Brian McKenna
Business Applications Editor at Computer Weekly
Senior analyst, Business Applications, Enterprise Strategy Group. Blogger for Computer Weekly and other TechTarget sites. Views own.
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2 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Brian McKenna
Microsoft’s mighty bundle of 124 April fixes for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in its codebase includes 11 that are rated “critical” and two rated “low”, with the rest rated “important” in severity. Dustin Childs of the Zero Day Initiative noted that “only one of these bugs is listed as publicly known or under active attack at the time of release”, but that this will be of little comfort.
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2 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Brian McKenna
This is a guest blogpost by Phil Abbott, Director at ABS Limited. Businesses often struggle with data overload. They have mountains of information stored in their ERP systems, from transaction records and customer interactions, to supply chain data and financial reports – but without proper business intelligence (BI) tools, this data remains just that: data. It’s like having a library full of books but no way to find the specific information you need.
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2 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Brian McKenna
The government is launching a code of practice relating to cyber governance for medium and large organisations, with the backing of the Institute of Directors. Feryal Clark, cyber security minister, said the cyber governance code of practice sets out the “steps organisations should take to safeguard their day-to-day operations, while also securing the livelihoods of their workers and protecting their customers”.
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3 weeks ago |
martech.org | Brian McKenna
Google’s year-old spam limit and Apple’s iOS are causing significant problems for email marketingSMB or enterprise, CPG or B2B — brands of all sizes and verticals are still struggling to get under Gmail’s spam thresholds. It’s not for lack of trying, either. Apple’s iOS 15 and iOS 18 updates have complicated the email picture, making analytical insights and subsequent solutions difficult to pinpoint.
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1 month ago |
computerweekly.com | Brian McKenna
Analyst support Oracle also cited some analyst support for its approach. Holger Mueller, vice-president and principal analyst at Constellation Research, said: “The new Oracle AI Agent Studio is an impressive next step for Oracle’s AI strategy. To truly optimise the impact of AI agents, organisations need to be able to customise the way they work to fit their unique business needs.
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