Volume 270 Issue 3
Selections from last week’s weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.” (279.2)
IT News – CxO
Digital Transformation: 4 Post-Pandemic Security Priorities
Amid pandemic-related disruption, security has become inseparable from digital transformation. Consider these priorities for building trust with colleagues, customers, and regulators
[The Enterprisers Project, September 9th, 2020]
Blue Cross NC Brings IT Back In House To Improve Agility
The health insurer insourced its engineering team after a frustrating experience with an MSP and is now reaping the benefits of a more responsive infrastructure
[CIO, September 7th, 2020]
2020 Has Shown That The Time Digital Transformation Is Now
Organizations cannot afford to put off digital transformation – this is how best to approach it
[ITProPortal, September 11th, 2020]
10 Value-Adds That CISOs Can Deliver
Savvy security chiefs are generating returns for their organizations beyond enabling secure business operations. Here’s how they do it
[CSO Online, September 7th, 2020]
Leading In The Next Normal: 6 Lessons Learned For CIOs
We need to lean into the lessons – around challenges ranging from training to silos – learned in the first months of the pandemic, in preparing for the next transition
[The Enterprisers Project, September 10th, 2020]
IT News – Security
10 Common Cloud Security Mistakes That Put Your Data At Risk
Yes, the cloud offers many security advantages over on-premises, especially for smaller organizations, but only if you avoid these mistakes around cloud configuration, monitoring and patching
[CSO Online, September 10th, 2020]
Global Security Appliance Market Revenue Grew To $4.2B In Q2 2020
The total security appliance market delivered solid unit shipment and revenue growth in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to IDC
[HelpNet Security, September 8th, 2020]
How Centralized Log Management Can Save Your Company
Through centralized log management, organizations can consolidate all log data into one central, data highway and directs logs wherever they need to go
[DevOps.com, September 10th, 2020]
Towards Smarter Security
What is your number one priority?
[CIO, September 10th, 2020]
IT News – Storage
Tiered Storage, Building Optimal Storage
Strategy to balance storage costs, data lifecycle management practices, and storage technology priorities with storage performance
[StorageNewsletter, September 11th, 2020]
NVMe Speeds Explained
The non-volatile memory express protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces
[SearchStorage, September 11th, 2020]
Archival Storage
The size of preserving digital archives is now reaching the order of petascale, exascale and will approach zettascale capacities in the foreseeable future
[StorageNewsletter, September 11th, 2020]
IT News – AI
Why You Need To Start Thinking About Mlops
The future of successful AI implementations will be MLOps
[ITProPortal, September 8th, 2020]
Artificial Intelligence Is Now
Today, we still think of artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology of tomorrow – and that makes me worry that many of us aren’t paying close enough attention to the incredible leaps happening in the field. In truth, AI has already started to transform life – and marketing – as we know it
[Business 2 Community, September 9th, 2020]
AI Accountability: Proceed At Your Own Risk
A new report suggests that to improve AI accountability, enterprises should tackle third-party risk head-on
[InformationWeek, September 8th, 2020]
IT News – Server
7 Benefits Of Deploying A Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
HCI is more straightforward to manage than legacy alternatives. That means your tech staff can spend less time on mundane chores and focus their attention on more pressing matters
[Network Computing, September 11th, 2020]
Server Hunger Is Stronger Than Economic Uncertainty
The appetite for compute capacity, and presumably also for storage and networking capacity, in the datacenter of the world might be waning in some sectors of the economy, but thanks to the voracious hunger of the hyperscalers and cloud builders and more than a few large enterprises that need to do more, not less, computing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, server sales are now consistently at the levels we saw way back in the Dot-Com Boom more than twenty years ago.
[The Next Platform, September 10th, 2020]
Reduce Your Server Response Time For Happy Users, Higher Rankings
Server response time is often overlooked when it comes to improving page speed
[Business 2 Community, September 11th, 2020]
IT News – CRM
Part 1: Audit Your B2B CRM For A New Lead On Sales
Most of us practice some sort of annual-cleaning ritual. We reorganize by cleaning out closets, drawers and garages to bring some order back to our homes and our lives
[Business 2 Community, September 9th, 2020]
IT News – Cloud
The 8 Best Cloud Security Certifications For IT Pros In 2020
Certifications can help security pros prove their baseline knowledge of infosec topics. Consider adding these top cloud security certifications to your arsenal
[SearchCloudSecurity, September 8th, 2020]
IT News – Linux
Best Linux Distro For Privacy And Security In 2020
The top privacy and penetration testing distros
[techradar.pro, September 7th, 2020]
IT News – BI
6 Ways Business Intelligence Makes Better CFOs
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has an increasingly important role within any company
[Business 2 Community, September 7th, 2020]
IT News – HR
The Top 15 Interview Questions To Ask Job Candidates
It’s time to fill that vacancy on your team and the pressure is on to find a job candidate who has all the skills and professional experience you need. But can you determine that from just an interview?
[Robert Half, September 7th, 2020]
IT News – DevOps
3 Ways To Tackle The Operations Complexity Of DevOps
DevOps is challenging, some of its complexity requires a platform that is both SaaS and managed environments, running on top of several cloud providers and potentially on-premises as well. Is there a platform that connects applications and systems while supporting enterprises as they accelerate their digital transformation efforts?
[DevOps.com, September 9th, 2020]
IT News – ERP
Top Change Management Tips For ERP Implementation Success
Not taking change management seriously is a surefire road to ERP implementation failure. Learn how CIOs and other leaders can do it right and boost the likelihood of success
[SearchERP, September 11th, 2020]
IT News – Technology
Compare 7 Desktop-As-A-Service Providers
When it comes to choosing a DaaS provider, organizations may get overwhelmed by the options. Compare the features and capabilities of 7 major vendors to determine the best fit
[SearchVirtualDesktop, September 9th, 2020]
IT News – Database
Best Enterprise Database Software & Systems For 2020
If you’re looking for a system to store your company’s data on-premises or in the cloud, chances are you’ll be considering at least one of these top enterprise database software solutions
[ServerWatch, September 10th, 2020]
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