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Google Pitches In To Declutter The Mobile Web

Forrester IT

On their constant quest to enable users to quickly find the best answers to their questions, Google announced last week that starting in January 2017, they will bury mobile websites where the content is blocked by intrusive interstitials. In other words, mobile websites that have pop-up ads won't rank as high in Google's search results. We've all felt the pain of having to hover our finger over the closeout sign of a large ad, before we can get to the content we set out to find.

Mobile 271
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Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage

Computer Weekly

Blockchain technology allows distributed retention of encrypted data and is at the heart of cooperative cloud storage

Storage 265
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Automotive Technology Accelerates Beyond the Curve

CTOvision

Jeremy Sutter. For decades, the automotive industry was a technological backwater full of missed opportunities. Now, automakers worldwide are responding to new challenges with high-tech solutions. Today, the auto sector is seen as the fastest- evolving tech industry of them all. The Old Days. Not more than fifteen years ago, the typical car still relied on technology commonplace in the 1930's.

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What Facebook Has Learned from Regularly Shutting Down Entire Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

Infrastructure chief shares lessons learned from the company’s unusual infrastructure stress tests Read More.

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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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Google Will Attack Popup Ads On Smartphones -- Hallelujah!

Forrester IT

We've all experienced this garbage: You are on your smartphone. You find a link that you hope will help you in a mobile moment. You click with the great hope that it will be exactly what you need. Some irrelevant popup ad grabs you by the arm and blocks your path. You suffer through the ad or the countdown before getting to the site. (And feel angry or bad doing it.).

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Cyber security breaches reported to ICO double in a year

Computer Weekly

An increase in cyber security incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office is further evidence of the need to shift to automated, artificial intelligence-led defences, says Huntsman Security

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Dark Web: The smart person's guide

Tech Republic Security

Nefarious profiteers use the encrypted internet to sell stolen data, drugs and weapons. Facebook and the UN use it to protect dissidents and journalists. This guide shines a light on the Dark Web.

Internet 167
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Facebook Violates Rule #2 Of An Insights-Driven Business: Marry Algorithms And Expertise

Forrester IT

Facebook can't buy a break with its newsfeeds. Every time it changes the model, somebody complains. But its latest snafu -- turning over the job to an algorithm without expert oversight is not the answer. Posting a fake story just isn't smart. It's not insights-driven; it's head-in-the-sand. (The provenance of this image is opaque. If you own it, please let me know so I can attribute it properly.).

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Lessons from the Dropbox breach

Computer Weekly

Dropbox is the latest major company to confirm a data breach, albeit four years old, but – as with all recent data breaches by cloud-based services – it highlights some key security lessons

Cloud 177
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Strata + Hadoop World New York 2016: Save 20% with our discount code

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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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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Ten Most Connected Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

Australian internet entrepreneur's new directory aims to rank the world's data centers Read More.

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Frugal Innovation Supports Customer-Obsessed Innovation

Forrester IT

Photo: Indian By Design. The age of the customer demands that businesses drive innovation at ever faster speeds and with limited budgets. More than ever, innovation is of the essence, and innovation must be cost-effective. Frugal innovation offers an alternative approach to driving innovation as it is based on the tenet to do "more with less" in contrast to the widespread practice to increase the R&D budget.

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More IoT botnets connected to DDoS attacks

Computer Weekly

Security researchers have found another botnet operation exploiting internet of things devices to carry out powerful distributed denial of service attacks, prompting calls for IoT device makers to improve security

Internet 168
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TechNet Augusta 2016 “Cyber in the Combined Arms Fight”

CTOvision

ChrisScott. This is the first in our series of posts based on our attendance at AFCEA’s TechNet in Augusta. Other coming posts will dive into details of Army Mission Needs for Networking, Integrated Electronic Warfare, Tactical Radios, Defensive Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Training, and the Army’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The annual AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference continues to grow in scope and is an excellent forum for Industry and Army Cyber/Signals/Electronic Warfare experts to i

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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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Google and Amazon Vie for Big Inroad Into Wall Street Data Trove

Data Center Knowledge

Trying to understand what causes flash crashes is no longer just for financial regulators and Wall Street Read More.

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From PC Break/Fix to CloudMASTER®

Cloud Musings

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevendonovan It was late 2011 and Steven Donovan was comfortable working at SHI International Corporation , a growing information technology firm, as a personal computer break/fix technician. His company had been growing quickly from a $1 million "software-only" regional re-seller into eventually becoming a $6 billion global provider of information technology products and services.

Cloud 111
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Less than a third of organisations prepared for IoT security risks

Computer Weekly

The security industry needs to address the security basics with the growing number of IoT devices in corporate networks, according to security firm Tripwire

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Tracking The Megatrend of Cybersecurity

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the helpful mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing, A rtificial Intelligence, M obility, B ig Data, R obotics, I nternet of Things, C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the trend of enhanced Cybersecurity.

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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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Cisco Moves into the Container Market with Latest Acquisition

Data Center Knowledge

As part of its strategy to pivot toward cloud technologies, Cisco has pursued a slew of acquisitions in the last year. Its latest buy gives it a toehold in the emerging container market. Read More.

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CIOs And The Dangers Of Overloading Your Team

The Accidental Successful CIO

If you burn out your team, nobody will be able to get anything done Image Credit: Jorge Franganillo. The CIO of any company is judged by how much his or her department is able to accomplish. Now that just about every department in the company understands the importance of information technology, IT departments are being asked to do more and more every day.

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Crest report outlines ways to address cyber security gender gap

Computer Weekly

Report on the causes and potential remedies for addressing the gender gap in cyber security is aimed at stimulating debate and co-operation in the industry

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Datrium: Server powered enterprise storage with speed, simplicity and saving

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. With this post we are initiating our coverage of Datrium. We are tracking them in our list of The Hottest Infrastructure Companies. Datrium provides a new class of storage called Server Powered Storage. It brings the best of server-side storage functions and enterprise grade management together in a solution with elastic performance. It does this while reducing costs by less than half the cost per GB of hybrid arrays.

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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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IoT Could Drive Micro Data Centers for Telcos

Data Center Knowledge

Wireless connections between sensors and hubs, one Schneider Electric ops manager believes, could attract Verizon and AT&T. Read More.

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Governments and nation states are now officially training for cyberwarfare: An inside look

Tech Republic Security

Europe, Canada, USA, Australia, and others are now running training exercises to prepare for the outbreak of cyberwar. Locked Shields is the largest simulation and we take you inside.

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Encryption hiding malware in half of cyber attacks

Computer Weekly

Cyber attackers are using encryption to hide malicious activity, making it increasingly difficult to find as more organisations turn to encryption to protect data, a study has revealed

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Can Graph Databases Really Advance Our Digital Public Services?

CTOvision

Emil Eifrem. Graph databases most commonly associated with social networks and recently adopted by enterprises are now being looked into by government agencies and the civil services to manage big data. Neo Technology’s Emil Eifrem explains how graph databases have the potential to enhance digital public services. Government agencies are sitting on a wealth of information that could be mined to offer valuable insight to its citizens to better run public services, but the data mountain has proved

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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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Can Data Centers Really Revive Rural Towns?

Data Center Knowledge

Touted as a chance for economic comeback, long-term economic benefits of data centers are overshadowed by their small staffing needs Read More.

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The five military OPSEC steps that businesses can learn from

Tech Republic Security

The most well-trained military in the world will be completely ineffective if operational info is leaked. Find out what the military does to stay secure and how it can be applied to business.

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Businesses struggling with EU-US data transfer uncertainty

Computer Weekly

Businesses are facing a highly complex regulatory landscape due to uncertainty around the future of transatlantic data transfers, according to the initial findings of an IAPP report

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How to install Tonido to enable cloud access to your desktop

Tech Republic Cloud

One of the easiest ways to access your desktop files and folders from the cloud is Tonido, says Jack Wallen. See why self-employed IT pros, in particular, might like this option.

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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.