Thu.Jan 29, 2015

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Ventana Research: Big Data Integration Report 2014

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley. Learn how organizations are using big data integration or how they plan to use it as well as an assessment of more general aspects of data integration and technologies that big data requires. Content covers: The importance of data integration for big data analytics. Various statistics regarding respondent use of big data integration technologies (ex: satisfaction rates and plans to switch technologies) and specific uses.

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Seeking Efficiency: The Data Center Holy Grail

Data Center Knowledge

'Efficiency is a key factor that all data center managers seek, whether they are squeezing a bit of power by making server fans variable speed or they are making bigger differences at the power and cabinet level, it is often the “holy grail” for the data center industry. Two session leaders at the.

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Building an Agile IT Group

Eric D. Brown

'Like the data center in most organizations, IT groups have been undergoing a transformation over the last few years. IT leaders have constantly been on the lookout for new systems, technologies, people and skills to meet the ‘do more with less’ mantra while continuing to build out the capabilities required of their teams. Thankfully, CIO’s have had the good fortune that cloud computing and virtualization were available to help transform IT operations and the data center.

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How Data Center Operators Can Avoid Energy Price Hikes This Winter

Data Center Knowledge

'Energy consumption is one of the largest operating expenses for a data center, contributing to nearly 50 percent of total data center spend. Data center operators and owners can minimize the impact of unpredictable energy markets by better understanding the markets and establishing smart energy.

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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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Switching from Technical to Management Consulting – What the hell!

Virtualized Greek

'I was a recent guest on The Geek-Whisperers. On the podcast, the team asked me the question of how did I make the transition from a pure technologist to a management consultant or better put by Matt Brender, What the.

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VMware and Google Join Forces in Fight for Enterprise Cloud Market Share

Data Center Knowledge

'Partnership can leverage existing VMware install base and Google''s scale to compete with AWS and Microsoft Azure Read More.

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Vantage Adds Data Center Facilities Management Services

Data Center Knowledge

'Company becomes latest data center provider to get into facilities management outsourcing services Read More.

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Empathy as a Key Element of Digital Leadership

Future of CIO

Empathy is about thinking as if you were in the other party's position. Business today is overcomplex and the world becomes hyper-connected; what’re the key success factors in leadership effectiveness, and what does it mean to become an empathetic leader? Empathy is about thinking as if you were in the other party's position. Empathy is a great leadership quality that's often overlooked.

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Quantum Adds AWS as Archive Storage Tier

Data Center Knowledge

'Niche-oriented storage solutions firm caters to specific industries by tailoring to their unique worklflow requirements Read More.

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Cannon, Stulz Collab on Modular Data Center for Government Client

Data Center Knowledge

'Existing modular solution modified to offer chiller-less option 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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Cisco Streamlines Cloud Management Software Purchasing

Data Center Knowledge

'Vendor''s new ONE strategy aims to simplify buying and provisioning its private, hybrid cloud management tools Read More.

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Amazon Web Services Launches Business Email Service to Take on Cloud Competitors

Data Center Knowledge

'Public cloud giant unveils its response to Office 365 and Google Apps for Work Read More.