The Google Cloud Next conference is underway this week, presenting new and upcoming developments in cloud computing, including but not limited to innovations in AI, apps, and data. While exhibitors show off tech and services to tempt potential customers, the threat of bad actors exploiting the increasing connectivity…
Read MoreData centers and other cloud computing operations are now thought to constitute up to 1% of global power use. The carbon expended in running these massive server farms — and especially, in cooling them — is far from insignificant. Some 50% of electricity use is thought to relate…
Read MorePlanning for the long run may seem like sound wisdom. But in the fast-paced tech world, the long run feels like a day that never comes. New technologies or digital experiences always attract managers looking for an operational advantage. The discussion often turns to replacing a current system…
Read MoreIn the age of data breaches, bad actors have taken aim at their latest target: the healthcare industry. In fact, more than 590 organizations reported healthcare data breaches to the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2022, impacting more than 48 million people. The streak doesn’t…
Read More(SPONSORED ARTICLE) IT decision-makers have a tough task on their hands in choosing the right software and services for their organization. They must consider cost, security capabilities, ease of use, functionality, and integrations with existing software. But all things being equal, the goal is to adopt technology that…
Read MoreEmotional intelligence is the ability to use, understand, and manage emotions in a positive way in order to communicate effectively, empathize with colleagues, surmount challenges, and defuse conflicts. EI can help any IT leader work more productively and efficiently, although relatively few managers really understand how to put…
Read MoreAs time cycles get reduced on new IT systems, users and IT are increasingly looking at IT deliverables as products more than as projects. Think about whether there is a difference between managing a product and managing a project. A project manager is someone who “organizes, plans, and…
Read MoreIn January, amid the early exuberance of generative AI’s watershed debut on the world stage, a lawyer representing a trio of artists walked into a San Francisco courthouse to file a class-action lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney, makers of the hugely popular AI art generation tools Stable…
Read MoreWith the Google Cloud Next conference kicking off today, moves have already been made to further AI development and adoption under a partnership announced last week by Google Cloud and digital engineering and tech services company Virtusa. Taking action as other tech companies team-up on AI, the companies…
Read MoreOrganizations and their compliance leaders are struggling to get a grip on off-channel communications bans, forbidding employee use of apps like WeChat, Whatsapp, or TikTok, to name a few. In a study, 61.5% of surveyed compliance leaders said that “getting employees to comply with rules for electronic communication…
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