Fri.Jun 24, 2016

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With Brexit, A Customer-Focused Agenda Is More Important Than Ever

Forrester IT

Yesterday's decision by UK citizens to leave the European Union ("Brexit") brings about short-term uncertainties and unintended consequences that will make it harder for UK businesses to keep customers and attract talent. While times of high-market volatility can tempt firms to panic and cut spending on customer-focused initiatives, now is the time to drive innovation in order to win, serve, and retain customers.

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Micro-segmentation key to new approach to infosec, says Unisys

Computer Weekly

Micro-segmentation enables organisations to improve data security at reasonable cost without compromising agility, governance, risk and compliance, says Unisys

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The Benefits of Using CRM Data for Programmatic Advertising Campaigns

IT Toolbox

Programmatic advertising automates a significant portion of the ad buying process, which frees up your staff's time for other high-skill tasks. You define your target audience for a campaign through a demand side platform (DSP), which connects you to ad inventory from relevant publishers.

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UK IT community rocked but keeping calm in face of Brexit

Computer Weekly

The UK IT sector reacts with alarm, tempered by a calm pragmatism, to the British Referendum verdict to leave the European Union.

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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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CRM Your Way to Success

IT Toolbox

Any CEO will tell you that it's a hard climb to reach the heights of success, especially in an uncertain economy. This is why more companies are looking at investing in software solutions which help them to increase sales and reduce operational costs. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology is one of the most popular choices for enterprises because it is multi-functional and versatile.

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Elliott Targets Tech Buyouts With Evergreen Private Equity Arm

Data Center Knowledge

Next time the hedge fund discloses a stake in a tech firm, it may have its own buyout in mind, rather than agitating for a sale to someone else Read More.

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Is Parcel Protocol Right for Your Data Transfer Needs?

Data Center Knowledge

Even in a cloud-dominated world, the parcel remains perhaps the simplest, most common-sense answer for moving bulk data between a client and an off-site data center. Read More.

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3 Pieces of Tech We Don't Know We Need

IT Toolbox

Most of us, from among the previous three generations, at least, are big fans of new gadgets. It's always exciting when new technologies come along and we get to experience the evolving features of the latest smart phones and televisions. That fascination is likely to continue into the future. Yet in all the consumer hoopla we tend to overlook some other very important innovations.

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Conditioned Data Center Power as a Service?

Data Center Knowledge

European company to provide UPS power to data centers as a service, charging based on amount of kWh used Read More.

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How to Make Your ERP System Even More Effective for Your Business

IT Toolbox

A good, efficient enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be an essential tool for any successful business; but even the best ERP system won't be as effective if it's not being used properly. Likewise, your ERP system might not deliver the support you need if it's not customized to your particular industry.

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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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Local Government Ombudsman moves to cloud network service

Computer Weekly

Ombudsman service is on the way to realising 30% cost savings with 50% faster connectivity after procuring a cloud telephony service through G-Cloud

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Sometimes Good Companies Do Stupid Things- Meraki Edition

IT Toolbox

Dear Customer, We see that you've been using a feature that we provided to you when you bought your MX appliance and Enterprise License. As you probably realize (and hopefully appreciate), we add features all the time to the dashboard, change UI views to be more effective, and manipulate other parts of the solution on your behalf.

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Netherlands rushes to mobile payments

Computer Weekly

Following the wave of e-commerce that has swept the Netherlands, there is a surge to use mobile payment systems

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5 Ways ERP Apps Can Replace Meetings

IT Toolbox

Face-to-face meetings are the bane of the business world, stealing time from otherwise productive schedules. See how using ERP apps to replace meetings increases morale, productivity and creativity while decreasing travel expenses and wasted time. 1. Share Organizational News and Updates.

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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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Ransomware is helping make the cyber threat real

Computer Weekly

The Scottish government is working to help businesses understand and manage the cyber security risk

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Change is here - are you ready to lead?

IT Toolbox

Today I awoke to news that BREXIT won, and Britain will be leaving the European Union. I don't care which side you were leaning toward - if you even considered yourself in the know enough to have an opinion. The message is clear: The World Is Changing!

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Brexit could affect talent pipeline for games industry

Computer Weekly

The gaming industry holds concerns that leaving the European Union will affect access to games development talent

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Who's a good boy!

IT Toolbox

Who's a good boy. Who's a good boy. You're a good boy aren't you, yes you are, yes you are! Anyone who has owned dogs has probably used those exact same phrases or the equivalent in their own native language but the end result is the same. A lot of happy panting and prancing and tail wagging. That is, of course, if you have a real dog.

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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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Uptime: Colocation Firms are Building Fewer Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

The trend toward building fewer but larger facilities continues Read More.

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How to Streamline the Cloud Accounting Strategy for Your Business

IT Toolbox

Online accounting services and firms are taking a unified cloud approach to improving financial data workflows and accountant productivity.

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Arista Improperly Uses Cisco Technology, US Trade Agency Rules

Data Center Knowledge

Ruling leaves Arista to ask Obama administration to veto ban on equipment imports from Asia Read More.

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4 Ways Recruiters Can Improve Their Understanding of Leadership

IT Toolbox

"Many recruiters do not fully understand what leadership is, and thus fail to recognize it when they see it.

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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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Tempered Networks simplifies network security

Network World

I don’t think anyone would disagree with the statement that IT security has become exponentially more complex over the past five years. It seems every month there’s a new startup that solves a specific security issue but addresses only that one issue. This leads to an increasing number of security vendors causing security solution sprawl. A recent ZK Research survey revealed that large enterprises have an average of 32 security vendors deployed, which is a ridiculously high number.

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Here's how two part-time DBAs maintain mobile app ad platform Tapjoy's massive data needs

IT Toolbox

Learn how high data scale and complexity meets minimal labor for building user and advertiser loyalty.

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Hey ops teams, developers want control of the data center

Tech Republic Data Center

Developers play an increasingly central role in enterprise computing, including figuring out the infrastructure that runs their apps. Containers and SDDC are at the forefront of the shift.

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Demisto accelerates security investigations through automation and collaboration  

Network World

This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices. Click here to subscribe. When it comes to network and endpoint security incidents, there's no shortage of products that can detect suspicious activities and send up alerts. However, what there is a shortage of is skilled incident response experts and time to investigate all the alerts.

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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.

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Top 374 keywords monitored by the U.S. government

Galido

EPIC releases a four-page list of words the U.S. government monitors social media for. Thank you for reading IT Blog. Originally posted 2012-05-29 14:01:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Top 374 keywords monitored by the U.S. government appeared first on Information Technology Blog.

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The EU and US reportedly reach data-transfer deal

Network World

The U.S. and the European Union have reportedly reached an agreement on the language of a key data transfer pact, including limits on U.S. surveillance. The revamped EU-U.S. Privacy Shield was sent to EU member states overnight, according to a report from Reuters. Privacy Shield would govern how multinational companies handle the private data of EU residents.

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Ticketing System at Your Service

Galido

How to find organized data storage with an easy access and full control over available information and the other various processes concerning distribution, selling or receiving tickets? Are you interested in a computer software which deals with maintaining and managing lists of issues according to the user’s needs and is used by companies’ support centers worldwide to create and update customers’ and clients’ databases?

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Lenovo patches two high severity flaws in PC support tool

Network World

Lenovo has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the Lenovo Solution Center support tool that is preinstalled on many laptop and desktop PCs. The flaws could allow attackers to take over computers and terminate antivirus processes. Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) allows users to check their system's virus and firewall status, update their Lenovo software, perform backups, check battery health, get registration and warranty information and run hardware tests.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.