Wed.Jul 29, 2015

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AlienVault: Providing An Open Threat Exchange

CTOvision

AlienVault is a leading provider of unified security management and crowd-sourced threat intelligence required to detect and act on today’s advanced threats. AlienVault Open Threat Exchange (OTX) gives you access to the largest crowd-sourced threat intelligence exchange. OTX is an open threat information sharing and analysis network, created to put effective security measures within the reach of all organizations.

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SoftLayer Founder Crosby Shares Lessons of Success

Data Center Knowledge

Story by TC Doyle for The WHIR Chairman and CEO of “To Be Announced.” A lot of business practitioners would have a hard time listing that as their current position in their LinkedIn profile. But not Lance Crosby. Crosby, of course, is the founder and former CEO of SoftLayer. In… Read More.

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Fed Tech Roundup July 29

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The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. TASC, an Engility Company, Awarded $67M U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) Contract. USPTO’s tech strategy is a blueprint for all government IT. Veritas Capital to Acquire Alion Science and Technology Corporation.

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The Floating Data Center Idea Isn’t Dead

Data Center Knowledge

California startup plans to sell colocation services on a floating barge 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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Darktrace: Enterprise Immune System technology

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Darktrace is one of the world’s fastest-growing cyber defense companies and the leader in Enterprise Immune System technology, a new category of cyber solutions based on pioneering Bayesian mathematics developed at the University of Cambridge. For an introduction to Darktrace see the video here and embedded below: Darktrace addresses the challenge of insider threat and advanced cyber-attacks through its unique ability to detect previously unidentified threats in real time, as manifested in the e

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Avoiding Private Cloud Pitfalls

Data Center Knowledge

An "as-a-service" model may be a good alternative to a private cloud if applications and infrastructure aren't ready to be moved. Read More.

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How Should A CIO Deal With An Employee Mutiny?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to be aware that a mutiny may be happening right now! Image Credit: HoJo Anaheim. The CIO runs the show when it comes to all things having to do with IT because of importance of information technology, right? Well, it turns out that this is not always the case. Even as you are reading this, in your IT department a mutiny may be brewing. What has caused this to happen and what should you be doing to prepare for it?

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Emerging Threats: Provider of Open Source Threat Intelligence

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Emerging Threats - now part of Proofpoint - is a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence. Founded in 2003 as a cyber security research community, Emerging Threats has become a de facto standard in network-based malware threat detection. The company’s Suite of threat intelligence products delivers time-tested, comprehensive actionable data with historical, correlated threat intelligence to support context for the latest malware coverage and in-depth th

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NTT Acquires Indonesian Data Center Provider PT Cyber CSF

Data Center Knowledge

Makes a bid to gain "first-mover" advantage in largely untapped Southeast Asian market Read More.

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ThreatStream: A Threat Intelligence Platform

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ThreatStream provides an enterprise class Threat Intelligence Platform, combining comprehensive threat data collection, prioritization, and analytics with secure collaboration in a vetted community. Offering a comprehensive enterprise security infrastructure integration, ThreatStream enables organizations to proactively identify and combat cyber threats targeting their operations.

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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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iomart Receives £60 Million to Fund Further Acquisitions

Data Center Knowledge

iomart has made 12 acquisitions in the last five years, and is seeking to extend a period of rapid growth Read More.

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FireEye: Purpose-built, Virtual Machine-based Security Platform

CTOvision

Everyone we know already knows about FireEye. This is a big reason we do not report on it more here at CTOvision, they get plenty of coverage elsewhere. But for continuity we had to add them to our curated lists of security firms so there is no doubt in anyone's mind that we are tracking this very capable firm. For an overview from Dave Dewalt, CEO of FireEye, see the video at this link and below: Here is the gist of what they do: FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based secur

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Alibaba to Put Cloud Data Centers in Europe, Middle East

Data Center Knowledge

Rolls out $1 billion partner-centric global cloud services expansion program Read More.

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What’s your Favorite Terminology for “Performance Management”

Future of CIO

Performance development is to focus on positive, rather than negative aspects. The core of "Performance Management" is to creating goals that are aligned with organizational strategic objectives, and to provide reflective feedback to the person moving the particular project along. Goal alignment and performance feedback, are the heart of the approach.

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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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Intel and Micron Change How Non-Volatile Memory Works

Data Center Knowledge

3D X Point technology promises 1,000-times better performance and endurance than NAND memory Read More.

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Innovation from Systems Thinking Perspective

Future of CIO

The foundation for innovation has to be grounded in the “vision” which is linked to “hope” and seeking justice or "truth." For many organizations, innovations are still serendipitous. However, serendipity can be planned into a management discipline. Serendipity is not a lucky accident, and it can be planned and worked upon. Creativity is about connecting the dots, and Systems Thinking is about to discover the patterns underlying these dots.

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HP Buys ActiveState’s Cloud Foundry PaaS Stackato

Data Center Knowledge

Acquisition expected to boost HP's enterprise developer play Read More.

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ThreatConnect: Provider of advanced threat intelligence products and services

CTOvision

ThreatConnect, Inc. is the leading provider of advanced threat intelligence products and services including ThreatConnect, a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP). ThreatConnect delivers a single platform in the cloud and on-premises to effectively aggregate, analyze, and act to counter sophisticated cyber-attacks. Leveraging advanced analytics capabilities ThreatConnect offers a superior understanding of relevant cyber threats to business operations.

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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.