Wed.Jul 05, 2017

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Transforming the PMO into an SVMO to Drive Software Value

CTOvision

The role of the Project Management Office (PMO) has been to define and maintain standards for projects – an important business function for most organizations. In the software development world, the PMO has made significant headway over the years in standardizing processes to ensure projects are executed successfully. While the PMO has been vital in […].

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Machine Learning Tools are Coming to the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

New breed of tools use machine learning techniques to add human knowledge to sensor data Read More.

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GreenTec: Persistent Data Protection With Storage Level Security

CTOvision

With this post we are initiating coverage of Virginia based GreenTec-USA. GreenTec-USA is a pioneer in data center modularization and optimization for servers, storage, video and secure document storage. The premise behind their cyber security solutions is one that leaders in the cyber business know well – breaches are not a question of if, but when. […].

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Storage the favourite use case for public cloud customers

Computer Weekly

Despite lingering trust issues, storage and backup are key use cases in the public cloud, says Barracuda survey.

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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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CTOvision Assessment On The Megatrend of Cybersecurity

CTOvision

There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Mobility, Big Data, Robotics, Internet of Things, CyberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the trend of enhanced Cybersecurity. We can make a prediction with absolute certainty: In the future, cybersecurity will be […].

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Eliminate Drag to go Faster!

IT Toolbox

If you need to improve the velocity of a process or project, and you can't supply any more energy to make it go faster, the answer comes down to reducing the drag. "What is drag?" you might ask. I'm glad you did. Drag is any step or activity which takes time or energy without positively contributing to the final output.

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Oracle’s Hurd Bullish on Cloud Business, Says Enterprise Market Largely Untapped

Data Center Knowledge

Softens tone on data center spend but reiterates that innovation can cut cloud capex dramatically Read More.

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Online retailer Ocado sees increased order volumes as digital shopping grows

Computer Weekly

As online retail becomes more popular, Ocado has seen a rise in orders, but its profits for the first half of 2017 have dropped after heavy tech investment

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Business Process Architecture, is it an architecture though?

IT Toolbox

The idea of Business Process Architecture (BPA) was mentioned quite a few times in the year past. Often though, in the subsequent paragraphs, it was shortened to Business Architecture. The concept, typically, comes from the process Business Process Management (BPM) community. Questions. What is BPA?

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How the iPhone shows the value of innovation in a capitalist economy

Computer Weekly

Ten years of watching the iPhone transform markets around the world demonstrates the economic value of technology innovation

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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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How to End On-Call IT Burnout and Post-Traumatic Alert Fatigue

Data Center Knowledge

For the battle weary on-call staff who are regularly dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, having to constantly deal with flaky infrastructure and poorly designed applications carries a heavy personal toll. Read More.

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Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator

Computer Weekly

Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future

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Five more ways to minimize fileless malware infections

Tech Republic Security

Beyond disabling macros, restricting unnecessary scripting languages, and being diligent about patch management, there are many other ways to protect your systems against fileless malware.

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Equinix expands its European datacentre footprint with AM4 opening in Amsterdam

Computer Weekly

Colocation giant is building out its datacentre capacity in Amsterdam by opening another facility, geared towards helping enterprises embrace the multi-cloud consumption model

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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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5 Smart Home Devices Making Waves in 2017

IT Toolbox

Smart home automation is the future, and the future is here. In 2016 alone, more than 80 million smart home devices were installed in homes all over the world. That was a 64 percent increase from the number of devices being used in the residential sector in 2015. In 2017, the number of interconnected devices is supposed to increase dramatically.

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Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management

Computer Weekly

Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership

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How to Drive More Internet Traffic and Make It Count?

IT Toolbox

As a general rule of thumb, the greater the traffic, the bigger potential customer pool is. However, the equation is seldom that simple. You have to attract organic traffic on the booming freeways of the internet, the search engines, but also make the most of it.

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Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation

Computer Weekly

An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services

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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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Despite hype, ransomware accounted for only 1% of malicious programs in 2016, according to report

Tech Republic Security

A new report from AV-Test showed that ransomware attacks on Windows in 2016 were low. Still, attacks like WannaCry and NotPetya caused a significant amount of damage.

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Government legislates for full-fibre broadband tax holiday

Computer Weekly

The government has introduced promised legislation to incentivise full-fibre broadband network builders to invest over the next five years

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Why arguments for private cloud cost competitiveness are 'almost always false'

Tech Republic Cloud

Bernard Golden summarily dismantles the notion that enterprises can run clouds more efficiently than the public cloud leaders. Here's why.

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Experian upgrade causes glitches in service

Computer Weekly

Credit scoring company recently upgraded its systems and introduced a new mobile app that caused temporary issues for some customers

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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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SQL: Table Differences -- Inserts, Updates or Deletes?

IT Toolbox

Can I improve Tom Kyte's faster alternative to MINUS?

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Top 10 Tips to Stay Safe Online

Galido

Internet security has become a hot topic of debate today, and this really comes as little surprise given the large amounts of devastating malware attacks users are experiencing all around the globe. Don’t allow a hacker to infiltrate your business’s personal information. Use these tips for best results and keep the hackers at bay and you and your customer’s info safe.

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How to create a Linode cloud instance of Linux

Tech Republic Data Center

Deploying a cloud-based Linux image doesn't have to be challenging. Here's are step-by-step instructions on how to do it.

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Why enterprises are finally paying up for big data security

Tech Republic Big Data

Companies like Cloudera and Hortonworks are cashing in as enterprises finally get serious about securing big data.

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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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Common Infrastructural Problems IT Influencers Face

IT Toolbox

IT infrastructure is a vital part of the organization

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How to install the necessary components for a Kubernetes cluster on Ubuntu Linux

Tech Republic Data Center

To get your Kubernetes cluster up and running, you'll need kubectl, minikube, and kubeadm. Here's how to install them.

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Leveraging your GPS data using Geospatial Analytics

Dataconomy

The advent of a sharing economy has brought a sea of change to the way we commute in the city. The Lyfts of the world have made taxi riding convenient, affordable and safe. These rides have emerged as a strong alternative to public transport, clocking millions of rides per month. The post Leveraging your GPS data using Geospatial Analytics appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Video: Using edge computing and hybrid cloud as part of a digital transformation

Tech Republic Big Data

Lief Morin, president of Key Information Systems, talks about edge computing and its role in digital transformation. It can extend and support networks securely and meet regulation requirements.

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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.