Wed.Apr 28, 2021

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Order Management & Retail: A Love Story (Or: Key Findings from the 2021 OMS Wave)

Forrester IT

2020 was the year that every digital business fell in love with their OMS. With the pandemic exacerbating the need for diverse and effective fulfillment options, retailers and vendors were forced to innovate – and innovate quickly. As a sign of the times: A year ago, there were a handful of little-known “curbside pickup providers.” […].

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The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers

CTOvision

The Graph has introduced Scalar, a microtransaction system meant to enable new ways for the platform’s node operators and data providers to make money. The Graph, which describes itself as “the indexing and query layer of the decentralized web,” functions as a link between decentralized applications (dapps) and different blockchains, providing a data querying platform that […].

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XDR Defined: Giving Meaning To Extended Detection And Response

Forrester IT

Conflicting definitions of extended detection and response (XDR) have plagued cybersecurity tech buyers. Read Forrester's unbiased explanation of what XDR is, its relationship to SIEM, and other common questions.

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Scott Goldstein Named Anduril Advanced Projects Head

CTOvision

Scott Goldstein, a U.S. Air Force Reserve major general serving as mobilization assistant to the Air Force undersecretary, has joined defense technology startup Anduril Industries as head of advanced projects, Inside Defense reported Monday. Anduril said in a statement Goldstein’s engineering expertise and military, homeland security and intelligence community experience will help the company develop new […].

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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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Kubernetes (K8s): From Orchestration War To Platform Showdown To OS Standard?

Forrester IT

When the once-hot Mesos open-source project had a recent brush with oblivion, veterans of the container orchestration wars may have paused at the news only to marvel that Mesos is still around at all. The triumph of Kubernetes (K8s) as the dominant container orchestration has long seemed inevitable, given its long gestation inside Google as […].

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Palantir Foundry Removes Hassle

CTOvision

Read Alex Chow’s analytical article about Palantir Foundry on Choresearch : Palantir has a series of products that essentially helps to remove the hassle and difficulty of managing massive amounts of data. We will talk about Palantir’s Foundry ontology and simulation system in particular and how it helps make life easier for large organizations.Palantir’s Foundry […].

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PayPal: Aerospike + Persistent Memory = Voila!

CTOvision

High Density storage with PMEM on Aerospike leads to significant Capex/Opex reduction with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory. See the presentation by Athreya Gopalakrishna, Senior Engineering Manager, PayPal and Sai Devabhaktuni, Sr. Director of Engineering, PayPal explaining how PayPal used Aerospike and persistent memory to a good effect on Aerospike Blog.

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The Future Of Apple’s (And Others’) App Store

Forrester IT

Epic’s battle with Apple is coming to the courts in Oakland, California on May 3. The history of the battle (aka “Project Liberty”) is well documented in the news. You may be more familiar with Epic’s popular multiplayer game Fortnite than the privately held parent company that today is worth an estimated $28 billion. What’s […].

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3 Ethereum Exchange Traded Funds launch on the Toronto Bourses

CTOvision

Capping out a week of firsts for cryptocurrencies, Canada approved three Ethereum ETFs last week, which would be the first in the world to hold Ether tokens. Proposals from Purpose Investments, CI Global Asset Management, and Evolve ETFs all were approved by the Canadian financial regulator and are to begin trading Tuesday, April 20th. The move follows […].

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Kasten by Veeam Announces Kubernetes Native Ransomware Protection

Forrester IT

Disaster Recovery and Data Resilience support for Kubernetes workloads has been a hot topic lately with all the major backup and data resilience vendors scrambling to build more features into their Kubernetes focused products. My colleague Lee Sustar has been tracking the maturing of Kubernetes and is currently developing advice for enterprises for building a […].

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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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Palantir COO: Expects More ‘Shocks’ Post-pandemic

CTOvision

Palantir Technologies Inc COO Shyam Sankar discusses the company’s growth since its trading debut in September 2020. The firm has seen demand grow exponentially with its tools being used across the globe to help fight COVID-19, as well as tailwinds from an influx of investors, including Cathie Wood’s ARK ETFs. Sankar also says the move […].

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How Can CIOs Avoid Getting Locked Into One Vendor’s Cloud?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to prepare to switch cloud providers from the start Image Credit: Damien Pollet. As more and more CIOs move their company’s IT infrastructure into the cloud, the importance of the cloud is becoming more and more important. I’d like to be able to tell you that all of that work that you put into selecting the right cloud provider for your company is a “one and done” type of activity.

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Elastic vs. AWS highlights open source monetization dilemma

CTOvision

Read Kurt Marko take a look at how the Elastic NV v/s Amazon Web Services saga highlights how open source software vendors need to change in the era of cloud computing on Tech Target : The cloud has upended assumptions in almost every industry and profession, and the commercial open source market is no exception.The […].

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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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As UiPath closes above its final private valuation, CFO Ashim Gupta discusses his company’s path to market

CTOvision

After an upward revision, UiPath priced its IPO last night at $56 per share, a few dollars above its raised target range. The above-range price meant that the unicorn put more capital into its books through its public offering. For a company in a market as competitive as robotic process automation (RPA), the funds are welcome. […].

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CompTIA Server+ SK0-004 vs. SK0-005: What’s the Difference?

Association of Information Technology Professional

The new CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) launches on May, 18 2021 and validates essential skills for IT professionals at the administrator level

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5 DevOps Mistakes to Avoid

Flexagon

The following is a summary of the information covered in the webinar: 5 DevOps Mistakes to Avoid. You can watch the recording here. Most enterprises are somewhere along their DevOps journey to address software delivery challenges concerning cost, speed, and quality. DevOps is founded on solving these issues by marrying development and operations and automating.

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We Need to Keep Women in Technology

Information Week

Leaders have a responsibility to keep women in tech and help cultivate their career growth. Here are a few measurable actions that can help.

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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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In new release, OpenStack Wallaby reaches out to Kubernetes

Tech Republic Data Center

OpenStack, the popular open-source private cloud, used to be an island unto itself, but moving forward it relies more and more on integration with cloud-native computing programs.

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How phishing attacks spoofing Microsoft are evading security detection

Tech Republic Security

The phishing emails use a Microsoft logo within an HTML table, which is not analyzed by security programs, says Inky.

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Free SCCM Training Part 1 | 17 Hours of Latest Technical Content | ConfigMgr Lab

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Free SCCM Training Part 1 | 17 Hours of Latest Technical Content | ConfigMgr Lab appeared first on HTMD Blog by Anoop C Nair.

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Prisma Cloud can now automatically protect cloud workloads and containers

Tech Republic Data Center

Palo Alto Networks' cloud-native security suite is getting a bundle of new features to automate VM security and add malware protection to CI/CD workflows, among others.

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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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Learn to Build PowerShell PowerCLI Scripts Download eBook | Automate Server Side Tasks

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Learn to Build PowerShell PowerCLI Scripts Download eBook | Automate Server Side Tasks appeared first on HTMD Blog by Admin.

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Spearline Podcast | Season 2 Episode 9: Global Call Forwarding's programmed approach to quality

Spearline Testing

In this episode of the Spearline Podcast, Josh & Kees speak with Business Development Manager Luke Genoyer & Technical Support Lead Alain Rodriguez from Global Call Forwarding, the most trusted provider of virtual phone providers. Global Call Forwarding provides businesses toll-free and local phone numbers that are unique to a specific country so they can establish a local presence anywhere in the world.

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Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas

GeekWire

Aerial image of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in K pod. The image was obtained using a remotely piloted octocopter drone that was flown during health research by Dr. John Durban and Dr. Holly Fearnbach. (Vulcan Image). Being an orca isn’t easy. Despite a lack of natural predators, these amazing mammals face many serious threats – most of them brought about by their human neighbors.

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Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 10 rearranging apps on multiple monitors

The Verge

If you’re a Windows user and you use multiple monitors, you’ve probably experienced the headache of apps randomly rearranging when you resume from sleep. There have been a variety of ways to work around this over the years, but Microsoft is finally addressing it and fixing it in a future Windows 10 update. “The technical terminology we use to describe this problem is known as Rapid Hot Plug Detect (Rapid HPD),” explains Michelle Xiong , a program manager on the graphics team at Microsoft.

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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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Ransomware attack hits Washington, D.C. police department

Tech Republic Security

The attack was reportedly pulled off by the Babuk gang, which has already leaked screenshots of some of the stolen data.

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Gartner says low-code, RPA, and AI driving growth in ‘hyperautomation’

Venture Beast

Low-code, RPA, and AI are the key drivers for hyperautomation, as enterprises try to automate and streamline data operations, Gartner said. Read More.

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Microsoft’s accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the ‘disability divide’

GeekWire

Jenny Lay-Flurrie, chief accessibility officer for Microsoft. (Microsoft Photo). Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie is thinking about disabilities in ways that many others are not. Or at least, aren’t yet. The Redmond-based software and cloud company on Wednesday is launching a five-year initiative to help close the “disability divide” — or the gap between the resources and opportunities available to those with disabilities and those without.

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Are you a tech leader or laggard?

Tech Republic Cloud

The top 10% of "leapfroggers" are growing at 5x the rate of the bottom 25% of companies, according to a new Accenture report.

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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.