Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Container technologies allow enterprises to create highly differentiated apps and services faster, with better quality and geographic reach, to create compelling customer experiences. They have quickly become an important element of digital business transformation for EA pros because they promise faster software delivery, tremendous scale, higher resiliency, greater flexibility, and broader implementation options.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Public Accounts Committee sets out six recommendations for the Cabinet Office to address shortcomings in protecting government data as UK defence secretary expresses concern over Russian cyber activity

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Government Data 166

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Bob Gourley. The 2017 RSA conference will be held February 13 - 17, 2017 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This is the largest gathering of security professionals and vendors in the security ecosystem. Over 30,000 attendees are expected. As providers of strategic advisory services to government and industry, Cognitio's Bob Flores and Bob Gourley will be at the event seeking the latest information on approaches that work against dynamic threats.

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Conference Security Enterprise Enterprise 158

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The government urgently needs to shift from ‘pipes to platforms’ to realise the benefits of digital disruption

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Government 192

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.

Applications

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The cloud is the starting point for most computing now. This makes cloud security critical, since it interfaces with just about every computing system. Almost no IT system is safe without good cloud security. That’s why hackers are increasing targeting cloud systems—taking advantage of its centrality in the computing stack, and the vulnerabilities that come from its newness.

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Cloud Security Trends System 125

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The Home Office officials in charge of delivering the Emergency Services Network have been questioned by the Public Accounts Committee after new information came to light concerning some of the existing subcontracts

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Network 153

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

High-Tech Bridge agrees with the UK National Cyber Security Centre that some security firms are using fear, uncertainty and doubt to promote sales of their products

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Security 143

Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The knotty courtship between the two started six years ago. Read More.

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Google Cloud 163

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Global security and aeropace firm boosts government’s CyberFirst skills initiative as Cabinet Office comes under fire for efforts to secure public sector data and ensure cyber teams have right skills

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Security Data 131

Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

What if DCIM software isn't in the budget? Read More.

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Budget Data Center Banking Data 175

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Trends

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems

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System 136

Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Google will no longer support Gmail on Chrome version 53 and below, leaving the popular service more susceptible to security risks.

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Google Security 130

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Big data applications are now fairly commonplace in large organizations. They typically begin as part of an information technology (IT) project that will extract, store and analyze large amounts of existing data in order to reduce costs, predict customer buying patterns, speed product time-to-market, and forecast raw materials and production capacity requirements.

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Big Data Applications Data Enterprise 109

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

GDS project approvals process helped reduce potential IT spending, says government audit agency

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Government 139

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The WLAN industry can be an interesting space at times as companies try to jockey for market share and develop strategies that will either make them stand apart from the crowd or be closer to the pack, depending on what day it is. For as long as I’ve known the folks at Aerohive, they’ve always been dependable in their innovations and have never shied away from trying new approaches.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Amazon Web Services reports another strong quarter, but analysts point to slowing of annual revenue growth

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Web Services Cloud Report 127

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Two business software consultancies have announced partnerships in the last few days with cloud ERP provider Acumatica to develop integrated solutions using the Washington-based company’s technology. Xkzero, with headquarters in Illinois, is assembling an integrated DSD (direct store delivery) and ERP system for food and beverage wholesale distribution.

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Software Software Cloud System 100

Eric D. Brown

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

This is a multi-bracket, slow shutter capture of Cascade Creek near Durango CO. Captured with Canon 5DsR and Canon 16-35 f/4 L. See more photos in my 500px portfolio. If you like my photography , feel free to support my addiction habit by purchasing a copy for your wall and/or visiting Amazon (affiliate link) to purchase new or used photographic gear.

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Project Management

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

A Google insider has confirmed that the company is working on an update to its Voice app that will enable VoIP calls. The move follows an update to Voice last week. Google is apparently planning to roll out VoIP across all devices although the exact timing of such a modification has not been released.

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VOIP Google Company 100

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

We talk NVMe form factor choices – add-in card vs U.2. vs M.

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Storage 148

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Among the challenges of delivering CRM data to sales teams and customer service centers is the relaying of complex data sets in a format that users can understand and act on rapidly. This can be particularly critical in a live customer engagement session but can also inject an element of competition among high performing personnel.

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Data Tools 100

All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Listening to the " Algorithms to Live By " audio on my commute this morning, once again I was struck by the beauty of Bloom Filters. So, I decided it is time to resurrect the 'Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading' series, as I will be re-reading some fundamental CS papers this weekend. In the past, I have done some weekend reading about Counting Bloom Filters , but now I am going even more fundamental, and I invite you to join me.

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Open Source

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Control room system crashes have been causing delays in London Fire Brigade response times

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System 122

Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Here’s the cartoon for this month’s Data Center Knowledge caption contest Read More.

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Data Center Data 124

Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Amazon reports growth in Alexa-powered services in latest financial filing

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Financial Report 121

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

continuing from. The evolution toward the virtual cloud Enterprise and the need to architect it upfront (viii).

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