Top 5 Must Reads: 11/3/2023

You already know that every day at?InformationWeek brings expert insights and advice to help today’s IT leaders identify the best strategies and tools to drive their organizations forward.

That means original reporting from our team of journalists and unique commentary you won’t see anywhere else! But in case you missed them, here are some of our favorites from this week:

1. IT Nightmares Inspired by Halloween

Story by the InformationWeek Staff

Key Points:

• In honor of one of our favorite holidays, the InformationWeek Crypt Keeper has unlocked the creaky door to the InformationWeek archives and dusted off some of our favorite tales from Halloweens of yesteryear.

2. Hottest Tech Hubs

Story by?Shane Snider

Key Points:

• The tech hubs, located across 32 states and Puerto Rico, will be eligible to apply for $40 million to $75 million in federal funding.
• While the bulk of the CHIP Act’s $52 billion will be spent on semiconductor research, the tech hubs are focused on broad technologies ranging from climate science to quantum computing and beyond.
• InformationWeek takes a look at 10 exciting tech hubs in the story above.

3. AI Regulation in the U.S.

Story by?Shane Snider

Key Points:

• Earlier this year, ChatGPT parent company OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman called on Congress to enact legislation providing AI safeguards.
• The order will use the Defense Production Act to require leading AI developers to share safety test results and other crucial information with the federal government.
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will create standards to ensure the safety of AI tools before they are released to the public.

4. Impact of AI Regulation

Story by? Carrie Pallardy

Key Points:

• On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order addressing the safety, security and trustworthiness of AI. The sweeping order has implications for the development and use of AI.
• On Oct. 26, a group of 24 leaders in the AI space released a paper -- Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress -- warning of dire risks of unchecked development of this technology.
• How does this new executive order address safety concerns, and what does it mean for the continued innovation in the AI space?

5. IT Supply Chain Refresh

Story by? Mary Shacklett

Key Points:

• It is the ecosystem of hardware, software, application and cloud vendors that IT does business with and relies upon.
• It is estimated that the average company uses 12 different core systems . This doesn't account for IT services such as training or consulting It also doesn’t consider key elements such as cloud services, networks, telecommunications, HVAC systems, system utilities and hardware.
• At the end of our supply chain “clean up” exercise, we were pleased that we had gained a good handle on our vendor services and products. This would enable us to operate more efficiently.

Latest Major Tech Layoff Announcements

Original Story by?Jessica C. Davis , Updated by?Brandon Taylor

Key Points:

• As COVID drove everyone online, tech companies hired like crazy. Now we are hitting the COVID tech bust as tech giants shed jobs by the thousands.
• Updated Thursday, November 2, 2023?with layoff announcements from Viasat Copy, 咨科和信 , and Splunk .
• Check back regularly for updates to our IT job layoffs tracker.

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• New architecting for enterprise campus
• Challenges of secure access in a work-from-anywhere world
• Focus on combining networking and security for remote work
• A look at the variety of connectivity choices in the market today

Virtual Events from the Archives...

"DevSecOps Essentials" Recaps

These segments were part of our live “DevSecOps Essentials that Enable Efficient Security”?virtual event.?The event was presented by InformationWeek and ITPro Today on October 19, 2023.

1. What Does Agile Really Mean in the Age of IT Automation?

In this archived keynote session, Eve Logunova-Parker , CEO of Evenness, discusses various aspects of?agile methodology ?in the context of modern IT and its relevance in the face of automation and changing landscapes in IT operations. Logunova-Parker highlights the transition from traditional IT operations to various methodologies, including DevOps, NoOps, CloudOps, AIOps, and BizOps.

2. How to Rescue a Struggling DevSecOps Program

There are many historic and cultural differences between dev and security teams that persist today – fast vs. slow, risk-hungry vs. risk-averse, focused on profits vs. focused on cost avoidance, and more.

In this archived keynote session, Larry Maccherone , Dev[Sec]Ops Transformation Architect at Contrast Security, explains how to rescue a struggling DevSecOps program.

Treasures from the Archives...

Story by?Joao-Pierre Ruth

Key Points:

• When industries began to go digital and turn data into gold, the need arose for more than just a tech savvy workforce.
• Data scientists, software engineers, and a host of other IT professionals were needed to build up infrastructure and drive the next innovations.
• In response, high school and college curriculum, trade schools, STEM and STEAM programs, coding boot camps, and private academies ramped up the training of the theoretical workforce of tomorrow.
• After reporting on such efforts for more than a decade, writing stories about multiple campaigns to train up potential tech employees, it is easy to wonder why there is a hiring crisis now.

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