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The Cyber Threat updated for 2016: Kindle version provided free 22, 23, 24 June 2016

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Bob Gourley. Thanks to Amazon.com we are able to provide our readers with a free copy of the Kindle version of our book on The Cyber Threat during a special three day promotion running 22, 23 and 24 June 2016. The book was written to provide actionable insights into the cyber threat specially aimed towards the leader who should know more about threats to protect business objectives.

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How Businesses Can Successfully Implement VoIP Services

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Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony services provide businesses with a host of benefits. From lowered costs to increased security, the advantages over legacy phone systems are numerous. Of course, these benefits don't simply materialize overnight. VoIP implementation can take a bit of work, but as long as a business utilizes the following tips, the transition can be seamless.

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Brexit and technology: How network effects will damage UK IT industry

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Although largely ignored in the Brexit debate, network effects will damage the UK's high-tech industry if Britain leaves Europe

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5 Ways to Boost VoIP Call Quality

IT Toolbox

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a terrific communications tool on which businesses increasingly rely to move their work forward, but especially for IT teams new to handling telephony in-house, it can be challenging to manage well at the outset. VoIP makes stronger demands on network quality than most other applications, and users tend to notice (and complain) right away if call quality slips.

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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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Government committee calls on TalkTalk to publish breach report

Computer Weekly

A government committee inquiry into the TalkTalk cyber breach calls for more fines and other measures to ensure greater protection of personal data

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What Does Cloud VoIP-UC Consolidation Mean to Your Phone System?

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Regardless of whether you’re an end user or a reseller, you may be affected by the continuous consolidation taking place in the voice over IP (VoIP) and unified communications (UC) market. Industry experts say that consolidation is growing at a rapid pace, from approximately $35 billion in 2015 to approximately $95 billion by 2023.

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The IoT and UC: 3 Ways the Two Go Hand in Hand

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The Internet of Things (IoT) and unified communications (UC) might, on first glance, appear to be an odd pairing. One is a bit of an upstart, disrupting some industries and applications while still not yet mature or fully developed in terms of viable use cases; the other is an established platform that is deepening its business value year by year.

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World’s Fastest Supercomputer Now Has Chinese Chip Technology

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Machine shows China’s determination to build its domestic chip industry and replace its dependence on imports that cost as much as oil Read More.

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Using CRM to Build Brand Loyalty with Partners

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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software can create great opportunities for building your relationship with customers. But did you know you can use those same tools to build brand loyalty with partners as well? Learn how to leverage CRM for success. The Difference between Customer and Partner Loyalty. Loyalty is loyalty, right? Not necessarily.

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Singapore to pioneer tropical datacentre

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If successful, trial would prove that datacentres can function optimally at temperatures of up to 38°C and humidity of up to, or exceeding, 90%

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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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4 Things Salespeople Hate About Their CRM System

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Some things in life are enjoyable—eating cake, taking a vacation, getting a big bonus. For salespeople, using a customer relationship management (CRM) system is not at that level. Sure, CRM systems coordinate recordkeeping and tracking activities among team members.

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Three-quarters of tech firms do not have gender diverse senior management

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Research by Tech London Advocates finds that only 23% of technology companies have gender diverse teams at senior management level

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5 Pieces of Customer Information Your Sales Team Should Load Into CRM

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Your customer relationship management (CRM) system provides a vital link between your sales team and prospective clients. Software Advice found that 74 percent of companies improved access to lead data with a CRM, but you can't leverage this benefit if you lack the proper data input.

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UK consumers support fines for firms that lose personal data

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Most UK consumers would like the government to take more action to ensure companies protect personal information

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Six Ways to Use Big Data If Your Company is Small

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The importance of data is growing. There will be roughly 44 trillion gigabytes of information by 2020, according to research firm, IDC, 10 times what exists today. More importantly, the percentage of useful information will rise even as the volume increases; IDC says that while 22 percent of that data is useful today, 37 percent will be useful in the next four years.

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Brexit will make UK more vulnerable to cyber attack, say security pros

Computer Weekly

A third of security professionals are concerned that a Brexit vote will hamper cyber threat intelligence sharing with EU states

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3 B2C Social Engagement Trends to Watch

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B2C purchases are highly influenced by social media. Whether it's Facebook or Foursquare, Tumblr or Twitter, you need a social engagement strategy that targets more consumers and provides you with a huge return on your investment. Here are three of the hottest social engagement trends for B2C this summer. 1. Create a Cross-Platform Social Engagement Strategy.

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StorageOS tackles shortcomings of container storage

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As containers gain popularity for webscale apps, startup StorageOS launches in beta to provide persistent storage for containers at Dockercon developer event

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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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5 Ways You Can Access Voice through APIs

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Until recently, adding voice to any application has been a chore that requires proprietary software, dedicated hardware, and a staff of programmers to make everything work. Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) and cloud computing have simplified the process down to a few lines of code added into a web page without a lot of extra overhead, so developers can add voice in minutes to just about anything.

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Five Things I Love About My DRUPS

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While the useable life cycle is 30 years (as opposed to the 15-year standard from the batteries), today there are diesel rotary units still in service that were installed in the 1960s. Read More.

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AWS clinches cloud deal with Colorado law enforcement agencies

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US State of Colorado signs AWS cloud deal, paving way for law enforcers to make greater use of digital technologies during criminal investigations

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Interns are an investment

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Have you ever worked with an intern? It 's a different process than working with a coworker. You need to have different expectations. You need to work with them differently. Now I don't want to suggest that working with an intern is working down. Not at all. It's just different.

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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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Lower average cost of Australian data breaches is not a sign of comfort

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The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations dropped in 2015, according to research

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Seattle communications provider clears German VoIP firm as tech partner

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Flowroute, a Seattle-based firm offering advanced calling and messaging services for SaaS-based companies, has confirmed its certification of beroNet, a German manufacturer of cloud-managed VoIP hardware. The certification process verifies compatibility and document configuration recommendations for the beroNet triple module VoIP Gateway 2.

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UAE businesses struggle with security breach declaration

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UAE firms find difficulty in providing facts on security breaches, while consumers demand to be informed of incidents

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Best Practices for Integrating Third-Party APIs into Your Business Applications

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Companies use Application Programming Interfaces (API) for many purposes, ranging from process automation to data integration. One of the largest API databases, the Programmable Web, features 15,035 APIs. You have many choices to make when you seek out the best third-party options for your business applications.

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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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TeenTech Awards set to name 2016 finalists

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The 2016 round of the TeenTech Awards has announced its latest cohort of entries in a pitching session at the Royal Society London

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Are we preparing todayss high school and university students for tomorrow's needs?

IT Toolbox

I now have grandkids who are entering their senior year of high school as well as one who is entering his freshman year. Although they are attending an outstanding school, I recently learned (after making a casual inquiry) that they are NOT having any real exposure to programming languages, much less anything to do with databases.

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Nets and Coinify launch blockchain development lab in Denmark

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Nordic payments technology firms work together on blockchain proof-of-concept developments

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How to Find the Captain America for Your Vendor Negotiation

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Like Captain Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America), it is imperative to find a consulting firm that never compromises on communications. Whether you?re doing a new ERP implementation for S.H.I.E.L.D. or for your government agency, Panorama Government Solutions (PGS) maintains solid communications with you and the vendors. We are attentive to your specific issues and respond to your pain points.

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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.