CyberAgent's 'Kiwami Prediction AI' service maximizes advertising effectiveness. It uses the company's own large language models (LLMs) to create advertising text tailored to individual tastes and advertising mediums. The service also uses AI to forecast advertising results before distribution.

New Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers, equipped with eight NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, have improved the performance of CyberAgent's LLMs by 5.14 times when compared to its previous model. This improved performance will help CyberAgent deliver richer, more effective advertising content. more

Dell Technologies hosted the finals of its inaugural InnovateFest, an inter-tertiary school competition that aims to empower the next generation of technologists to develop innovative solutions that drive human progress in Singapore.

Organised in partnership with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS), Dell Technologies' long-time charity partner, the first edition of the event was focused on social responsibility and giving back to the community. Over the last two months, forty-seven students from seven participating Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs)1 were tasked to build solutions to improve the lives of Persons with Intellectual Disability (PWIDs) in Singapore. more

Can a company embrace digital innovation and become more sustainable at the same time?

In the past, business leaders sometimes accepted the idea that being on the leading edge of technology came at a price to the environment. And those who made 'going green' a top goal resigned themselves to thinking that they would need to forgo using some advanced technology.

A growing chorus of companies, however, are saying that they have no choice but to embrace both innovation and sustainability at the same time. More than that, they are coming to believe that IT might hold the key to reaching their environmental goals. more

From ensuring operational efficiency to embracing new technologies such as artificial Intelligence, the modern CIO has a multifaceted role that spans both strategic and operational aspects of a business.

'The role of the CIO today has changed so much from what it's been over the last five or 10 years,' said Jay Upchurch (pictured), chief information officer of SAS Institute Inc. 'Boards are looking for digital dividends now from the investments that CIOs are taking. I think that there's a lot out there about, obviously AI, the investment of AI, how to use that to best scale up human productivity and the decision-making process. And then a lot of companies are turning towards, how do we become more resilient and how do you use data and AI to achieve that?' more

Years into digital transformation, and decades into the IT function itself, many CIOs still fall short when it comes to innovation.

Tech debt, budget constraints, and overloaded staff schedules are among the top reasons IT leaders cite for scuttled innovation attempts.

Indeed, 50% of C-suite execs surveyed for a 2023 report on digital transformation from fintech company Broadridge admitted they struggle to balance innovation with daily tasks. And 83% of leaders surveyed for tech company Lenovo's 2023 Global Study of CIOs said they were concerned that they'll have insufficient funds to properly invest in innovation and transformation. more

The emerging risk of AI tools

This year-over-year change may reflect the ongoing volatility of the threat landscape, including lingering geopolitical tensions and rises in disruptive ransomware and supply chain attacks. The emerging risk of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT may also be contributing to these sentiments: 59% of board members believe generative AI is a security risk for their organization.

Board members have those concerns even though 73% view cybersecurity as a priority, 72% believe their board clearly understands the cyber risks they face, and 70% believe they have adequately invested in cybersecurity. more

In addition to offering insight into how people view innovation today, our recent report 'Risk vs. Reward: Innovation in modern enterprises' highlights the roadblocks that get in their way. Some of the most significant include technological obstacles (e.g. legacy technology) and organizational challenges (e.g. siloed teams), according to nearly one-third of both leaders and information workers. more

Notably, digital and physical crime in healthcare has long been converging and growing into a pandemic. Healthcare providers warn their employees not to leave their laptops in their cars unattended. The Coplin Health incident in which 43,000 records containing personal health information (PHI) were compromised after an employee's laptop was stolen from their car is still a concern boards mention regarding identity security. A stolen laptop with unencrypted PHI data can often lead to a $1 million settlement based on HIPAA violations alone. more

Your strategy's only as strong as it is implemented well. And you can implement it well only to the extent that your followership is strong.

Your followership is the most potent circle of your professional network, and it, perhaps more than anything else, empowers you to influence and implement, with or without authority.

Brett Lansing, CIO of multibillion-dollar home healthcare provider AccentCare, has written the playbook on building followership. That expertise and his own followership has landed him a chief technical role several times and earned him Dallas CIO of the Year in 2022. more

The episode navigates the terrain of enterprise AI by laying out its current state and examining how it has evolved over time. We also explore the nuances of running a business in today's complex environment, drawing on Aaron's firsthand experiences and lessons learned.

This conversation extends to the boardroom, recounting discussions Aaron has had with other CEOs and CIOs. It addresses the uncertainties that accompany the integration of AI into business processes and provides concrete management strategies for successful implementation. more

This episode of Utilizing Edge focuses on practical application of blockchain technology in edge and IoT, featuring Jason Benedicic, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Two key concepts in blockchain are the distributed ledger and consensus approach. There is a lot of work being done to apply blockchain in medical, finance, IoT, and proof of provenance. Although many applications can rely on authority or quorum, larger and more heterogeneous applications might benefit from consensus instead. more

The current state of the world often sees these criminals go unpunished due to nation state backing or lack of jurisdiction. Khan says that we need to get tougher by ensuring these naer-do-wells can face justice for their crimes, especially when they impact so many people around the world. more

Here's a wrinkle in corporate environmental efforts. Futurum Research is backing a recently published academic paper that suggests hard disk drives (HDD) could be greener than solid state drives (SSD) when taking into consideration the manufacturing process.

The paper in question is called 'The Dirty Secret of SSDs: Embodied Carbon' and was published last year by Swamit Tannu, computer science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Prashant J. Nair, an assistant computer science professor at the University of British Columbia.

The paper states that the biggest carbon emissions happen at the time of manufacture, with production of SSDs generating much more carbon than disk drives of equal capacity. more

Ctera Network's latest feature locks customer data in place by applying write once, read many technology to object storage.

Ctera Vault, available today, will add new cybersecurity and data protection features to the vendor's file gateway technology in the coming months, according to the company. The platform caches business-critical data on premises through a global file namespace for fast access and tiers colder data to cheaper object storage in public and private clouds.

The first and lone feature of Vault adds write once, read many (WORM) lock capabilities to customer data alongside a suite of management tools to control retention periods and administrative role privileges. Vault is included for customers subscribed to capacity pricing and above. more

Machine learning algorithms are trained to find relationships and patterns in data. They use historical data as input to make predictions, classify information, cluster data points, reduce dimensionality and even help generate new content, as demonstrated by new ML-fueled applications such as ChatGPT, Dall-E 2 and GitHub Copilot.

Machine learning is widely applicable across many industries. Recommendation engines, for example, are used by e-commerce, social media and news organizations to suggest content based on a customer's past behavior. Machine learning algorithms and machine vision are a critical component of self-driving cars, helping them navigate the roads safely. In healthcare, machine learning is used to diagnose and suggest treatment plans. Other common ML use cases include fraud detection, spam filtering, malware threat detection, predictive maintenance and business process automation. more

The survey of 1,000 global senior technology executives, developers, and security and operations professionals, revealed 83% believes in the importance of implementing AI in their software development processes. However, 79% are cautious about the security and privacy access of AI tools.

Around 40% of security professionals worry that AI-generated code could result in more security vulnerabilities, increasing their workload. The same percentage believes that security is a key benefit of AI. more

The five technologies identified by Gartner include digital humans, satellite communications, tiny ambient IoT, secure computation, and autonomic robots.

The technologies were chosen because of their wide scope and ability to transform organization's digital futures. more

The next generation of HDDs, based on a technology known as heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), could see significant performance gains thanks to an innovative media lubricant.

HAMR HDDs, developed by the likes of Seagate, have just hit the market after years of conceptualization, testing and prototyping; and hopes are high. In December 2020, Japanese researchers managed to tweak HAMR to deliver storage density that would allow 100TB HDD with the first 30TB HAMR HDDs shipping in April. Seagate also confirmed that 50TB hard drives are on its roadmap (before 2026). more

'This year, recruiting has been focused on leveraging new technology investments for talent attraction and engagement, enabling more streamlined worker transitions, and slowly consolidating the technology market,' said Emi Chiba, principal analyst in the Gartner HR practice. 'As we look to 2024, while these trends will evolve, we see new macro trends emerging that HR leaders will need to address.' more

Artificial intelligence allows employers to automate a wide range of human resources tasks, including scanning resumes into usable data, conducting screening interviews and even suggesting hiring decisions. The promise of HR AI tools is compelling: better, faster staffing decisions made at much lower cost.

For now, however, that promise comes into conflict with a number of laws and regulations. more

n their latest environmental reports, Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC - two of the leading players in the generative AI industry - reported a massive spike in the water consumption of their data centers, which experts attribute to the growing popularity of AI models.

An article in the Associated Press published Saturday reported that Microsoft's data center water use increased by 34% from 2021 to 2022. The company slurped up more than 1.7 billion gallons, or 6.4 billion liters, of water last year, which is said to be enough to fill more than 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

It was a similar story with Google, which reported a 20% spike in its water consumption over the same timeframe. more

Instead of lockdowns and supply chain shortages, businesses now deal with layoffs and recession fears on top of external threats growing in sophistication, regulatory and compliance pressures heating up, and increasingly complex IT tool sprawl.

JumpCloud commissioned this biannual survey of SME IT admins to gain unique insights into the day-to-day experiences of IT professionals who power and secure operations without enterprise-level budgets and staff. The most recent survey results, polled from admins in the US, UK, and France, highlight that while IT teams are successfully managing the workplace, they need an IT environment built around an open directory platform. more

As defenders, we always need to be on the hunt for what we've missed and ways to do better. Here are ten common cybersecurity mistakes that crop up (and how to avoid them):

1: Failing to get executive support. It's 1: tempting to run off down the right direction before getting C-suite approval (ask for forgiveness, not permission, right?). However, that can backfire with unintended consequences down the road. more

If you're an IT pro or a serious PC hobbyist, computers are as logical as Mr. Spock. If you're a human being without a technical background, the average Windows error message might as well be written in Klingon.

For that latter audience, computer security often devolves into magical thinking. That's unfortunate because the reality is that most of the things you can do to protect yourself online are about simple psychology and basic human behavior. more

Taking the recent Optus data security breach as an example, one source indicated that up to 30% of Optus customers would switch providers due to that incident. Even if an individual's data has not been compromised, the risk outweighs the rewards of loyalty.

Businesses have a responsibility to implement proactive measures to protect their data and systems, as doing so is integral to preserving the organization's finances and reputation in the long-term. One of the most effective ways to strengthen your data protection posture is to conduct regular infrastructure, network, and system cybersecurity audits. more

Passwords were never the ideal security solution for the modern, interconnected world. Much of what we do today is online - work, school, citizen services, shopping, and more. And what's the first thing users are hit with every time? The dreaded username and password prompt before the journey can continue.

Furthering the problem is the fact that the average internet user has 240 online accounts that require a password. Are we really expected to have a unique password to remember for each account? Hackers know all too well the answer is no, making passwords a ripe opportunity for hackers but a significant threat to everyone else. more

The ACM warns that the final system sizes and final results of the simulations and models run are not yet completed, but we have a look at one of them because the researchers in China's National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi actually published a paper they will formally released in November ahead of the SC23 conference.

That paper, Towards Exascale Computation for Turbomachinery Flows, was run on the 'Oceanlite' supercomputing system, which we first wrote about way back in February 2021, that won a Gorden Bell prize in November 2021 for a quantum simulation across 41.9 million cores, and that we speculated the configuration of back in March 2022 when Alibaba Group, Tsinghua University, DAMO Academy, Zhejiang Lab, and Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence ran a pretrained machine learning model called BaGuaLu, across more than 37 million cores and 14.5 trillion parameters in the Oceanlite machine. more

The technologies at the forefront of the field are 5G and emerging Wi-Fi networks such as Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7. Since cellular and Wi-Fi historically serve different use cases-many industry watchers view these technologies as competitors.

While users preferred cellular for on-the-go, long-range communications with guaranteed latency and quality requirements, they saw Wi-Fi as a short-range LAN technology offering better data rates, suitable for households or sizeable premises with an option to tailor the network for a certain user density and application. These roles have typically made sense, but now, as 5G and Wi-Fi 6E/7 have both emerged as feature-rich technologies that promise to deliver a seamless user experience, this narrative is changing. As a matter of fact, 5G and Wi-Fi 6E/7 have developed a healthy interdependency. more

Enterprise networks that run on IP version 4, or IPv4, could be missing out on the enhancements found in IPv6. While a transition from IPv4 to IPv6 takes time and effort, organizations can evaluate a few methods to decide whether to make the switch.

The case for IPv4

IPv4 isn't the most modern type of IP address format, but it remains the most commonly used format among organizations. Several reasons exist for why an organization might prefer to stick with IPv4 rather than transition to IPv6. more

And they're everywhere - in your office, your home, and even hospitals.

We need them to make our lives more convenient, make transactions faster, and make the use of smart technology effortless.

To do all of this, IoT devices have to collect data about you and your surroundings.

But what do IoT devices know about you, exactly? more

Flip the script on the traditional hacking scene in a movie: Instead of the camera panning down lines of output from a command prompt executable, the camera pans across a spreadsheet of cybersecurity controls. Instead of a lone hacker furiously typing in a dark basement, a cybersecurity compliance officer calmly convenes a series of meetings across engineering, legal, and IT teams, ensuring adherence to safety measures, enforcing due diligence, designing threat management plans, and identifying appropriate processes to ensure baseline cybersecurity across the enterprise.

And lastly, imagine dramatic orchestral music playing before the breach or incident, as the compliance officer discusses how to upgrade a company's business continuity planning. more

Therefore, it is critical for I&O leaders to maintain a continuous assessment of their backup and recovery capabilities. These solutions enable organizations to recover data quickly following incidents such as accidental data loss, malicious attacks, or environmental disasters.

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions categorizes leading service providers in this field as niche players, visionaries, leaders, and challengers. Below is the roster of companies that have earned a spot in this year's magic quadrant. more

AI technologies gained immediate traction earlier this year and continue to fascinate businesses considering how and when to use its innovative solutions and platforms. Behind AI, however, is the workhorse that must be attended to behind the scenes-databases and associated data environments.

Data needs to be secure, highly available, and viable for AI and other advanced initiatives to succeed within enterprises.

According to a recent report by Research and Markets, the global big data and business analytics market in 2022 was valued at $294.16 billion. The market value is anticipated to grow to $662.63 billion by 2028. more

In this article, we'll discuss the different types of data management, the primary benefits and challenges for organizations working to implement it, and the main tools, strategies, and frameworks it uses.

What is Data Management?

Data management is an approach to all the ways an organization collects, stores, and secures data so that it remains reliable and actionable. It encompasses the entire data lifecycle, from how it is gathered and where it is stored to how it is used and when it is deleted. more

But it wasn't just last month's announcement that the software vendor was ending support for versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Transport Layer Security, or TLS, but that it was actually dropping the support from the impending release of the latest beta version of Windows 11.

TLS is one of those protocols that have far-reaching influence. It provides the security for encrypting web pages - designated with the 's' in HTTPS URLs for example. It also provides for encrypted connections used today in communications tools such as virtual private networks and secure command consoles called Secure Sockets Layer shells that operate numerous servers. more

The Scaled Agile Framework encompasses a set of principles, processes, and best practices that helps larger organizations adopt agile methodologies, such as Lean, Kanban, and Scrum, to deliver high-quality products and services faster. SAFe is particularly well-suited to complex projects that involve multiple large teams at the project, program, and portfolio levels.

SAFe provides larger organizations with a way to leverage the benefits of Scrum and Kanban in a more scalable way. It enables larger organizations to manage projects with a higher degree of agility, offering a way for stakeholders across multiple groups to get feedback faster. This accelerated feedback loop leads to higher engagement levels, increased productivity and job satisfaction, and improved work quality, as well as deliverables that reach the market faster. more