Sat.Aug 25, 2018 - Fri.Aug 31, 2018

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Five Way to Finding the Citizen Data Scientists in your Organization

Social, Agile and Transformation

You don't become a data driven organizations by hiring a handful of PhD's and setting them loose on your big data platforms and data sets. Oh you may get tremendous insights, competitive advantages, and even new product offerings through this approach. But becoming data driven is an inside out transformation. And that requires changes in mindset, culture, roles and responsibilities, and.

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7 secrets of effective IT departments

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: As technology continues to evolve and play a larger role in business, more pressure gets placed on IT. They have an amazing opportunity to drive business and play a larger role than ever before. However, while some IT departments have embraced this role, others are still stuck in maintenance mode. They’re so caught up in putting out fires and keeping the lights on, they don’t have time for innovation.

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The GDPR And The B2B Seller: Keep Calm And Sell On

Forrester IT

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. It’s been a few months and the repercussions are yet to be fully realized, leaving practitioners anxious and wondering if they have fully prepared. So far, GDPR compliance efforts have largely targeted customer data management, digital marketing, and security.

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Recapping the August 2018 DoDIIS Conference

CTOvision

DoDIIS Stands for DoD Intelligence Information Systems. The yearly DoDIIS conference is sponsored by the Defense Intelligence Agency. It is always a great opportunity for intelligence community technologists to come together and learn from another. For those of us in industry or academia it is a chance to learn the mission needs of government organizations […].

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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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How to Setup SCCM Cloud Management Gateway as cloud DP

Anoop

SCCM 1806 onwards you can eliminate Cloud DP from your SCCM infra. In this post, I will explain the process to configure SCCM CMG into Cloud DP. Learn how to Setup Cloud Management Gateway as cloud DP. You can learn how to download content using Cloud Management Gateway. Content:- What are the advantages of using […]. The post How to Setup SCCM Cloud Management Gateway as cloud DP appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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It Turns Out That CIOs Want Their Privacy

The Accidental Successful CIO

It turns out that CIOs want to be left alone while at work Image Credit: Josh Hallett. What does your office space look like right now? If your company is like roughly 70% of the firms out there, you have adopted an “open office” format where the walls and cubes have all been removed. Something else that often goes away at the same time is a private office for the person with the CIO job.

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Blockchain myths, AMD’s future plans, Apple’s September launch, Alphabet’s China obstacles, Leveraging IoT for business

CTOvision

Busting The Myths And Understanding The True Potential Of Blockchain There has been much excitement about the disruptive potential of blockchain technology, but there is also much confusion. Some people think blockchain is used only with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies or that it’s only used to enable nefarious, anonymous online transactions. In reality, blockchain is one […].

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Stop Talking Gobbledygook to the Business

Information Week

For all of the promise that AI and machine learning have for an enterprise, you won't realize the technology's potential if data scientists blather in data science speak.

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VMware sharpens security focus with vSphere Platinum, ‘adaptive micro-segmentation’

Network World

VMware is expanding its security range with a new version of its virtualization software that has security integrated into the hypervisor. “Our flagship VMware vSphere product now has AppDefense built right in,” VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger told the audience at VMworld 2018, which kicked off this week in Las Vegas. “Platinum will enable virtualization teams – you – to give an enormous contribution to the security profile of your enterprise.

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Beyond The Hype, AI Will Spark A Marketing Renaissance.

Forrester IT

Marketing technology (martech) vendors are heavily pitching AI. However, AI per se is not new and won’t solve CMO’s problems overnight. In fact, many marketers use AI without even knowing it, when they use AI-powered algorithms for programmatic ad buying! The reality is that AI will scale existing data-driven marketing approaches and give modern CMOs […].

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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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Microsoft’s AI driven Bing Spotlight, AI to replace tasks not jobs, Alphabet’s Chronicle to use AI for cyber security analytics, Pentagon’s AI investment and Wikipedia takes help of AI to weed out toxic posts

CTOvision

‘Bing spotlight’ offers a news hub for information on evolving stories, powered by AI and human editors Microsoft is combining artificial intelligence and the human mind to evaluate a news story. It has launched a new news aggregating tool called Bing spotlight for developing stories in Bing search results. The search stories are compiled by AI […].

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How Mid-Size Firms Can Overcome DevOps Challenges

Information Week

Wedged between resource-rich global giants and nimble small firms, many mid-size enterprises struggle to achieve DevOps success. Here are the best ways of addressing this problem.

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SCCM Admins not Comfortable about These Things

Anoop

System admins are “real” end users for device management product like SCCM. I worked with Cireson to identify most common worries for the different set of SCCM admins, customers, and other industry experts. I have seen similar feedback via various social media channels like LinkedIn and Facebook. I agree with Cireson’s top 10 list of […].

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A Good Life Hack

Forrester IT

Quickly: Stop reading the news during your work day — you will be happier and more productive. I was travelling in Europe in June and in a reflective moment I asked myself a simple question: “What one habit could I change that would improve my life?” As I surveyed my typical day, I spotted an […].

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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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Strata Data Conference, September 11–13, 2018, New York

CTOvision

At Strata Data Conference, learn how data is driving innovation and transforming business. You’ll see top minds in technology from leading companies like Airbnb, Google, WeWork, and Uber discuss latest developments in machine learning, data engineering, real time applications, data governance and strategy, and much more. You’ll also network with thousands at the largest gathering […].

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Four Easy Steps to Intelligent Automation Success

Information Week

If you are losing sleep over concerns about how to implement intelligent automation in your organization, you aren't alone.

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Recover Email OneDrive SharePoint Data with Veeam Backup O365

Anoop

I have explained about backing up Email OneDrive SharePoint data with Veeam backup for Microsoft Office 365. This post describes the option to recover Email OneDrive SharePoint data using Veeam backup for Microsoft Office 365. [Related Posts – Backup Email OneDrive SharePoint Data with Veeam Backup O365] Contents:- Exploring Backup Jobs Video Tutorial – Recover Email […].

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The 19 Essential Technologies Of Experience Design Are Ready For Prime Time

Forrester IT

Companies are recognizing the difference that good experience design (XD) makes to winning and retaining customers. And experience design pros – the makers of these experiences, defining and refining them based on customer understanding – know that having the right technology in place can multiply their impact. We know this because my Forrester colleagues and […].

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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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Does Cloud Reliance Lead to a “Digitization Gap” or a “Governance Gap”?

CTOvision

In What is the Digitization Gap and How Can We Manage It? author Bali Kuchipudi warns about the extra stresses that reliance on cloud based IT resources can place on companies. These “digitization gap” stressors are on top of serious management challenges already posed by technology siloes and “shadow IT.” As a consideration, perhaps a better way to refer […].

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Get to a State of Continuous Integration and Development

Information Week

It's time to get control of your application development processes and stop the code creep with DevOps.

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Explore SCCM Cloud DP CMG Content Using Azure Storage Explorer

Anoop

SCCM Distribution point (DP) package content can be explored using File Explorer. How can you explore the package content of Cloud DP or CMG? You don’t need to examine and manage storage for SCCM DPs. Instead, these things are automatically handled by SCCM. However, it’s useful when you have an option to explore the cloud […]. The post Explore SCCM Cloud DP CMG Content Using Azure Storage Explorer appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Na

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Can Emerging Technologies Turn The “Seamless Experience” Unicorn Into A Reality?

Forrester IT

A few weeks ago, I opened my inbox to find an email from The New York Times telling me it had updated its homepage, saying it wanted to give its subscribers a “seamless experience: Whether you visit on your phone, tablet or computer, you’ll now see the same groups of stories across all of your […].

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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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InfoWarCon Will Be 1-3 Nov in Leesburg VA

CTOvision

As an officer in the Navy years ago, InfoWarCon helped me think through emerging trends and gave me (and many others) new mental models for the age of cyber conflict. This was also the place I met many friends who I have continued to learn from ever since. Event leader and founder Winn Schwartau coined […].

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7 Data-Related Reasons Companies Fall Short of Promises

Information Week

Customer-centricity, customer journeys, data as an asset. They're easy to say, much tougher to do.

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6 Reasons Why Outsourcing Software Development Can Be A Good Idea

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 6 Reasons Why Outsourcing Software Development Can Be A Good Idea - Information Technology Blog. At some point, a technology business has to decide whether they are better off outsourcing certain software development processes or not. While managing every aspect of software development in-house can be done, it is not always the ideal choice since it can result in wastage of time and money.

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Join Us At Forrester’s Annual CX Europe Forum November 13-14

Forrester IT

Back in 2012 I attended Forrester’s CX Europe event for the first time – at the time, as a Forrester client. This November, six years later, I’m delighted that I’ll be hosting the event. Personally and professionally, hosting CX Europe, falls under the category of BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). I can’t begin to tell you how excited […].

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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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T-Mobile data breach, Windows 10 zero-day, crashing App troubleshooter can leak private info, Air Canada’s App hacked, NASAA investigating 200 ICOs

CTOvision

T-Mobile Says Hackers Accessed Data on Millions of Customers One of the premier telecom operators in the US has suffered a massive data breach. The telecom operator, T-Mobile said in a statement that hackers gained entry into its web servers and may have access to personal identifiable information of 2.5 million T-Mobile customers. The company said […].

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ITIL, DevOps, Whatever - The Labels Don't Matter

Information Week

If you think you're enlightened because you're now a DevOps shop (or have always been), there's news for: Whether you're ITIL or DevOps, Agile or Lean, what you call your team won't protect you from failure.

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Getting Started With Direct Store Delivery

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Getting Started With Direct Store Delivery - Information Technology Blog. Direct store delivery (DSD) boils down to the principle of delivering goods directly from the factory or wholesalers to retail stores. The process bypasses traditional distribution centers or warehouses. As part of the concept, drivers also often restock store shelves in addition to just delivering the goods at the loading platform.

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Announcing Forrester’s Inaugural MRM Evaluation

Forrester IT

We are delighted to announce The Forrester Wave™: Marketing Resource Management, Q3 2018. Our 35-criteria evaluation includes the eight most significant MRM vendors – Aprimo, BrandMaker, IBM, Percolate, SAP, SAS, Stylelabs, and Workfront. Forrester defines marketing resource management as: Enterprise marketing technology that helps marketers with financial planning, performance measurement, collaboration and calendaring, project management, content production, […].

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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.