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Articles Posted Week of Oct. 13th, 2025 — Oct. 19th, 2025 (331/3/3)
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CxO
How CIOs Can Close The IT Workforce Skills Gap For An AI-First Organization
Who’s in Charge of Your AI Strategy? SAS CIO Explains Why It Matters
Nascio 2025: Q&A: Colorado Cio David Edinger Strives For The Right Mix Of Solutions
The Modernization Mirage: CIOs Must See Through It To Play The Long Game
AI
Database
DevOps
Google News
Dell News
Red Hat News
Simplified Patching With Red Hat Enterprise Linux And Red Hat Insights
Red Hat Delivers Distributed Computing Platform For Running AI Applications
Measure Impact And Unlock Greater Value With Red Hat Ansible Automation Dashboard
The Internet relies on the Domain Name System (DNS) for a plethora of its uses, including web browsing, TLS certificates, and email. DNS is critical for today's Internet, so DNSSEC was standardized as one of the first security extensions to any Internet protocol. Until today, DNSSEC has been deployed in about one third of systems. Register
CxO
How CIOs Can Close The IT Workforce Skills Gap For An AI-First Organization
CIOs investing in targeted AI upskilling and change management will drive long-term organizational success....more
Who’s in Charge of Your AI Strategy? SAS CIO Explains Why It Matters
CIOs face the challenges of not only deploying AI but also understanding who is responsible for leading their organizations’ AI strategy, according to Jay Upchurch....more
Nascio 2025: Q&A: Colorado Cio David Edinger Strives For The Right Mix Of Solutions
The IT leader has implemented a successful Google Gemini pilot that boosts productivity....more
The Modernization Mirage: CIOs Must See Through It To Play The Long Game
Cloud was the warm-up. The real game? Building AI-native enterprises that turn tech progress into lasting business impact....more
AI
AI Just Designed Viruses That Kill Bacteria... And They Actually Work
Stanford scientists just crossed a wild milestone: they used AI to design viruses from scratch that can kill bacteria...more
AI Pushes CIOs To Redefine IT Roles For The Future
From software engineering to customer service, AI is altering how IT work gets done. IT leaders must emphasize training, mentorship, and transparency to ensure their talent remains and transforms....more
Database
PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3x Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades
PostgreSQL 18 open-source RDBMS brings 3x faster I/O, easier upgrades, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and new developer tools....more
DevOps
Beyond The Platform: How Enterprises Can Unify Their DevOps Toolchains For Better Governance And AI Readiness
For over a decade, the core mission of enterprise IT has been to accelerate innovation. This drive has led to a fundamental shift in how software is built, favoring team autonomy and the freedom to choose the best tools for the job....more
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Secure By Design, Secure By Default
‘Shift left’ has become a favorite mantra of engineering, IT and software teams. The idea is simple: Move critical practices earlier in the development process so that problems can be caught sooner and fixed more cheaply....more
Google News
Gemini Can Now Help You Schedule Time With Others In Gmail
Today we announced a new Gemini-powered feature in Gmail called ‘Help me schedule’....more
Google Just Dropped Its Nano Banana AI Image Generator Into Your Search Results And Notes
Nano Banana is now part of Search and NotebookLM, with Photos on the way...more
How To Edit Images With Nano Banana In Search
We’re rolling out our latest image editing model in Search, so you can transform photos through Lens and AI Mode....more
Dell News
Smart Cybersecurity Moves Every Smb Should Make
Cybercriminals target SMBs. Discover 8 strategies to boost cyber resilience and stay ahead of attackers....more
Red Hat News
Simplified Patching With Red Hat Enterprise Linux And Red Hat Insights
The most common task facing system administrators is patching infrastructure. It’s time consuming, it requires coordination with application teams and stakeholders, and it often must happen in segments over time....more
Friday Five - October 17, 2025
The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat blog post with 5 of the week’s top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your we ekly digest of things that caught our eye....more
Red Hat Delivers Distributed Computing Platform For Running AI Applications
Red Hat moved to reduce the complexity of building and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) applications by updating a platform that combines an inference server with an application development and deployment framework based on Kubernetes and a distribution of Linux optimized for these types of applications....more
Measure Impact And Unlock Greater Value With Red Hat Ansible Automation Dashboard
When IT teams adopt automation, the benefits are often felt right away: Faster deployments, fewer manual errors, and more time to innovate....more
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