Each week I select 60-90 items from mainstream IT publications and publish them on the website for “IT News and Events. I track the most popular articles and use those articles as the basis of my “IT Newsletter As A Service.”
These are are most popular articles of this week’s issue.
CxO
Observability Can Help CIOs Solve Complex IT Problems
Observability is emerging as a critical consideration for today's DevSecOps teams, who are tasked with adapting to the radical transformation of IT environments
CISOs And The Trust Imperative
In 2021, digital transformation no longer counts as innovative; it's a baseline expectation for every enterprise
IT Scalability As A Competitive Advantage
The global pandemic waxes and wanes, but it has not slowed the massive digitization of data, often referred to as digital transformation, that is now challenging large enterprises and government organizations that are attempting to deploy new digital strategies.
CIO Transformation: From Order-Taker To Changemaker
Looking to take a step up in your CIO career? IT leaders and executive advisors outline key strategies for earning a more prominent, impactful role
5 Must-Read Harvard Business Review Articles
Check out these five thought-provoking HBR articles, curated especially for CIOs and IT leaders
Build A Better Strategic Plan For Your Function
Strategic plans are often created and then forgotten until the next planning cycle begins.
Novartis: AI In Pharma And Drug Discovery
Modern drug discovery relies heavily on predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. As a result, many large pharma and biotech companies are using data science to drive innovation in drug discovery
Security
Zero Trust: There Is More Than One Attack Surface
The importance of zero-trust network architecture (ZTNA)
Cybersecurity Market 2021
The cybersecurity market continues to grow its capabilities and enterprise tech offerings, especially as changing workforce patterns and a growing number of malicious attacks have necessitated rapid change
Building Blocks: How To Create A Privileged Access Management (PAM) Strategy
Privileged access management (PAM) has long been central to a good enterprise cybersecurity strategy
Traditional Siem Platforms No Longer Meet The Needs Of Security Practitioners
Panther Labs released the findings from their report which surveyed over 400 security professionals who actively use a SIEM platform as part of their job, including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, security engineers, security analysts, and security architects, to gain insight into their current SIEM challenges, frustrations, and desires when it comes to capabilities.
Beating Ransomware - 6 Issues To Solve Before It Strikes
Being struck by ransomware has been compared to having a heart attack
Five Tough Questions You Need To Answer About Ransomware
Ransomware is a top agenda item for executives and board of directors with organizations across the globe. Jim McGann presents five questions that every organization, whether a global enterprise or a micro-business, needs to have answers to with regards to this threat.
Securing AI And ML At The Edge
Organizations are increasingly turning to AI and ML to enhance their cybersecurity operations. Having algorithms to do some of the most tedious but necessary tasks has taken a lot of stress off of overworked security teams.
3 Ways To Protect Yourself From Cyberattacks In The Midst Of An IT Security Skill Shortage
With COVID-19 variants on the rise, widespread remote work may be sticking around longer than IT leaders would like, which comes with a heightened risk for cyberattacks that could expose customer data, steal company information, or take control of internal operations
What Is Zero-Trust In Cybersecurity?
The term 'zero-trust' may sound gimmicky at first glance, but in reality, organizations are increasingly adopting this approach to shore up network security from multiple angles.
Strategies For Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure
Today, most nations fear terrorist attacks that involve bomb reinforcements such as machine guns and other firearms, as terrorist attacks cause many people to die and other people to become disabled while others are left without familiesStorage
Storage
By Toshiba, Why HDDs Will Remain Relevant?
Will not die out any more than tape has.
Best Storage As-A-Service Providers 2021
Top picks: Google, Oracle, Dropbox, Amazon, Box, Microsoft Azure, Rackspace, IBM
Best Cross-Platform Data Migration Tool 2021
This article shows you our pick of tools that can help you move files and data. We cover some powerful general-purpose tools, a few of our daily go-to favorite picks, and a couple of powerful enterprise-level open source systems.
Worldwide Enterprise External OEM Storage Systems Market Revenue Increased 9.7% During the Second Quarter of 2021, According to IDC
Dell Technologies was the largest external enterprise storage systems supplier during the quarter, accounting for 26.8% of worldwide revenue.
AI
Five Worthy Reads: Data Center Operations Through The Eyes Of AI
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we've discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this edition, we'll learn about AI deployment in data center operations and how it enables better performance and efficiency
Gartner Identifies Four Trends Driving Near-Term Artificial Intelligence Innovation
Responsible AI, Small and Wide Data, Operationalization and Efficient Resource Use Will Be Key to Scaling AI Initiatives
Gartner: AI Is Moving Fast And Will Be Ready For Prime Time Sooner Than You Think
Companies have two to three years to lay the groundwork for successful use of generative AI, synthetic data and orchestration platforms.
How Artificial Intelligence Will Change IT Jobs
As artificial intelligence grows increasingly powerful and reliable, some IT professionals worry that the technology could gradually make their jobs less meaningful and relevant
ERP
6 Cloud ERP Implementation Challenges And How To Solve Them
Addressing risks early and closely monitoring the cloud ERP implementation process can help avoid problems down the road. Learn about some of the most common challenges
The Best ERP Systems For Small Businesses To Consider Working With
Our editors have compiled a list of the best ERP systems for small businesses. The providers were selected based on their overall reputation, service offerings, and ability to meet the needs of SMBs
ERP Takes Flight
How a Pioneer in Electric Aircraft Manufacturing Selected an ERP Platform That Would Not Ground the Business Before it Took Off
HR
Where Digital Meets Human: Letting HR Lead Cybersecurity Training
One of my favorite questions to ask when I'm interviewing a business decision-maker is if they are confident in their company's current defenses.
Top Data Center Software Certifications For Admins
Certifications prove an admin has a specific level of expertise. Assess the top training courses and certifications in software systems for data center admins
IoT
IoT Interest Is Growing, But So Are Cybersecurity Concerns
Enterprises across the globe are showing renewed interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and they are looking to service providers to help manage and secure their installations, according to a report published by Information Services Group (ISG).
Using Blockchain To Improve Security For IoT Devices
Network and device security and data integration make protecting IoT deployments difficult. Organizations can achieve better security with random neural networks and blockchain
Cloud
4 Must-Have Technologies That Made The Gartner Hype Cycle For Cloud Security, 2021
Security leaders can evaluate the emerging technologies on this Hype Cycle to secure cloud computing.
Best Cloud Migration Service 2021
This article shows you our pick of services that can help you fight lock-in and switch to other providers. This may well be a must-read for any IT operation increasing its reliance on the cloud.
Other News
Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Market Continued Strong Growth in Second Quarter 2021, According to IDC
Enterprise WLAN market grew 22.4% year-over-year in 2Q21
The Post-Quantum Cryptography World Is Coming: Here's How To Prepare
Have you ever sat in traffic and cursed the town planners? For years, you may have watched as the town approved new subdivisions and stores along the roads you drive often
Patch Management: Definition, Process & Best Practices
Maintaining and safeguarding code is an inherent part of the software development lifecycle
Microchip Unveils Compact 1.6T Ethernet Phy With Up To 800 GbE Connectivity
Routers, switches and line cards need higher bandwidth, port density and up to 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity to handle escalating data center traffic driven by 5G, cloud services, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications.
IBM Leads Parade Of Vendors Delivering LTO-9 Tape Drives
While sales of tape drives faltered in 2020, IBM and a handful of storage vendors hope to fuel a comeback with delivery of new offerings that ascribe to the LTO-9 specifications
How Argonne Is Preparing For Exascale In 2022
Additional details came to light on Argonne National Laboratory's preparation for the 2022 Aurora exascale-class supercomputer, during the HPC User Forum, held virtually this week on account of the pandemic
How To Choose The Right CRM Software
Choosing CRM software is difficult with all of the options available. Compare features of the best CRM tools of 2021.
OWASP Secure Coding Practices 2021 PDF (Checklist/Cheat Sheet)
With secure coding standards in place, one can design and develop software by avoiding all the weaknesses which mark their way towards security-related vulnerabilities by sticking to specific standards as well as best practices
12 Database Security Landmines, Failures, And Mistakes That Doom Your Data
Lapses in protecting databases are common and attackers know it. Here are the top database weaknesses they try to exploit.