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A collection of 34 issues

2024 will be a record year?

2024 on track to be a record year for ransomware payments. Brill. 2024 looks set to be another record-breaking year for ransomware — and it’s likely going to get worse | TechCrunchThis year, 2024, looks set to be the most profitable yet for hackers, with four ransom demands paid in the

What are these guys smoking?

A couple of decades ago I remember sitting in a bar in Maine (US) with a good friend. We came up with a perfect plan. We'd work in the Corporate world for a while to save some money. Then we'd buy a car and drive to

Data Quality will keep you honest

It’s always been about data quality. This was an interesting read about the 'State of AI'. Enterprise deployments and overall ROI are down (slipped from 56.7 percent to 47.3 percent for deployed projects). 2024 State of AI: Trends & Industry Insights | AppenExplore the latest AI

Sums still not adding up

I’m not too bad with financials, put the effort in and it leads to an easier life - professionally and personally. OpenAI Is Growing Fast and Burning Through Piles of MoneyAs the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with

SaaS purchasing insights

An interesting read about SaaS purchasing insights. Renewals can take 50% longer and an element is Vendor response times. SaaS Purchasing Insights Q1 2024 | VerticeWhen it comes to software spending, renewals have always accounted for a much larger slice of the pie. And often for good reason – familiarity, cost-effectiveness, minimal

Will it be a bust?

An interesting read. Covello is the same age as me. I remember the dotcom boom [thousand yard stare]. I had to do merchant card processing risk assessments [four thousand yard stare]. Will A.I. Be a Bust? A Wall Street Skeptic Rings the Alarm.Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head

Data Centres as CNI

It’s an obvious and interesting move to bring data centres under the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) designation. I read the article on BBC News and noticed: “However there will not be any new regulations, nor is additional scrutiny of data centre operators’ existing contingency arrangements planned.” Data centres as

'Automation Bias' is interesting

‘Automation Bias’ is an interesting concept. Can I suggest that those of us deep into technology - know technology and therefore distrust technology (been there, seen it, done it, suffered because of it etc). But that doesn’t apply to all: “When the AI provided an incorrect result, researchers found

Why do AI projects fail then?

Good article by Jürgen Geuter: Why “AI” projects fail“By some estimates, more than 80 percent of AI projects fail—twice the rate of failure for information technology projects that do not involve AI.” – The Root Causes of Failure for Artificial Intelligence Projects and How They Can Succeed A study

Be careful of bias

Do you have a home voice assistant? Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant? I heard the argument raging in the kitchen from my home office. Herself wanted a light turning on, Siri was quite insistent in asking how long the timer should be. Neither was budging and tempers (on one side)