Whether you knew you needed it or not, locally-hosted AI is the next big thing in PCs, and AMD is at the forefront of this movement. The company was first to market with consumer processors sporting AI-accelerating Neural Processing Units (NPUs), and it’s now on its third generation of processors for “AI PCs.” That’s the […]
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Abi Noda observes Just met with a 2000+ eng company. Their developers are saving 2+ hours per week thanks to Copilot. But they’re also losing: 3 hrs per week due to slow builds 4 hrs per week on dev environment toil 2 hrs per week waiting for code reviews AI is not a silver bullet. […]
What is the State of SIEM?
Network managers can choose from an expansive array of security tools to protect their companies’ digital assets. But bundling these tools together under a single management console and linking them with existing security policies remains challenging. Enter security information and event management (SIEM). Could this software, which collects and correlates security information from both on-premises […]
Samsung 14″ Galaxy Chromebook Go Laptop PC Computer, Intel Celeron N4500 Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, ChromeOS, XE340XDA-KA2US, Student Laptop, Silver
Price: (as of – Details) A+ in performance and value Make the grades with a Chromebook that’s at the top of its class in value and performance. Galaxy Chromebook Go is built with premium craftsmanship to endure everyday hiccups and long-lasting battery life to power through class without needing to sit by a power outlet. […]
Lenovo Announces Aura Edition ThinkPads and Yogas at IFA Innovation World 2024
IFA in Berlin hasn’t officially started yet, but so much news has come out of the pre-show already that it’s like Geek Christmas. Let’s keep the good times rolling with Lenovo, which has taken all the new Lunar Lake CPU goodness that Intel announced this week and turned it into some very sleek portable PCs. […]
The Reformist CTO’s Guide to Impact Intelligence
Impact Intelligence is the title of my latest book. It explains how to improve awareness of the business impact of new initiatives. The Classic Enterprise thinks of the expenditure on these initiatives as discretionary spend. A software business might account for it as R&D expenditure. Written with a framing of investment governance, the book is […]
Cross-Cultural Communication in a Global Network Team
It’s 8 a.m. in Riyadh, 1 p.m. in Singapore and just past 10 p.m. in San Francisco. Somewhere in between those time zones, a network engineer jumps on a call to resolve a critical issue affecting a global infrastructure. These kinds of moments are a reminder that working in a global network team isn’t just […]
Apple 2024 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M4 chip with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Gigabit Ethernet. Works with iPhone/iPad
Price: (as of – Details) LOOKS SMALL. LIVES LARGE — At just five by five inches, Mac mini is designed to fit perfectly next to a monitor and is easy to place just about anywhere.CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS — Get connected with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back and, for the first time, front-facing […]
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S24 Fan Edition, AI-Fueled Tab S10 Ultra, Watch FE LTE
Samsung has already released plenty of hardware in 2024, but it’s not done yet. The Korean technology heavyweight has revealed two new tablets, a phone and watch updates today. Samsung’s tablet lineup has expanded with the new Galaxy Tab S10+ or Tab S10 Ultra, and budget phone buyers will be able to pick up a […]
Team OKRs in Action
OKRs—Objectives and Key Results—have become a popular goal-setting framework in tech and beyond. They were designed to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, promising focus, alignment, and accountability. But too often, they’ve turned into something else entirely: a quarterly ritual of checklists, dashboards, and performance metrics that smother the original intent. I’ve seen it […]
