Thu.Jan 12, 2017

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Case study: The Alan Turing Institute takes cloud-first stance on data science research

Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly meets the Alan Turing Institute team and finds out how using cloud-first thinking can help achieve its goal of becoming a global force to be reckoned with in data science research

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Who’s Responsible for Airflow Management in Colocation Data Centers?

Data Center Knowledge

The demand for colocation space and services is primarily driven by cost. This will eventually shift the conversation to both tenants and owners being more concerned about data center airflow management. Read More.

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TechUK launches framework to build public trust in the IoT

Computer Weekly

Tech sector association techUK wants to help overcome public distrust in the internet of things

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Getting Personal - But Not Too Personal - With CRM

IT Toolbox

Personalization is one of the strongest tools in CRM. Properly used, CRM personalization lets you build links to your customers, generate trust and move your business forward. Improperly used, on the other hand, personalization can be a nightmare, turning off potential customers and damaging your business's reputation. In the worst case it can even lead to lawsuits.

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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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Political climate chills IT spending forecast

Computer Weekly

Some organisations are likely to adopt a wait-and-see approach to IT investments in 2017, but others will use political uncertainty as a driver for business change

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Managed AWS Cloud ‘Fastest Growing Business Rackspace Has Ever Had’, President Says

Data Center Knowledge

A veteran with Rackspace, Jeff Cotten has a lot to say about the cloud and where it's going Read More.

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IoT Powers Cool Tech in 2017

IT Toolbox

Many of the coolest new products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year are designed to leverage the power of the Internet of Things. The PowerRay aquatic drone can dive down to 100 feet below the surface of your favorite body of water, while live-streaming 4K video to your IoT-enabled VR goggles.

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People attracted to financial advice from robots because they consider it impartial

Computer Weekly

Consumer acceptance of software robots providing banking support is increasing and banks are investing heavily in the technology

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Interview with a hacker: Kapustkiy from New World Hackers

Tech Republic Security

New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the Dyn botnet attack. One of the group's database experts explains how he attacks networks, what happens to stolen data, and the mindset of a hacker.

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Hertz connects hourly rental cars to IoT

Computer Weekly

Car rental company Hertz chooses Orange Business Services to help support its 24/7 rental service with its Datavenue IoT service

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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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New Investors Aboard, CEO Expects Compass to Scale by Order of Magnitude

Data Center Knowledge

New ownership structure gives developer access to capital that will fuel next stage of growth Read More.

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US college admits paying $28,000 ransom to cyber attackers

Computer Weekly

Los Angeles college was forced to pay ransomware attackers after being locked out of key computer systems and data

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Healthcare executives steer ERP investments cloudwards

IT Toolbox

While enterprise resource planning systems have become standard in nearly every U.S. industry, hospitals and other healthcare organizations have been slow to adopt them, according to a survey from consultancy Black Book Market Research.

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Flawed GoDaddy security certificates show need for control

Computer Weekly

Vulnerabilities in digital security certificates highlight the need for organisations to be able to exercise more control over those certificates

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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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VoIP takes home security to the next level

IT Toolbox

VoIP is rapidly transforming the entire home security picture above and beyond simply digital protection. That explains why Ooma this week launches its Home Monitoring system, a next-generation facility designed to integrate in Ooma’s smart home phone service branded Ooma Telo.

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Plastics maker dumps tape for Arcserve backup appliance and cloud

Computer Weekly

PW Hall faced backup windows of 13 hours but reduced this to about 90 minutes a day spread across a number of incrementals with jobs copied to cloud backup

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US May Be Probing Other Targets in Former Autonomy CFO’s Case

Data Center Knowledge

Prosecutors reveal they may be investigating other people and offenses in Hewlett-Packard’s money-losing acquisition Read More.

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Greenpeace demands greater transparency from AWS over datacentre energy use habits

Computer Weekly

Greenpeace claims the cloud and internet service provider community is improving on sustainability, but AWS could afford to do 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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Tech skills shortage: Amazon trains veterans to fill the gap

Tech Republic Cloud

While debate still continues over the extent of the digital skills shortage, Amazon has launched a program that will provide tech industry training and job placements.

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Benchmarking for Operational Excellence: Part Three - Metrics

IT Toolbox

Yesterday we looked at six types of benchmarks used in Benchmarking for Operational Excellence. We will now look at the types of metrics that can be applied in the measurement of internal, competitive, best-in-class, process, vertical and strategic benchmarks as they apply to operational excellence.

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Lloyds Bank digital banking problems an industry warning

Computer Weekly

Lloyds Bank’s digital banking problems still unresolved after a second day

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Predictive dialing partnership to enhance efficiency for call centers and sales teams

IT Toolbox

A new partnership between a CRM system provider for small and medium businesses and a specialist in predictive dialing and contact center technologies is aiming to deliver an enhanced service to this fast-growing sector.

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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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IBM’s Leading Data Center Storage Line Gets All-Flash Upgrade

Data Center Knowledge

One more swift kick toward the exit door of history for rotating hard disk drives Read More.

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How Generation Z Lags Millennials in Technology Adoption

IT Toolbox

One of the most surprising findings from the 8x8 study highlighted in my last post is the differing levels of technology adoption among these two generations.

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IBM refreshes all-flash DS8880 series with PCIe 3.0 enclosures

Computer Weekly

IBM adds an F to existing DS8884, DS8886 and DS8888 all-flash and hybrid arrays with addition of PCIe 3.

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Top 4 Video Editing Tools for 2016

IT Toolbox

In most cases, video editing has become an imperative, especially if one wants to provide more than just informative or interesting content for the audience.

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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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Thoughts on incident response automation and orchestration

Network World

Just this week, I was reviewing several interviews I conducted with cybersecurity professionals on their organizations’ processes and tools for incident response (IR) automation and orchestration. Here are a few things that jumped out at me: 1. IR is still often anchored by basic tools, manual processes, and key personnel. While trouble ticketing and ITSM tools are pervasive and fairly mature, too many enterprise organizations still “ham and egg” it through incident response.

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Silly Hobbies That Can Actually Help You Out

IT Toolbox

In this article, we will go over hobbies that aren?t generally taught, but can still be very useful if you put your mind to it.

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GoDaddy revokes nearly 9,000 SSL certificates issued without proper validation

Network World

GoDaddy, one of the world's largest domain registrars and certificate authorities, revoked almost 9,000 SSL certificates this week after it learned that its domain validation system has had a serious bug for the past five months. The bug was the result of a routine code change made on July 29 to the system used to validate domain ownership before a certificate is issued.

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How to Use Email for Grand Corporate Events

IT Toolbox

While the majority of business communication is done online these days, corporate events still have an important place in every field of business.

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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.