Tue.Jul 19, 2016

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Thinking About “Data Program Governance”

CTOvision

Dennis D. McDonald. Elevator pitch. One phrase in regular rotation in my elevator pitch is “data program governance." What does that mean? The individual words are straightforward: Data includes any kind of data such as numeric, financial, textual, image, or meta. Program means an organized set of activities designed to accomplish a defined set of objectives.

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Data Analytics – Prescriptive vs Descriptive

Eric D. Brown

You’ve collected tons of data. You’ve got terabytes and terabytes of data. You are happy because you’ve got data. But, what are you going to do with that data?You’ll analyze it of course. But how are you going to analyze it and what are you going to do with that analysis? How does data analytics come into play? Will you use your data to predict service outages or will you use your data to describe those service outages?

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Security Tips for Community Managers

IT Toolbox

There was a time when community managers only had to worry about the security of the premises which they are tasked with overseeing. However, in today’s digital world there are a number of security threats that can’t be detected by an on-site security guard or a CCTV security system.

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DDoS attack size up 73% from 2015

Computer Weekly

Distributed denial of service attacks continue to be popular with attackers, increasing in size, complexity and frequency in the first half of 2016, according to the latest global report by Arbor Networks

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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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Five Best Practices for Outsourcing Cybersecurity

Data Center Knowledge

There are many benefits to outsourcing information security but there are issues that organizations should consider when choosing a cybersecurity vendor Read More.

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Carbon Black bets on next-generation antivirus

Computer Weekly

Carbon Black is betting on next-generation antivirus technology by acquiring Confer to extend the capability and appeal of its endpoint protection offerings

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BT accused of under-investing in Openreach, prompting renewed calls for business split

Computer Weekly

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee calls for operation and investment overhaul for Openreach, and claims failure to deliver on this should prompt Ofcom to order breakaway from BT

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Three Ways IoT Impacts your Contact Center for Unified Communications

IT Toolbox

To close out this series , to whatever extent your business has a contact center operation, this is a critical piece for seeing the big picture with IoT.

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Case study: Rémy Cointreau boosts security and productivity

Computer Weekly

Drinks firm Rémy Cointreau uses Centrify’s identity and mobile management to simplify security, improve business agility and reduce IT costs

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Data Analytics – Prescriptive vs Descriptive

Eric D. Brown

You’ve collected tons of data. You’ve got terabytes and terabytes of data. You are happy because you’ve got data. But, what are you going to do with that data? You’ll analyze it of course. But how are you going to analyze it and what are you going to do with that analysis? Will you use your data to predict service outages or will you use your data to describe those service outages?

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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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Private data should only be kept for ‘serious crime’ says European Court

Computer Weekly

Europan Court of Justice opinion lays down the limits of data retention following legal challenge brought by two UK MPs. In a dramatic move, Dave Davis withdraws his name from the legal action after assuming a post in Theresa May's cabinet.

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How to install CentOS Web Panel for easy server administration

Tech Republic Data Center

If CentOS is part of your data center landscape, you'll want to install the CentOS Web Panel to simplify your life. Here's how to get this must-have admin panel up and running.

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The Green Grid rolls out datacentre efficiency metric to clampdown on PUE misuse

Computer Weekly

Datacentre efficiency consortium The Green Grid plans to introduce a metric to drive up the accuracy of facility performance measurements during downtime and normal operating conditions

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Expedient Shrinks Cages to Make Data Center Space Cheaper

Data Center Knowledge

Promises up to 40 percent savings with smaller cages and roll-up access doors 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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US government joins legal challenge of EU-US data transfers

Computer Weekly

Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, is asking the European Court of Justice to rule on the legality of EU-US data transfers, post-Safe Harbour, in a landmark legal challenge

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Red Hat Shoots to Solve Container Storage with Gluster and OpenShift

Data Center Knowledge

Will combine Gluster with OpenShift to deliver open source scale-out storage for Docker containers Read More.

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IBM’s growth in strategic areas helps beat revenue expectations

Computer Weekly

IBM continues to bet on strategic businesses such as cloud, which delivered 30% growth in the second quarter despite an overall revenue decline for the period of 3% compared with 2015

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LinkedIn Pushes Own Data Center Hardware Standard

Data Center Knowledge

Can Open19 take hold given OCP’s wide support, including by Microsoft? Read More.

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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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How Salesforce is encouraging people into coding

Computer Weekly

Trailhead initiative is targeting people of diverse ages and backgrounds to take up coding

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EMC Shareholders Approve Dell Merger With 98 Percent of Votes

Data Center Knowledge

Key hurdle cleared, but largest tech merger ever still subject to regulatory approval in China Read More.

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Women in IT 2016: Diana Kennedy, BP

Computer Weekly

In this video Diana Kennedy from BP, talks about BP’s collaboration with Everywoman to promote science, technology, engineering and maths careers for girls.

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Digital Realty Sells Key Midwest Carrier Hotel to Netrality

Data Center Knowledge

Two St. Louis buildings part of four-property portfolio sold for $114.5 million Read More.

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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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Australian prime minister appoints new tech leads

Computer Weekly

Malcolm Turnbull has made key tech appointments following his narrow victory in the Australian election

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Awesome Gift Ideas for Father's Day

IT Toolbox

Here, we will list a few really cool presents that you can buy to surprise your father.

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Nominet Trust launches £500,000 fund for digital inclusion programme

Computer Weekly

Nominet Trust and the Baring Foundation launch a fund for tech innovations designed to engage older people in creative arts

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IBM Investors Get First Sign of Turnaround at Big Blue

Data Center Knowledge

Now it has to prove it can continue to drive momentum Read More.

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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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Women in IT 2016: Toby Mildon, BBC

Computer Weekly

In this video, Toby Mildon from the BBC, talks about the difference between diversity awareness and inclusion practices.

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Security teams consulted too late on digital transformation

Network World

IT decision-makers who have responsibility for security believe security teams are brought in too late to have a meaningful effect on digital transformation initiatives, according to a new study. Dimensional Research, commissioned by by Dell, recently surveyed 631 IT decision-makers with responsibility for security from companies with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia, Scandinavia and the Benelux region.

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Middle East airlines must continue to invest in IT

Computer Weekly

Airlines in the Middle East are investing heavily in IT as the industry faces increasing demand for more efficient services

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DARPA tackling reusable, modular chipset technology

Network World

Is it possible to develop chip technology that combines the high-performance characteristics of ASICS with the speedy, low-cost features of printed circuit boards? Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this week said they were looking for information on how to build interface standards that would enable modular design and practical circuit blocks that could be reused to greatly shorten electronics development time and cost.

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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.