IDC, Friday, June 20th, 2025
The 2025 CEO Agenda - Transforming Business For An AI World
How are CEOs leading through AI, volatility and risk? IDC's 2025 CEO Survey reveals 5 tech priorities shaping leadership in an AI-driven world. more →
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DigitalCxO.com, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Automation Begins As A Necessity, Evolves Into Strategy
Automation doesn't start as a strategy. It starts as a reaction. A task is too tedious, too manual, too time-consuming-so someone writes a script to make it disappear. That's how most automation efforts begin: as one-off fixes built to remove pain, not as part of a larger plan. more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Is Your CISO Ready To Flee?
Companies with $1 billion in revenue or less might want to give a heads-up to HR to kickstart the search for a new CISO - because according to a study from IANS Research, your current CISO might be out the door within a year. more →
SecurityBrief, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
CISOs Brace For Rise In AI-Driven Cyber Attacks & Domain Threats
Almost all chief information security officers (CISOs) anticipate an increase in cyber attacks over the coming three years, attributing the escalation to an increasingly complex and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven threat landscape. more →
CIO, Monday, June 16th, 2025
How CIOs Are Getting Data Right For AI
A successful AI initiative is largely determined by the underlying quality of data. IT leaders are elevating their data lake, warehouse, and lakehouse strategies to provide the foundation. more →
CIO, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
8 Signs That Outdated IT Systems Are Killing Your Business
All IT systems have a finite lifespan. Relying on a platform that has moved past its 'best by' date can be a business killer. more →
The Register, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Techie Exposed Giant Tax Grab, Maybe Made Government Change The Rules
Custom text fields can be a powerful form of protest more →
The Register, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Techie Traveled 4 Hours To Fix Software That Worked Perfectly Until A New Hire Used It
Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember' more →
Platform Engineering, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Outsystems CEO: A New Developer Mindset Is Needed For Platform Engineering
Developers code, they were 'born to do it', to quote an erroneously attributed Dr. Seuss idiom. more →
platformengineering.org, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
Intent-To-Infrastructure: Platform Engineers Break Bottlenecks With AI
While developers are generating entire applications in hours using AI, platform engineers are still working with traditional infrastructure provisioning approaches such as templates that haven't scaled to match this new velocity. more →
ComputerWeekly, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Platform Engineering - Xtype: Beyond The Pipelines, Look At The Governance
Let's zoom out and examine the enterprise IT landscape from a less parochial vantage point. In thousands of enterprises, platform teams aren't building infrastructure-as-a-product or curating golden paths for microservices. more →
AI Threat Readiness: Deep Dive Workshop
Your AI Systems Are Already Under Attack. Is Your Team Ready to Respond? more →
Cyber Defense Magazine, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
The Rise Of Identity Risk Intelligence
For many years, cybersecurity professionals have relied on Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) such as IP addresses, domain names, and file hashes to defend against a number of cyber threats. more →
DARKReading, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
Security Evolution: From Pothole Repair To Road Building
Instead of constantly fixing security vulnerabilities, organizations should proactively build secure foundations that enable businesses to move faster while reducing risk. more →
DARKReading, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
The Cyber Future Is Riskier Than You Think
Sound suggestions on how to tackle four "quiet problems" that often slip through the security cracks. more →
DARKReading, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
The Triple Threat Of Burnout: Overworked, Unsatisfied, Trapped
Many cybersecurity professionals still don't feel comfortable admitting when they need a break. Yet their pressures continue to expand and involve, often leading to burnout and organizational risks. more →
DARKReading, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Security Is Only As Strong As The Weakest Third-Party Link
Third-party risks are increasing dramatically, requiring CISOs to evolve from periodic assessments to continuous monitoring and treating partner vulnerabilities as their own to enhance organizational resilience. more →
DataCenter Knowledge, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
API Security: Aligning Technical Controls With Business Risk
Security professionals must align API protection measures with organizational risk tolerance to secure funding and implement effective controls. more →
ITProToday, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Linux Kernel 6.X: Powering The Future Of Open Source Computing
The latest Linux kernel updates deliver groundbreaking performance, security, and hardware support enhancements that benefit enterprise users, developers, and everyday enthusiasts alike. more →
Tecmint, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
20 Daily Linux Commands System Administrators Use In Production
As a Linux SysAdmin working in a production environment, your daily routine is all about keeping systems stable, secure, and performing at their best. From troubleshooting issues to monitoring resources and ensuring uptime, you wear many hats, and time is always of the essence. more →
Tech Field Day, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
A Different Type Of Datacenter Is Needed For AI (22:09)
AI demands specialized data center designs due to its unique hardware utilization and networking needs, which require a new type of infrastructure. more →
Tech Field Day, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Campus Gateway: The Missing Piece In Large-Scale Enterprise Deployments With Cisco Meraki
Peter Mackenzie discusses the campus gateway question following Cisco's Meraki presentation at Mobility Field Day. Cisco Meraki's Campus Gateway addresses the limitations of controllerless deployments in large-scale environments. more →
Tech Field Day, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Fortinet Fully Acquired Everest Networks To Complete Its Wi-Fi Offering For Large Public Venues
Francois Verges recently highlighted Fortinet's acquisition of Everest Networks, aiming to strengthen their Wi-Fi solutions for large public venues. more →
Tech Field Day, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Immutable Storage Meets Devops Velocity: Highlights From Scality At Cloud Field Day 23
Shala Denise discusses key insights from Scality's presentation at Cloud Field Day 23, focusing on how their immutable storage solutions enhance DevOps processes with increased velocity and security. more →
Tech Field Day, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Solidigm: Building AI Storage Foundations
Max Mortillaro provides an insightful analysis on Solidigm's approach to structuring AI-enabled storage solutions, emphasizing their strategic efforts to underpin the increasingly demanding needs of AI infrastructures. more →
Tech Field Day, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
SSD Innovation for AI from Solidigm
Alastair Cooke recently explored the advancements in SSD technology tailored for AI applications, specifically from Solidigm. more →
Backup Central, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Understanding Snapshot Backup
When it comes to data protection, few topics generate as much confusion as snapshot backup. more →
Converged Analytics: Copy Once, Query Everything
In this session, we show a different approach and prove it live on EDB Postgres AI: copy once, query everywhere. Transactional and analytical engines query the same governed data in place, so there's less data moving and fewer pipelines to build and maintain between systems. more →
Analytics Insight, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Are AI Smart Glasses The Future Or Just Hype From Big Tech?
The Truth Behind AI Smart Glasses: Innovation or Big Tech Hype? more →
Build and Automate Your Infrastructure with Red Hat on Microsoft Azure
This webinar focuses on deploying and managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) within Microsoft Azure, utilizing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for scalable, cross-domain infrastructure automation. more →
AWS, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Amazon Cloudfront Simplifies Web Application Delivery And Security With New User-Friendly Interface
Today, we're announcing a new simplified onboarding experience for Amazon CloudFront that developers can use to accelerate and secure their web applications in seconds. more →
AWS, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
AWS Backup Adds New Multi-Party Approval For Logically Air-Gapped Vaults
Today, we're announcing the general availability of a new capability that integrates AWS Backup logically air-gapped vaults with Multi-party approval to provide access to your backups even when your AWS account is inaccessible due to inadvertent or malicious events. more →
AWS, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
AWS Certificate Manager Introduces Exportable Public SSL/TLS Certificates To Use Anywhere
Today, we're announcing exportable public SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). more →
siliconANGLE, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
AWS Focuses On Simplifying Cloud Security At Re:Inforce 2025 Conference
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced a range of enhancements at its annual re:Inforce 2025 conference that are aimed at simplifying cloud security at enterprise scale. more →
AWS, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
AWS Launches New Cloud Security Features
Amazon Web Services has announced new and improved security features at its annual AWS re:Inforce cloud security conference. more →
Same Curve, Twice the Speed: Why AI Cost Management Isn't Cloud FinOps 2.0
In this session, we'll break down what actually separates AI cost management from cloud cost management: different unit economics, different owners, different attribution models, and a waste rate of 25% of cloud and AI spend, which took cloud a decade to reach and AI hit almost overnight. more →
Check Point, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Without Automation, External Attack Surface Management Misses The Point
In cyber security, external attack surface management (ASM) is like tending a garden, helping you keep track of plants (your assets) as they grow. more →
SASE Pivot and Trends 2026: A Gartner Keynote
Charanpal Bhogal, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, examines how SASE must expand to protect human and nonhuman identities, govern AI usage, secure agentic interactions and deliver flexible, sovereign security as data residency demands grow. He also breaks down the disruptions redefining the SASE market and what comes next. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Cisco Rolls Out AI Agents To Automate Network Tasks At 'Machine Speed' - With It Still In Control
AgenticOps tools are a way to 'orchestrate' agents that will have a high degree of autonomy in the enterprise campus. more →
Cisco, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Future-Proof Your Network With Cisco's Simpler, Smarter, Safer SD-WAN
In the same way that modern navigation systems have transformed how we travel, a robust and seamless network has become the essential guide for businesses in the modern age. Imagine trying to navigate a busy city with outdated maps or relying on a GPS system that doesn't adapt to new routes. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Key Takeaways From Cisco Live 2025
Jeetu Patel, Cisco Systems Inc.'s president and chief product officer, told me before last week's annual user event that it would be 'the most consequential Cisco Live of the past decade and perhaps longer.' more →
Expert Panel: Data Observability and Reliability at Scale
Join TDWI's Research Fellow, Donald Farmer, together with industry experts as they discuss how organizations are building data observability and reliability across modern data ecosystems and the practices that support trusted data for AI and analytics. more →
Fortinet, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Engineering At Speed: Fortinet's Playbook For Cybersecurity Success
Fortinet Inc. is on a roll. Coming off a strong Q1 2025 with earnings outpacing market growth despite macroeconomic uncertainty, the company is cementing itself as a cybersecurity innovation powerhouse. more →
Fortinet, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
A Practical Guide To Selecting Cloud And Virtual Firewalls
Cloud firewalls and virtual firewalls are essential components of modern hybrid and multi-cloud security architectures. A virtual firewall offers software-based control consistent with traditional next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), while a cloud firewall is built natively for elastic, API-driven cloud environments. more →
KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
CyberheistNews Vol 15 #24 [Red Alert] How A Fake Cybersecurity Firm Turned Out A Real Threat
"The most dangerous attackers aren't the ones trying to break security - they're the ones becoming security." more →
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KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Google Report Outlines The Latest Scam Trends
Researchers at Google have published a report on the latest scam trends, noting an increase in travel-themed scams targeting people preparing for their summer vacations. more →
KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Protect Yourself: Vishing Attacks Are Growing More Sophisticated
Researchers at Google's Mandiant have published a report on voice phishing (vishing) attacks, noting that these attacks have served as initial access points for recent waves of ransomware incidents. more →
KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Warning: Voice Deepfakes Continue To Improve
AI-generated voice deepfakes present an urgent threat to organizations, according to researchers at Pindrop. more →
Microsoft, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Breaking Down The Infinite Workday
To unlock AI's full potential, we need to clear a key barrier. A follow-up to the 2025 Work Trend Index. more →
North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) 98 Miami
NANOG is, and always has been, dedicated to the people who make up our community. Meet with hundreds of individuals from network engineering, operations, and architecture, who gather in major cities across North America. more →
Salesforce, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Salesforce Summer '25 Release: New Agentforce Capabilities And Product Enhancements To Create Richer Customer Experiences
Salesforce today unveiled the Summer '25 release, a comprehensive update designed to help businesses boost efficiency by integrating intelligent AI agents alongside human employees. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Why Agentic AI Is Gaining Traction Among Global Telecoms Looking To Reduce Churn And Reignite Growth
The global telecommunications industry is at an inflection point. Over the last five years, the world's largest communications companies have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into building out 5G networks. more →
Salesforce, Friday, June 20th, 2025
From Silos To Synergy: Integration Unlocks Agentic AI's Potential
As enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents, a critical success factor has emerged: integration. In a recent Salesforce survey, 80% of businesses cited data integration as a major blocker to AI adoption. more →
You Can't Scale Software Testing with Fragile Automation
In this exclusive webinar, Guy Currier, Analyst at Futurum Group, and Josh Duke, Test Cloud Specialist, at UiPath discuss how teams currently approach software testing and test automation, where they are experiencing the greatest friction, and how they are evaluating AI-powered and agentic approaches. more →
StorageNewsletter, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Supermicro AI Servers With Amd Instinct MI350 Series GPUs
Optimized AI solutions, based on AMD Instinct MI350 Series GPUs and AMD ROCm Software, delivering breakthrough inference performance and power efficiency. more →
Building the AI Factory: CI/CD, GitOps, and Delivery for GenA
Join our expert panel to discover why you shouldn't build a separate AI stack. Instead, learn actionable, engineering-focused solutions to manage GenAI by extending the disciplines you already use, including GitOps, CI/CD, policy-as-code, and declarative delivery. more →
