Tue.Nov 18, 2014

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United States Congress Permanent Joint Committee on Information Technology

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley. The United States Congress Permanent Joint Committee on Information Technology does not exist, yet. But some national security and technology thinkers are considering the pros and cons of a Joint Committee like this and with this post I would like to encourage you to think through the concept yourself. First, some background on what a Joint Committee of Congress can be.

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7 Common mistakes in Go and when to avoid them

SPF13

'Not a generic list of programming mistakes, these are the lessons I wish I learned earlier while developing Go. I’ve spent the past two years developing some of the most popular libraries and applications written in Go. I’ve also made a lot of mistakes along the way. Recognizing that “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley. Here are some of the technology stories we are tracking we thought would interest you: Toyota bets on hydrogen technology. Following years of self-reflection over its growth strategy and quality lapses, Toyota is back on the offensive with its most aggressive bet yet on hydrogen-powered vehicle technology. The company on Tuesday said its new fuel-cell sedan will be … Read more on Financial Times.

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The Internet of Things and the Future of Storage

Data Center Knowledge

'The Internet of Things will touch every industry and organizations of every size, writes Stefan Bernbo of Compuverde. So how will service providers accommodate the incoming data deluge at a price they can afford? Read More.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Building a Data Culture

Eric D. Brown

'Many companies want to ‘do’ big data today. They’re spending money on systems, software, consulting, training and other services to be able to capture, process, analyze and use data. Those are all things that need to be done to be up their data science capabilities and skills. Companies need the right platforms, the right systems, the right people and skills to be able to properly analyze and use their data.

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Keystone NAP Converting Pennsylvania Steel Mill Into Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

'Company wants to build web-scale-style facility leveraging robust power infrastructure left behind by industrial behemoth Read More.

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Case Study: CPI’s Cabinets Prepare Telefônica Vivo for the Future

Data Center Knowledge

'Businesses are focusing on efficiency and infrastructure control more than ever before. Find out how CPI''s cabinets helped Telefonica prepare for the future. Read More.

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Three Elements in Digital Transformation

Future of CIO

The 'reach and range' flexibility that now exists removes barriers that have existed in the past. Digital transformation represents the next stage of business maturity which will improve how the enterprise works and interact with its ecosystem, with the customer at the center of its focus. Digital transformation or Digital shift means change. Are these changes more extensive than what we have experienced in the past?

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China’s Milkyway 2 Ranked Fastest Supercomputer for Fourth Time

Data Center Knowledge

'As the top of the list remains largely unchanged over four editions of the Top500, effectiveness of the metric used gets called into question Read More.

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Senate to Debate Surveillance Legislation Backed by Major Tech Companies This Week

Data Center Knowledge

'The US Senate will begin debating and amending the USA Freedom Act, a bipartisan bill designed to put limits on mass government surveillance. Read More.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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European Cloud Provider Interoute Launches LA Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

'Company after U.S. customers looking for cloud platform compliant with European location-sensitive data governance laws Read More.

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Microsoft Intros Docker Command Line Interface for Windows

Data Center Knowledge

'Container management no longer limited to Linux machines or virtual instances on Windows Read More.

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Canadian Web Host Files Lawsuit Against Police who Seized its Equipment in Citadel Botnet Investigation

Data Center Knowledge

'Vancouver web host files lawsuit against Attorney General of Canada and two Canadian police for seized company servers and equipment in 2013. Read More.

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Atlanta, Seattle Among Cheapest Places to Lease Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

'Report finds tax incentives cannot offset high costs in immature markets Read More.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Startup Tier44 Gives Power Assure’s Tech a Second Chance

Data Center Knowledge

'Clemens Pfeiffer’s new firm buys all of the defunct vendor’s IP Read More.

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