CTOvision

JULY 26, 2016

Bob Gourley. During interview today with GovMatters.tv I'll be discussing an observation many of us in the enterprise technology community have been discussing lately. There is a growing consensus in the enterprise tech community (CIO, CTO, CISO) regarding the Cambrian Explosion of great capabilities in the tech sector. Although this is an incredibly exciting time to be an enterprise technologist, this explosion of capabilities presents new challenges.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Next wave of ransomware expected to be more pervasive, resilient and capable of spreading quickly and effectively throughout networks by capitalising on vulnerabilities

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CTOvision

JULY 26, 2016

Bob Gourley. The threat of ransomware is hitting every sector of the economy. But the biggest, most dangerous and disastrous attacks have been occurring in the more lightly defended parts of industry and government. Healthcare has been especially hard hit. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to change this situation by issuing new guidance.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

Most analysis about Unified Communications focuses on the solution, such as features, applications, the underlying technology, etc. This knowledge is essential for making good decisions, but is far from complete, especially if you’re just getting up to speed on UC.

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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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Eric D. Brown

JULY 26, 2016

How many of you would go sky diving without learning all the necessary precautions and safety measures necessary to keep you alive? How many of you would let your kid drive your car without first teaching them the basics of driving? While not as life-and-death as the above questions, data preparation is just as important to proper data analytics as learning the basics of driving before getting behind a wheel.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Cyber criminals have accessed some O2 customer accounts to steal personal details and offer them for sale, but O2 says it was not breached and password re-use is to blame

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Online public service users may be asked to allow access to their Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter accounts to help prove they are who they say they are

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

The modified, general-purpose Avaya 9611 G VoIP phone from CIS Secure Computing has been awarded class A TSG-type acceptance by the National Telecommunications Security Working Group - certifying that it cannot be used as an electronic surveillance device while idle.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

BT Group’s plans to give Openreach greater independence share some common ground with Ofcom’s recommendations, but will this be enough to ease its rivals’ anti-competitive concerns?

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2016

During Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference last week, the company published several blog posts on the status of Azure Stack, its forthcoming hybrid cloud-based extension of Azure into customer data centers, which is currently being tested in preview. At least two of these posts — one from.

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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.

Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Many companies are still not applying the best technologies, policies and procedures to ensure sensitive data is protected in the cloud

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2016

Many organizations are not responding to the continuing spread of “Shadow IT” and cloud use with appropriate governance and security measures, and more than half do not have a proactive approach, according to research released Tuesday. The 2016 Global Cloud Data Security Study, compiled by the.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

As the way people consume media content is changing, so the BBC is adapting to new audiences, as Jon Page, head of operations for BBC Research and Development, describes

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2016

In a move with serious implications for the lowest software layers of data center infrastructure, commercial OpenStack producer Mirantis this morning announced it is partnering with the two most important players in the infrastructure space — Google and Intel — to produce a new version of the.

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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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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

GroundBreak Mobile, a delivery platform that enables field sales teams to access critical systems via their mobile devices, has announced integration with CanAm SalesLink CRM, which has been designed to meet the needs of Caterpillar heavy equipment businesses.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2016

ZENEDGE launched Single IP Protection to general availability on Tuesday at HostingCon to provide enterprise-class network DDoS mitigation to organizations with smaller networks. Network DDoS mitigation traditionally requires Border Gateway Protocol for routing decisions, which means they only work.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

The corporate network is coming under strain as employees bring their own devices into the workplace and businesses make more use of cloud services

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

Admiral Consulting Group has concluded a partnership agreement to sell, implement and support the ERP solutions of Denmark’s TRIMIT Fashion, a multi-vertical integrated software system for the fashion and apparel industry based on Microsoft Dynamics. TRIMIT covers the entire fashion industry value chain from design through quotation/order and production to customer service.

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Irish court hearing triggered by Austrian law student Max Schrems could have huge implications for EU-US trade and the data privacy rights of millions of EU citizens

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

This is part one of a two-part series of posts about using some common server storage I/O benchmark tools and workload scripts. View part II here which includes the workload scripts and where to view sample results.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

The global CIO at Save the Children discusses why one size never really fits all and how IT is transforming to provide digital initiatives

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

In a WLAN market that is growing increasingly laden with cloud-managed options, Ruckus Wireless (now owned by Brocade) is joining the party. Cloud Wi-Fi itself isn’t so much a big deal anymore, as Meraki and Aerohive have long since shown the world they were right with their visions.

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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Amazon is working with regulator CAA to enable trials of Amazon’s Prime Air drone to take off in the UK

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

Early adopters of Big Data technology were sold special hybrid hardware / software solutions that included descriptions like, “black box”, “plug and play”, and my favorite, “no performance tuning required” Today, as solutions have matured and customers have become better educated in the capabilities of these vendor solutions, everyone now

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 26, 2016

As ransomware increasingly targets healthcare organizations, schools and government agencies, security experts offer advice to help IT leaders prepare and protect.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

I am sure you have heard of how Microsoft was placed under an antitrust probe and lost (minds out of the gutter please). They were sued because they were trying to force the windows operating system users to use internet explorer over and above other browsers.

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Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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Tech Republic Cloud

JULY 26, 2016

A new partnership between Mirantis, Intel, and Google promises to remake OpenStack in Google's image, containerizing OpenStack services and managing them in Kubernetes.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

If you are or have talked the Non Volatile Memory (NVM) and NVM Express (NVMe) flash SSD talk, however have not yet done the walk, there are some good opportunities to do so.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 26, 2016

Media company will give undergraduates a taster day at its headquarters to attract the best tech talent

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IT Toolbox

JULY 26, 2016

Explore how compliance, data security technology, and banking innovation come together to support a digital business success story.

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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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