Wed.Jan 22, 2025

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3 promises every CIO should keep in 2025

CIO

Nearly all tech surprises last year were related to gen AI, which was so hyped in 2023 that every organization had to try it in one or more projects in 2024. IT departments ran proofs-of-concept (PoCs), but some business leaders outside IT with P&L to manage also ran their own experiments without necessarily informing IT when they did so. Sometimes its as easy as subscribing to an AI-driven service.

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67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

CIO

Businesses have always struggled with IT skills shortages, but the accelerating arrival of new technologies such as AI has widened the shortage gap even further, resulting in business delays, lower customer satisfaction, and loss of revenue, according to a recent report from research firm IDC. The arrival of emerging technologies like AI puts organizations under new pressure.

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Codemods in other languages

Martin Fowler

Juntao Qiu finishes his description of codemods by looking at some other approaches outside the JavaScript world such as JavaParser and OpenRewrite.

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Gen AI ROI falls short of expectations, but belief persists

CIO

AI, and gen AI in particular, are continuing to bombard the enterprise, but the gains to date havent been as big, nor come as quickly, as many business leaders hoped. Thats according to the fourth quarterly edition of Deloitte AI Institutes State of Generative AI in the Enterprise report released on Tuesday. Were seeing more of a focus on the pragmatic, says Jim Rowan, applied AI leader and principal at Deloitte Consulting.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Seed Rounds Got Larger Through The Downturn. Why Is That?

Crunchbase News

Editors note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the evolution of seed funding since the 2021 market peak. Part 2, which will look at the fallout from seed startups slower progression to Series A, will publish next week. Seed funding was the most resilient venture investment stage through the startup funding downturn, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.

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Comparing the impact of file formats

Xebia

I was curious how unique my new lease car would be in the Netherlands and I wanted to investigate the current trends of new cars. Using the RDW open data portal I have downloaded the dataset of all registered vehicles in the Netherlands. The dataset “Open-Data-RDW-Gekentekende_voertuigen” contains about 16.5M rows and a staggering 96 columns.

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Herencia, propósito y creatividad confluyen sobre un manto tecnológico en los irrepetibles UMusic Hotels

CIO

Madrid tiene alma, no solo porque goza de personalidad y estilo propio, sino porque ahora, adems, tambin suena diferente. Y es que desde que la cadena hotelera UMusic Hotels desembarcara en la capital, la msica ha pasado a servir de hilo conductor a la historia que aqu escribe cada husped. Situado junto al histrico Teatro Albniz, el que ha sido el primognito de la cadena hotelera ligada a la discogrfica Universal en Madrid, se ancla en la innovacin para hacer de este cinco estrellas un espacio i

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: Which phone should you buy?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Samsung and Apple have introduced two of the best flagship smartphones on the market. Here's how to choose which one is right for you.

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Dónde deberían los CIO colocar sus apuestas en IA para 2025

CIO

Puede que en 2024 recordemos el ao en que los LLM se generalizaron, todos los SaaS empresariales aadieron funciones de copiloto o asistente virtual y muchas organizaciones probaron por primera vez la IA agntica. Los CIO recibieron importantes presupuestos para mejorar la productividad, el ahorro de costes y las ventajas competitivas con la IA generativa.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Have a genealogy mystery? How I used AI to solve a family puzzle

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I met my third cousin on Ancestry. Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, we used ChatGPT to connect the dots between generations.

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Introducing multi-turn conversation with an agent node for Amazon Bedrock Flows (preview)

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Amazon Bedrock Flows offers an intuitive visual builder and a set of APIs to seamlessly link foundation models (FMs), Amazon Bedrock features, and AWS services to build and automate user-defined generative AI workflows at scale. Amazon Bedrock Agents offers a fully managed solution for creating, deploying, and scaling AI agents on AWS. With Flows, you can provide explicitly stated, user-defined decision logic to execute workflows, and add Agents as a node in a flow to use FMs to dynamically inte

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2025 and Beyond

Harvard Business Review

Gartner research has identified three key challenges for company leaders in the coming year: 1) New demands for a future-ready workforce; 2) The evolving role of managers, and 3) Emerging talent risks for the organization. Within these challenges they offer nine predictions that address ongoing organizational concerns around technology, collaboration, employee retention, AI, knowledge management, and more.

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Anthropic Snags Another $1B From Amazon; OpenAI Joins Data Center Push

Crunchbase News

Competitors Anthropic and OpenAI continue to refuse to take a back seat to each other when it comes to headline-grabbing news. Anthropic, a ChatGPT rival with its AI assistant Claude, is reportedly taking in a fresh $1 billion investment from previous investor Google. In October 2023, Google invested $2 billion in the OpenAI rival. The new funding also comes just a couple of weeks after it was reported the startup was in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Part

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Bitbucket Cloud’s “Hard Down” Outage Highlights DevOps Dependencies

DevOps.com

Explore how Atlassian's recent Bitbucket Cloud outage impacted global DevOps teams and what it reveals about cloud service dependencies in modern development.

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The Role of Naysayers For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

Crunchbase News

Entrepreneurship is a journey of navigating uncertainty, challenging norms and taking risks. Along the way, naysayers are inevitable. Some can be your closest friends or family, and they may have genuine concerns for your future. While some may objectively question the feasibility of your idea, others may reflect their own limitations or aversion to risk.

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This E reader tablet made me put down my Kindle and iPad within hours of using it

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I've been a Kindle user for years, but the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G has become my favorite e-reader tablet for several reasons.

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How Cato Networks uses Amazon Bedrock to transform free text search into structured GraphQL queries

AWS Machine Learning - AI

This is a guest post authored by Asaf Fried, Daniel Pienica, Sergey Volkovich from Cato Networks. Cato Networks is a leading provider of secure access service edge (SASE), an enterprise networking and security unified cloud-centered service that converges SD-WAN, a cloud network, and security service edge (SSE) functions, including firewall as a service (FWaaS), a secure web gateway, zero trust network access, and more.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Is classic Outlook crashing when you start or reply to an email? A fix is on the way

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

A fix is due out in late January. For now, Microsoft has a workaround.

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DryRun Security Defines Application Security Policies Using Natural Language

DevOps.com

DryRun Security today added an ability to use natural language to define and enforce application security policies as application developers build software.

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You can control your Chromebook with just a glance now

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Google just announced a huge leap in accessibility for its Chromebook computers.

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Video security analysis for privileged access management using generative AI and Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Security teams in highly regulated industries like financial services often employ Privileged Access Management (PAM) systems to secure, manage, and monitor the use of privileged access across their critical IT infrastructure. Security and compliance regulations require that security teams audit the actions performed by systems administrators using privileged credentials.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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The Early Days of the New US Administration

IDC

This IDC Blog provides an initial assessment of the potential implications of the new US administration on the worldwide Information Communication Technology (ICT) market. The global digital landscape is experiencing profound transformations, with a deepening interdependence between technology and economic growth. This convergence brings a host of uncertainties, opportunities, and challenges, further complicated by ongoing [.

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How to clear the cache on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Clearing the cache on your TV can be a great way to optimize its performance, fix bugs, and ensure you get the best viewing experience. Here's how to do it.

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Enhancing data backup and recovery with AI and ML

CIO

In todays digital age, the need for reliable data backup and recovery solutions has never been more critical. Cyberthreats, hardware failures, and human errors are constant risks that can disrupt business continuity. Addressing these challenges by integrating advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies into data protection solutions can enhance data backup and recovery, providing real-world applications and highlighting the benefits of these technologies.

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Why I recommend this Windows 2-in-1 for work travel over the iPad Pro and Lenovo Yoga

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Months after launch, Microsoft's 11th-edition Surface Pro still delivers with a brilliant OLED display and a snappy processor.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Empowering MSMEs in Indonesia Through Improved Financing - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor Content from Bank Rakyat Indonesia.

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was sneakily the best announcement at Unpacked 2025

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The company teased at Unpacked that it's launching a new Galaxy S25 Edge, although it'll likely come later as Apple prepares its iPhone 17 Air.

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Automate Serverless Deployments With Ansible and OCI

Dzone - DevOps

Serverless computing has become a key part of modern applications, allowing for flexible scaling, lower costs, and event-based workflows. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Functions is a fully managed platform that lets the user run functions on demand. It supports multiple users, scales easily, and provides serverless computing. Ansible is a powerful automation tool that makes it easier to deploy OCI Functions.