Sat.Jul 09, 2016 - Fri.Jul 15, 2016

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Responsive Web Design Is Not Mobile First

Forrester IT

My colleague and coauthor Julie Ask and I are watching with dismay as company after company shrinks its desktop website down to a small screen using responsive web design (RWD) techniques so it fits on - but isn't optimized for - smartphones. Companies have delightedly embraced responsive web design as the one-size-fits-all solution to mobile, tablet, and desktop sites.

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How Big Data is Helping Improve Security

CTOvision

Rick Delgado. The security landscape is one fraught with danger right now. That statement isn’t meant to overdramatize the situation, because in many cases it’s the truth. Data breaches are happening with alarming regularity as organizations of all types struggle to manage the ever evolving threats that are out there. And that’s just for the breaches that companies know about.

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Investigatory Powers Bill: rushed through under cover of Brexit

Computer Weekly

The government should delay the Investigatory Powers Bill to allow time for proper scrutiny following the political chaos that has engulfed Britain after the Brexit vote

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5 Ways Mobile CRM Can Boost Your Small Business

IT Toolbox

Great technology can help level the playing field, giving small businesses the edge they need to compete with their bigger rivals. Mobile CRM is one such system that can help your business succeed and grow. Mobile CRM is especially useful if you have a decentralized sales force who are out on the road meeting clients and making deals.

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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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Forrester’s CX Marketing Forum 2016 In Shanghai: Fuse CX, Brand, And Marketing To Create Your Competitive Advantage

Forrester IT

Following last year's highly successful Summit for Marketing Leaders in Shanghai, I'm excited to take on the role as the forum host for Forrester's upcoming Customer Experience (CX) Marketing Shanghai 2016 Forum , taking place just 7 weeks from now on September 1 st at JW Marriott Shanghai. The line between CX, brand and marketing disciplines has blurred as empowered customers now have more knowledge, more power, and more leverage than ever, over companies, services and products.

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What is Passive DNS and how do you leverage it in research?

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. Passive DNS has become one of the most powerful tools in the defenders arsenal. The concept was created in 2004 to help mitigate the threat of malware but is now used for that and far more use cases. Passive DNS data can be used to help detect when trojans have infiltrated your system and are trying to call out, can help detect and mitigate covert communications from your infrastructure, can help provide insights into what known bad actors are up to, and, when correlated with other

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Defining Digital Transformation, Strategy and other Digital Terminology

Social, Agile and Transformation

In my last post, I took a stab at defining the Digital Mindset from the perspective of different roles and responsibilities in the organization. In doing so, I used several terms, some industry standard and others that are emerging so with this follow up post I thought I'd provide more color on my definition. Digital Transformation - See my older post older post, I provided my definitions.

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Brexit Vote Means Weaker UK And European Tech Market In 2016 And 2017

Forrester IT

As soon as the news of the Brexit vote in the UK came out, the Forrester team began revising our UK and European tech market forecast to take into account the economic implications and uncertainties of the voters'decision that the UK should leave the EU. Based on this revised analysis, we predict the UK tech market will grow by just 1% (pounds sterling) in 2016 with zero growth in 2017, compared with our prior forecast of 5% in both years.

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Coming Events Of Interest To CTOvision Readers

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. The following are some of the events we are tracking in our CTO Events Calendar. We maintain this calendar as reference for our readers and keep it up to date with events we believe to be of high value to technologists seeking to track emerging trends, learn what peers are doing and find new ways of doing things. Coming events include: Wearables TechCon.

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What does Brexit mean for the digital economy?

Computer Weekly

It has become increasingly clear that there is no plan beyond the Brexit, so what do we do now, asks Chi Onwurah, the shadow minister for business

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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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My top Sailfish OS Applications

IT Toolbox

Before my toddler sent it to an early grave, I used a Nexus 5 with Sailfish OS as my primary mobile device for the better part of two months. Today I am going to talk a bit about the applications I used the most while using Sailfish OS.

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What digital projects should you be chasing?

Eric D. Brown

I was talking to a CMO today about their current and future plans for digital projects. We were talking about data analytics, customer experience, technology, social media and other topics when the CMO asked what the ‘next’ project or technology that she and her team should be chasing. She asked: We’ve talked about all data, social, digital transformation, the cloud and everything else…but what should I really be focused on?

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Elon Musk at Recode Code Conference 2016

CTOvision

Michael Johnson. In the video below SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talks with Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Walt Mossberg about his plans to send a one-way rocket to Mars in 2018. He estimates colonists could start arriving on the Red Planet by 2025. Musk also talks about the proliferation of electric vehicle initiatives that compete with his other company, Tesla, and why autonomous cars will become the norm.

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Australia’s new government under pressure to hit broadband targets

Computer Weekly

Newly elected conservative coalition government will see Australia’s National Broadband Network plan become a higher priority

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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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Here’s How Facebook Ensures It Doesn’t Drain Your Phone Battery

Data Center Knowledge

Lab inside Prineville data center tests software changes on thousands of smartphones at a time Read More.

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Three Ways IoT Impacts IT for Unified Communications

IT Toolbox

I began this series with a brief overview of IoT – the Internet of Things – and how it expands the concept of connectedness by including both people and “things” We’re still very much in the discovery phase with IoT, and while nobody really knows where this will take

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Strata + Hadoop World, happening September 26-29 (Register with code for 20% discount)

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. There's no conference quite like Strata + Hadoop World. Just a few days among the best minds in data can entirely change the way you think about data—and can provide tips and techniques that can save you hours of time. Find out why one attendee said "I learned more about big data in just three days attending Strata + Hadoop World than in one year doing research on my own.".

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CIO Interview: Graeme Hackland, Williams Martini Racing

Computer Weekly

Williams Martini Racing CIO Graeme Hackland discusses network infrastructure, data analytics and the future for wearable tech and augmented reality in Formula 1 motor racing

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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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Review: 'Down the Deep Dark Web' is a movie every technologist should watch

Tech Republic Security

Documentary filmmaker Yuval Orr interviewed cryptoanarchists, hackers, and security experts about why encryption and privacy are important. His new movie will make you see the Dark Web in a new light.

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Equinix to Build Huge Amsterdam Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

Facility will be its second in Amsterdam Science Park, one of Europe’s most interconnected locations Read More.

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Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report 2016

CTOvision

Michael Johnson. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Mary Meeker delivers her annual internet trends report in the video below. (We recommend downloading the entire report here ). She says "easy growth is behind us" as the newest internet users are coming from less developed and less affluent countries. Meeker also delves into artificial intelligence, Snapchat brand integrations, changes to live sports viewing habits, car industry innovation and the rise of millennial consumers, among m

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Tech industry welcomes Microsoft victory in data access case

Computer Weekly

Tech firms, civil liberties groups and trade bodies welcome what could be a landmark ruling by a US court in protecting the privacy of cloud services

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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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Your CRM Deployment Failed - Now What?

IT Toolbox

Customer relationship management tools streamline many marketing and sales related processes in your organization, but you don't always end up with a successful deployment. Sometimes your vendor drops the ball on a custom project and leaves the company scrambling to pick up the pieces. In other situations, the business may lack the resources necessary to support the CRM properly during its launch.

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CIO Mistakes – Treating Mobile Like Desktop Development

The Accidental Successful CIO

Developing mobile apps is a lot different from creating a desktop application Image Credit: Mystery People. CIOs are in charge of the IT department and this means that we’re in charge of all of the software that our firm develops. In the past, a great deal of the software that we created was designed to be used throughout the company on desktops.

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Here’s How Much Water All US Data Centers Consume

Data Center Knowledge

Government report makes first attempt to quantify total data center water consumption Read More.

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UK cloud firm majors on Tintri hybrid flash for virtualisation

Computer Weekly

Wokingham-based We Are Cloud rejects EMC and hyper-converged options as it deploys Tintri VM-native hybrid flash storage to support rollout of cloud services

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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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How to safely access and navigate the Dark Web

Tech Republic Security

Is your business data on the Dark Web? Learn how to find out if you've been compromised in this step-by-step guide to accessing the underbelly of the internet.

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The ASUG University opens for business

IT Toolbox

Keeping up with SAP innovation, news and development is a key to being successful with your use of SAP. There are only a few education opportunities available and ASUG is one of the best.

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Google Devs Get to Run Google Infrastructure for Six Months

Data Center Knowledge

Company wants more engineers to understand operations at global scale Read More.

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UK retail banks could get Google-like legacy IT replacement

Computer Weekly

Former Google engineers apply their experience to solving the huge handicap that core legacy systems place on the banking industry

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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.