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One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

I can already hear the groans. But yes, I use AI and I use AI to help me try and learn about things I don't know about. This harks back to the early days of Copilot, the artist formerly known as Bing ...

The modern workforce is a dog-eat-dog world where you have to continually hone your skills if you want to stay ahead. With so much relentless efficiency in the workplace, it pays to learn ways to ...