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IT - CxO
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5 C-Suite Bridges Every IT Leader Must Build
CIO, Monday, May 22,2023

Collaborating successfully with executive colleagues requires building individual relationships centered around understanding the nuances of each leader's technical and business needs.

3 CIOs On Generative AI's Rapid Spread
CIODIVE, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Chief technologists at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium expressed a mixture of caution and enthusiasm about new and emerging AI applications.

CIOs Seek Efficiencies As Uncertain Economy Looms
CIO, Tuesday, May 23,2023

With increased scrutiny on spend, IT leaders are rethinking budget outlays, turning their attention to cloud usage, automation, lean operations, and the workforce.

IT As A Catalyst For Business Transformation: Strategies For CIOs
CIO, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Digital transformations have the potential to drive significant business value across the entire enterprise, and today's CIOs can embrace the pivotal opportunity to help their organizations meet new expectations.

Bridgestone CISO: Lessons From Ransomware Attack Include Acting, Not Thinking
DARKReading, Tuesday, May 23,2023

A February 2022 attack knocked the giant tire maker's North American operations offline for several days.

3 Powerful Lessons Of Using Data Governance Frameworks
CIO, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Organizations all over the world-and in different sectors-are discovering three specific actions with data governance frameworks that lead to success.

CIO Advisory: The Game-Changing Impact Of Embedded Finance
FutureCIO, Friday, May 26,2023

ResearchAndMarkets forecasts that the embedded finance industry in the region is expected to grow by 39.7% on an annual basis to reach US$120,534.9 million in 2023.

How To Say No As A CIO
CIODIVE, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Choice Hotels International CIO Brian Kirkland is at the head of a forward-looking sustainability effort fueled by a cloud-native imperative to deliver digital innovations to both franchisees and guests.

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Government IT Spending To Grow 8% In 2023
Gartner, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $589.8 billion in 2023, an increase of 7.6% from 2022, according to Gartner, Inc.

United Airlines CISO Deneen DeFiore On Elevating Cyber's Value To The Business
Gestalt IT, Thursday, May 25,2023

The airlines' cyber chief believes storytelling, facilitation, and a marketing mindset are vital for moving IT and cybersecurity up the organizational value chain to the benefit of the business overall.

IT - Security
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#StopRansomware Guide Released by National Security Agency
Continuity Central, Wednesday, May 24,2023

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has published an updated guide to assist organizations with protecting against ransomware attacks.

5 Questions To Ask When Evaluating A New Cybersecurity Technology
DARKReading, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Any new cybersecurity technology should be not just a neutral addition to a security stack but a benefit to the other technologies or people managing them.

CISA, NSA Issue New IAM Best Practice Guidelines
SecurityIntelligence, Wednesday, May 24,2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) recently released a new 31-page document outlining best practices for identity and access management (IAM) administrators.

Forrester Predicts 2023's Top Cybersecurity Threats: From Generative AI to Geopolitical Tensions
Dell Technologies, Monday, May 22,2023

The nature of cyberattacks is changing fast. Generative AI, cloud complexity and geopolitical tensions are among the latest weapons and facilitators in attackers' arsenals. Three-quarters (74%) of security decision-makers say their organizations' sensitive data was 'potentially compromised or breached in the past 12 months' alone. That's a sobering cybersecurity baseline for any CISO to consider.

GDPR at Five
iapp, Friday, May 26,2023

Since becoming applicable 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation propelled data protection and privacy to unprecedented and profound prominence, both within the EU and internationally.

MFA Fatigue Attacks: What Are They And How Can Your Business Combat Them?
HTG, Tuesday, May 23,2023

As modern technology advances, more bad-faith actors are finding new ways to get around the latest security features. One of the new attacks is a multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attack, a strategy which is used to gain access to an account through the new MFA technologies that are widely available.

Security Awareness Training (SAT) Is Finally Having Its Day. Here's Why.
FORTRA, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Cybersecurity awareness is on the rise as more organizations adopt security awareness training programs. Why the hype? In several recent reports, we break down our findings around why SAT is on the rise-and why companies need it now more than ever.

The 8 Most Common Forms Of Cyberattack In 2023
HTG, Tuesday, May 23,2023

As cyber attacks become more advanced and intricate, being clued up on the different kinds of threats you'll face is vital. There are a plethora of different attacks in the arsenal of the modern attacker, so knowing what you'll be up against is important for any modern organisation.

What To Consider When Building An Autonomous SOC
Solutions Review, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Solutions Review's Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. Gunter Ollmann of Devo offers a crash course on autonomous SOC, laying down the foundation on what to consider when building yours.

Why IT Operations Teams Should Embrace Context-Aware Security
ITProToday, Thursday, May 25,2023

Context-aware security can be a win-win. Here's why using it is beneficial to both your organization's end users and IT team.

IT - CxO Podcasts
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@HPCpodcast: A Breakdown of the 'Treasure Trove' TOP500 List
insideHPC, insideHPC

We release this special edition of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by Lenovo, from the ISC conference in Hamburg with a detailed discussion of the new TOP500 list, issued this morning. Shahin, a list advocate, notes that the TOP500 contains 30-plus years of system data showing the convolutions and evolution of the highest performing HPC architectures - 'a treasure trove,' as he puts it.

How To Manage Security For Operational Technology (OT), With Palo Alto Networks
Technology Decisions, Tuesday, May 23,2023

In this informative episode of CXOTalk, Anand Oswal of Palo Alto Networks explains how to manage security for operational technology (OT). He discusses security related to interconnected devices, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, medical environments and more.

IT - Edge
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Designing A Scalable Edge Infrastructure With Scale Computing
Gestalt IT, Monday, May 22,2023

One of the main differentiators for edge computing is developing a scalable architecture that works everywhere, from deployment to support to updates. This episode of Utilizing Edge welcomes Dave Demlow of Scale Computing discussing the need for scalable architecture at the edge.

IT - Low Code
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Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms Reviews And Ratings
Gartner, Thursday, May 25,2023

An Enterprise Low-Code Application Platform is an application platform that is used to rapidly develop and deploy custom applications by abstracting and minimizing or replacing the coding needed in development.

How To Protect Low-Code From External Rogue Factors
CIODIVE, Thursday, May 25,2023

In the current, unsteady technology landscape, fear of the unexpected and unknown is at the forefront of organisations' minds. Tech leaders are becoming increasingly determined to find solutions that deliver improved results while minimising risk. The utilisation of low-code solutions will gain organisations a greater competitive edge in the market as its ability to innovate and operate efficiently will be more seamless.

Low-Code Platforms Mean Anyone Can Be A Developer -- And Maybe A Data Scientist, Too
ZDNET, Monday, May 22,2023

Aerospace and defense giant Rolls-Royce is using low-code platforms to democratize software development -- and it's looking to extend the approach into other in-demand areas as well.

Microsoft Unveils New Power Platform Features At Build 2023, Emphasizing Low-Code Technologies For Developers
VentureBeat, Tuesday, May 23,2023

At its Build 2023 conference, Microsoft unveiled a wide range of new features for its Power Platform, aimed at revolutionizing app development and empowering professional and citizen developers with low-code technologies.

Top Low Code Platforms
Datamation, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Low-code platforms offer organizations the promise of applications and tool development without the need for complex coding skills. Low-code (LC) software provides template-driven graphical approaches to code development, offering a lower barrier to entry than traditional full-code approaches.

IT - Gestalt IT
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Adopting Private 5G In Industrial Environments With Celona 5G LAN
Gestalt IT, Friday, May 26,2023

Amid record adoption of automation in factory floors, enterprises in industrial sectors are increasingly considering private 5G LAN. Ostensibly, a 5G LAN provides what no other network has before - coverage without blind spots or service drops.

QLC SSDs Are Ready for Mainstream with Solidigm
Gestalt IT, Tuesday, May 23,2023

As NAND flash memory technology has evolved, MLC, TLC, and QLC has been perceived to compromise both reliability and performance. In this episode of the On-Premise IT podcast, we confront the reality of Quad-Level Cell (QLC) SSDs, shedding light on their capabilities and suitability for today's workloads.

Ransomware Rampage: Cyber Threats And Costly Consequences
Gestalt IT, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Ransomware attacks continue to pose a significant threat across various sectors, with recent incidents targeting critical industries and causing substantial financial and operational damages. Federal authorities have issued warnings about a surge in cyberattacks exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam software that enables unauthorized access and raises the risk of data heft and ransomware deployment.

W. Curtis Preston Urges Proactive Measures To Combat Escalating Ransomware Menace (15:22)
Gestalt IT, Thursday, May 25,2023

This week we invited 'Mr. Backup', W. Curtis Preston, to join us on the most recent episode of our weekly Rundown of the week's news, focusing on the escalating ransomware landscape. These attacks continue to wreak havoc across various sectors, targeting critical industries and inflicting substantial financial and operational losses.

IT - AI
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10 Awesome Things You Can Do With ChatGPT
FutureCIO, Friday, May 26,2023

ResearchAndMarkets forecasts that the embedded finance industry in the region is expected to grow by 39.7% on an annual basis to reach US$120,534.9 million in 2023.

4 Trends Shaping The Future Of Practical Generative AI
VentureBeat, Friday, May 26,2023

Pitchbook predicts the market for generative AI in the enterprise will grow at a 32% CAGR to reach $98.1 billion by 2026.

AI Leadership Insights: AI State Regulation (14:30)
Techstrong.ai, Friday, May 26,2023

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of the Techstrong.ai video series. I'm your host, Mike Vizard.

Companies Must Have Guardrails In Place When Incorporating Generative AI
Dataversity, Friday, May 26,2023

At the time of reading this, you've likely heard of ChatGPT and/or generative AI and its versatile conversational capabilities. From asking it to draft cohesive blog posts, to generating working computer code, all the way to solving your homework and engaging in discussing world events (as far as they happened before September 2021), it seems able to do it all mostly unconstrained.

Governance Of Superintelligence
OpenAI, Monday, May 22,2023

Now is a good time to start thinking about the governance of superintelligence-future AI systems dramatically more capable than even AGI.

IT - Humor
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That Old Box Of Tech Junk You Should Probably Throw Out Saves A Warehouse
The Register, Friday, May 26,2023

Reg readers in the US and UK are about to enjoy long weekends - perfect occasions, and timing, for a spot of spring cleaning. But as we discover in this week's edition of On-Call, our weekly reader-contributed tale of tech support traumas, that might be one chore it's wisest to set aside.

IT - Technology
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Is CXL The Answer To Data Center Performance Issues?
DataCenter Knowledge, Monday, May 22,2023

Data centers face numerous challenges, including issues surrounding memory. Can CXL solve these problems?

What Does The End Of Moore's Law Mean For The Data Center Industry?
DataCenter Knowledge, Friday, May 26,2023

Moore's Law may not be dead, but it is dying. Here's how the slowdown in the growth of computing power could impact the data center industry.

IT - Telco
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EY: Telcos Need To Show More Digital Ambition In 5G Enterprise Space
Light Reading, Friday, May 26,2023

5G take-up among most industry verticals is still low. One reason for that is the failure of telcos to articulate a compelling value proposition. This is one of the conclusions that Tom Loozen, global telecommunications leader at EY, draws from the consultancy's latest annual study of enterprise perceptions surrounding 5G and IoT.

IT - Call Centers
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How AI Is Boosting The Customer Support Game
SmartDataCollective, Thursday, May 25,2023

Great customer support plays a central role in a company's success and profitability. Businesses with an excellent reputation for customer service tend to do better overall and stay in business longer. Companies that miss the mark often lose customers and generate negative reviews online. Unfortunately, bad reviews can deter new customers.

IT - PM
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How To Stay Ahead Of The Curve: The Top 10 Skills Project Managers Need In 2023
CXOtoday.com, Friday, May 26,2023

Continuous learning, evolving, and being relevant to the business landscape is the key to professional success and making a mark in the altered workplaces of today. With disruption at scale manifesting new challenges and opportunities, acquiring the right project skills to thrive in the dynamic IT/ITeS industry is imperative.

Project vs. Operations Management: A Guide for Growing SMBs
Software Advice, Wednesday, May 24,2023

As a small business owner or leader, it's essential to clearly understand the different functions that keep an organization running smoothly. Two of the most critical functions are project management and operations management. While both are important, they require unique skills and have distinct responsibilities.

IT - Operations
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6 Data Center Migration Best Practices
Search Data Center, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Data center migrations can be a complex process. Use best practices when migrating a data center to ensure maximum uptime, avoid data loss and stay on schedule.

DevSusOps - Bringing Sustainability Concerns to Development and Operations (50:49)
InfoQ, Friday, May 26,2023

Adrian Cockcroft defines terminology and introduces the mental models needed to make sense of sustainability as a non-functional requirement for developing and operating systems.

Protect Your Business: Top Reasons Why Cybersecurity Insurance Is A Must-Have
Storage Demand, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Cybersecurity insurance can be an important tool for managing the financial risks associated with cyberthreats, especially as these threats evolve and become more complex.

IT - Server
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Scaling Innovation Through Collaboration: A Preview of the 2023 OCP Global Summit
HPCwire, Wednesday, May 24,2023

In this recent blog entry, Kali Burdette, OCP's Director of Global Events, unveils the enriched collaborative vision for the 2023 OCP Global Summit. The event, happening in San Jose from October 17th-19th, will spotlight the OCP's evolution in open-source hardware, promising insights into disruptive technologies such as AI, ML, optical networking, and quantum computing.

IT - Linux
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14 Best Linux Distributions For Privacy And Security In 2023
TecMint, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Being anonymous on the Internet is not particularly the same as surging the web safely, however, they both involve keeping oneself and one's data private and away from the prying eyes of entities that may otherwise take advantage of system vulnerabilities in order to harm targeted parties.

Microsoft Has Made Azure Linux Generally Available. Repeat, Azure Linux
The Register, Friday, May 26,2023

After using Azure Linux internally for two years and running it in public preview since October 2022, Microsoft this week finally made its distribution generally available.

IT - FOSS
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2 Lenses For Examining The Safety Of Open Source Software
DARKReading, Friday, May 26,2023

Improving the security of open source repositories and keeping malicious components out requires a combination of technology and people.

IT - HPC
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ISC Keynote: To Reinvent HPC After Moore's Law, Follow the Money
HPCwire, Tuesday, May 23,2023

This year's International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) kicked off yesterday in Hamburg, Germany, with a keynote from Dan Reed, presidential professor at the University of Utah and chair of the National Science Board.

EuroHPC Supercomputers Are Still Among the Fastest and Greenest
HPCwire, Monday, May 22,2023

The latest editions of the TOP500 and Green500 lists were released at the ISC High Performance 2023 conference in Hamburg, Germany.

IT - HR
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3 Reasons Why AI Strategy Is HR Strategy
CIO, Tuesday, May 23,2023

There are three key reasons to seize the moment, aim high, and make AI every bit as much a part of HR strategy as it is part of IT strategy.

Gartner HR Survey Reveals Less Than Half Of Employees Are Achieving Optimal Performance
Gartner, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Organizations Can Increase Optimal Performance Among Employees by Giving Performance Cues That Guide Employee Agency

IT Investment: The Key To Attracting And Retaining Top Talent
TechNative, Monday, May 22,2023

The global shift towards remote work three years ago has fundamentally transformed workforce expectations and priorities.

IT - Cloud
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Cloud Network Security Vs. Data Center Security
NETWORKComputing, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Although the popular adoption of the public cloud hasn't killed network security, it does require an approach different from traditional data center security.

Cloud-Based IT Operations Are On The Rise
InfoWorld, Wednesday, May 24,2023

You chose on-premises systems behind a firewall for security. Don't look now; cloud-based systems may carry out those operations on the firewall's other side.

What Choice's CIO Sees In A Cloud-Native Approach To Sustainability
CIO, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Choice Hotels International CIO Brian Kirkland is at the head of a forward-looking sustainability effort fueled by a cloud-native imperative to deliver digital innovations to both franchisees and guests.

IT - DR
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Achieving High Availability Cost Efficiently
NETWORKComputing, Wednesday, May 24,2023

A clear understanding of where to apply high availability must be based on the financial and reputational impact an outage will incur.

The DR Essential IT Leaders Can't Overlook
CIO, Tuesday, May 23,2023

All too often companies ignore the public relations portion of their DR plans - an omission that can lead to worse business consequences than those caused by the disaster itself.

IT - Networks
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10 Network Monitoring Key Features Your Enterprise Solution Should Have
Solutions Review, Friday, May 26,2023

The editors at Solutions Review examine some common network monitoring key features to look for when browsing for an enterprise solution.

Ethernet Alliance Celebrates 50 Years Of Ethernet, Paves The Way For The Terabit Ethernet Era
HPCwire, Tuesday, May 23,2023

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, is marking Ethernet's 50-year track record of innovation with diverse activities and celebrations throughout the year, including sponsorship of the Computer History Museum's (CHM) Ethernet@50 anniversary event.

IT - IoT
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From Data Collection To Action: IoT Drives Customer-Centric Innovation
CMSWIRE, Friday, May 26,2023

How IoT data is revolutionizing industries, enhancing products and optimizing customer experiences.

IT - Careers
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10 Most Popular IT Certifications For 2023
CIO, Friday, May 26,2023

Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice

IT - Virtualization
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6 Best Virtual Machine Programs For Windows, macOS, And Linux
How-To Geek, Friday, May 26,2023

You can use virtual machines to run different operating systems within Windows, macOS, or Linux. There's no need to reboot to switch OS, and some solutions even support 3D acceleration, which makes it possible to play games too. Here are some of our favorites.

IT - Compliance
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Five Years Of GDPR - The Data Compliance State Of Play
Information Age, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Five years on from the inception of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we explore what businesses need to consider when it comes to compliance

Security Compliance For Compliance Leaders
scytale, Thursday, May 25,2023

Being a compliance leader in today's ever-changing digital age is no easy feat. You have to be ever so vigilant, staying ahead of the latest regulations and compliance standards. And in this era of hackers and cyber criminals, it's more important than ever to ensure that your organization has state-of-the-art security measures in place to protect valuable data from falling into the wrong hands.

IT - Email
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Why Are We Still Talking About Email Security?
CXOtoday.com, Friday, May 26,2023

The vast majority of CISOs do implement email security. However, there's an incipient problem, an elephant in the room, that needs to be addressed. CISOs are often blindsided by this problem - they just don't see it at all. The problem is that CISOs do not know whether or not their email security is actually working and if so, to what extent.

Why You Might Want An Email Client In The Era Of Webmail
The Register, Friday, May 26,2023

New beta versions of Thunderbird (and Firefox, while we're at it) to help set you up

IT - Backup
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Backup Storage Is A Key Attack Target: 2023 Ransomware Trends Report
Continuity Central, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Organizations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks and inadequately protecting against this cyber threat, according to the Veeam 2023 Ransomware Trends Report.

Survey: Backups Are Prime Targets For Ransomware Attacks, Most Remain Exposed
Channel Futures, Friday, May 26,2023

Veeam's 2023 Ransomware Trends Report shows many pay ransom but don't always recover.

IT - Big Data
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Complete Guide To Data Access Governance
Security Boulevard, Friday, May 26,2023

Data is the core of your business, so keeping it secure is vital. You must be aware of every file and repository containing sensitive or business-critical data.

Data Science Tools
Datamation, Wednesday, May 24,2023

This ability to extract insights from enormous sets of structured and unstructured data has revolutionized a wide range of fields, from agriculture to astronomy to marketing and medicine.

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2023: A Brief Day-By-Day Overview
AiTHORITY, Thursday, May 25,2023

The world of data and analytics is eclectic and exciting. Here, the numbers only come to life and empower businesses to make strategic decisions backed by a wealth of information called insights and analytics.

Gartner Identifies 12 Actions To Improve Data Quality
Gartner, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Gartner, Inc. identified 12 actions to help chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) and other D&A leaders improve data quality (DQ) to avoid high costs and deliver sustainable value to their organization.

IT - Encryption
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Enterprise Considerations For Implementing Data Encryption
baffle, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Organizations are accelerating plans for data encryption, driven by increased security, privacy, and cloud workload protection requirements. However, there are a few different approaches to data encryption and enterprises must consider several factors before choosing the right tools and architecture for their needs.

IT - Tape
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48.3EB Uncompressed Capacity Shipped on LTO in 2022
StorageNewsletter.com, Wednesday, May 24,2023

The LTO Program Technology provider companies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, International Business Machines Corporation and Quantum Corporation, released their annual tape media shipment report, detailing Y/Y shipments through 4Q22

Tape Storage Trundles On, Increases Yearly Volume To 128 Exabytes
tom's HARDWARE, Tuesday, May 23,2023

For a storage medium said to be dying, tape is looking pretty good.

IT - Java
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Java News Roundup: Azul Zulu Support for CRaC, Spring Boot Updates Mitigate CVEs, OpenJDK JEPs
InfoQ, Monday, May 22,2023

This week's Java roundup for May 15th, 2023 features news from OpenJDK, JDK 21, Azul Zulu, point releases of Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Security Kerberos, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Authorization Server, Spring LDAP, Micronaut, Open Liberty, TornadoVM, Hibernate ORM, Apache TomEE, Apache Tika, OpenXava, JBang, JDKMon and Spring I/O conference.

IT - Marketing
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6 Reasons Why You Need A Marketing Work Management Tool
MarTech, Thursday, May 25,2023

The shift to remote work has created the need to bring teams together using work management platforms and project management tools. Regardless of whether the majority of your marketing team is back at the office or still working remotely, the entire organization can benefit from implementing a marketing work management platform.

AI And Marketing Technology
MarTech, Thursday, May 25,2023

Here is a roundup of AI-powered marketing technology products, platforms and features announced this week.

IT - Developer
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API security
Search App Architecture, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Application program interface (API) security refers to policies and procedures that protect APIs against malicious attacks and vulnerabilities.

Our Guide To Secure Coding Practices For Developers
Security Boulevard, Thursday, May 25,2023

As an application developer, it is important to prioritize security during the development process to ensure that sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, and other credentials are protected from potential security risks.

Security Think Tank: Why 'Secure Coding' Is Neither
ComputerWeekly, Friday, May 26,2023

Ensuring the security of code is just one element of a complex software lifecycle and risk management process that people need to think about more holistically, says Ed Moyle

Top 7 Programming Languages For IT Engineers To Learn
ITProToday, Wednesday, May 24,2023

ITOps engineers should consider learning one or more of these seven scripting languages to do their jobs better.

DDN News
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Boosting AI Storage With QLC Flash And Deduplication
The Next Platform, Tuesday, May 23,2023

A few years ago, DirectData Networks gave us a hint at the tectonic-like shifts that were emerging in datacenters at enterprises and high-end research institutions and were shaping the strategy of a company that had made its name in HPC with its parallel file system technology. New performance and storage demands were put on datacenters by containers, clouds, analytics workloads, and other forces, particularly the rapid evolution of AI.

Google News
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Google Cloud Opens New Cloud Region In Doha
Google Cloud News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Google Cloud's latest significant investment in the region to support its growing customer base and partner ecosystem.

TCS Announces Generative AI Partnership with Google Cloud and New Offering for Enterprise Customers
Google Cloud News, Monday, May 22,2023

Tata Consultancy Services' Generative AI Offering on Google Cloud Will Help Clients Harness the Power of Generative AI and Promote Rapid Innovation to Drive Growth and Transformation

Wipro Expands Google Cloud Partnership To Advance Enterprise Adoption Of Generative AI
Google Cloud News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Wipro to integrate generative AI into its entire suite of capabilities, accelerators, IP, and solutions

Salesforce News
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Global Tire Manufacturer Pirelli Transforms Its B2B Sales Platform With Salesforce
Salesforce News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Global tire manufacturer Pirelli has digitally transformed its TyreClub+ sales platform using Salesforce to offer a more efficient and personalized B2B customer experience.

SuperMicro News
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Supermicro COMPUTEX Keynote Unveils Company's Accelerate Everything Strategy for Product Innovation, Manufacturing Scale, and Green Technology
SuperMicro News, Saturday, May 27,2023

Supermicro Founder and CEO Charles Liang Will be Joined by Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, and other Industry Luminaries to Outline Developments to Accelerate Cloud, AI, Edge, and Storage Workloads, Investments to Drive Rack Scale Manufacturing, and Innovations to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Today's Data Centers with Green Computing Technologies

Supermicro Features Unparalleled Array of New Servers and Storage Systems at COMPUTEX 2023
SuperMicro News, Saturday, May 27,2023

From the Data Center to the Edge, Supermicro Designs and Manufactures Total Rack Scale Solutions to Achieve Superior Performance, Flexibility, and Energy Efficiency with Rapid Deployment

Cisco News
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Building AI/ML Networks with Cisco Silicon One
Cisco News, Friday, May 26,2023

It's evident from the amount of news coverage, articles, blogs, and water cooler stories that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are changing our society in fundamental ways-and that the industry is evolving quickly to try to keep up with the explosive growth.

Built on Cisco Security Cloud: XDR
Cisco News, Monday, May 22,2023

As we enter the age of Cisco Security Cloud, we have delivered on the first phase of our vision that aims to provide organizations with a comprehensive, open, and integrated platform for protecting their users, data, infrastructure, and applications whether on-premises, in the cloud, or both.

How Can You Power The Future Of Retail?
Cisco News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

As Bonnie Raitt would say, let's give them something to talk about! And that is exactly what we intend to do at Cisco Live 2023 in Las Vegas (June 4-8, 2023). While planning for Cisco Live, we intentionally placed innovation at the heart of our design process to encourage the team to think differently about how Cisco positions Retail IT to our CLUS attendees.

Oracle News
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NetSuite for Government Helps State and Local Agencies Move to the Cloud for Better Efficiency
Oracle News, Monday, May 22,2023

Integrated ERP suite enables government organizations to strengthen financial and workforce management for improved governance and cost savings

Oracle Cloud Elevates The Customer Experience At Prada Group
Oracle News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Oracle announced the successful deployment of its cloud-based retail solutions at Prada Group.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Adds To Growing List Of Government Approved Cloud Services
Oracle News, Monday, May 22,2023

Government agencies can now leverage an expanded set of DISA and FedRAMP Authorized OCI services to improve the efficiency and intelligence of missions

Oracle Serves Up New Capabilities And Delivery Service Integrations To Make Restaurants More Efficient
Oracle News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Simphony Cloud Point-of-Sale makes it easier for customers to pay and restaurants to improve operations by better managing data, menu content, and ordering

VMware News
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Modern Times. How VMware IT Modernized Workplace Management
VMware News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

VMware IT supports a highly distributed workforce, connecting more than 35,000 employees using a wide variety of devices. Unfortunately, the traditional comanagement overseeing tens of thousands of laptops and mobile devices created substantial challenges, including negative impacts on worker productivity.

Veeam News
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Kasten by Veeam's NEW Kasten K10 V6 Introduces Enterprise-Grade Ransomware Protection for Kubernetes
Veeam News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

New integrations with Veeam Data Platform and cloud native tools, combined with new features including intelligent policies, aim to scale Kubernetes data protection and expand ransomware detection for enterprises

New Veeam Research Finds 93% of Cyber Attacks Target Backup Storage to Force Ransom Payment
, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Veeam unveils the results of its 2023 Ransomware Trends Report at VeeamON 2023, showing cyber insurance is becoming too expensive and 21% of organizations unable to recover their data after paying the ransom.

Dell News
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Dell Apex Portfolio Advancements Help Customers Strengthen Multicloud Strategies And Simplify IT Operations
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

The industry's most comprehensive as-a-Service and multicloud portfolio helps companies better manage their data and applications wherever they live.

Dell NativeEdge Software Transforms Edge Operations
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Dell NativeEdge software platform simplifies, secures and automates edge infrastructure and application deployment

Dell Technologies and NVIDIA Introduce Project Helix for Secure, On-Premises Generative AI
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Project Helix makes it easy for enterprises to build and deploy trustworthy generative AI

Dell Technologies Project Fort Zero to Transform Security
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Project Fort Zero will deliver an end-to-end, validated Zero Trust solution to help organizations minimize the risk of cyberattacks

Dell Technologies World: Driving Business Outcomes with 5G, Edge
Dell Technologies, Thursday, May 25,2023

Our co-created solutions bring cloud, edge and 4G/5G networks together, driving enterprise revenue and customer outcomes.

Dell's Approach to Multicloud, AI, Edge, Zero Trust Explained
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Dell's philosophy moves beyond features and tools and into broader, more substantive questions about how organizations handle their data.

Embrace The Age Of Edge With Dell Private Wireless
Dell Technologies, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Get 5G wireless benefits across edge deployments while keeping data inside your enterprise network.

Lenovo News
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FY2022/23 Key Achievements and Milestones (Infographic)
Lenovo News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Lenovo announced full-year results, reporting Group revenue of US$62 billion and net income of US$1.6 billion, or US$1.9 billion on a non-Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS) basis.

Lenovo Delivers Stable Profitability In Year Of Accelerating Transformation
Lenovo News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Lenovo Group Lenovo Group announced full-year results, reporting Group revenue of US$62 billion and net income of US$1.6 billion, or US$1.9 billion on a non-Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS) basis.

Beyond the Numbers of FY2022/23 with Lenovo's CEO
Lenovo News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Lenovo announced full-year results, reporting Group revenue of US$62 billion and net income of US$1.6 billion, or US$1.9 billion on a non-Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS) basis. Revenue from non-PC businesses reached a fiscal year high of nearly 40%, giving thanks to Lenovo's diversified growth engines of Solutions and Services Group (SSG) and Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) growing revenue to record highs of US$6.7 billion and US$9.8 billion respectively, up 22% and 37% year-on-year.

Microsoft News
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All The Major Bing Chat And AI Announcements From Microsoft Build 2023
ZDNET, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Microsoft is continuing to grow its presence in the AI space with a series of new updates and launches. Here's everything you need to know.

Microsoft Build Brings AI Tools To The Forefront For Developers
Microsoft News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

You only need two simple letters to accurately convey the major shift in the technology space this year: A and I. Beyond those letters, however, is a complex, evolving and exciting way in which we work, communicate and collaborate. As you will see, artificial intelligence is a common thread as we embark on Microsoft Build, our annual flagship event for developers.

IBM News
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Combining Generative AI with IBM Watson, Mitsui Chemicals Starts Verifying New Application Discovery for Agility and Accuracy
IBM News, Thursday, May 25,2023

This initiative aims to improve the top line by advancing digital transformation and utilizing big data

Diageo Partners with SAP and IBM on Five-Year Global Digital Transformation Program
IBM News, Friday, May 26,2023

The collaboration will leverage SAP and IBM's expertise to modernize Diageo's IT environment and standardize its business operations across 180 countries

IBM to Grant $5 Million In-Kind for Schools to Boost Cybersecurity, Together with Enhanced Skilling on AI
IBM News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

With cyberattacks on the rise across schools, IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants have already benefited more than 350,000 students globally

Fortinet News
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Fortinet Global Report Finds 75% Of OT Organizations Experienced At Least One Intrusion In The Last Year
Dell Technologies, Wednesday, May 24,2023

95% of Organizations Expect OT Cybersecurity Responsibility to Shift from Directors and Managers to CISOs in the Next 12 Months

Ken Xie Q&A: Fortinet's Continued Business Growth and Differentiators
Fortinet News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Following Fortinet's earnings, we had a conversation with Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Fortinet, to get his insights into the company's 2023 first quarter results, Fortinet's unique approach to security and networking, and his thoughts about the future of cybersecurity.

OT on the Global Stage and at Warp Speed
Fortinet News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

I was recently honored to be selected as the emcee at the Fortinet Virtual OT Summit, conducted as a global campaign in North America, EMEA, and APAC. It was inspiring to interview OT thought leaders and watch in-depth technical sessions focused on today's quickly evolving OT cyber landscape.

Red Hat News
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Save The Date For Red Hat Summit 2024
Red Hat News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

As we close out the last day of this year's Red Hat Summit, it's time to mark your calendar for next year's event.

Friday Five - May 26, 2023
Red Hat News, Friday, May 26,2023

The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat blog post with 5 of the week's top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your weekly digest of things that caught our eye.

ABB And Red Hat: Delivering Operational Excellence At The Industrial Edge
Red Hat News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Edge computing continues to push the boundaries and capabilities of modern information technology (IT). At the same time, operational technology (OT) requirements are becoming more and more aligned with IT.

Automation And The AI Revolution
Red Hat News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Generative AI is everywhere. But I cannot overstate how different our approach to all this has been.

Cloud-Based Portfolio Architecture For Operational Support System (OSS) Service Assurance
Red Hat News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Service assurance is a key part of an Operational Support System (OSS) as it can help deliver end-to-end service management-from service activation and provisioning, to service performance monitoring and customer support.

Ops As Code And The Event-Driven Era
Red Hat News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Automation is nothing if it's not solving a problem.

Podman Desktop 1.0: The Next-Gen Container Management Solution Streamlining Developers Container Operations
Red Hat News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

Today marks an important milestone in our efforts to help developers transform their container workflows and enable a more efficient approach to container management in Kubernetes environments: the release of Podman Desktop 1.0 community edition.

Citrix News
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Reduce Your Cloud Costs With Citrix's VDI Reclamation Service
Citrix News, Tuesday, May 23,2023

The trend towards digital transformation has seen many businesses shift their Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to public cloud platforms. However, this transition can result in increased costs, primarily due to unused resources. At Citrix, our focus isn't just on facilitating this move, but also on helping you optimize your cloud costs.

Save time and effort today with the all new Citrix VDA Upgrade Service
Citrix News, Wednesday, May 24,2023

Keeping your Citrix Virtual Delivery Agents (VDAs) up to date with the latest features, functionalities, and fixes is essential for maintaining a high-performing virtual desktop environment.

IT - CxO Events
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ITProToday: Give Your Databases the Protection to Stand Up to Any Threat (May 30th)
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Join Shawn McElhinney, Database Solution Architect, from Rubrik as he shares some practical tips for protecting databases and introduces Zero Trust Data Security. This session will explore the new requirements database teams should now prioritize in order to keep their databases running in the face of ransomware and what it means for your backup and recovery requirements

IDC: Unlocking Business Success with Generative AI (May 31st)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Generative AI has the potential to transform entire industries. To gain a competitive edge, business leaders need to create a clear and compelling generative AI strategy today.

InformationWeek: Best Practices for Effective IT Alerting (May 31st)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Are you managing your alerts, or does it feel like they're managing you? Smooth operations and downtime prevention require alerting on critical issues. It is possible, however, for incorrectly tuned alerts to result in alert system failure.

SNIA: Why Web 3.0 is Important to Enterprise Storage (June 1st)
Thursday, June 1st, 2023: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

Explore the exciting and rapidly evolving world of decentralized storage and how it is bridging the gap between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

DevOps Connect: DevSecOps (June 1st)
Thursday, June 1st, 2023: 11:35 AM to 6:15 PM ET

Join us at DevOps Connect: DevSecOps Virtual as we explore different ways to effectively integrate security into DevOps processes, discuss the emergence of security engineers in DevOps and explore the role of developer security champions.

InterSystems Global Summit Hollywood FL June 4-7
Sunday, June 4th, 2023: 6:30 PM to 3:15 PM Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

Our Global Summit user conference is your opportunity to connect with trailblazing product developers, fellow users pushing our technology into new frontiers, and the people whose out-of-box thinking is rocking our universities and board rooms. All in the same space. To receive the South Florida Tech Hub 50% discount you must use this unique code 50techhubSF

2023 Social Media Success Strategies (June 6th)
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET

Join us as we explore the latest social media trends and strategies for success, including the importance of an active online community, the rise of social search and how to use video to your advantage.

IDC: Changing IT: Practitioner Stories from IT's Front Line (June 7th)
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This session will frame both WHY delivering IT change is more important than ever for IT leaders and HOW five IT leaders successfully implemented meaningful IT changes.

InterSystems: Powering Startup Innovation (June 7th)
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM

InterSystems invites the South Florida Tech Hub community to attend a no charge one-day, in-person event designed to help healthcare startups with InterSystems technology, expertise, and resources.This is a NO-CHARGE event, (a $300 value), for the South Florida Tech Hub community!

Commvault: Data Protection Redefined (June 7th)
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

Join Commvault on June 7th for an inside look at the latest security solutions that are redefining data protection for the hybrid cloud environment of today-and tomorrow.

DevOps Building Blocks: Building on the Shoulders of DevOps Giants (June 21st)
Wednesday, June 21st , 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Join us as four DevOps leaders discuss the latest DevOps trends, best practices, processes and tools that will empower you to deliver high-quality software faster and increase business value.

TECHSPO Miami (June 22-23)
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday, June 23rd

TECHSPO Miami 2023 will play host to some of the finest innovators, entrepreneurs, founders and business owners. Educators, students, investors, senior marketers and branders, digital executives and professionals, web & mobile application developers, strategists, designers and web project managers, business leaders, business developers, thought leaders and other professionals like you who operate in the broad technology industry from around the world

DevOps: Accelerating Application Modernization (June 22nd)
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Updating applications can be a complex process and choosing the right approach requires careful consideration of various factors. These include the type of application, the organization's needs and the level of urgency.

Network Resilience Boot Camp (June 29th)
Thursday, June 29th, 2023: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

This event will explore why network resilience is so critical today. It will also look at the technologies and tools that can help ensure resiliency, the associated staffing and cost issues, and other factors.

IT - CxO Security Events
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DevOps: Security in AI (May 31st)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

The proliferation of new machine learning and AI tools has expanded attack surfaces and introduced new ways to exploit systems. Within days of OpenAI's generative AI tool ChatGPT coming online, people managed to exploit it to get around rules, run virtual machines, execute code, write malware and more.

blackhat: Transform Enterprise Security With Enterprise-Wide Collaboration And Visibility (June 1st)
Thursday, June 1st, 2023: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Join us as we explore how you can dramatically improve enterprise security through cross-team collaboration that connects the incident response and vulnerability response processes to the rest of the enterprise. In addition, learn how ServiceNow Security Operations solutions help you gain the insight and visibility you need, into the most critical areas of your infrastructure, to accelerate response time to threats and reduce risk.

CSO's Future of Cybersecurity Summit (June 8th)
Thursday, June 8th, 2023: 11:30 PM to 5:10 PM ET

Cybercrime, ransomware, phishing - cyber threats continue to escalate as businesses become more digital, the economy continues to waver, and the security skills shortage shows no sign of abating. How do you decide where to deploy your precious resources across a vast and high-stakes landscape?

Expert Roundtable: Data Security, Trust, and Privacy for Analytics in the Cloud (June 8th)
Thursday, June 8th, 2023: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Join us June 8, 2023 at Noon Eastern for a virtual roundtable where our panel of experts from Snowflake, Satori, and Monte Carlo will explore "Data Security, Trust, and Privacy for Analytics in the Cloud." Registration is quick and free, so sign-up now to watch the live event.

DevOps: DevSecOps (June 12th)
Monday, June 12th, 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

DevSecOps best practices are increasingly being adopted to better secure software supply chains.

DARKReading: Here's What Zero Trust Really Means (June 13th)
Tuesday, June 13th, 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

In this webinar, learn how to implement the zero-trust philosophy into practice, how to overcome challenges along the way, and what benefits you'll realize right away. See what the zero-trust journey would look like for your organization.

Google Cloud Security Summit (June 13th)
Tuesday, June 13th, 2023: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Join this event to get frontline insights from Google Cloud and Mandiant experts. And dive into cutting-edge innovations that can enhance your security posture everywhere you operate.

DevOps: Putting the Nwtrok in Observability (June 13th)
Tuesday, June 13th, 2023: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

In this Techstrong Learning Experience, Techstrong Research GM Mike Rothman will be joined by Phillip Gervasi from Kentik to discuss how network observability adds depth and context to any APM or security analysis environment. Mike will also highlight data from a recent network observability survey done by Techstrong Research.

CSA: How to Fortify Your Salesforce Ecosystem Security (June 20th)
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Nearly every enterprise relies on Salesforce to manage customer relationships and build new applications designed to drive business outcomes and innovation. But a secure Salesforce environment requires more than configuration management to mitigate a SaaS breach.

DARKReading: Anatomy Of A Data Breach: And What To Do If It Happens To You (June 22nd)
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023: 11:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET

A full-day virtual event on the missteps and vulnerabilities that lead to security incidents and breaches - and how to respond to an attack.

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