Teams to reach people in a hurry, chat one-to-one or in groups, see who's available and busy, make audio and video calls, schedule meetings with anyone, and organize and collaborate on projects. Ready to start using Teams in your business? Contoso Technical Solutions's Microsoft collaboration and productivity experts are ready to help. Contact us.
Transforming IT for cloud success
Taking full advantage of a cloud transformation requires a new approach to IT. CIOs are restructuring IT orgs and strategies to unleash talent and leave legacy processes behind.
Fannie Mae Builds Productivity and Data Safety with Microsoft Security and Data Protection Solutions
Fannie Mae, the U.S. organization that facilitates mortgage financing, collects and analyzes massive amounts of data to make decisions. Much of that data is highly sensitive information about its customers.
To protect that data, as well as make it accessible for analysis, Fannie Mae relies on Microsoft's Azure platform, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. This customer explains why and how Fannie Mae relies on the cloud-native Azure platform and Microsoft security solutions to safeguard critical data. Read it here.
Generative AI: A paradigm shift in enterprise and startup opportunities
Understanding the role underlying technologies play in advancing enterprise adoption and innovation
Make-a-Wish Moves to the Cloud to Grant Wishes Faster
Children 's charity The Make-A-Wish Foundation depends on its website and its distributed IT systems to carry out its mission of granting wishes to seriously ill children.
Recently, the Make-A-Wish Foundation needed to streamline its IT systems and improve the reliability of its website. The foundation's IT team used VMware's Cloud Provider Platform to create an enterprise-wide project to standardize the infrastructure for all its U.S. chapters and enable cloud services at its headquarters.
Read the full story.
About a third of U.S. workers who can work from home now do so all the time
About a third of workers with jobs that can be done remotely are working from home all the time, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Thread creates game-changing solution for IT service providers with Azure OpenAI service
How can cutting-edge technology and strategic collaboration revolutionize your business? Learn from the remarkable success story of Thread Professional Services. By leveraging the power of Microsoft Azure and OpenAI services, Thread Professional Services achieved unprecedented growth and overcame significant challenges. Get the story for highlights of benefits and to discover the secrets of Thread's success using the transformative power of Azure and OpenAI to drive innovation, efficiency and growth.
The Digital World Is Changing Rapidly. Your Cybersecurity Needs to Keep Up.
In 2022 alone, a total of 4,100 publicly disclosed data breaches occurred, comprising some 22 billion records that were exposed. All this despite the fact that organizations around the world spent a record-breaking $150 billion on cybersecurity in 2021.
How should companies go about securing their software and data? What companies aim to achieve from their security programs must evolve, just as the way that companies' use of data and software has evolved. It is past time for their cybersecurity efforts to change. This article covers three such changes that companies can make to adapt to the growing insecurities of the digital world.
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Which cloud solution is right for you?
Before you drain your IT budget on a shiny new cloud solution, it would help to know if the solution can be seamlessly integrated into your tech infrastructure and if it will yield a significant ROI. Book a free consultation with one of our cloud experts to assess your cloud needs.
Demo the latest AI tech
What can AI do for you? From streamlining operations to improving cyber resilience, AI tech can be an invaluable asset to your business. See for yourself by scheduling a free demo of our cutting-edge AI solution.
Get a free assessment of your hybrid work culture
The new hybrid work landscape requires companies to rethink many of the traditional elements that defined their business culture. Failure to adapt can significantly impede growth and talent retention. We can help you understand what you can do to better align your company culture with the modern work landscape. Book a complimentary consultation with one of our experts today.
Friday, June 9, 2023
Automate IT—a free demo
Free up your IT team to drive innovation by automating mundane, time-consuming tasks. Schedule a complimentary AI-powered automation solution demo.
More automation, not just additional tech talent, is what is needed to stay ahead of cybersecurity risks
A majority of CISOs report being stressed at work, with 65% admitting work-related stress issues are compromising their ability to protect their organization.
Why Is The World Afraid Of AI? The Fears Are Unfounded, And Here's Why
Why is the world so worried about AI? Fears of economic disruption, chaos, and a world of misinformation are likely unfounded. Here's why.
FTC Seeks Info on Cloud Computing Market's Influence
The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public feedback about the market power of cloud computing providers, among other information.
The OpenAI Coder Who Spun Tech On its Head"
Greg Brockman needed a win. In 2017, Brockman—then chief technology officer of OpenAI, a 50-person nonprofit at the time—was worried about getting left in the dust by bigger rivals like DeepMind, an AI lab owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet. He also was concerned that OpenAI might fall ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023
It's a new world of total rewards: 4 strategies for systemic rewards
From employee pay to total rewards to systemic rewards, the future of employee compensation is here, and it's vital to business success.
Are you optimizing cyber resilience? Free consultation.
Many organizations are struggling to keep up with the dizzying speed of the cybersecurity landscape evolution and are often too slow to overhaul outdated security strategies and processes that no longer offer adequate protection. We can help you assess your progress on this critical front. Book your free consultation today.
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Surface Pro 7+
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ delivers the flexibility that students need. Review this datasheet to learn about its features and advantages.
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
6 common challenges facing cybersecurity teams and how to overcome them
Most cybersecurity founders get slowed down by the same six challenges with building products, but there are ways to overcome them.
Achieve More with Microsoft Surface
Discover how you—and your institution's students—can achieve more with Microsoft Surface devices. This brochure has the details.
Can we trust AI?
From Alexa to a robot running amok in the movie 'M3GAN', artificial intelligence is part of everyday life and is capturing our imagination. Johns Hopkins AI expert Rama Chellappa helps us sort out fact from fiction, and whether we should embrace the 'AI spring'.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
DigitalOcean Currents Report Shows SMB Side Hustle Cloud Optimism
Amid economic turbulence, SMBs stay hopeful as side hustles and AI demand soar, a DigitalOcean cloud report finds.
Snap is offering its AR tools to enterprise customers
Snap is launching a new SaaS product named AR Enterprise Services (ARES) that offers AR tools to businesses.
The Workplace is Evolving in 2023...Are You Staying Up to Speed?
Employers need to rethink the way they've been operating - because the workplace has been evolving at a rapid pace. In order to stay competitive in the marketplace and offer your employees the kind of...
Tech Providers in UK Financial Services Face Direct Regulation
IT providers in the U.K.'s financial services sector will soon face increased regulations.
The goal of the Financial Services and Markets Bill is to ensure the resilience of the banking industry by better regulating the IT providers that serve them. The regulations, which come from the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, are designed to align with the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Learn more about these coming regulations by reading this article.
VMware vSphere+ Sparks Lexmark's Multicloud Transformation
Printer manufacturer Lexmark needed a centralized platform to help manage its network of digitally managed, customer-owned printers distributed around the globe.
Each Lexmark printer has as many as 125 sensors that provide data on everything from optical instruments and ceramic heating elements to paper feed pressure. This data informs Lexmark's supply chain and predictive maintenance service.
This customer story explains how VMware's vSphere+ delivers a single locus of control, enabling Lexmark to manage all its distributed data centers as one. Read the customer story to learn from Lexmark's experience.
Generative AI Has an Intellectual Property Problem
Generative AI, which uses data lakes and question snippets to recover patterns and relationships, is becoming more prevalent in creative industries. However, the legal implications of using generative AI are still unclear, particularly in relation to copyright infringement, ownership of AI-generated works, and unlicensed content in training data. Courts are currently trying to establish how intellectual property laws should be applied to generative AI, and several cases have already been filed. To protect themselves from these risks, companies that use generative AI need to ensure that they are in compliance with the law and take steps to mitigate potential risks, such as ensuring they use training data free from unlicensed content and developing ways to show provenance of generated content.
Monday, June 5, 2023
2023 State of Goal Setting Report
The process of setting goals in a systematic way before managing and sharing progress is the nucleus for organizational accomplishment. Goals are created to define and attain success, but they are only useful when they are documented clearly and referred to regularly. In December 2022, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the goal setting and management process within enterprise-sized companies globally, to understand the role that clear goal setting and management frameworks and outcomes play in business success and employee experience (EX). Download your complimentary copy of the Forrester report to explore key findings.
Cloud Computing Is Transforming Business Across Various Industries
Cloud computing allows companies to easily access and deploy new applications, services, and technologies, helping them stay ahead of the competition
The Case for Cloud Adoption in Financial Services Grows Stronger
Cloud infrastructure and applications have become significantly more secure and the advantages of cloud computing have grown.
As financial services expert Yvonne Dunn notes, "The reasons for financial institutions to move systems and data to the cloud have never been more compelling - and the barriers to doing so are diminishing." In this article, Dunn explains the key benefits driving financial services companies to adopt the cloud. Read the blog here.
Big Tech ups the ante on AI for enterprise with generative data storytelling
Generative AI's poetic hallucinations might clash with data science rigor: The tech industry's growing catalog of generative AI app integration raises questions about performance and adoption best practices.
Develop a 'Culture' Surrounding Hybrid Work
The new hybrid work environment is forcing companies to rethink their corporate culture--and everything from tech stacks to employee KPIs is being reevaluated.
Global consulting firm CAI boosts business agility and operational alignment with Viva Goals and the OKR framework
CAI helps clients design, deliver, operate, and maintain quality, critical manufacturing facilities by pooling the global resources of more than 800 employee-owners. As the company grew and expanded its services and delivery capabilities, the need for more modern goal setting and management approaches became apparent. That's when CAI adopted Microsoft Viva Goals. Viva Goals is a module in the Microsoft Viva customer experience platform designed to enhance productivity, collaboration and employee wellbeing. Read this customer story to learn how CAI benefits from Viva Goals and its seamless integrations with Microsoft Teams and Power BI to better plan, manage and communicate objective and key results (OKR) frameworks to ensure alignment with business strategy.
Cybersecurity Is No Longer An Issue Reserved Strictly For CIOs And CISOs
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules on cyber-risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure are coming. A plethora of data indicates that most boards are not ready to meet these new standards.
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Foley legal AI lowers cost of reviewing tech contracts
Law firm Foley & Lardner says its legal AI SaaS product, Foley Equipped, lowers the cost of reviewing most tech contracts by 20% to 25%.
4 Ways Business Leaders Can Increase Workplace Efficiency in a Hybrid World
Leaders have the power to turn the phrase \"work smarter, not harder\" into a reality.
Demo our newest generative AI solution
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DOD Makes Headway on Cloud Computing
The Defense Department is moving ahead quickly on the adoption of cloud computing and implementation of a "zero trust" computing environment, the Defense Department's chief information officer said.
Friday, June 2, 2023
Walmart VP confirms retailer is building on GPT-4
Walmart is advancing its conversational AI capabilities using OpenAI's GPT-4, according to its VP of emerging tech.
2023 Cybersecurity Maturity Report Reveals Organizational Unpreparedness for Cyberattacks
CYE's Cybersecurity Maturity Report 2023 is out! Discover the latest trends in #cybersecurity across industries and countries.
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Surface Pro 9 Spec Sheet
The Surface Pro 9 is the most powerful Pro model yet, engineered to go anywhere the workday takes you. Review this spec sheet to get a look at its features.
US Air Force shifting hundreds of computer apps to the cloud
The U.S. Air Force launched Cloud One years ago and has sought industry input on its successor, Cloud One Next, or C1N.
Tech vendor risk raises vetting stakes in wake of SVB crisis
Deposits are safe, but tech startups may no longer have access to venture debt and the lines of credit that helped fuel innovation.
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