Wed.Aug 07, 2019

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Infrastructure Automation Platforms: Coopetition At Its Fiercest

Forrester IT

Why Infrastructure Automation? I used to kid around with my research director, Glenn O’Donnell, that my previous Forrester Wave™ evaluation on configuration management was the “Wave no vendor wanted to be in.” The term, while valid, is old. Further, configuration management is one part of a larger infrastructure automation story. This led to an interesting […].

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Video: How IT Certifications Advance Careers | Road to ChannelCon

Association of Information Technology Professional

IT pros and students shared firsthand how IT training and certifications help them get into IT, perform well on the job and best serve their customers.

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Top Security Technology Trends in 2019: Transforming the Future of Work in Security

Forrester IT

Walk the show floor at any security event and you will be inundated with a multitude of purportedly cutting-edge and disruptive security technologies. When every vendor claims that their solution is unique, and that no security program would be complete without it, how do you cut through the noise to pinpoint what you must pay […].

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Shaquille O’Neal Talks Investing, Tech Trends and Why He’s Proud to be a Geek

Association of Information Technology Professional

Tech investor, entrepreneur, deejay and basketball star Dr. Shaquille O’Neal kept the ChannelCon audience laughing as he shared investment advice, his personal tech story and all the reasons he’s proud to be more cerebral than celebrity.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Asia Pacific Financial Consumers’ Digital Coming Of Age Is Here — Is Your Firm Ready?

Forrester IT

Something remarkable is happening with Asia Pacific online adults: Their behaviors and expectations are evolving at an unprecedented rate, and they’re embracing innovation faster than ever before. Forrester found that consumers in Asia Pacific markets are some of the most advanced when it comes to digital engagement. Their high levels of empowerment affect how they […].

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Customer Experience Is a Priority for SMBs, Solution Providers Looking to Add Value

Association of Information Technology Professional

SMB Customers know more—and demand more—than ever, which means solution providers need to have a greater understand of their customers’ experiences in order to be successful, said CompTIA’s Carolyn April, at ChannelCon in Las Vegas.

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Emerging Technologies Take Center Stage at ChannelCon

Association of Information Technology Professional

From blockchain to drones, AI and IoT to space internet, ChannelCon 2019 featured the latest conversations in emerging technologies and the opportunities and challenges around implementing and monetizing new technology solutions.

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SCCM Hotfix is Not Visible in Console – Here is the Reason

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Are you wondering why that particular SCCM hotfix or rollup update is not available in SCCM console? The availability of SCCM CB versions and Hotfixes in SCCM console is based on the applicability of your environment, and Microsoft dynamically manages this. NOTE ! – If you want to know more about the SCCM 1906 new […].

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AI Ethics Guidelines Every CIO Should Read

Information Week

You don't need to come up with an AI ethics framework out of thin air. Here are five of the best resources to get technology and ethics leaders started.

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How Will Electric Cars Destabilize the Automotive Industry?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How Will Electric Cars Destabilize the Automotive Industry? - Information Technology Blog. The traditional automotive industry is in a period of flux. In most developed nations we are seeing the market begin to be dominated by hybrid cars, which have better fuel efficiency. The market for fully electric cars is still in its infancy, but with the rapid rate at which technology is currently developing, we could see them dominate the industry far sooner rather than l

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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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When a Few Hundred Thousand Lives Depend on IT

Information Week

Eversource Energy CIO Kathy Kountze shares her perspective on IT's role when weather knocks out heat and electricity for many thousands of New England neighbors.

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How to set up Edge Chromium security options

Network World

Edge Chromium can provide more protection for organizations that use older versions of Windows.

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The Significance of Customer Effort Scores

Spearline Testing

One of the main questions customers always ask when getting involved with a new company is: "How easy can they handle my issues?" About 99.9% of customers expect to hear this response: "Effortlessly." In this fast-paced, digital age we live in, everything is rated and recommended to the next potential customer. People WANT to hear if a business is useful or not before dipping their toes in for themselves. 5 stars here, "satisfied" scores there, businesses both demonstrate

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What Does Your Workplace Say About Your IT Department?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Does your IT office make people want to come to work? Image Credit: Jesús Corrius. One of the most challenging jobs that the person in the CIO position has to deal with is trying to recruit the best workers. In addition to the importance of information technology, there are a number of different things that can cause a young person just out of college to decide to either join your IT department or not, but one of the most obvious is what they think of your work environment.

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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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The Monthly Insight of Information Management: Information Management Reality and Perspective Aug. 2019

Future of CIO

The aim of modern Information Management has often been described as getting the right information to the right person, in the right format and medium, at the right time, in order to make the right decisions. The value of information is qualitative, measurable, and defined uniquely by an organization. Information Management Reality and Perspective Three Perspectives of Information Management Information is growing exponentially, and become one of the most invaluable business assets of the busine

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Cyber-attacks on the financial industry are skyrocketing, but what’s the real reason?

CTOvision

Over the past couple years, we’ve all heard of varying degrees of cyber-attacks being carried out on political campaigns, cities and towns, hospitals, and – perhaps not surprisingly – financial institutions. What I find the most interesting about these incidents is two-fold: that organizations are still leveraging traditional or outdated cybersecurity approaches in an era […].

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Leverage Design Thinking to Develop New Business Models

Future of CIO

Every corporate venture comes with a business model, it’s about how the business makes a profit. The fundamental purpose of an organization is to produce 'value' for its customers. The emergent digital technologies and abundant information provide the very clue for the business growth opportunity. How to leverage design thinking and creativity to develop new business models and unleash the growth potential of the company?

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It’s not just Equifax: Here’s every major security breach and data hack so far

CTOvision

Data breaches are scary. Scariest of all is that they can come at any time, to any of the financial institutions you trust. Hackers take advantage of loopholes in institutions’ servers and security protections to steal your most personal and sensitive information — credit and debit card numbers, Social Security data, your birth date and […].

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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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The Pitfalls of Performance Measurement

Future of CIO

The purpose of managing performance is about setting performance metrics to evaluate the status of strategy management, making objective assessments of the business result, and understanding performance measurement contextually.However, measuring performance is both art and science. In well-established organization across the vertical sectors, there are complex business rules, policies, processes, and performance systems that govern how people operate.

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Why do so many wireless routers lack basic security protections?

CTOvision

Despite increased attention on cybersecurity in the enterprise and at home, many popular wireless routers still lack basic security protections, according to a new report from Consumer Reports’ Digital Lab initiative. The Digital Lab studied 29 routers (20 traditional and nine mesh) and evaluated them for about 60 different security and privacy practices, as well […].

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The Next Frontier – Invisible Licensing for your ROBO and VDI environments

Nutanix

Nutanix is introducing new consumption models for specific use cases to provide another option to capacity-based (CBL) and appliance licensing, giving you the flexibility to bring different Nutanix software together in a way that is simple to plan, price, and purchase. The two new use cases are virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and remote office/branch office (ROBO) deployments.

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Good Bots Vs. Bad Bots: What’s The Impact On Your Business?

CTOvision

Roughly half of today’s internet traffic is non-human (i.e., generated by bots). While some are good—like those that crawl websites for web indexing, content aggregation, and market or pricing intelligence—others are “bad.” These bad bots (roughly 26% of internet traffic) disrupt service, steal data and perform fraudulent activities. And they target all channels, including websites APIs […].

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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 hire a software developer in a candidate-driven market

Hacker Earth

We recently concluded our successful webinar with Google’s Senior Technical Recruiter, Amy Miller , where we were introduced to the tips and tricks of successfully recruiting in-demand technical talent for your organization. . Hiring is difficult in today’s candidate-driven market. It becomes even tougher when it comes to hiring for technical roles.

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SMB Study Reveals Majority of Small Businesses Aren’t Taking Cyber Attacks Seriously

CTOvision

Read Scott Ikeda’s article about why a majority of small businesses aren’t taking cyber attacks seriously on CPO : Cybercriminals have tended to have a preference for larger enterprise-scale businesses, but that preference has been narrowing in recent years. A recent investigative report published by Verizon found that about 43% of all cyberattacks target small […].

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How to hire a software developer in a candidate-driven market

Hacker Earth

We recently concluded our successful webinar with Google’s Senior Technical Recruiter, Amy Miller , where we were introduced to the tips and tricks of successfully recruiting in-demand technical talent for your organization. . Hiring is difficult in today’s candidate-driven market. It becomes even tougher when it comes to hiring for technical roles.

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3 Reasons Security Analytics Software Is Still Necessary in 2019

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 3 Reasons Security Analytics Software Is Still Necessary in 2019 - Information Technology Blog. Most small to medium-sized businesses today are facing more cyber threats than we realize. Yet, many enterprises still are operating with the mindset that security is a “big business” problem. . As our data becomes more and more sophisticated, so should our security software and the tools we use to understand the effectiveness of this software.

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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.