Mon.May 23, 2016

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Forrester’s Security & Risk Research Spotlight - Governance, Risk And Compliance

Forrester IT

Crises don't discriminate. Whether they are economic, geopolitical, technological or environmental, you can expect to have to deal with a major one soon. And how well you minimize the impact of that crisis is the difference between achieving your business objectives, and completely missing them, disappointing your customers, employees, partners, and shareholders in the process.

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Join Cognitio, the World Bank and Nlyte 9 June in an Examination of Data Center Optimization Strategies and Best Practices

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. On 9 June 2016 Cognitio and Nlyte are hosting a data center optimization leadership breakfast that will feature a moderated exchange of real world lessons learned and best practices. Hear from Frank Butler of The World Bank on how he and his team optimized and consolidated their data centers resulting in getting even more out of their operations.

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My Mobile Mind Shift Acceleration

Forrester IT

My Mobile Mind Shift (MMS) happened this year! What's interesting about this revelation is that I've been working in the smartphone industry for more than 10 years now. If that's how long it took me, and I work in the industry, how long is it going to take the rest of the world? Not much longer, I expect. I used to work for BlackBerry, so I was involved with early smartphones.

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Using Big Data to Build Brand Evangelists Within Your Company

CTOvision

Brigg Patten. Any organization, whether big or small, will always struggle with getting public recognition. Marketers want to improve brand awareness, brand equity, and brand humanization to give it a positive impact. The most powerful, loyal and vibrant brand evangelist are the most important people in making a business voice heard. These evangelists are within the corporation walls.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Do You Need a New ERP Process Control System?

IT Toolbox

Process manufacturing has special requirements and until recently you couldn't get the ERP system you needed without a lot of customization. This is changing as vendors become more attuned to the special needs of process control manufacturing.

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DDoS attacks openly on offer for $5 an hour, researchers discover

Computer Weekly

DDoS attacks have become a commodity, and are available openly on professional services online marketplaces for as little as $5 an hour, say security researchers

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Graph databases: What are the benefits for CIOs?

Computer Weekly

With enterprise interest in graph databases on the rise, Clive Longbottom explains why some businesses are favouring them over relational setups

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Critical Success Factors in ERP

IT Toolbox

There are several factors which are critical in a successful ERP implementation. If you understand these you are well on your way to getting ERP right. Perhaps the most important factor is strong, continuing support from top management. If you don't have that then your chances of succeeding in your project is markedly diminished.

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Three Ireland sets out to become an omnichannel operator

Computer Weekly

Mobile network Three Ireland chooses Amdocs to support a ground-up rebuild of its systems and processes after acquiring O2’s Irish business in 2014

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Tata Deal Big Boost to ST Telemedia’s Global Data Center Ambitions

Data Center Knowledge

Acquisition signals arrival of new heavyweight player in global data center services market 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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Middle East CIOs put ambitious IT projects on hold as cheap oil hurts business

Computer Weekly

A lack of business confidence leads some organisations in the Middle East to delay or abandon ambitious IT projects that may not show an immediate return

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Milwaukee Baseball Team Adopts ShoreTel's CRM and Integrated Communications Systems

IT Toolbox

The Milwaukee Brewers have chosen California-based ShoreTel to provide the Major League Baseball team with new CRM and VoIP systems delivered through ShoreTel’s partner, Converged Technology Professionals. The team is replacing its 16-year-old communications system in order to enhance its ability to engage with fans and better communicate among staff.

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CIO Interview: Grant Hodgkinson, Mimecast

Computer Weekly

CIO and vice-president of digital operations at the email security expert explains the importance of electronic communication in the modern business environment

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Outperform the Future: The Role of Integration When Migrating from JD Edwards World to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

IT Toolbox

For businesses running Oracle JD Edwards ERP systems there is a clear commitment from Oracle Corporation to continue supporting JD Edwards World and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. It?s called Applications Unlimited.

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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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How 3D printing will disrupt industry worldwide

Computer Weekly

The technology is helping startups model prototypes and inventory suppliers lop millions from supply chain costs

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How to Optimize Flash Storage in the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

The ability to mix high density with traditional flash in a real-time auto-tiering manner will dramatically reduce the cost of flash, enabling its broader use for all workloads across the data center. Read More.

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PCIe SSD: Cache vs storage tier

Computer Weekly

Adding PCIe flash is a popular way of speeding up application response times, with more rapid I/O guaranteed, but should PCIe SSD be added as cache or as a tier of storage?

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#NSW16 Netsuite's SuiteBilling Bundle Debuts at Suiteworld 16

IT Toolbox

One of the themes at Suiteworld was Back to Accounting Basics, specifically the order to invoice to cash cycle. Netsuite announced SuiteBilling, their comprehensive approach to advanced billing and revenue recognition.

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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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Dutch mastering the art of big data analysis

Computer Weekly

Gathering and analysing huge amounts of data offers the promise of business efficiency and new opportunities.

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Increase Profit Margins with ERP

IT Toolbox

Increasing profits should be a goal for every business. An ERP system, intelligently used, can have a major impact on company bottom line. The main thing ERP gives a company is better control over what happens. A secondary benefit is increased visibility into the day-to-day workings of the company. Taken together, these are a potent combination for increasing profits.

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Amazon S3 storage 101: Object storage in the cloud

Computer Weekly

Amazon S3 has emerged as a de facto standard for accessing data in the cloud.

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SapphireNOW and the play in the events calendar

IT Toolbox

SAP?s Teched holds sway with the more technical community but SapphireNOW has always been more focused on functionality and strategic direction and customer stories, roadmap and vision than on the technical specifics.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Israel’s cyber security frontier

Computer Weekly

The Israeli city of Beer Sheva is quickly becoming a global centre of cyber security technology

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Don’t get “Theranosed”

Eric D. Brown

Kaiser Fung just posted a blog titled “ Tip of the day: don’t be Theranosed ” where he defines “theranosed” as: Theranos (v): to spin stories that appeal to data while not presenting any data. To be Theranosed is to fall for scammers who tell stories appealing to data but do not present any actual data. This is worse than story time, in which the storyteller starts out with real data but veers off mid-stream into unsubstantiated froth, hoping you and I got carried a

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Singapore retailer shifts IT infrastructure to the cloud

Computer Weekly

Challenger is moving its IT infrastructure to the cloud to enable it to respond better to business growth

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LSMW rears its ugly head again but with a twist

IT Toolbox

LSMW is pretty much the only option provided by SAP for integrating external data with SAP for MASS, it is sorely abused but new developments show a new twist.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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IBM PCM leap opens way to new layer of enterprise storage

Computer Weekly

IBM shows off triple-level cell phase change memory and says PCM can be used as faster adjunct to flash storage and extension to DRAM memory

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Chinese Giants Tencent and ZTE Launch Modular Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

Partners claim market-leading energy efficient design Read More.

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UK emergency services upgrade set to save lives

Computer Weekly

The UK government introduces an open standard for emergency services’ IT systems to improve the speed and efficiency of responses to incidents

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Developer DBT Buys Virginia Land for Data Center Construction

Data Center Knowledge

Properties in Ashburn and Sterling can accommodate huge builds Read More.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.