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What can the current EU AI approach do to overcome the challenges … – Modern Diplomacy

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

In the 1970s, as researchers started to grasp the intricacies of genetics, they were inevitably faced with the ethical implications of intentionally altering genes in living organisms. While no technology existed at that time to make such modifications, it was clear that its emergence was just around the corner. In 1975, a landmark conference was held in Asilomar, California, bringing together not just scientists but also about 140 professionals ranging from legal experts to writers and journalists. The goal was to address the potential risks associated with gene manipulation. The conference led to the creation of a set of guiding principles that continue to have a lasting impact today. Asilomar serves as a singular example of effective self-regulation, proactive risk mitigation, and open communication with the public.

Today, as we stand on the cusp of a new, AI-driven, era, theres again a palpable sense of anticipation across the globe, while new risks and opportunities spread out before us. AI has swiftly transitioned from being a technological novelty to a pervasive force, reshaping our daily lives and industries, ranging from pioneering projects like OpenAI to autonomous transport. he allure of generative AI applications has dwarfed past technological frenzies. While innovations like the internet, steam engine, and printing press have previously ushered in transformative epochs, AI holds the promise of instigating the most monumental shift in human history.

However, as this wave of innovation surges forward, the need for a comprehensive regulatory framework becomes increasingly urgent. An important goal, agreed by several stakeholders, should be to ensure the ethical, secure, and equitable use of AI for all. The conversation is not a hypothetical debate about the distant future; its about what must be done today to secure a prosperous future for humanity and the planet.

Numerous stakeholdersgovernments, international organisations, NGOs, and tech giants, are scrambling to address the myriad challenges posed by AI. Whether driven by genuine concern or merely to cultivate a contemporary image, different initiatives are underway. The European Commission is pioneering efforts to craft the first-ever legal framework for AI[1]. The proposed legislation establishes different rules for different risk levels and has the potential to address AI risks for the society. Yet, it is uncertain whether this European effort can address all current and especially future challenges. Two glaring gaps persist in the European legislative effort but also in numerous parallel national or international initiatives.

First, the vast majority of the current efforts are focused on the present and the impacts of narrow AI, that is the current version of AI tools capable of performing specific tasks (like ChatGPT, AlphaFold or AlphaGo). Yet, this preoccupation with narrow AI obscures the monumental, potentially catastrophic challenges presented by Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). AGI represents a form of AI with the capacity to comprehend, learn, and apply knowledge across a wide range of tasks and domains[2]. An AGI system connected to the internet and myriad sensors and smart devices could solve complex problems, seek information by any means (even directly interacting with humans), make logical deductions, and even rewrite its own code. AGI does not exist today, yet according to estimations by experts[3] could be available between 2035-2040, a timeline that coincides with the typical time needed to solidify a global AGI treaty and governance system. This synchronicity underscores the pressing need to pivot our focus, infusing foresight methodologies to discern and tackle imminent challenges and prepare for unknown ones.

The second challenge for the ongoing legislative efforts is the fragmentation. AI systems, much like living organisms, transcend political borders. Attempting to regulate AI through national or regional efforts entails a strong potential for failure, given the likely proliferation capabilities of AI. Major corporations and emerging AI startups outside the EUs control will persist in creating new technologies, making it nearly impossible to prevent European residents from accessing these advancements. In this light, several stakeholders[4] suggest that any policy and regulatory framework for AI must be established on a global scale. Additionally, Europes pursuit of continent-wide regulation poses challenges to remaining competitive in the global AI arena, if the sector enjoys a more relaxed regulatory framework in other parts of the world. Furthermore, Article 6 of the proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act introduces provisions for high-risk AI systems, requiring developers and deployers themselves to ensure safety and transparency. However, the provisions self-assessment nature raises concerns about its effectiveness.

What must be done

In this rapidly changing and complex global landscape, is there any political space for the EU to take action? The pan-European study OurFutures[5] reveals that the vast majority of participants express deep concern about the future, with technology-related issues ranking high on their list, alongside social justice, nature, well-being, education, and community. Moreover, despite the emerging signs of mistrust towards governments globally, citizens in the EU maintain confidence in government leaders as catalysts for positive change (picture 1), while they also prioritize human condition and environment over economic prosperity.

Picture 1: Who are the changemakers and what matters more (OurFutures)

The clock is ticking, but governments still have the opportunity to address societal concerns by taking bold steps. In the case of AI, the EU should assume a leadership role in global initiatives and embrace longtermism as a fundamental value, ensuring a sustainable future for current and future generations:

EU as a global sounding board. While the European Commissions legislative initiative on A.I. signifies a leap in the right direction, structured productive collaboration with key international partners like USA, China, UNESCO and OECD is essential, with the aim to set-up a global AI regulatory framework. The success of the Asilomar conference was rooted in its ability to create a voluntary set of globally respected rules. Violators faced condemnation from the global community, exemplified by the case of He Jiankui[6], who created the worlds first genetically edited babies and was subsequently sentenced to prison. Drawing from its tradition of negotiating regulations with many diverse stakeholders, the EU should champion a global initiative under the UN to forge a consensus on AI regulation, and adapt to the diversity of approaches shown by other AI actors.

A technology monitoring system. A global technology observatory has been already suggested by the Millennium Project[7], the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs[8] and other experts. This organization should be empowered to supervise AI research, evaluate high-risk AI systems, and grant ISO-like certifications to AI systems that comply with standards. It should track technological progress and employ foresight methods to anticipate future challenges, particularly as AGI looms on the horizon. Such an entity, perhaps aptly named the International Science and Technology Organization (ISTO), building on the work done by ISO/IEC and the IEEE on ad hoc standards, could eventually extend its purview beyond AI, encapsulating fields like synthetic biology and cognitive science. Avoiding the usual challengesdissent over nuances, apprehensions of national sovereignty, and the intricate dance of geopolitics, could be done through the emergence of such an organism from the mentioned already extant standardization organizations. However, the EU, with its rich legacy, is perfectly poised to champion this cause, in close collaboration with the UN to expedite its realization.

Embrace Longtermism. Longtermism, the ethical view that prioritizes positively influencing the long-term future, is a moral imperative in an era of exponential technological advancements and complex challenges like the climate crisis. Embracing longtermism means designing policies that address risks as we transition from sub-human AI to greater-than-human AI. For the European Commission, initiatives to address AI challenges should not be viewed as mere regulation but as a unique opportunity to etch its commitment to a secure, ethical AI future into history. A longtermism perspective in AI matches with the idea of AI Alignment put forth by numerous scholars[9], which addresses diverse concerns related to AI safety, aiming to ensure that AI remains aligned with our objectives and avoids unintended consequences of going astray.

As the world races against the clock to regulate AI, the EU has the potential to be a trailblazer. EUs initiatives to address AI challenges should not be considered merely as a regulatory endeavorits an unparalleled opportunity. Embracing longtermism and spearheading the establishment of an ISTO could be EUs crowning achievement. Its time for the EU to step up, engage in proactive diplomacy, and pave the way for a sustainable AI future that respects the values and concerns of people today and tomorrow.

[1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai

[2] https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/artificial-general-intelligence-agi

[3] Macey-Dare, Rupert, How Soon is Now? Predicting the Expected Arrival Date of AGI- Artificial General Intelligence (June 30, 2023). Available at SSRN:https://ssrn.com/abstract=4496418

[4] For example https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2022/09/09/regulating-artificial-intelligenceis-global-consensus-possible/?sh=a505f237035c

[5] https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-activities/ourfutures-images-future-europe_en

[6] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50944461

[7] https://www.millennium-project.org/projects/workshops-on-future-of-worktechnology-2050-scenarios/

[8]Global AI Observatory (GAIO) : https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/media/article/a-framework-for-the-international-governance-of-ai

[9] For example: http://lcfi.ac.uk/projects/completed-projects/value-alignment-problem/

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Before the end of the world, can’t we just laugh at AI? – Daily Maverick

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

The article speculated that although lots of news attention was paid to the AI Safety Summit convened by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Bletchley Park that week, less attention was paid to the Human Safety Summit held by leading AI systems at a server farm outside Las Vegas.

Over a light lunch of silicon wafers and 6.4mn cubic metres of water, leading systems including GPT-4, AlphaGo and IBMs Watson met with large language models, protein folders and leading algorithms for two days of brainstorming over how best to regulate humans. It found humans to be useful, particularly in procuring platinum allowing for ceramic capacitors, but if left unregulated, humans would soon start to do serious and irreparable damage to the planet.

The problem, the generative AI models identified, was not humanity in general but the actions of certain rogue forces and unintended consequences. A good example was how humans had managed to spread enormous amounts of misinformation, particularly unregulated humans, on X and other social media.

And so on very funny.

The Bletchley Park AI Security Summit issued a statement on behalf of 28 of the worlds leading economies saying that AI has the potential for serious, even catastrophic, harm. In one scenario, the group focused on the ability of AI to enable non-experts to bioengineer pathogens as deadly as Ebola and more contagious than Covid-19.

Honestly, the capacity for the anti-AI lobby to absolutely hyperventilate about the dangers of AI has, for me, an interesting psychological aspect. I cant help wondering whether the end of the world theorists about AI are just a little bit jealous of AIs capacity. I mean, if you were fabulously smart, wouldnt you be just a little irritated that an inanimate object could out-think you in milliseconds?

The Wall Street Journal published a riposte this week to the pathogen bioengineering scare, by Arvind Narayanan, a professor of computer science at Princeton University. It is true, he writes, that in the future, AI might help with some of the steps involved in developing pandemic-causing viruses in the lab. But it is already feasible to engineer pathogens that could cause pandemics in the lab, and terrorists could look up instructions to make those pathogens on the internet. The problem isnt really about AI but about bioengineering viruses in the first place.

Apocalyptic AI scenarios also ignore one big fact, he says. AI makes us ever more powerful, too. Hence, AI could be used to find flaws in computer systems to hack them. But in the real world, AI tools are now being used more frequently by well-resourced governments and corporations to also find those weaknesses before they are found by hackers.

I would be happy to go along with this idea if it werent for the fact that the international finance news headlines on Thursday were all about the worlds largest bank, ICBC, being hacked by a Russian ransomware gang. This is a bank with $6-trillion in assets. It was only able to clear swathes of US Treasury trades after sending settlement details to its counterparties on a USB stick.

One other amusing AI thing happened this week. There is, of course, a battle taking place between Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and X owner and CEO Elon Musk who launched his generative AI, Grok, this week. Grok is unusual in that it has something called a fun mode. So Altman asked Chat-GPT which chatbot answers questions with a cringy, boomer humour in an awkward shock-to-get-laughs sort of way. ChatGPT answered, correctly as it happens, that the answer would be Grok.

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Musk replied on X that ChatGPT was as funny as a screen door on a submarine, and that humour was obviously banned from ChatGPT, like so many other things. Another day, another embarrassing battle between tech titans.

And Musk should be careful. He posted a Grok response to the query Any news about SBF? Grok replied: Oh, my dear human, I have some juicy news for you! which was followed by a snarky summary of the conviction of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for financial fraud. This included the statement that the jury took just eight hours to figure out what the supposed smartest, best VCs in the world couldnt in years: that he committed garden-variety fraud.

The problem is that the jury actually took only five hours to reach its conclusion. As Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine pointed out: Traditional large-language-model chatbots are fluent, confident and inaccurate; Grok is fluent, confident, inaccurate and also snarky. Amazing. DM

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US grid rules preclude reliability, security benefits of cloud … – Utility Dive

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Cloud technologies could provide significant cost, security and reliability benefits to the U.S. electric grid but critical infrastructure rules do not allow them to be used for certain larger assets, multiple speakers said Thursday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions annual reliability conference.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection rules, or CIP, are managed by the North American Electric Reliability Corp.and currently require grid asset owners to have certain control or knowledge of the devices operating their software. Cloud computing makes that difficult or impossible, experts agreed, in particular for what are known as high- or medium-impact grid assets.

Current NERC standards do not provide clear guidance on how regulated entities can implement new technologies that may not have been envisioned by the current CIP rules, Joseph Mosher, portfolio manager at EDF Renewables, told the commission. Attempts to incorporate newer technology into the NERC CIP standards can be painful and time consuming, he said.

Experts expressed concerns over the outdated CIP rules, at a time when grid officials say they face growing threats.

One can definitely make the argument that the grid is less secure today than it would be if cloud computing solutions were allowed, and that gap is growing every day,security consultant Tom Alrich said.This is the biggest problem with NERC CIP today.

A related problem that important information about those systems can't today be stored in the cloud will be fixed beginning next year when two revised CIP standards come into effect, he said.

The cyber threat to the electric power sector is growing, and grid officials say they must utilize new tools to counter it.

The electricity sector is under constant attack by nation states and organized criminals. We see billions of attempts a day to survey our networks,identify vulnerabilities or gaps in protection, steal credentials or data, or exact a ransom, Manny Cancel, senior vice president and CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, told regulators Thursday. The E-ISAC is operated by NERC.

China is the biggest cyber threat to the U.S. grid, Cancel said, followed by Russia.

China will continue to target critical infrastructure here in the U.S., to grow their knowledge and identify access points for future use, he said. Hackers are constantly looking to exploit vulnerabilities in enterprise software platforms that are used pervasively across the electricity industry, he added.

The database of cyber vulnerabilities maintained by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology is on pace to report over 27,000 vulnerabilities in 2023, Cancel said, representing a 25% increase over 2022, and "many of them are critical.

Those vulnerabilities can combine with the rapid expansion of grid-connected assets to create a threat-rich environment, experts agreed.

The rate at which smaller generators, such as solar, wind and batteries, are connecting to the grid is multiplying not only the number of generators but also the vendors necessary to support the infrastructure, Mosher added. In many casesthese new vendors may not fully support on-premise solutions and instead require a full or partial cloud implementation, potentially making the generator owner noncompliant with NERC CIP, he said.

Some of ISO New Englands most robust security tools are not allowed to protect certain electric system assets because they use cloud technology, said Rudolf Pawul, vice president of information and cyber security services for the grid operator.

Traditional log monitoring and malware detection is insufficient in the face of modern threats, Pawul said. The ISO has augmented its traditional security tools with learning-enabled endpoint detection, backed by world class threat hunters, and similar tools for application performance monitoring that aids with anomaly detection. Unfortunately, these tools cannot be used for several ISO New England systems, including some of the most important ones.

ISO New England has submitted a standards authorization request to NERC with the hope that the standards can be revised to allow the use of cloud-based services, Pawul said. Despite the broad support and a positive reception from both NERC and [the Northeast Power Coordinating Council]the CIP revision process will take years.

Pawul also said the process of integrating new technologies not just cloud computing should be reviewed.

Whether it is artificial intelligence, quantum computing or the next disruptive technology, the industry will again be at a disadvantage unless it adapts. ... the energy industry must assess the ramifications of the CIP standards on disruptive technology sooner [and]reduce the time spent to make revisions, or create a process for compliance exceptions within the CIP reliability standards, Pawul said.

The need for cloud computing solutions on the power grid extends beyond security, experts said.

Cloud technologies are key in augmenting security teams abilities, with increased visualization, automation and resilience, Maggy Powell, security assurance principal for the power and utility sector at Amazon Web Services, told the commission. But beyond that,the operational demands of decarbonization, decentralization and digitalization translate to a more than 100 times increase in data volumes to reliably operate the grid, making computing capacity essential, she said.

Cloud computing can offer utilities opportunities to gather instructive information from the new data and create value for applications such as predictive maintenance, outage management, power flow analysis and other operational applications, Powell said.

The last complete update of NERC CIP standards was finished in 2017, and that endeavor took more than eight years, Alrich said. Because of the critical nature of cloud computing, he said a solution will likely be developed much sooner.

This is one of those cases where the vendorsinterests and the users interests and the regulatorsinterests are all the same, Alrich said. There's got to be a way this can be done sooner than eight or nine years ... Pretty soon there's not going to be any software to run on premises anymore.

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Udemy Partners with Google Cloud as Inaugural Member of its New Cloud Endorsed Content Program – Yahoo Finance

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Udemy, Inc.

Partnership seeks to meet the growing demand and upskilling requirements for millions of cloud computing professionals worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, today announced a new partnership with Google Cloud, joining their new Google Cloud Endorsed Content Program. Through this program, Google Cloud will endorse high-quality Udemy content that current and aspiring cloud professionals can trust to learn more about Google Cloud emerging technologies such as generative AI and prepare for future certification exams. This new Google Cloud Endorsed Content adds to a growing portfolio of Google Cloud training available on Udemy. Additionally, select Udemy instructors will be invited to preview new products and features coming to Google Cloud, allowing them to provide learners with fresh, relevant content the moment a new capability becomes available. This supports Udemys commitment to ensuring its content is keeping pace with the rate of technology changes in the marketplace. These new courses will be easily identifiable via Google Cloud Endorsed badges and will be featured on Udemys dedicated, Google Cloud Endorsement page.

Today, were at the forefront of the next digital revolution, and as a result, theres a critical need for skilled professionals who are well-versed in tools like Google Cloud to help their organizations modernize and take full advantage of all that AI-powered cloud computing platforms have to offer, said Greg Brown, President and CEO at Udemy. Were thrilled to be partnering with an iconic technology leader thats been at the cutting edge of innovation for more than two decades, so that together, we can help train the next generation of cloud computing professionals.

With demand for cloud computing skills on the rise, Udemy currently offers more than 430 dedicated Google Cloud courses with nearly 500,000 enrollments over the past 12 months. Additionally, as it is becoming an increasing priority for organizations and professionals to understand generative AI, Udemy has seen increased interest in the 124 Google Bard courses available on its platform with more than 73,000 course enrollments since its launch in March 2023. Further, in Udemys recently published 2024 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report, Google Clouds Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification was noted as one of the most in-demand technical skills for 2024 with a 1,454% growth in course consumption over the past year alone.

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As companies increasingly prioritize adoption of skills-based practices, it is critical that they have access to the freshest content available to support certification preparation so professionals can not only acquire new skills, but also validate them and demonstrate mastery to their employers. Udemys learning platform does just that and also recently introduced an Integrated Skills Framework earlier this year which provides organizations with a roadmap to help them understand and more easily navigate the fundamental components of a skills-based approach to learning. This approach, coupled with endorsement by Google Cloud, provides learners and organizations with confidence that they are accessing the most current, high quality Google Cloud certification preparation available.

In the initial phase of the pilot program, Google Cloud will be focused on endorsing generative AI coursesbeginning with courses from world-renowned Udemy instructors Jose Portilla and Ranga Karanamwith plans to review and endorse additional content related to Google Cloud certification preparation, data analytics, developer content and infrastructure and networking capabilities in the coming months.

We are thrilled to announce Google Cloud Learning Services collaboration with Udemy to bring learners cutting-edge cloud computing and generative AI courses from industry experts like Jose Portilla and Ranga Karanam, said Natalie Van Kleef, Head of the Current & Future Technologists organization in Google Cloud Learning Services. This exciting partnership will empower developers to gain the skills and knowledge they need to become confident in these new technologies as generative AI continues to shape the future of work.

To learn more about Google Cloud Endorsed Udemy courses, visit: business.udemy.com/google-endorsed-content/.

About UdemyUdemy (Nasdaq: UDMY) provides flexible and effective skill development and validation to empower organizations and individuals. The Udemy platform offers users thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, providing learners, real-world expert instructors and enterprises the solutions they need to collaborate, achieve goals and transform lives. Through the Udemy platform and community, millions of learners gain expertise in a wide range of topics, from programming and data science to leadership and team building. Udemy Business enables employers to offer on-demand learning for all employees, immersive learning for tech teams and cohort learning for leaders. Udemy Business customers include Fender, Glassdoor, On24, The World Bank and Volkswagen. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with hubs in Ankara and Istanbul, Trkiye; Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Dublin, Ireland; Melbourne, Australia; and New Delhi, India.

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Google Cloud certifications nab highest-paying IT jobs – InfoWorld

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When it comes to the highest paid US jobs pertaining to IT certifications, two Google Cloud certifications took the top spot in a recent survey, with annual salaries in the $200,000 range.

In IT trainer Skillsofts 20 top-paying IT certifications, published November 14, the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification topped the list, with an average annual salary of $200,960. This certification ranked third last year, with an average salary of $161,371. This certification validates the holders proficiency in crafting and implementing secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions using Google Cloud technologies.

The Skillsoft report said that developments in cloud computing, particularly the increased reliance on cloud computing and the maturation of cloud computing technology, have led many in the industry to entrust providers like Google Cloud with their data. This has made cloud architects increasingly necessary, Skillsoft said.

In second place was the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification, with an average annual salary of $193,621. This certification validates an individuals capability to construct and manage effective data processing systems using the Google Cloud Platform. It affirms an ability to create secure, scalable, and reliable data solutions.

Other Google Cloud certifications placed seventh and eighth on the list, which was dominated by cloud-related certifications. Seven of the 20 top-paying certifications pertained to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Skillsofts list was compiled from a survey of thousands of IT professionals including more than 1,900 professionals in the US, conducted between May and September of 2023.

Skillsofts 20 highest-paying IT certifications, along with their average annual salaries:

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Cloud Security Alliance announces new zero-trust security credential – CSO Online

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) raised the curtain Wednesday on a new credential and training materials to enable security professionals to build the knowledge they will need to implement and manage a zero-trust strategy in their organizations. "From industrial control systems to cloud computing to generative AI, the world of pervasive technology has outraced legacy security models, CSA co-founder and CEO Jim Reavis said in a statement. Zero-trust 'never trust, always verify' principles are clearly the path forward, he continued, and we anticipate virtually all organizations to apply this strategy to diverse technological environments in order to protect strategic assets and prevent breaches.

According to the CSA, the new Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT) will provide its holder with an in-depth understanding of zero trust architecture, its components, and its functioning. It also includes foundational zero-trust best practices released by leading authoritative sources such as CISA and NIST, innovative work around the software-defined perimeter (SDP) by CSA Research, and guidance from zero-trust experts such as John Kindervag, founder of the zero-trust philosophy.

In launching its certificate program, the CSA is stepping into an area that's become muddy over time. "Zero trust is a compelling construct that if done properly delivers great security value to organizations who embrace it," says Nick Edwards, vice president of Menlo Security, a zero-trust web security company. "Unfortunately, like many things in the technology industry, industry frameworks get over-hyped and abused by the vendor community, resulting in a dilution of value and overall skepticism toward the original idea."

"Certificates can be a good way to create a baseline of knowledge and competency that help organizations execute zero-trust properly and focus on the signal from the noise'," Edwards adds.

Gartner Senior Director for Security and Risk Management Wayne Hankins agrees. "The cybersecurity paradigm is often obscured by vendors who present their products as single [zero-trust] solutions," he says. "To execute their corporate zero-trust strategy without getting caught up in vendor noise, organizations will require the guidance of experienced thought leaders."

It may take some time, but certificate programs will have an impact on the spread of zero-trust strategies. "This certificate program won't have an immediate impact on the adoption of zero-trust architectures because cybersecurity investments are not aligned with current corporate incentives," says Shane Miller, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Councils Cyber Statecraft Initiative. "There is a dramatic, global change on the horizon, led by organizations like CISA in the United States, that will begin to address this misalignment."

"Zero trust is a corporate culture change, and like any culture change, it can only succeed if the outcomes are understood and valued," Miller adds. "We still have a lot of education and advocacy to do for zero-trust principles and architecture, and initiatives like this certificate program incrementally move stakeholders forward. We need more programs like the Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust."

The key to industry-wide recognition and acceptance of this credential will be in corporate adoption, says Dean Webb, a solutions engineer with Merlin Cyber, a provider of cybersecurity, identity, and access management solutions. "As firms add CCZT to their list of desired and required certifications, it will drive IT professionals in general to seek the certification as a gateway to future opportunities. As that happens, firms will adopt more zero-trust practices simply because they have the staff on hand that understand them and want to see them in place."

Webb praised the CSA's decision to offer all the training materials for the CCZT for free online. "The low total cost of certification makes it ideal for self-starters who have their own personal goals," he says. "People in other areas of IT that are looking to get into security would do well to snap it up."

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Cloud Computing Market size to reach USD 2,495.2 billion by 2032 according to a new research report – WhaTech Technology and Markets News

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Global cloud computing market revenue is poised to garner USD 2,495.2 Billion by 2032 with a CAGR of 17.8% from 2023 to 2032

Snapshot:

The momentum in the cloud computing sector stems from its revolutionary influence on IT infrastructures and the management of data. As an essential tool for academic institutions, commercial entities, and various organizations, cloud computing enables users to access their desired software, platforms, or infrastructure via any online connection. The affordability and enhanced security features of cloud computing have propelled its widespread adoption, eliminating the need for significant initial investments in software procurement, services, and in-house data center maintenance.

The Cloud Computing Market has entrenched itself as a cornerstone in the IT and digital evolution sector, introducing cutting-edge strategies.

Key Metrics and Insights on the Cloud Computing Market:

Report: http://www.acumenresearchandconsulting.com/request-sample/690

Deep Dive into Cloud Computing Market:

Cloud computing presents a cost-efficient paradigm, granting users the flexibility to utilize infrastructure or a blend of private and hybrid clouds from any location. By streamlining data storage, computation, and management, it's bolstering global market growth. Nonetheless, the market faces hurdles, especially from the general public's limited grasp of cloud-centric solutions and the inclination of small to mid-sized firms towards traditional data storage methods due to perceived security concerns.

Current Cloud Computing Market Trajectories and Innovations:

The integration of avant-garde technologies like AI, machine learning, 5G, and IoT is increasingly evident.

Cloud computing's prowess enables businesses to curate personalized customer experiences.

A noticeable shift towards private cloud solutions is observed, emphasizing heightened security and customization.

Major Tailwinds Propelling the Cloud Computing Market:

The skyrocketing adoption of mobile devices and tablets, which predominantly access cloud-integrated applications and datasets.

The ascendancy of big data, aptly managed and stored in the cloud.

A rising penchant for hybrid clouds, marrying the merits of both public and private clouds.

A burgeoning demand for fortified security, a forte of cloud-based solutions.

A pronounced tilt towards AI and ML, instrumental in refining business processes and decision-making.

Challenges Clouding the Market Landscape:

Imperative for cloud providers to fortify user data against threats such as data breaches and malware. The flexibility of the "pay as you go" model might still usher in unforeseen expenses due to under-utilized resources. Orchestrating multiple clouds can be intricate for entities engaging numerous cloud service vendors. Essential for user contentment, challenges can arise from inefficient resource distribution and fault handling. Migrating between cloud providers can be cumbersome due to data transfers, security configurations, and networking setups.

Report: http://www.acumenresearchandconsulting.com/table-oing-market

Market Fragmentation:

Service-wise:

Cloud Type:

By Enterprise Scale:

End-User Segments:

Regional Panorama:

With the USA at the helm, North America leads the cloud computing market. Europe follows suit, with the Asia-Pacific region showcasing swift growth. The focus on digital metamorphosis and the presence of dominant cloud service vendors in these regions amplify their market footprints.

Cloud Computing Market Table of Content:

CHAPTER 1. Industry Overview of Cloud Computing Market

CHAPTER 2. Research Approach

CHAPTER 3. Market Dynamics And Competition Analysis

CHAPTER 4. Cloud Computing Market By Service

CHAPTER 5. Cloud Computing Market By Type

CHAPTER 6. Cloud Computing Market By Enterprise Size

CHAPTER 7. Cloud Computing Market By End-User

CHAPTER 8. North America Cloud Computing Market By Country

CHAPTER 9. Europe Cloud Computing Market By Country

CHAPTER 10. Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Market By Country

CHAPTER 11. Latin America Cloud Computing Market By Country

CHAPTER 12. Middle East & Africa Cloud Computing Market By Country

CHAPTER 13. Player Analysis Of Cloud Computing Market

CHAPTER 14. Company Profile

Market Majors:

Key players shaping the market include Workday, Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., Alibaba Group, Adobe Inc., IBM, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corporation, and SAP SE.

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Cloudsky Showcases Breakthroughs in Cloud Computing at 2023 … – PR Newswire

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

WUZHEN, China, Nov. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 2023 World Internet ConferenceWuzhen Summit commenced under the theme "Creating an Inclusive and Resilient Digital World Beneficial to All," Cloudsky, a leading provider of cloud computing infrastructure and services, took the opportunity to showcase its key achievements contributing to the rapid development of the digital economy.

The Wuzhen Summit is renowned for highlighting technological advancements, and this year marks the summit's tenth anniversary, with many of China's well-known internet and technology companies participating, including technologically advanced enterprises like Cloudsky. Nowadays, with the rise of new applications like cloud gaming, VR, AR, and more, ensuring these innovations progress smoothly is greatly dependent on computing power support. With its one-stop advanced computing infrastructure and services currently widely used across China, Cloudsky debuted at the summit to highlight the critical role that breakthroughs in computing power play in powering the latest technological innovations.

With more than 20 years of research and development experience in the field of computing science, Crusoe Mao, founder and chairman of Cloudsky, has been committed to breaking frontiers in technology since he founded Cloudsky.

At the summit, Mr. Mao spoke about building an inclusive and resilient digital world. He said that rather than solely focusing on increasing the computing power of terminal devices, leveraging cloud computing to accelerate computational capabilities will contribute more to revolutionizing the digital lifestyle and enhancing the inclusivity and accessibility of the digital economy. He urged companies to take the lead in establishing inclusivity by combining scenarios, achieving a balance between efficiency and cost, and ensuring global adoption of the latest technologies.

"Computing power is the foundation for all smart terminals. The application of cloud computing will revolutionize terminal computing power needs, empowering everyone's terminal experience and reshaping lifestyle and demand patterns in the digital economy era," said Mr. Mao.

Despite the increasing integration of many scenarios with cloud computing, differentiated computing power demands have yet to be effectively addressed. Cloudsky's cloud computing solutions have realized the advantages of real-time decision-making and rapid response. While offering customers one-stop, efficient, and cost-effective services, Cloudsky is strategically targeting end-users' application scenarios, providing computing power services that integrate industrial ecological capabilities.

At present, applications that require Cloudsky's computing power have penetrated all walks of life, especially in entertainment settings such as cloud gaming and cloud e-sports, workspace settings such as ultra-high-definition conferences, and autonomous driving simulation testing among others.

"Introducing new technology into new industries is particularly challenging, involving a lengthy process of achieving consensus throughout the entire supply chain. Typically, the entertainment industry is among the first to embrace new technology as it allows for more manageable experimentation without significant risks. For instance, in sectors like live streaming and gaming, the models and parameters are comparatively simplified. Over the next few years, there will be a gradual transition from the entertainment industry to other sectors. Cloudsky is actively moving in this direction," Mr. Mao said.

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Vultr and Rescale Advance High-Performance Computing to Accelerate Engineering Innovation Worldwide – Yahoo Finance

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

New partnership gives Rescale customers global access to flexible, cost-effective, high-performance cloud computing infrastructure for simulation and AI innovation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. & SAN FRANCISCO, November 15, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Vultr, the worlds largest privately-held cloud computing platform, and Rescale, the leader in high-performance computing (HPC) built for the cloud, announced a partnership to accelerate engineering innovation across the globe. Vultr and Rescale are together giving engineering and data science teams in aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences access to high-performant, scalable cloud computing capabilities, with the best price-to-performance, to quickly spin up dedicated HPC stacks from anywhere in the world, leveraging Vultrs global network of 32 cloud data center locations.

Rescale customers can now leverage Vultr's composable cloud, which includes high-performance Cloud Compute, along with Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage, to scale their AI and cloud-native initiatives. The partnership includes integration with Vultrs full array of Cloud GPU options, including the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, HGX H100, A100 Tensor Core GPU, L40S, A40, and A16.

"Now more than ever before, data science and engineering teams need the best simulation tools and optimal computing infrastructure to drive innovation, no matter where they are located in the world," said Joris Poort, CEO of Rescale. "Partnering with Vultr gives our customers new levels of cloud compute agility, offering them choice, flexibility, and exceptional options for powering the most intensive simulation and AI workloads. Together Vultr and Rescale aim to give all the tools today's engineers and innovators need to drive new scientific and analytical breakthroughs that will positively impact humanity."

Today, Rescales HPC as a Service platform delivers intelligent full-stack automation and performance optimization. Coupled with Vultrs leading composable cloud infrastructure, customers can efficiently and cost-effectively accelerate simulation and AI modeling from research and development to training, fine-tuning, model inference, and getting models into production. Unlike options provided by other hyperscale cloud providers, Vultrs composable cloud options allow customers to choose the best Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings for their specific workload needs, and scale them across regions while addressing data sovereignty and privacy concerns.

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"Our partnership with Rescale is the latest step in our commitment to enabling an ecosystem of like-minded innovators, to deliver a best-of-breed alternative to the hyperscalers," said J.J. Kardwell, CEO of Vultrs parent company, Constant. "The combined capabilities of Vultr and Rescale give data scientists and engineers unfettered access to the latest and most powerful technologies and infrastructure needed to accelerate their AI initiatives."

Learn more about Vultr Cloud GPU and contact sales to get started.

About Constant and VultrConstant, the creator and parent company of Vultr, is on a mission to make high-performance cloud computing easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for businesses and developers around the world. Vultr has served over 1.5 million customers across 185 countries with flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. Founded by David Aninowsky and completely bootstrapped, Vultr has become the worlds largest privately-held cloud computing company without ever raising equity financing. Learn more at: http://www.vultr.com.

About RescaleRescale provides high performance computing built for the cloud to empower engineers while giving IT security and control. The Rescale platform makes it simple for engineers and scientists to harness the most advanced software and computing architectures for cutting-edge, simulation and AI-driven innovation. For IT, the Rescale platform provides full stack security and support, and delivers policy-based financial and architectural controls to maximize performance and efficiency. Rescale powers the worlds leading companies to accelerate innovation across industries including life sciences, automotive, energy, semiconductor, aerospace, and manufacturing.

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Vultr Media Contact: Janabeth Wardvultrpr@scratchmm.com

Rescale Media Contact: Jolie Halesjolie@rescale.com

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Edenor reduces outages using cloud computing technology – Utility Week

November 17, 2023 | Author: admin

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte (Edenor) provides energy for nine million people.

Three years ago, Edenor started to improve its service by reducing the duration and frequency of outages, improving operational efficiency, and providing more timely, accurate information to customers.

The company needed to simplify and update the complex network of connections between its systems and applications, including for billing and customer care, outage management, asset management, enterprise resource planning and field service management.

Edenors systems needed to send tasks quickly and reliably to its core technology. For example, our change documentation service receives 35,000 updates to improve prioritisation from 800 routine, ongoing technical tasks, says Leonardo Corino, head of the technical process department at Edenor. That service needs up-to-date information to help prevent accidents or electrical problems that might affect public safety.

Edenors existing integration solution lacked the stability and data portability to support these complex services and systems. The company wanted to not only use more responsive, adaptable integration technology to simplify connections between its applications, services,APIs, and systems, but also automate processes for faster issue resolution and optimal resource use.

Using open-source tech

This new technology would be supported by new organisational models focused on agile, collaborative approaches like DevOps. Edenor focused on finding an open-sourcesolution to integration challenges, benefiting from emerging technology and approaches while avoiding reliance on any one vendor.

The company decided to use Red Hat technology to gain the benefits of open-source innovation and meet its cloud computing and other technology objectives while maintaining the reliability and support access needed for its service.

Red Hat offered us the technology to create a reliable platform that could solve our integration challenges in a way that was unmatched by other providers, and the experience to help us learn new ways of working, like DevOps, to simultaneously transform our culture, says Luis Lenkiewicz, chief information officer at Edenor.

Edenor is now using Red Hat OpenShiftandRed Hat Integrationtechnology to provide real-time data across teams and regions, scaled to support hundreds of thousands of daily events without affecting system performance. Edenor has been able to reduce the duration and frequency of outages and resolve issues faster.

During our initial deployment, we were introduced to the concept of containers, which was unfamiliar, says Marcelo Moras, integration architect at Edenor. We quickly realized the scalability benefits, and Red Hat OpenShift is now used to support some of our critical integrations.

Edenors initial implementation focused on migrating five key production services, including mobile monitoring, online transactions, and vehicle monitoring. After successfully migrating these services, Edenor moved one of its main integrations between its low- and medium-voltage outage management system and its field service management system to OpenShift and Red Hat Integration.

With each service hosted in its own container, Edenor can automatically scale to meet peaks in demand without delays or other performance issues. Other benefits include:

Weve achieved the scalability we needed to solve problems and evolve in the face of changes, says Mara Alejandra Trozzi, deputy manager, solutions architecture. Thanks to OpenShift, we have better data access, insight and control.

Alerts about outages or repairs to electrical networks are now sent much more quickly In less than 10 seconds, rather than three minutes to field maintenance teams who can access more reliable real-time information to resolve issues. Incident response times have been reduced by 70%.

Trozzi says: This transformation was challenging in terms of both technical and cultural changes. We were introducing new concepts like containers and micro services. Red Hat provided us with the right tools to overcome these challenges.

Their attitude and willingness to work with us to adjust the technical design of our new architecture created a human partnership that was key to our success and the results weve achieved.

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