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Voting Machines Hacked at DEF CON in Las Vegas

CTOvision

Just how secure are the nation's voting machines, and how much should you worry about a hacker changing voting results? Based on what a group of hackers in Las Vegas, the machines are easily hacked, and voting results are not secure. Every year, there is a conference held in Las Vegas, called DEF CON, where ethical hackers […].

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BT makes firm offer to meet USO broadband commitment

Computer Weekly

BT has made a firm offer to become the designated provider of the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation broadband service

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Register Now For Data Event Of The Year: Strata Data New York 25-28 Sep 2017

CTOvision

The yearly Strata Data conference (formerly known as Hadoop World) will be 25-28 Sep 2017. This is the place to be to network with peers, learn lessons from others in the field, and track the status of the greatest technological solutions in the Big Data field. Topics include: AI, Big data & the Cloud, Data […].

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Sink or Swim? Five Steps to Big Data ROI

Data Center Knowledge

Whether we consider technologies that allow us to maximize computation, or algorithmic accuracy, analysis or even deeper knowledge, the question remains - how can we leverage big data? Read More.

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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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Nearly half of UK SMEs spend less than £1,000 on cyber defences

Computer Weekly

Almost 50% of UK small to medium enterprises plan to spend £1,000 or less on cyber security in the next year and 22% do not know how much they will spend, insurance firm Zurich has revealed

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How has technology affected your life?

IT Toolbox

Like me, you have probably seen technology changing throughout your whole life. I can remember when, as children, we would play on the streets. Today I still see children playing on the streets but their toys are much more advanced than the bats and balls we used to have.

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Cyborgs are among us

IT Toolbox

I can almost guarantee that you know someone who is a cyborg. They may even have some similarity to the famed StarTrek borg (short for cyborg by the way). Mostly however you would not know a person who is a cyborg just by looking at them and cyborg technology is pretty much in it's infancy however, it is getting better all the time.

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Enterprises are upping security demands on SME suppliers

Computer Weekly

More and more enterprise-level organisations are assessing cyber security during supplier contract negotiations, a survey shows

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What’s Behind AT&T’s Big Bet on Edge Computing

Data Center Knowledge

The telco wants to turn its sprawling network into infrastructure for the next generation of applications. Read More.

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Russia VPN ban: What tech pros and business travelers need to know

Tech Republic Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a law prohibiting the use of VPNs, while Apple pulled VPN apps from the Chinese App Store. Here is how business travelers can respond.

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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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ERP Is the Hub for Innovation That Will Allow Your Business to Thrive

IT Toolbox

Modern business requires modern, innovative solutions to compete in a crowded, dynamic marketplace. No matter their industry, size or age, companies need to be agile and maintain the ability to act and react to the many different directions their operations can pull them.

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Data Center Trends Shift Staff Workloads

Data Center Knowledge

Achieving the promise of new technologies requires changing work assignments and updating skill sets. Read More.

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From Analytics to Big Data: What's New for IT Managers?

IT Toolbox

Late adopters may think that Big Data is only another fad or a renaming of the analytics that have existed in companies since Deming’s time, but the structural differences are far too important to ignore.

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Raytheon’s Troubled GPS III Ground Control Network Slips Again

Data Center Knowledge

Air Force extends development by 9 months until April 2022; ground stations needed for new, more advanced GPS satellites Read More.

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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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More things to hack II

IT Toolbox

Previously I rambled on about the arrival of the age of the Internet of Things. It is amazing how much there is and how many more there are going to be. It was due to the rise of the internet things that the currently being phased out IPv4 range of internet addresses was depleted.

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Virgin America praised for cyber breach response

Computer Weekly

Virgin America’s detection and response to a data breach has been praised by security commentators

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They are all around us.

IT Toolbox

We are surrounded by them. We can't see them, they pass right through us yet we also absorb some of them. We can't hear them yet some people say that they can feel them. There have been many stories and studies which both supposedly prove and disprove then prove and disprove again and again that these are both good and bad for our health.

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How the Met Office is handling a deluge of data

Computer Weekly

‘Lazy’ open source tools are helping the UK weather forecasting service open up unprecedented volumes of data to all

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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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More things to hack

IT Toolbox

It is coming and I don't think that there is any way to stop it. It is now what I decided to call the age of the Internet Of Things. It started out innocently enough. Through security related products. As far as I know, first of all there were internet connected security cameras.

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Microsoft Backs Kubernetes with Cloud Native Membership

Data Center Knowledge

Amazon remains a holdout, as public cloud industry falls in line behind Kubernetes. Read More.

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Integrating Account Data in Oracle Sales Cloud: Part Two: Details

IT Toolbox

In our previous discussion of account integration with Oracle Sales Cloud, we provided an overview of what?s possible using the Oracle Sales Cloud REST API. In this article, we will look into the specific methods available for each of the API resources related to Accounts in Oracle Sales Cloud.

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OVH opens first UK datacentre in south London

Computer Weekly

French cloud provider OVH has opened the doors on its first datacentre in the UK, slightly later than planned

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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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How long does it take to build software?

IT Toolbox

How long does it take to write a piece of Enterprise (business) software? I feel like the owl in the Tootsie Pop commercial. I'm not interested in licks, but in months as a unit of measure. A former co-worker once told me that no matter how you slice or dice your approach, it's going to end up taking five years (60 months).

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Work Starts to Combine eFolder, Axcient Into Business Continuity Giant

Data Center Knowledge

Execs start pulling together an entity with 4,000 partner MSPs, 50,000 customers, and 300 employees. Read More.

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Rise of the Terminator!

IT Toolbox

Hasta la vista baby! Sorry but I just had to say it and I bet you read it in Arnie's voice as well. Well, you probably know that Musk (really an unfortunate name I think) and Zuckerberg (again an unfortunate name, perhaps I should change my name to something stupid and become rich as well) are going at each other over the subject of Artificial Intelligence.

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Parliament’s digital chief quits to become Arup CIO

Computer Weekly

Rob Greig is leaving in September for a new role in the private sector

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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.

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Conquering nature.

IT Toolbox

It's hot! Very hot right now where I am. It is currently nine o'clock at night and the temperature in my room is a cool twenty-nine degrees Celsius. That is with the windows open as well. So I did what any normal person would do and started up my portable evaporative air cooler. Now I am currently being caressed by a stream of cool air by a rather noisy fan.

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Samsung launches new cloud tool to help vendors make money on IoT data

Tech Republic Big Data

Samsung's ARTIK Cloud Monetization for the Internet of Things (IoT) is a new service that aims to monetize data shared among IoT devices and create an IoT data economy.

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Heart and soul

IT Toolbox

Like it or not technology is here to stay. We are surrounded by it, we use it to make our living and it is essential for our transportation. I could almost say that our modern life would not be able to survive without technology. Actually, I read a book once which covered just that situation. I believe it was called The Changes.

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British interior minister calls on Silicon Valley tech giants to fight terrorism

Tech Republic Security

Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd is traveling to Silicon Valley, where she is expected to meet with leaders from firms such as YouTube, to discuss tackling extremist content online.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.