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Investigatory Powers Tribunal faces challenge in appeal court over mass hacking

Computer Weekly

Appeal court will decide whether UK citizens have the right to challenge controversial decisions made by Britain’s most secret court, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

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SINET 16 Innovator Winners: Every year this list highlights firms every enterprise tech professional should track

CTOvision

The Security Innovation Network (SINET) is on a mission. This group coordinates and collaborates among many stakeholders in the business community, government and the world of tech innovation to move the state of cybersecurity forward. SINET knows that effective cybersecurity is required to facilitate economic growth, protect critical infrastructure and maintain political stability.

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Cyber security industry key to solving skills gap

Computer Weekly

In the face of a growing shortage of cyber security skills around the world, the security industry itself needs to do more to attract people

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Track the Correct Service Desk Metrics for the Right Reasons

CTOvision

You have successfully created an array of reports and figures that can tell you everything about every aspect of every call ever logged for your organization’s service issues. You now have a great deal of information that will take time from what you should be focusing on: the customer. I've noticed that there's a tendency […].

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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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Consistent service, not speed, key to UK’s 5G future, say researchers

Computer Weekly

Government should avoid setting unrealistic connectivity requirements for 5G mobile broadband, and focus instead on ensuring reliable and consistent coverage, says a University of Cambridge study

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6 Reasons to Use Chatbots in your Business

IT Toolbox

Over these past few posts , I’ve been writing about how chatbots can be used in the business, both for internal collaboration and in the contact center. Automation is the big driver overall, and while present day applications are fairly basic, by now the potential should be clear.

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The Data Way

Eric D. Brown

The world has become a world of data. According to Domo , the majority of the data (roughly 90% of it) that exists today has been created within the last two years. That’s a lot of data. Actually…that’s a LOT of data. And it’s your job to use that data to make better decisions and guide your organization / team to a brighter future. Whether you’re in marketing, IT, HR, Finance, Sales or any other function within an organization, you have data and you need to figure out how to use tha

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OpenStack vs hyper-converged: Open-source cloud in the datacentre

Computer Weekly

We look at how to deploy OpenStack on hyper-converged infrastructure and how HCI suppliers’ products can support deployment of the open-source cloud in the datacentre

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September's IT Management Digest

IT Toolbox

Twitter Character Tweet Size to Double from 140 to 280 Twitter has announced plans to double the number of characters in a tweet from 140 to 280. The company said the impetus for the change is because some languages simply require more characters than others.

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Irish High Court asks European Court to rule on legality of EU-US data transfers

Computer Weekly

Latest round in Max Schrems’s legal battle with Facebook could have major implications for EU-US trade and the privacy of millions of European residents

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Integrating Payment of Commissions in Oracle Sales Cloud with other Programs

IT Toolbox

An IT Department tasked with integrating payment of commissions between Oracle Sales Cloud and another program such as an online payment program or your ERP system will need to access the Oracle Sales Cloud API.

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GITEX 2017: Technology innovation empowers Middle East healthcare sector

Computer Weekly

Technology is empowering doctors and patients, accelerating innovation and pushing the healthcare industry to the point of massive change, according to digital health expert John Nosta, who is set to speak at GITEX 2017 in Dubai

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The troubling lack of focus on securing the IoT

Network World

The massive growth of Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the next one to three years should give us pause. As companies rush to get to market first, are we seeing a “dumbing down” of basic device principals that we have been working with for years, particularly enhanced security and privacy. With so many distinct applications, device scope and diversity represent a unique security challenge that so far has not been met.

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CIOs moving to revenue-generating roles

Computer Weekly

Gartner survey shows changing role for CIOs to cover revenue generation and deriving value from data, and spending less time on traditional IT delivery

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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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Legacy ERP drags down business as it ages

IT Toolbox

NetSuite has released a new white paper– Eight Ways Legacy ERP Harms Businesses -- that touts “version-less” cloud ERP systems by showing how outdated legacy systems can hold back growing businesses. According to Forrester Research, about half of ERP customers are running on software that is two versions behind the current release, which may be four years old or more.

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Can cloud-based ERP buy you business agility?

Computer Weekly

Enterprise applications has evolved into silos of software systems.

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Get More Details about Windows 10 Accelerator Program

Anoop

Most of the organization are getting ready for Windows 10 migrations. IT pros like us are under intense pressure to migrate to Windows 10. Migrating to new Windows 10 to tens of thousands of devices is not very easy task. The Windows 10 migration can be slow, expensive and time-consuming. In this post, we will […]. The post Get More Details about Windows 10 Accelerator Program appeared first on Anoops.

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Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2017: Sherry Coutu speech

Computer Weekly

Sherry Coutu, founder and chair of Founders4Schools, is the winner of the 2017 Most Influential Woman in UK IT accolade

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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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Time to rethink how much customer data you store

Network World

Does the company you work for (or own) retain data on customers? Odds are pretty high that it does, at least in some form (often fairly extensively). It's often attractive to do so for both marketing and functionality purposes. But here's the thing, storing that data is probably a bad business decision. One that could cost your business a huge amount of money and, even worse, potential loss of trust by your most valuable customers.

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Russia’s state-owned bank backs blockchain

Computer Weekly

Vneshekonombank puts its weight behind blockchain technology as the country’s public sector looks on

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ASP.Net Generic Handler with AngularJS custom filters and Http Service

IT Toolbox

This post looks at creating a generic handler with AngularJS

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TSB moves to Microsoft cloud applications

Computer Weekly

TSB bank is moving more of its productivity business software to the cloud, with Microsoft 365 products next in line

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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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The Digital enables us today to outsource the Digital problem (i)

IT Toolbox

continuing from. The Digital enables us today to outsource the Digital problem.

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Dubai Land Department launches interactive app

Computer Weekly

Mashrooi app will track real estate project progress and allow users to compare construction against developers’ plans

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Customer Service Week and The Future of Work: Where Are We Headed?

The Investing Edge

This week marks the 25th annual Customer Service Week , a nationally recognized event that celebrates the importance of customer service and the people who are associated with this increasingly significant business element. This blog celebrates the technology that allows these people to do an exceptional job – and where and how it should be leveraged for the ultimate experience – both for companies and customers.

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Intel leak reveals plans for more Optane 3D Xpoint products

Computer Weekly

Leaked Intel slides show 900P products to be launched at end of October with half a million IOPS per card.

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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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How Has Java Evolved Over the Years?

IT Toolbox

This post looks at the history of Java.

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Smart rail ticketing technology to be tested by end of 2017

Computer Weekly

Transport secretary Chris Grayling sets out plans for trials of smart ticketing technology

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The Digital IT Manifesto

Future of CIO

IT transformation is the journey to pursue high-level business performance, enable operational excellence, enforce innovation, and catalyze digital transformation. Digital IT designs to CHANGE over builds to last; from functioning to firm to DELIGHT; from reactive to proactive to GAME-CHANGING. Digital IT leadership requires a clear vision, multi-dimensional intelligence, and creative communication: Inquisitiveness over “status quo”; Influence over command and control; Outside-in customer focus

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Security Think Tank: Security analytics requires talent and experience

Computer Weekly

What are the main challenges that security analytics can be used to address?

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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.