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5 Key Things Holding Women in Tech Back - and What Can Be Done

Most of us have heard the statistics: only 25% of professional computing occupations in the U.S. are held by women, and women hold just 28% of STEM jobs in general. The...

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Encryption Key Management

Encryption key management is a strategic approach to protecting an organization’s cryptographic keys from unauthorized modification or disclosure.An effective strategy requires policies and documented procedures for how an organization intends to generate, store, distribute and eventually...

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Crowd Intelligence Software

Crowd intelligence software is an emerging market segment for software-as-a-service (SaaS) that focuses on ways technology can help facilities and operations managers understand how many people are gathering and moving in a specific location, at a specific moment in time.Crowd intelligence software...

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Decentralized Finance

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a blockchain-based financial system. Instead of relying on centralized intermediaries like banks, stock exchanges, or brokers, DeFi financial services use smart contracts to record transactions and transfer funds. DeFi systems remove the middleman (financial services...

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Why Saying Digital Transformation Is No Longer Right

Calling everything a digital transformation means the term has lost its meaning. Perhaps 'digital transmutation' should take its place.

By: Dave Lampron | CIO, College of New Caledonia

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5 Cybersecurity Predictions For 2022

Cybersecurity Predictions For 2022 from the experts:Combating ransomware is priority one.Risk management services step into the spotlight.Security responsibility shift from MSPs to clients.Hybrid work models bring changes in-office.IT departments get revamped.

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Internet

7 Sneaky Ways Hackers Can Get Your Facebook Password

On Facebook, not everything is as it seems. No matter how many friends you have, enemies may be lurking there as well.

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What's the difference between a host name, a domain name and a fully qualified domain name (FDQN)?

A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) contains both a host name and a domain name. For a landing page, the fully qualified domain name usually represents the full URL or a major portion of the top-level address.In looking at a fully qualified domain name, the host name typically comes before the...

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Networking

What is the difference between a mobile hotspot and tethering?

A: Mobile hotspots and tethering services offer similar results for users, but they work a little bit differently.A mobile hotspot is an offering by various telecom providers to provide localized wifi. With a hotspot, an adapter or device allows computer users to hook up to the internet from...

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Data Management

What is the difference between a mobile OS and a computer OS?

The difference between a mobile operating system (OS) and a computer OS has to do with how individual tech companies have rolled out various versions of the operating systems that supply the fundamental environments for traditional software applications as well as new mobile apps.Mobile and...

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Why Saying Digital Transformation Is No Longer Right

Where did the term "Digital Transformation" come from and what is it really supposed to mean?The consulting firm Capgemini, (in partnership with the MIT),...

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Cybersecurity
10 Best Practices for Encryption Key Management and Data Security

In the current environment, the amount of data that organizations harness and manage is of incredibly huge proportions. Such magnitude of data is valuable to...

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Encryption Just Isn't Enough: Critical Truths About Data Security

The high-techworld uses a centuries-old tradition to protect your information. It encodes, or encrypts, your data. That encryption is why you see "HTTPS" with...

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Cloud Computing
Best Practices for Microsoft Teams Migration

When two weather fronts collide, the likely outcome is a storm. These days, that’s what we’re seeing with migrations when the app in question is Microsoft...

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Artificial Intelligence
Basic ML Terms You Should Know

Before reading this, why not challenge yourself with our quiz, then come back and check if you were right!Want more? Click on the link for a fuller explanation of the...

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QUIZ: Do You Know These Basic Machine Learning Terms?

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6 No-Code AI Platforms That Are Accessible to SMBs

As the no-code development market matures, some sectors such as web development are much advanced while others are just emerging. Of the latter, no-code AI is a prime...

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The Future of EdTech is Automation

Much of the world may be well aware of the growth of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), but the growth of...

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Open API: The Future of Application Programming Interfaces

"Application Programming Interface," or API, as it is more commonly called, is probably one of the most used terms these days when it comes to software and...

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How the IoT is Promoting Growth in the Micro Data Center

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It was a decade ago that engineer/investor Marc Andreessen wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal called, “Why Software is Eating the World.” He proved...

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11 Essential Steps for Implementing SaaS

SaaS, or Software as a Service, has been successfully adopted for quite a few years now. Typically marketed as a subscription model, SaaS is unlike traditional models...

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How Technology Is Helping Companies Achieve Their DEI Goals in 2022

A truly inclusive workplace should include a broad range of highly diversified individuals, each boasting their own set of unique skills, background, knowledge, and...

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Data Management
Destroying Silos With Integrated Data Analytics Platforms

Silos prevent an organization from achieving its broader objectives, or at the least cause delay in achieving them. Pretty much all sorts of organizations, be it big or...

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