Tue.Oct 14, 2014

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New Technologies Used To Combat Ebola

CTOvision

'Here at CTOvision we have been getting several questions from government executives and analysts regarding our views of technologies that are relevant to the current Ebola crisis. We are compiling lists and would welcome your inputs on that. We have already seen some great visualizations from firms like ICG using the LUX platform to visualize ship movements in ways that could be very helpful in assessing the spread of Ebola and also assessing where s.

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Super-Sizing Solar Power for Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

'The 14MW solar array at QTS Princeton is a symbol of a new phase in the use of renewable energy in data centers Read More.

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Pre-Event Video Context for FedCyber 2014

CTOvision

'The video embedded below and at this link provides some pre-event context on FedCyber: FedCyber is an annual cybersecurity event hosted by Matt Devost & Bob Gourley that brings together several hundred attendees to advance the dialogue on critical enterprise and federal government challenges. We would love to see you there! Please join us at [link].

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Big Data Remakes the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

'Despite cloud computing, many data centers are snake pits of complexity, writes Mike Wronski of StrataCloud. Here are four tenets that can help simplify data center operations, save money and improve performance and user experience. 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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“Aquaman Crystals” That Allow for Breathing Underwater and Aid for Lung Cancer Patients

CTOvision

'Soon we will no longer need scuba tanks to swim with the sea life, soon we could all be breathing underwater with oxygen storing crystals. Not only would this allow for further exploration in the sea, but also it would be useful for individuals with lung cancer who need oxygen tanks to breath. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have produced “crystalline materials that can bind and store oxygen in high concentrations” “A few grains contain enough oxygen for on

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US Government Faces Cybersecurity Risk Due to Faulty Cloud Contracts

Data Center Knowledge

'Federal agencies are putting sensitive data at risk according to a report released to the public on Thursday from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s (CIGIE) IT Committee. Read More.

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With DCN, HP Wants to Enable Virtual Multi-Data Center Networks

Data Center Knowledge

'HP said DCN helps large organizations and service providers build and manage smarter networks through software across distributed infrastructure Read More.

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The Four Pillars

A Screw's Loose

'Note: Special Thanks to Jessica M. H. Smith for some editing and a few ideas, she’s a class act Robert F. Kennedy said, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” It’s among the scores of failure quotes meant to encourage us to take chances and turn our defeats into victories. Daring greatly [.].

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Five Essential DCIM Use Cases to Unite IT and Facilities

Data Center Knowledge

'Want to find out how to unite your IT team? Learn how to bridge the operational and optimization divide with DCIM. Read More.

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Nutanix Metro Availability

Nutanix

Simply put, Metro Availability policies complete the Data availability spectrum by enabling customers to seamlessly keep applications online even on full site disasters.

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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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Lenovo and VMware to Develop, Market Joint Infrastructure Solutions

Data Center Knowledge

'Partnership expected to deliver end-to-end architectures for infrastructure consisting of Lenovo hardware and VMware software Read More.

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Nutanix Metro Availability

Nutanix

Simply put, Metro Availability policies complete the Data availability spectrum by enabling customers to seamlessly keep applications online even on full site disasters.

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VMware to Launch Cloud Data Center in Germany

Data Center Knowledge

'As Germans become increasingly concerned with data sovereignty cloud providers expand footprint there Read More.

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Announcing the Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC) Program

Nutanix

There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.

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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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SAP and IBM Roll Out SAP Business Suite and HANA on SoftLayer Cloud

Data Center Knowledge

'Deal triples cloud data center capacity for delivering SAP products as a service Read More.

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Performance vs. Transparency: How to improve performance through transparency?

Future of CIO

The well-tuned transparency is simple, but not lack profundity; open, but not lack of strategy. Transparency , as used in science, engineering, business, the humanities and in a social context more generally, implies openness, communication, and accountability. Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.

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AWS Cloud Management Startup 2nd Watch Raises $10M, Names New CEO

Data Center Knowledge

'Startup says it has moved 2MW worth of data center capacity into the cloud Read More.

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