You already know that every day at?InformationWeek?there will be 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. More FTC Moves
Key Points:
- A US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation launched this week focuses on OpenAI and its ChatGPT platform over accusations the generative language software flouted consumer protection laws and endangered personal reputations and data, according to a report by The Washington Post.
- The move is the strongest regulatory action yet facing the firebrand AI chatbot launched just several months ago.
- Microsoft, OpenAI, and the FTC have not replied to requests for comment, as of publication time. While ChatGPT was launched in November, it has since spurred an arms race to adopt generative AI capabilities into many organizations.
2. AI and Privacy Concerns
Key Points:
- AI has been unleashed, along with the privacy, legal, and ethical concerns it raises.
- ?Samsung banned the use of generative AI?tools, like ChatGPT, following the leak of data to ChatGPT.
- An AI governance program can help companies determine when to use AI and how to do so responsibly. This kind of program requires collaboration across multiple teams, including legal, risk management, and data governance.
3. EU/US Data Compliance
Key Points:
- On Monday, the European Commission (EC) announced it would act on the?EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which met its criteria as "adequate."
- This allows personal data to be transferred from companies in the European Union to companies in the United States, and organizations that comply with the framework could continue operations with EU countries.
- Courtroom litigation and evolving regulations are part of the data privacy landscape, but the approval of the framework may be a sign of clearer policies and compliance standards ahead for companies.
4. The Future of Storage
Key Points:
- Computational storage is an innovative technology that combines processor and storage functions within a single device.
- “Think of it as a mini server built into the drive,” says Cindy LaChapelle, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG.
- The advantage of computational storage over traditional storage, LaChapelle notes, is that it pushes the computational requirement to handle data queries and processing closer to the data, thereby reducing network traffic and offloading work from compute CPUs.
5. Carrie Goetz on Failure Simulations
Key Points:
- In this archived keynote session, StrategITcom's
Carrie Goetz
opens our 'Network Resilience Boot Camp' with a discussion of chaos engineering and failure simulations.
- The event was presented by
Data Center Knowledge
and
Network Computing
and sponsored by
泛达
.
- This excerpt is from our live 'Network Resilience Boot Camp' virtual event moderated by
Bonnie D. Graham
back on June 29, 2023.
Latest Major Tech Layoff Announcements
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 Tuesday, July 11, 2023?with layoff announcements from?
Latch
,?
微软
, and?
Evernote
.
- Check back regularly for updates to our IT job layoffs tracker.
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Netskope
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Robert Arandjelovic
?- Director, Solutions Marketing at?
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?as our keynote speakers! This live virtual event will be moderated by?our colleage?Salvatore Salamone.?REGISTER?now at the link above.
"Hybrid Work vs. Desktop Management"
Connecting users to enterprise resources has become more complicated.
Hybrid users might work at home some days and in the office other days making desktop management, support, and connectivity more challenging than ever before. What is the best option for providing access to on-premises applications running in data centers? VPN, desktop-as-a-service, virtual desktops, or something else?
Join this new webinar as we discuss:
- Best practices to ensure secured access to cloud/private applications and data, public cloud services, and the open web for mobile devices.
- The importance of prioritizing user experience when considering security solutions.
- The role of technologies like Zero Trust, secure SD-WAN, or SASE play in maximizing visibility and control in high-traffic, and cloud environments.
Treasures from the Archives...
Key Points:
- The revelations about the monitoring of phone calls, emails and Internet traffic by the National Security Agency's Prism program will cost U.S. cloud suppliers either $35 billion, $45 billion, or maybe not so much, depending on how you interpret recent data on the continued use of hosting services, according to analysts looking at the aftermath of the Edward Snowden leaks.
- The $35 billion figure springs from a recent survey by the?Cloud Security Alliance, which found that 56% of 500 respondents said the disclosures by the fugitive NSA systems administrator would cause them to lose non-U.S. business.?
- The data privacy rules don't only apply in European countries. Canada has strict requirements on its citizen's medical records. Since the U.S. Patriot Act was passed, Canada has forbidden medical information on its citizens to be stored on U.S. servers. It's unlikely that concern would be eased by the Snowden revelations.
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