Tue.Nov 14, 2017

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The multi-cloud myth: Why workload portability is still a pipe dream

Computer Weekly

While IT providers are fond of suggesting moving workloads between clouds is as easy as dragging and dropping apps between environments, the reality can be far more complex

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Forrester predicts what’s next for IoT

Network World

What’s in store for the Internet of Things (IoT) in 2018? That’s the question on many people’s minds in the fast-growing IoT industry. One set of answers can be found in a new report from Forrester, called Predictions 2018: IoT Moves From Experimentation To Business Scale. According to Forrester and published reports last week, that journey means many things, but apart from the usual superheated speculation about IoT’s incredible growth and increasing impact, here’s what I think is most intere

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IPSoft’s latest robot will process helpdesk requests from users and automate fixes

Computer Weekly

AI software maker combines a cognitive front end and automated back end to simplify enterprise service requests from workers

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Kansas Development Finance Authority gains peace of mind, end-points virtual shield using hypervisor-level security

IT Toolbox

Learn how a Kansas economic development organization has been able to gain peace of mind by relying on increased automation and intelligence in how it secures its systems and people.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Prime minister Theresa May offers extra support for 'world-class' UK tech sector

Computer Weekly

Government announces expansion of visa scheme for top overseas tech talent, and additional funding to support startups and broadband

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Texas-based IT advisory Called Quant Announces its Adoption of Elements (ELM)

IT Toolbox

Quant Systems, Inc. (Quant) is an advisory and IT solutions firm has decided to adopt Elements (ELM) cypto currency to build block chain applications to support rewards industry.

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weBoost Connect 4G-X Cell Phone Signal Booster

IT Toolbox

Modern-day communications are built upon the manipulation of signal theory, whether this manipulation is done through amplifiers, repeats, or boosters. Signals boosters are used to improve cell phone coverage and reception.

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GDPR is a business opportunity, says Belgian minister

Computer Weekly

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation should not be viewed only as a compliance issue, says Belgium’s minister for privacy

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Top Reasons Why Unicycle Transporters are Awesome

IT Toolbox

Going around the city has never been more fun and adventurous with the self balancing transporter. Know its features and consider having one today!

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SSE to build fibre broadband network in London’s sewers

Computer Weekly

SSE Enterprise Telecoms has signed an agreement with Thames Water to deploy fibre broadband cables throughout the utility’s sewage pipes

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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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How Your Business Could Benefit By Adding Social Media Influencing To Your Marketing Mix

IT Toolbox

This post looks at How Your Business Could Benefit By Adding Social Media Influencing To Your Marketing Mix.

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Waltham Forest Council gives 5G network plans a boost

Computer Weekly

Waltham Forest Council in London is to allow Arqiva to deploy small cell technology on 16,000 lampposts across the borough

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Video Experience Windows 10 1709 Upgrade Using SCCM Task Sequence

Anoop

In the previous post, I explained about Creating Windows 10 1709 Upgrade Task Sequence in SCCM CB. I didn’t provide the details about distributing the Windows 10 1709 content to DPs, Deployment of Task Sequence and end user experience of this type of upgrade. In this post, we will have a video experience of windows […]. The post Video Experience Windows 10 1709 Upgrade Using SCCM Task Sequence appeared first on Anoops.

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£115 constructed mask bypasses iPhone X Face ID verification

Computer Weekly

A security company has used a 3D-printed mask to trick the face recognition technology on Apple's new iPhone X

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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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Why Small Businesses Must Invest In A Signal Booster

IT Toolbox

This post looks at how a small business could benefit from a signal booster.

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Jardine Lloyd Thompson outsources IT infrastructure to HCL

Computer Weekly

Financial services group extends IT services contract to help it further modernise its IT infrastructure globally

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Db2 V12 on z/OS: New Features Support Big Data - Part 3

IT Toolbox

Part 3: Dynamic Plan Stability

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CIO interview: Gavin Scruby, SmartDebit

Computer Weekly

The CIO of SmartDebit speaks to Computer Weekly about the challenges of balancing innovation with regulatory compliance

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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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AWS Announces New S3 Cloud Storage Security Encryption Features

Storage IO Blog

AWS Announces New S3 Cloud Storage Security Encryption Features Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced new Simple Storage Service (S3) encryption and security enhancements including Default Encryption, Permission Checks, Cross-Region Replication ACL Overwrite, Cross-Region Replication with KMS and Detailed Inventory Report. Another recent announcement by AWS is for PrivateLinks endpoints within a Virtual Private Cloud […] The post AWS Announces New S3 Cloud Storage Security Encryptio

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FA kicks off digital services contract with Cognizant

Computer Weekly

The FA is working with Cognizant to improve digital engagement with players and fans

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A Look at Ada’s AI-Powered Health Companion

Dataconomy

Ada’s AI-powered health companion helps individuals understand and manage their health. In practice, Ada works much like a GP in your pocket, asking relevant, personalized questions, enabling people to self-assess their symptoms and identify possible causes and appropriate next steps. Ada xais supported by a sophisticated AI engine and curated. The post A Look at Ada’s AI-Powered Health Companion appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Dubai Road and Transport Authority pilots artificial intelligence to measure customer happiness

Computer Weekly

Initiative is part of the UAE’s strategy to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world

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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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Digital IT Leadership Checklist

Future of CIO

CIO is one of the most sophisticated leadership roles in modern organizations. Compare to other executive positions, the CIO position has a shorter history, but a more dynamic role to play due to the fast growth of information and disruptive nature of technology. There is now a greater need for a CIO to understand business drivers and equip with digital mindsets, make a comprehensive IT leadership checklist, and stretch out to make necessary role shift to get digital ready.

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Nutanix: Providing Choice, Reducing Costs and Solving State & Local Governments’ Most Pressing IT Challenges

Nutanix

State and local government organizations in the U.S. face daunting IT challenges as they look to improve service delivery while controlling costs. Key obstacles they face are a reliance on older IT systems, lack of skilled employees and inadequate budgets.

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The Monthly “100 Creativity Ingredients” Book Tuning: Embed Creativity in Digital Transformation 2017

Future of CIO

All humans are born with raw creativity ability. Creativity has many dimensions, with multi-faceted truth and myth, manifold knowledge and multidimensional insight. Creativity is wings of our mind and tempo of our heartbeat. Creativity is a constructive disruption, not so bad addiction, and a sensational phenomenon. The purpose of “ 100 Creativity Ingredients - Everyone’s Playbook to Unlock Creativity “is to classify, scrutinize, articulate, and share insight about one hundred special creativity

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Digital Transformation Drives Mainframe’s Future

Cloud Musings

Digital Transformation is amplifying mainframe as mission critical to business growth more than ever before. With 70% of the world’s corporate data and over half of the world’s enterprise applications running on mainframe computers, they are at the core of just about every transaction. A single transaction can, in fact, drive up to 100 system interactions.

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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.