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Making The Smart City Safe And Secure

Forrester IT

According to UN projections, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. As cities grow, municipal governments are investing in infrastructure and applications to improve operations, services for constituents, and the overall urban experience. Composed of the internet of things, “smart cities,” aimed to optimize operations, present new security and privacy […].

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Mastering Cloud Management – Get Connected

CTOvision

Read Chris Hill’s article about cloud management on Infosec Magazine : One of the biggest lessons learnt throughout the cloud management journey is that the cloud doesn’t simply recreate a customer’s environment up there in the ether. It’s different, and with the Cloud Industry Forum suggesting that almost nine in ten (89%) UK businesses are […].

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CX SF 2019: The Way To Innovate

Forrester IT

Companies commonly ask me these innovation questions: What emerging technology should I invest in this year? We’re piloting [new technology] — where do we start? How do we manage innovation when we’re busy with incremental improvements? What this shows is that many companies know that innovation is important — and they’re right. Innovation is crucial […].

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We All Have The Need For Speed: Slack’s new desktop app loads 33 percent faster and uses less RAM

CTOvision

Slack is unveiling a new version of its desktop app for Windows and macOS today that promises big performance improvements. Slack has rebuilt its desktop app to focus on speed, and the company claims Slack will now launch 33 percent faster than before. The Slack app will even use 50 percent less RAM than before, […].

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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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A Pragmatic Guide To Brand Value

Forrester IT

The Value Of Brand Valuing a brand can be a deeply divisive exercise. To most marketers, there is an axiomatic simplicity to brand value. Questioning it, or attempting to validate it, can well be an exercise in futility and mathematical mumbo jumbo. Wally Olins (of Wolff Olins fame) once characterized the attempt to “chew [brand] […].

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13 Industries And Activities That Could Benefit From Blockchain’s Transparency

CTOvision

Read how 13 prominent industries could benefit from blockchain’s transparency on Forbes : Blockchain—the digital ledger technology behind cryptocurrency such as bitcoin—is praised for its transparency and traceability. With its verifiable register of transaction data, blockchain technology can improve many industries that strive to reduce fraud and give customers and partners greater insights into their […].

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Learn How to Setup Azure AD Device Cleanup Rules

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In one of the recent blog posts, I shared step by step guide to Setup Automatic Intune Device Cleanup Rules. The Azure AD device cleanup options were bit sketchy when I wrote that post. In this post, you will learn options to Setup Azure AD Device Cleanup Rules. Introduction I stumbled across an Azure AD […].

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Robotic Process Automation: Is RPA Ready for Big Business?

Information Week

Despite the positive market forecasts, a closer look at RPA brings to light challenges that indicate the technology is still in its infancy.

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Top Benefits of Hiring a B2B Marketing Agency

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Top Benefits of Hiring a B2B Marketing Agency - Information Technology Blog. If you fail to reactivate your sales, despite having a marketing strategy implemented, you will probably need to look into some B2B marketing agencies as a partner. When you see that you do not reach the marketing and sales objectives that you had set for yourself.

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Going Up? Otis Elevator Hits Digital Transformation Button

Information Week

Otis pioneered predictive maintenance before most heard the phrase Internet of Things. Now the 166-year-old company is prepping the elevator of the future.

Internet 113
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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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66 countries and counting. Welcome Bahrain and The UAE to Spearline fixed line testing!

Spearline Testing

At Spearline, we are always trying to replicate your customers' call experience. Diversity of coverage is crucial - you need to know that your numbers are being tested against a wide range of global networks. We are therefore delighted to welcome The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to Spearline fixed line testing. UAE. The UAE fixed ISDN line with Etisalat is now fully operational and available to all Spearline customers.

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Robotic Process Automation: Is It Ready for Big Business?

Information Week

Despite the positive market forecasts, a closer look at RPA brings to light challenges that indicate the technology is still in its infancy.

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SQL Wildcards

Database Star

Wildcards are a useful technique when working with strings in SQL. Learn all about them and see some examples in this article. What is a Wildcard? A wildcard is a character in SQL that is used to substitute for one or more characters in a string. If you don’t know the entire string you’re searching […].

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Expect AI Flash Mobs of Fake News

Information Week

Truth imperiled by coordinated attacks using deepfake videos and new NLG-powered fake news articles.

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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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A Changing Internet: The Convergence Of Blockchain, Internet Of Things, And Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

Read Jayshree Pandya’s article on how the convergence of blockchain, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence will change the way we view the Internet on Forbes : The internet is evolving beyond its technical infrastructure. As we move towards creating integrated cyberspace, aquaspace, geospace and space (CAGS) internet of everything (IoE) ecosystem that benefits from […].

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The Digital CIO’s Five-Step Leadership Scenario

Future of CIO

With information technology permeating into every aspect of the business, the role of the CIO is to drive the corporate vision and strategy through effectiveness and innovation in the knowledge and information channels. The CIO has to look forward and actively position the business in the right place to take full advantage of opportunities also manage risks.

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Are You Going to Blackhat in Vegas 7-8 Aug 2019? Meet the team there!

CTOvision

Since many OODA Network Members attend Blackhat each year, OODA will be hosting a member only happy hour during the event so we can catch up in person. This should be a good way to connect with old friends and meet others in the network you have yet to meet in person. Three of our […].

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The Best “Solitude &Silience” Quotes of “Digital Master” July 2019

Future of CIO

" Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28+ books) to perceive the multi-faceted impact digital is making to the businesses and society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.” It perceives the emergent trends of digital leadership, provides advice on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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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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Amazon is opening a pair of new robotic fulfillment centers in Ohio

CTOvision

Amazon this morning announced its intentions to open a pair of robotic-powered fulfillment centers in Ohio. The two warehouses — both larger than 700,000 square feet — will be located in the north of the state, in Akron and Rossford, respectively. They’ll function much like Amazon’s other shipping centers, providing a collaborative workspace between human employees […].

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The Monthly “Dot Connections”: Innovation Dot Connection 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. Organization of the Future is an organization designed openly for anyone with ideas on how human organizations ought to be contrived in the face of the strategic imperatives of the digital era. The work is not the place you go, but a live organization and an experiment lab you can connect the future dots.

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What is Cloud Migration – Techniques and Best Tools

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - What is Cloud Migration – Techniques and Best Tools - Information Technology Blog. When we refer to the data of a certain company, there are many people who think of a large server located in a room of the company. But this is a thing of the past. In parallel to the evolution of new technologies, with the Internet as the main axis, more and more companies are choosing cloud migration.

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