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• 8 key steps for moving to a new information system

  

  A strategy for transitions includes anticipating disruptions and heading off potential complaints.

  Information systems June 23

  Information systems June 23

• AI, business process automation the hardest skills to find

  

  The most difficult to acquire talent this summer are IT pros with experience in artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, says CompTIA.

  Analytics David Weldon June 23

  Analytics David Weldon June 23

• Opinion Keeping content secure by leveraging metadata

  

  Antti Nivala

  Chief technology officer M-Files Corporation

  Here are two ways organizations can leverage the technology to bolster information security and mitigate the risk of data breaches.

  Data management June 23

  Data management June 23

• Alert: There are too many cybersecurity alerts

  

  Banks are getting hundreds of thousands of security alerts a day — way too many for humans to handle, a new study reveals.

  Data security Penny Crosman June 23

  Data security Penny Crosman June 23

• Opinion Using automation to tap unknown and undocumented data

  

  Sanjay Srivastana

  Senior VP and chief digital officer Genpact

  Artificial intelligence will truly make its mark with complex decision-making, based on pattern recognition - something we all do intuitively thanks to our memories.

  Automation June 23

  Automation June 23

• Fully charged: What truckers can teach coders

  

  Trucking is attractive to Silicon Valley’s machine learning specialists because the industry will be somewhat easier to automate than passenger cars.

  Driverless Max Chafkin June 23

  Driverless Max Chafkin June 23

• Trump meets with tech executives on drones, Internet of Things

  

  While several CEOs have been critical of the administration, they have flocked to the White House this week seeking to influence the government’s technology policies going forward.

  Internet of things June 23

  Internet of things June 23

• Opinion Using mentorships to help avert an analytics talent crisis

  

  Eric Larson

  Senior director Creating IT Futures

  McKinsey predicts a 50 percent to 60 percent gap between the supply of and demand for data science talent as early as next year.

  Data Scientist June 23

  Data Scientist June 23

• 10 tips from the HHS on how to boost data security

  

  Legacy system shortcomings, a lack of trained staff and connectivity issues put healthcare data at especially high risk, a new study reveals.

  Data security June 22

  Data security June 22

• Typical online data security incident costs a bank $1.8M

  

  The impact on the organization includes damage to the brand or company reputation which can be crippling, says Kirill Ilganaev of Kapersky Labs.

  Data security Bob Violino June 22

  Data security Bob Violino June 22

• Oracle's revenue exceeds estimates on surging cloud demand

  

  The strategy is now producing more sturdy growth, indicating that the company can compete against rivals such as Salesforce.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

  Cloud computing Brian Womack June 22

  Cloud computing Brian Womack June 22

• Opinion 7 must-have traits for a successful data team

  

  Daniel Mintz

  Chief data evangelist Looker

  The need for technical prowess is a given, but there are also several personal qualities that analysts should have as a group.

  Data Scientist June 22

  Data Scientist June 22

• SoftBank invests $100M in security startup Cybereason

  

  The investment brings another cybersecurity business closer to the $1 billion valuation that has become the hallmark of a heavyweight technology startup.

  Data security June 22

  Data security June 22

• TrueMotion, LexisNexis partner on telematics data exchange

  

  Another industry alliance is forged aimed at providing driver information to insurance companies.

  Data management Danni Santana June 22

  Data management Danni Santana June 22

• Tesla loses Apple hire from autopilot team after six months

  

  Since August, the firm - along with Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo - have each lost executives who led their respective self-driving efforts.

  Driverless Dana Hull June 22

  Driverless Dana Hull June 22