Fri.Nov 10, 2017

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Why Europe’s GDPR privacy regulation is good for business

Computer Weekly

Organisations will need to become more sensitive about the way they handle personal information, but the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) also makes good business sense

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Securing Critical Data - An End-to-End Overview

IT Toolbox

Critical data is a security liability. The more data an organization collects, the more interfaces it has to take care of, and the more attack surfaces it exposes.

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Open standards will ease GDPR risk, says Kantara

Computer Weekly

Open standards will help organisations comply with new EU data protection regulations, while ensuring interoperability and a good user experience, according to a global standardisation group

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Gartner's predictions for next year and beyond

IT Toolbox

Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2018 and Beyond. Here they are, commented. But to me they sound like the de facto situation of today. 1. Consumers Favor Visual and Voice Search.

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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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WikiLeaks publishes code and analysis of CIA hacking tool

Computer Weekly

Security experts are questioning the wisdom of WikiLeaks releasing more source code for US intelligence agency hacking tools

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Why Smart Contracts Will Bring Blockchain to the Masses

Dataconomy

Blockchain technology has rapidly asserted itself as one of the most potentially disruptive technological forces of the 21st century. Just like the internet has had far-reaching implications and touched upon nearly every aspect of modern life, blockchain architecture can create a wave of radical changes similar to those brought on by. The post Why Smart Contracts Will Bring Blockchain to the Masses appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Technology Short Take 90

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take 90! This post is a bit shorter than most, as I’ve been on the road quite a bit recently. Nevertheless, there’s hopefully something here you’ll find useful. Networking. VMware recently released an updated to PowerCLI (version 6.5.3), and with it comes a set of cmdlets that provide low-level access to the NSX-T REST API.

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ISPs agree to Ofcom broadband compensation proposals

Computer Weekly

BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Zen Internet have agreed to introduce automatic compensation for consumers when their broadband service goes down

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Why Great Technology Alone won’t Guarantee Success

Dataconomy

Startup expert Maren Lesche is an adept communicator – especially when she’s advising tech entrepreneurs on their business strategy. Maren’s expertise from her work at European Innovation Hub, European Pioneers and Startupbootcamp Digital has provided her with ample evidence that even the most tech-savvy companies can’t afford to slack.

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UK calls for more anti-terror tools in social media

Computer Weekly

The UK is calling on social media campaigns to do more to detect and remove “militant messaging” automatically, while former MI5 head issues another caution against tampering with encryption

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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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Three Stages to Reach IT Maturity

Future of CIO

Digital transformation is inevitable, the outlines of the fully digitalized world have long been sketched, now the phenomenon of digital is reaching the inflection point, yet we are now entering an even more rapid and extensive period of change, leading organizations have shifted from “Doing Digital” to “Being Digital.” IT plays a critical role in the digital paradigm shift.

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Accenture launches returners programme for people re-entering the workplace

Computer Weekly

Tech firm Accenture has launched a programme for people aiming to return to the workplace after a career break

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Flexible Problem-Solving

Future of CIO

Fundamentally, every work is to deal with problems big or small both from long-term perspectives or on the daily basis. Problems become more complex in today’s changing dynamic and business circumstances full of uncertainty. Problem-solving is a critical skill for both life and the business. There is no magic formula for problem-solving nowadays, individuals or businesses must take their own unique approach, be flexible, and develop their own problem-solving methodology and practices.

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More than half of schools do not offer computer science GCSE, says Royal Society

Computer Weekly

The Royal Society calls for more investment in computing education after finding many schools in England still do not offer a computer science GCSE

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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.