CTOvision
MARCH 27, 2015
'By Katie Kennedy. Facebook is planning on launching a drone program they call Aquila. Launch will be in three months time, and from then they will continue to expand till they provide internet to every person in the world. The program is designed for: beaming high-speed data from 60,000 to 90,000 feet to some of the world’s remotest regions via laser.
Eric D. Brown
MARCH 23, 2015
'I’ve been writing about agility within the data center and IT group recently. I truly believe the future of IT (and the business) requires that those of us in IT rethink how and what we deliver to our organizations. While reading a white paper titled “ Agile IT Empowers Business Success ”, I ran across an intriguing sentence: “ If the business can’t adapt, it may not survive.“ I’d actually change that to say that, in most instances, if a business can’t adapt, it will not survive.
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Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 23, 2015
'CFOs need to understand the quickly changing world of IT infrastructure and outsourcing, writes Rob Levine of CentriLogic. The more they know about cloud computing and hosting options, the more they can influence IT decisions. Read More.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 25, 2015
'Sure BYOD seems like a good idea, but is there a down side? Image Credit: Jeramey Jannene. Who’s responsibility is it to make sure that a company’s employees have proper communication tools? In the past, the answer to this question was simple – these tools were complicated and expensive and because of the importance of information technology it was the company’s job to properly equip their employees so that they could stay in touch.
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CTOvision
MARCH 26, 2015
'By Katie Kennedy. Today we are just beginning to see what e-ink has to offer. With e-readers, e-ink multi-cards, the Pebble smartwatch, and more devices on the market, e-ink can be used in a variety of ways due to its flexibility. Now, e-ink is transitioning to the fashion world. A new Lithuania-based start up company, iShüu Technologies, has created Volvorii Timeless peep-toe heels that incorporates e-ink.
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 23, 2015
'It''s been almost two years since I last blogged about the threats and opportunities around Dark Data, so when I was asked to join Joseph Bradley in Cisco''s Future of IT podcast on Navigating Dark Data To Find Hidden Value in a Digital Era I couldn''t resist.
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Eric D. Brown
MARCH 24, 2015
'I’ve said a few times that the data center of today isn’t the data center of yesterday nor is it the data center of tomorrow. In fact, in “The Data Center of Tomorrow” I wrote that the: “data center will be a combination of internal and external systems that combine to create an agile, efficient and effective technology delivery platform.”. While I believe that will be the case in the near future (if it isn’t already the case today), the data center of tomorrow has the potential to add complexi
CTOvision
MARCH 24, 2015
'By Dean Wiech. Helpdesks are overwhelmed, it’s no secret, often by mundane and repetitive tasks that can, or should, be automated. By taking steps, that are usually simple and financially efficient, much time can be saved for employees and organizations managing this process. By automating processes that have remained manual and out of date, technology leaders within their organizations are able to take steps to help their teams and their departments – like the helpdesk – focus on more pressing
Mick's IT Blog
MARCH 27, 2015
'Recently, we added the Windows 8.1 operating system to the company domain. I ran into the problem of deploying Adobe Flash Player to these systems because the ActiveX does not get installed. The issue came up in SCCM where I needed a detection method for the OS using file, registry, or product ID. I needed a way to detect the plugin and windows 8.1 to be able to validate a successful deployment.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 26, 2015
'David Snead, co-founder and public policy chair, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (I2C), will address government data surveillance issues at the spring Data Center World Conference in a session titled, “Surveillance, Privacy and the New Congress.” Read More.
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.
Storage IO Blog
MARCH 25, 2015
'There are several regions around the world and up until today AWS customers could copy, sync or replicate S3 bucket contents between AWS regions manually (or via automation) using various tools such as Cloudberry, Cyberduck, S3browser and S3motion to name just a few as well as via various gateways and other technologies. Some of those tools and technologies are open-source or free, some are freemium and some are premium for a few that also vary by interface (some with GUI, others with CLI or AP
CTOvision
MARCH 26, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. One of the key sponsors of our 30 April Synergy Forum is Basis Technology. Basis is a company we have tracked for years, and have watched as they have become part of the fabric of solutions now serving billions of people. We are honored to have them as a sponsor but even more honored that they decided to engage with our event two days after their own Human Language Technology Conference.
Virtualized Greek
MARCH 23, 2015
'I had the pleasure of reworking the patch management strategy for a Fortune 500 during my stint as a management consultant. One surprising response I’d get from application owners when questioning them about their patch strategy was around appliances. The.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 27, 2015
'Explosive data growth, increased mobility, globalization, virtualization and regulatory demands are forcing IT to rethink how they address challenges within their organizations. Read More.
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Scott Lowe
MARCH 23, 2015
'“You’re a rockstar!” Chances are, you’ve either a) been told this as a compliment for some work you’d done; b) heard this told to someone else for some work they’d done; or c) told someone this for some work they’d done. If you said this to someone else—I just told someone this quite recently—chances are also very likely that you had nothing but positive intentions behind this statement and your goal was to compliment them on what you saw as outstanding work.
CTOvision
MARCH 27, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. NapaTech has just announced Pandion, a powerful, highly-optimized high-speed packet capture solution. NapaTech has a history of fielding high speed devices and they applied their talent here in ways that enable incredibly fast, reliable, real-time packet capture, then indexing and search of network data. By combining packet capture with an integrated server and engineering for speed, enterprises are provided with new capabilities to look for security anomalies and network issues
Future of CIO
MARCH 25, 2015
The biggest source of innovation within a company is built on culture. Modern IT continues to move up its maturity from a reactive helpdesk, back-office function into a proactive business partner and innovation engine. What are the tips and stories to create a culture of innovation? What are the innovation implications when IT leverages the Cloud model?
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 25, 2015
'In this brief video, Compass Datacenters’ CEO, Chris Crosby, explains why calibrating your data center is the essential step required to accurately measure and model data center performance. Read More.
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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.
Computerworld Vertical IT
MARCH 25, 2015
One size no longer fits all for enterprise software, Oracle has found. The company has customized its project management software to meet specific requirements of clients in government, financial services and the construction business. Oracle has released three new packages for its cloud-based Primavera set of enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) services.
CTOvision
MARCH 24, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. This is an update of our write-up on Red Owl Analytics. We cover them in our special reports on Analytical Tools , Big Data , and Security. We have followed Red Owl analytics from their beginning as a concept to a stealthy startup to their current award winning/mind-share-grabbing status. Something special is happening here that is far more than technology.
Future of CIO
MARCH 26, 2015
The truth is, the positive thinking + creativity is the powerful combination to push the human world forward. Creativity has emerged as one of the top-picked 21st-century skills (critical thinking, creative thinking, learning agility, leadership capability, etc.). Is creativity nature or nurtured, can creativity be taught, how can today’s education system produce more creative souls, are modern educators the human engineers or talent artists?
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 25, 2015
'Why IO’s chief exec George Slessman moved from Phoenix to the small island nation in Southeast Asia Read More.
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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.
Computerworld Vertical IT
MARCH 24, 2015
Where do college students go to tinker, build and test prototypes, and find commercial support for their ideas? Maker spaces.
Eric D. Brown
MARCH 27, 2015
'Captured this Titmouse taking a bath while touring Palo Duro Canyon in Texas. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 100-400 L Mark II handheld. See more photos in my flickr photostream and/or my 500px portfolio. If you like my photography , feel free to support my addiction habit by visiting Amazon (affiliate link) to purchase new or used photographic gear.
Future of CIO
MARCH 27, 2015
Fundamentally leadership is about change and influencing people to change. The world has changed significantly, and the speed of change is accelerating. Not only has it gotten flatter (globalization), but also it’s gotten hyper-connected (digitalization). This is where leadership must invoke great vision, good tactics and innovation comes into play.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 25, 2015
'Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks to WHD.global 2015 audience Wednesday morning. Read More.
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Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 27, 2015
'Data centers store more than just switches and servers - if you''re lucky you may even find eggs! Help us figure out where the heck these came from by submitting your caption today. Read More.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 27, 2015
'Canonical''s Ubuntu will play key role in Ericsson''s cloud for telcos; Oracle and Intel team up to bring cloud NFVs to market Read More.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 25, 2015
'Company exits stealth with a platform that takes a distributed, software-defined approach to storage Read More.
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 26, 2015
'New plans another sign pricing in the consumer cloud storage space does not matter much Read More.
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