Wed.Jul 24, 2019

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Business Intelligence (BI) market consolidation – what to expect next?

Forrester IT

The past two years have seen a significant divergence in the maturity of the supply and the demand sides of the BI market. This divergence will influence market dynamics for the next two years and affect enterprise insights leaders making strategic vendor and platform decisions. Specifically, the: Supply side is very mature. BI technology has […].

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Ransomware: Why cities have become such a big target for cyberattacks – and why it’ll get worse

CTOvision

Read Danny Palmer’s article on why ransomware affects cities and why it will continue to be so on ZDNet : Ransomware once seemed to be on the decline, but it’s now gained a new lease of life — and additional notoriety — after crooks identified a lucrative new set of targets for their file-encrypting malware. Once […].

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Know When To Up The Digital Table Stakes

Forrester IT

Starbucks just decided to share its market-leading digital capabilities with a company called Brightloom. In return they get a seat on the Brightloom Board and a share in the company. Why did Starbucks make this move now? Is this part of a larger digital business strategy? The answer is yes, this is all part of […].

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Data breach fallout haunts companies long after the fact

CTOvision

Read Cliff Stanton explain how data breaches continue to affect companies even after they happen on Helpnet Security : Data breaches have become a priority in most business’ cybersecurity agenda. The series of breaches that companies experienced in 2018 emphasized what security experts have warned about – that threats are ever-present and persistent.

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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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Upcoming Price Transparency Laws Will Impact Healthcare: Get Ahead With These Three Steps

Forrester IT

Price transparency has come to the fore. In January of this year, hospitals have been required to publish what was once closely guarded pricing lists to the public. This has caused confusion for consumers. Fast forward to later this year and The White House issued a new executive order on price transparency. Hospitals will soon […].

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How businesses can reduce the financial impact of data breaches

CTOvision

Read Lance Whitney explain how businesses can reduce the financial impact of data breaches on the Tech Republic : Data breaches can be costly for an organization in terms of lost or stolen data, customer mistrust, legal investigations, and recovery efforts. As a result, the sheer financial costs of a data breach can severely weaken […].

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Why data breaches keep happening

CTOvision

In my 26 years working as an IT professional I’ve been fortunate to steer clear of a major data breach, which has adversely impacted my workplace either from a financial or reputational standpoint. I’ve had some close calls: One organization had a proxy server hacked and used to send spam emails and another had an […].

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When it comes to the IoT, Wi-Fi has the best security

Network World

When it comes to connecting internet of things (IoT) devices, there is a wide variety of networks to choose from, each with its own set of capabilities, advantages and disadvantages, and ideal use cases. Good ol’ Wi-Fi is often seen as a default networking choice, available in many places, but of limited range and not particularly suited for IoT implementations.

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SQL Concatenate: A How-To Guide with Examples

Database Star

String concatenation is the process of joining two string values together. Let’s see how to do it in several different databases. What is String Concatenation in SQL? The definition of concatenate means to join two things together. String concatenation in SQL (and other programming languages) is the process of combining two strings together or appending […].

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Reports: As the IoT grows, so do its threats to DNS

Network World

The internet of things is shaping up to be a more significant threat to the Domain Name System through larger IoT botnets, unintentional adverse effects of IoT-software updates and the continuing development of bot-herding software. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and IBM’s X-Force security researchers have recently issued reports outlining the interplay between DNS and IoT that includes warnings about the pressure IoT botnets will put on the availability of DNS s

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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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In Taxing Times, Blockchain Systems Could Minimize Disruption

Information Week

Blockchain has the potential to cut through multilayered, complex transactions to streamline processes, improve margins, and grow top line revenue.

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How to set up Azure AD to spot risky users

Network World

You have several options to set up alerts in Azure Active Directory to help spot risky user behavior.

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Lessons in Efficiency from a No-Code Use Case: Project HOME

Information Week

A nonprofit for housing sees a 30% reduction in time spent on contract management, thanks to a no-code development platform.

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CIOs as De Facto “Chief Innovation Officer”: How to Manage Intensive Digital Innovation

Future of CIO

Innovation is what leads to differentiation. Technology is often the disruptive force behind innovation, and information is the most time-intensive piece of digital innovation puzzle. In an industry where innovation threatens to tear down legacy systems and practices, just as it generates new opportunities. Innovation happens when you change the game or you bring the different twist to what is currently perceived or established.

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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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Equifax’s data breach disaster: Will it change executive attitudes toward security?

CTOvision

Read explain how Equifax data breach will cost it billions in fines, customer restitution and mandated and voluntary security improvements and how this should affect other companies on CSO Equifax announced on Monday that it has agreed to a record-breaking settlement related to its massive 2017 data breach, which exposed the personal and financial records […].

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The Corporate Board "Performance Fit"

Future of CIO

Business performance can be affected by numerous factors of which governance is one of them. Performances are not just numbers with metrics, they are numbers in context, results related to business goals. The corporate board is one of the most crucial governance bodies in the modern enterprise. It plays an important role in setting principles for improving performance management effectiveness and monitoring business performance smoothly.

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The Self-organization Disappearance

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

One issue is core to the failure of self-organisation in many of these approaches. We sold a new work practice that is predicated on a new culture of work, but we left out the culture change. The traditional management culture of efficiency, allocation, command and control embraced the new practices where required, but managed out the threatening and risky self-organisation.

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The Monthly Foresight: Perceive the Future via Multidimensional Views July 2019

Future of CIO

The effects of an increasingly digitized world are now reaching into every corner of businesses and every aspect of organizations. Digital is the age of creativity and innovation, creativity is the most wanted trait for digital leaders and professionals today, and innovation is the light every organization is pursuing. Which themes shall you set to advocate digital transformation?

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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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Leading a self-organizing team

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

So, if the Scrum Master doesn’t have the authority, and the Product Owner doesn’t have the expertise, whose job is it to build a better Scrum team? In traditional agile frameworks, from Scrum to SAFe to Kanban, the answer is that the team itself is responsible for continuous improvement. That’s not the way people work. Andy Whitehouse – Leading a self-organizing team.

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How to find the best low-code development platform: Ask these 9 questions

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: A growing trend, low-code development claims to address many of the common challenges facing businesses today. But, how do you choose the best platform for your business? How can you avoid surprises or “gotchas” when selecting a tool? In this article, we explore 9 questions to ask before choosing a low-code tool. photo credit: BenjaminNelan via pixabay cc Low-code development is on the rise.

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RiskIQ Evil Internet Minute Report: Every Minute, $2,900,000 is Lost to Cybercrime

CTOvision

Every year RiskIQ provides a succinct articulation of key cyber crime metrics in an Evil Internet Minute report. Download the full report at: The Evil Internet Minute Some highlights: Cyber attacks are constant, but the news of massive regulatory fines against Equifax and British Airways shows that it just takes one to hurt a business. Equifax […].