Fri.Apr 28, 2017

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Forrester Methodology To Selection Business Intelligence Implementation Service Providers

Forrester IT

Business Intelligence (BI) pros continue to look for outside professional services. Forty-nine percent of decision makers say their firms are already engaging and/or expanding their engagements with outside data and analytic service providers, and another 22% plan to do so in the next 12 months. There are two main reasons for this sustained trend: Read more.

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Upload speeds an increasing concern for broadband users

Computer Weekly

Changing usage patterns and consumption habits mean that for many consumers, slow broadband upload speeds are as big a concern as slow download speeds, says survey

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Forrester Methodology To Select Business Intelligence Implementation Service Providers

Forrester IT

Business Intelligence (BI) pros continue to look for outside professional services. Forty-nine percent of decision makers say their firms are already engaging and/or expanding their engagements with outside data and analytic service providers, and another 22% plan to do so in the next 12 months. There are two main reasons for this sustained trend: Read more Categories: Analytics.

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Cloud Giants Disagree on the Future of Corporate Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

Google, Microsoft paint contrasting pictures of enterprise data centers’ relationship with cloud Read More.

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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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Education key to reducing systems attacks, says university security manager

Computer Weekly

Central Lancashire University’s IT networks and security manager says educating users is key to avoiding cyber security flaws

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Google’s Edge Data Center in Cuba Comes Online

Data Center Knowledge

Cubans expected to see faster Google services, but move doesn’t mean better internet access on island Read More.

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Why Minnesota is an Emerging Data Center Market to Watch

Data Center Knowledge

As other markets saturate, new ones like Minneapolis contain the infrastructure, tax incentives, and regional attractiveness that position it ready to rise as demand continues to grow throughout the country. Read More.

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Many companies lack GDPR plan, PwC data shows

Computer Weekly

Many organisations around the world do not have a coherent plan to prepare for compliance with the EU’s new data protection laws

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What Is IP Tracking and What You Need to Know About It

IT Toolbox

What tool can help you grab all the information you need about your online visitors and turn it to your advantage?

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Debenhams appoints ex-Direct Line CIO as tech and supply chain director

Computer Weekly

Angela Morrison, the ex-CIO of Direct Line Group, has been appointed technology and supply chain director for department store retailer Debenhams

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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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Do you work in the financial sector? Time to step up your cybersecurity habits

Tech Republic Security

A report from IBM Security revealed a 937% increase in records stolen from the financial sector in 2016. Here's what you need to know and do to protect your sensitive data.

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Facebook pledges to counteract government propaganda

Computer Weekly

Facebook has pledged to take action to stop governments exploiting its platform to influence opinion in other countries

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IT pros fear cloud adoption is putting their jobs at risk

Tech Republic Cloud

A cloud trends survey from ScienceLogic shows that many IT pros feel that they don't have the necessary skills, or access to the right tools, to manage a cloud deployment.

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Barclays to create 1,750 UK IT jobs over three years

Computer Weekly

Barclays bank is creating nearly 2,000 IT jobs at a delivery centre in north west England

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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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Six Signs You Need On-Premise ERP

IT Toolbox

There’s been a lot of haters lately when it comes to on-premise ERP. With cloud-based solutions now gaining marketing share and adding functionality, the narrative for on-premise ERP has become one of obsolescence where on-premise only makes sense as a legacy system. One industry observer even pulled me aside recently and said, “You know on-premise ERP is dead, right?

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What the slowdown in Amazon's cloud growth means for Google and Microsoft

Computer Weekly

With Amazon Web Services' growth rate continuing to decline over successive quarters, what does this mean for its cloud rivalry with Microsoft and Google?

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Equinix and Unitas to Bundle Hybrid Cloud Services

Data Center Knowledge

Service integrates colocation and cloud services, powered by Unitas' multi-cloud platform Read More.

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Nordea strikes partnership with Swedish mobile payment startup

Computer Weekly

Nordic bank links up with payments startup in its latest fintech project

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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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LANs as the User Interface in a Distributed Network

IT Toolbox

The appropriate solution was to have only the connection to the LAN with the LAN gatewayed to the larger network and providing the appropriate terminal emulation.

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Changing tracks: Examining VMware's evolving hybrid cloud strategy

Computer Weekly

The past 12 months have seen VMware apply a number of tweaks to its hybrid cloud strategy.

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ERP Federation as a Supply Chain Management Strategy

IT Toolbox

ERP federation, the process of integrating supplier and buyer ERP data and processes, is emerging as an effective supply chain management (SCM)strategy for businesses that need greater visibility and control across the supply chain.

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Intel’s Data Center Business Falls Short of Target, Again

Data Center Knowledge

Q1 earnings a warning that Intel's best business, server chips, isn’t living up to expectations Read More.

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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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UBS reduces legacy dependence with Microsoft Azure

Computer Weekly

Swiss bank begins its strategy of moving core systems into the cloud

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VoLTE Subscriptions Are Expected to Hit 3 Billion by 2021: Here's How the Market Is Shaping Up

IT Toolbox

Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology, which is intended to provide businesses and consumers with high-quality video and voice calling among other data-rich services, is becoming more widespread throughout the market as we enter the second quarter of 2017.

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Despite Growing Faster Than AWS, Top Cloud Contenders Still Far Behind

Data Center Knowledge

Analysts: cloud revenue of Microsoft, Google, IBM, Alibaba, Oracle grew faster than AWS in Q1 Read More.

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4 Reasons Why Every Small Business Needs to Invest in ERP Analytics

IT Toolbox

Big data underpins almost every marketing campaign and customer experience. These large data sets influence everything from supply chain management to human resources. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software collects and manages big data and provides users with unparalleled business intelligence. Here are four of the benefits of ERP analytics for small businesses. 1.

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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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Intel reports record first-quarter revenue

Computer Weekly

Company says growing demand for high-performance computing is driving growth for the business

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Six Reasons Cloud ERP Makes Sense

IT Toolbox

You will be forgiven if ERP platform decisions don’t sound that sexy. They aren’t. But they matter a lot, and one of the big decisions right now for many firms is whether they should be ditching their on-premise ERP environment for a cloud-based solution.

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Office workers don’t appreciate the complexities facing IT staff

Computer Weekly

IT staff feel under-appreciated because office workers don't understand what they do, study shows

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The Effects that Augmented Reality Will Have on Healthcare

IT Toolbox

Augmented reality is the future, and it will impact many areas of health care.

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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.