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IDG's Top Enterprise Stories Our top picks from IDG's editors May 07, 2018 The 7 fundamentals of IT consultant success Looking to strike out on your own? IT consultants reveal the skills and practices you'll need to succeed as an independent IT pro. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Why use Ansible for automation and orchestration • Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds • Win10 1803 bugs roll in: Chrome freezes, Skype burps, Alienware craters and… hey, Cortana? • Will blockchain run afoul of GDPR? (Yes and no) • The biggest security startup deals of 2018 (so far) • How 3D printing can affect your supply chain • Apple means business when protecting intellectual property White Paper: Quest Software Activate Directory Migration: 7 lessons learned We asked our Active Directory (AD) migration customers to share what they learned through their own migration experiences. Here are the top seven lessons learned that might help you as you plan your own AD migration. Read More ▶ Why use Ansible for automation and orchestration Ansible is a widely applicable automation platform with particular strengths in devops and network automation Read More ▶ Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds Get the latest info on new builds of Windows 10 Redstone 5 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Insider Preview Build 17661, released on May 3, 2018. Read More ▶ Win10 1803 bugs roll in: Chrome freezes, Skype burps, Alienware craters and… hey, Cortana? While it's still early in the rollout cycle, the new and hastily released Windows 10 April 2018 Update, version 1803, build 17134.1, has delivered more than its fair share of bugs -- many of which are tied to Microsoft software. Read More ▶ Will blockchain run afoul of GDPR? (Yes and no) The immutable nature of blockchain networks could break Europe's new GDPR rules. But when implemented properly, the distributed ledger technology could also be part of the solution for compliance. Read More ▶ The biggest security startup deals of 2018 (so far) Recent VC investment in cybersecurity has tended to favor companies applying machine learning techniques to security problems. Here are some of the largest dealmakers that will be bringing you the next wave of security technology. Read More ▶ How 3D printing can affect your supply chain 3D printing has been used for prototyping for decades, but now it's starting to creep into production process too. Even if you're not printing things yourself, that change is going to have implications for your supply chain management. Read More ▶ Apple means business when protecting intellectual property Apple takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously. In 2017, it says 27 people were caught and 12 arrested for revealing inside information. Read More ▶ White Paper: Quest Software A Practical Guide for GDPR Compliance. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been approved by the European Union and, once it comes into force in May 2018, will give data subjects significant new rights over how their personal data is collected, processed, and transferred by data controllers and processors.The time to get ready is now, as the consequences of getting it wrong are significant. Read More ▶

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