Wed.Mar 08, 2017

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Mobile World Congress 2017: As Mobile Is Morphing Into Digital, Use Cases Matter More

Forrester IT

Mobile World Congress (MWC) which took place in Barcelona once again broke new records in terms of attendees, reaching 108,000. Yet, discussions with end-user businesses indicate that mobility is often no longer treated as a standalone focus area by CIOs and CTOs. Mobility has become part of the broader digital transformation initiative. This has implications for mobile strategies.

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Tech Companies That Missed the Mark in 2016

CTOvision

Rick Delgado. From Snapchat Spectacles to virtual reality, 2016 was a year of innovation and growth in the tech industry. However, not every company saw great success, and even the tech giants had some big snafus. Here are some of the most notable tech company failures of the past year. Samsung. At the top of the list is Samsung , which faced a huge loss both in its finances and reputation with its Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.

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Cloud-based ID management is key to PostNL’s public cloud strategy

Computer Weekly

Mail company uses Azure, AWS, Salesforce, SuccessFactors, Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics as it shifts from on-premise IT

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What's Trending for ERP in 2017?

IT Toolbox

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the cornerstone of modern business, from small storefronts to large manufacturers. ERP is an integrated application that lets computers share, mix and assimilate information across all business functions. It provides a business with a centrally located, consolidated core to systematically process information between departments.

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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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Centrica eliminates more than 20 IT systems after replacing SAP with cloud HR technology

Computer Weekly

Energy and services company claims major savings in IT costs after moving its HR services to the cloud

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N. Virginia Landgrab Continues: Next Amazon Data Center Campus?

Data Center Knowledge

COPT, major builder of AWS data center shells in the region, appears to be setting the table for its next large data center campus there. Read More.

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Why machine learning and data analysis are critical to Google's success in the cloud

Tech Republic Cloud

At the 2017 Google Cloud Next conference, machine learning efforts took center stage in the first keynote address, highlighting Google's work with data as a core asset.

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WhatsApp, Signal, ProtonMail safe from CIA hacking tools

Computer Weekly

Top secure messaging and email apps are said to be safe from CIA hacking tools, but organisations are urged to assess their own vulnerability if the tools were to fall into the hands of cyber criminals

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Smart TVs and superspies

IT Toolbox

According to Wikileaks, the CIA has developed a means of spying on you from your Samsung smart TV

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Budget 2017: IT skills, 5G, broadband, and R&D receive funding boost

Computer Weekly

Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond targeted improvements in innovation, connectivity and education in his latest financial update

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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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ERP: How Does This Software Benefit the Travel Industry?

IT Toolbox

ERP automates various business operations, making it a valuable resource in the travel and tourism sector. This software streamlines day-to-day processes, such as payroll, lead generation, reporting and human resources management, and provides travel agents, hoteliers and tour operators with the resources they need to manage their businesses.

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Spring Budget advances 5G strategy and broadband funding

Computer Weekly

The government has launched its 5G mobile strategy to coincide with Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget, and has revealed more details of its planned broadband investment

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This Unusual Type of Data Center Lease Can Save You Millions

Data Center Knowledge

If your requirement is 250kW or higher and you will be moving in three years or less, you're an ideal candidate for tenant equity participation. Read More.

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BT, Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone expand Stem for girls scheme

Computer Weekly

BT and partners Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone are to expand a mentoring scheme launched last year to encourage girls into Stem careers

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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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OCP Launches Marketplace for Open Source Data Center Hardware

Data Center Knowledge

Online catalogue lists servers, storage, network gear and vendors ready to deliver Read More.

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Storage performance 101: Server, array and fabric/network basics

Computer Weekly

We look at the key performance attributes of storage media in use today, and the choices and basic tuning steps you can take to get the most from your storage

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The CIA has the key to your IoT, but they should be the least of your concerns

Tech Republic Security

The latest batch of WikiLeaks documents reveals something we've always feared: The government has the means to spy on us using our IoT devices. That means anyone else could too.

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Investment industry to spend $2.8bn on AI by 2021, expected to cut quarter of a million jobs

Computer Weekly

230,000 jobs in the capital markets sector globally will be defunct because of the adoption of artificial intelligence technology

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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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Wikileaks' CIA hacks: Apple says it's already fixed many of the flaws mentioned

Tech Republic Security

A new round of alleged CIA documents were leaked on Tuesday, describing tech tools that allow the agency to hack smartphones and smart TVs. Here's what Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft had to say.

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What To Consider Before Automating IT Services

IT Toolbox

Automating IT services can be a fantastic time saver for businesses. Before committing to automating IT services, these are five factors you must consider.

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Excelero NVMe over fabrics NVMesh brings SAN to hyperscale

Computer Weekly

Excelero aims at transactional and analytics use cases for webscale users that want to create SAN-like pools of storage with its NVMesh software-defined product

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Go Developer Survey

SPF13

I joined GoTime to talk about the results of the 2016 Go Developer Survey and other interesting Go projects and news. Listen to the podcast at [link] Transcript Erik St. Martin: Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of GoTime. Today’s episode is number 38, and our sponsors for today are Backtrace and the Ultimate Go Training Series. Today on the show we have myself, Erik St.

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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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ERP provider wins cannabis industry recognition

IT Toolbox

Starting up a company can be challenging enough. But lighting up an entirely new industry – particularly one that’s budding from a product still illegal on the books of the federal government– can leave executives lost in the weeds.

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Cloud Computing Forensics Readiness

Cloud Musings

Photo credit: Shuterstock In today’s globally connected world, data security breaches are bound to occur. This, in turn, increases the importance of digital forensic readiness, or the ability to access and trust computer log data in the identification of a breach and the determination of what datasets may have been compromised. As organizations rapidly move into the cloud, the complexities of this multi-jurisdictional and multi-tenancy environment has made the importance of cloud forensics even

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Blockchain and the SAP ERP

IT Toolbox

When SAP is the central backbone of your business for transaction processing you need interoperability with corporate banking services like Trade Financing, Payments and Contract Management. So just how can that be done?

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Dropbox: The smart person's guide

Tech Republic Cloud

Dropbox has become the de facto standard for cloud storage for millions of people. This resource guide about Dropbox covers why it matters, its major competitors, how to use the service, and 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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Abu Dhabi finance regulator pens fintech agreement with Singapore central bank

Computer Weekly

The financial services regulator in Abu Dhabi is co-operating with its counterpart in Singapore to promote financial technology developments

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How to succeed with big data on a tight budget

Tech Republic Big Data

Data science doesn't have to require a big spend in order to play a useful role in your organization. Get tips on benefiting from big data when you have a small, fixed budget.

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Cisco Pushes Unique Hyperconverged Infrastructure File System

Data Center Knowledge

One thing hyperconverged infrastructure architectures clearly are not doing is converging. Read More.

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In shift, more homeowners are buying solar panels than leasing them

ComputerWorld Consumerization IT

More homeowners now choose to buy solar panel systems rather than lease them, according to a new report. Solar leases, which typically last up to 20 years and keep the ownership of solar rooftop panels in third-party supplier hands, peaked in 2014, with 74% of solar-panel home customers choosing that option. In the fourth quarter of 2016, however, the market that had been quickly moving away from leases jumped the shark, and only 47% of homeowners chose leasing, according to a report from GTM Re

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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.