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11 ways to spot disinformation on social media
Social media disinformation is meant to be deceptive and can spread quickly. Here are some ways to spot it.
13 Black leaders in technology
Black tech employees are small in number, but there are a number -- past and present -- to celebrate.
8 largest IT outages in history
IT outages can be caused by cyberattacks, hardware failure, natural disasters and human error. Learn about some of the biggest outages here.
OpenAI o1 explained: Everything you need to know
OpenAI's o1 models, launched in September 2024, enhance reasoning in AI and excel in complex tasks, such as generating and debugging code.
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What is threat detection and response (TDR)? Complete guide
Threat detection and response (TDR) is the process of recognizing potential cyberthreats and reacting to them before harm can be done to an organization.
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ESG strategy and management: A guide for businesses
ESG initiatives can help boost business success. This guide takes an in-depth look at creating and managing an ESG strategy to benefit a company and its various stakeholders.
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The ultimate guide to contact center modernization
Advanced technologies, omnichannel support, agent performance, data security and ROI are keys to modernizing contact centers, but AI integration and customer personalization dominate.
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CrowdStrike outage explained: What caused it and what’s next
A CrowdStrike update caused a massive IT outage, crashing millions of Windows systems. Critical services and business operations were disrupted, revealing tech reliance risks.
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What is patch management? Lifecycle, benefits and best practices
Patch management is the subset of systems management that involves identifying, acquiring, testing and installing patches, or code changes, that are intended to fix bugs, close security holes or add features.
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What is a cloud database? An in-depth cloud DBMS guide
A cloud database is an organized and managed collection of data in an IT system that resides on a public, private or hybrid cloud computing platform.
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Microsoft introduces new safety tools for generative AI
The cloud giant introduced tools that cite sources in Copilot, curb hallucination and protect privacy. They show ways the vendor has learned from ...
Harness DevOps tools add database, QA automation, AI agents
With a series of updates this week, Harness claims unique support for database DevOps, as well as pipeline generation and UI test automation using AI...
Intel rolls out AI chips amid financial turmoil
Intel ships AI chips Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 while analysts ponder how the company's severe cash shortage will transform its business over the next ...
SIOS focuses on failovers in LifeKeeper for Linux update
SIOS updates LifeKeeper for Linux in a new version that adds to its high-availability features and simplifies management and security privileges ...