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Tuesday’s Briefing · October 7

CIO, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

In Order To Last, Should CIOs Adopt AI-First?

Most companies are slowly yet deliberately adding AI to improve business operations, building on the systems, people, and customers they already have. AI-first companies, however, rip up that script and rethink everything. It's the riskiest approach, but one with extraordinary potential. more →

In Order To Last, Should CIOs Adopt AI-First?

CIO, Monday, September 29th, 2025

7 Standout CIO Skills Every Company Wants

CIOs are expected to possess a wide range of technical, business, and management skills. But by mastering these exemplary IT leadership skills, you will set yourself apart. more →

7 Standout CIO Skills Every Company Wants

DevOps, Monday, September 29th, 2025

Latest DORA Report from Google Surfaces Significant AI Adoption

Google this week published the results of its annual DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) survey that finds 90% of the IT professionals surveyed are now using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with 80% reporting they are more productive as a result. more →

Latest DORA Report from Google Surfaces Significant AI Adoption

Dark Reading:, Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

AI-Powered Voice Cloning Raises Vishing Risks

A researcher-developed framework could enable attackers to conduct real-time conversations using simulated audio to compromise organizations and extract sensitive information. more →

AI-Powered Voice Cloning Raises Vishing Risks

SC Media, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Double-Down On The Security Basics

In a world dominated by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), automation, and advanced security platforms, many security pros might expect Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM) to spotlight modern security strategies such as threat intelligence feeds, AI‑powered malware detection, and zero‑trust architectures. more →

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Double-Down On The Security Basics

Upcoming Event · Wed, Sep 30 · 11:00am

AI Is Ready. Is Your Data?

Justin Yan will bring a customer-inspired scenario to life through a demonstration - covering ETL pipeline construction, large-scale pipeline operations, and automated governance enforcement using AI agents. Participants are encouraged to question the approach and compare it against their own data challenges. This is not a conversation about doing the same work a little faster. It is a conversation about how the way enterprises deliver data is about to fundamentally change. more →

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AI Is Ready. Is Your Data? (Sept. 30th)

IDC, Monday, September 29th, 2025

Dell Refreshes Storage Lines With QLC Flash And Beefed-Up Security

AI is quickly transforming what marketing teams are capable of: automating routine tasks, delivering instant insights, and powering deeply personalized customer experiences. But for all its promise, AI is only as effective as the people and processes guiding it. more →

Dell Refreshes Storage Lines With QLC Flash And Beefed-Up Security

Analytics Insight, Friday, October 3rd, 2025

AI Boosts Business By Optimizing Marketing Performance

Have you ever noticed that we live in a century dominated by visual media? Videos not only grab people's attention but also build trust and drive you to buy something. That means video marketing is more effective than other formats. more →

AI Boosts Business By Optimizing Marketing Performance

Techiexport, Friday, October 3rd, 2025

2025 AI Marketing Guide: Use Generative Tools Without SEO Loss

The outlook for digital marketing in 2025 is evolving with the rise of artificial intelligence. To scale marketing activities, improve efficiency, and personalise the consumer experience, marketers are now moving towards AI for marketing in 2025. more →

2025 AI Marketing Guide: Use Generative Tools Without SEO Loss

Upcoming Event · Tue, Sep 22 · 1:00pm

Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System

This session explores why observability is emerging as a foundational capability for trustworthy AI. Rather than focusing solely on infrastructure health, modern observability provides the transparency and context needed to understand how AI systems behave, why they produce specific outcomes, and whether they continue to perform as intended over time. more →

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Trustworthy AI in the Cloud: Observability as a Control System (Sept. 22nd)

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Upcoming IT Webinars

Upcoming Event · Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00pm

Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint

Join us for a practitioner-focused deep dive on what it takes to move beyond blind alerting and blunt blocking. Bold sits down with Michael Roberts, Security Engineer at Cresta, a leading AI company, to explore an age-old question: How do you get the fine-grained control to stop real data loss without getting in the way of employee productivity? more →

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Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint (Oct. 20th)

virtualization Review, September 29,2025

Rubrik Brings Immutable Backup To Okta Environments

At the recent Oktane 2025 event, Rubrik announced Okta Recovery, a new capability for backing up and restoring Okta identity data. Separately, Rubrik detailed its integration with Okta Identity Threat Protection, combining Rubrik's data risk insights with Okta AI's user risk signals to automate remediation workflows. more →

Rubrik Brings Immutable Backup To Okta Environments

Upcoming Event · Mon, Sep 21 · 1:00pm

Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure

Kubernetes has become the universal control plane for modern infrastructure - and now AI is accelerating that evolution. As organizations adopt AI native architectures, scale model training and inference, and push toward more autonomous operations, Kubernetes is emerging as the backbone for running intelligent, distributed systems at scale. more →

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Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure (Sept. 21st)