Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
Everyone needs access to education to create a level playing field for entering the technology industry, but the curriculum needs to change, says Salesforce’s Charlotte Finn
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
Microsoft isn't exactly known as a hyper-converged infrastructure vendor, but that may soon change; its latest server OS has hyper-convergence baked in. Read More.
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Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
In 2010, social, cloud, analytics and mobile were tipped as megatrends – now Gartner sees artificial intelligence as the emerging tech trend with the biggest potential
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
The IT department has quickly become one of the most important and influential departments in a company. When the IT department operates smoothly, the entire company benefits from it. On the other hand, if your IT department isn’t functioning as it should, the company will suffer which affects the bottom line.
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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.
Social, Agile and Transformation
AUGUST 15, 2017
Citizen data science or self-service BI programs are catching on with more businesses and enterprises of all sizes. More executives understand the importance of becoming a data-driven organization and are willing to break away from the mostly manual analytics performed in spreadsheets. For those of you that have embarked on this journey, here are some key strategies to consider to ensure.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
It’s important to start right with CRM. Decisions you make in the beginning can come back to haunt you if they are not the right decisions. Decide what you want to emphasize.
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IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
With technology changing so quickly, the value proposition for collaboration becomes a moving target, and that makes it hard to know if you’ve made the right choices as a decision-maker. In my last post, I talked about two strategic responses you can take, and each will have a use case.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
Hurricane Electric world's first to interconnect 4,000 IPv6 networks Read More.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
Making a VoIP service available nationally is the long-term game of many fast-growing telecommunications firms around the country. Frontier Communications has just achieved that goal, announcing last week that its VoIP service was now available in all 50 states. Called Frontier AnyWare, it is a virtual communications platform that relies on the cloud.
Network World
AUGUST 15, 2017
In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, location. In the network and server administration world, the mantra is visibility, visibility, visibility. If you don't know what your network and servers are doing at every second of the day, you're flying blind. Sooner or later, you're going to meet with disaster. Fortunately, many good tools, both commercial and open source, are available to shine much-needed light into your environment.
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.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
The concept of a sales lead seems simple on the surface: someone you’re pursuing as a potential customer. However practice leads, and how to handle them, can be tortuously complex. It’s hard to get an agreement among marketers and sales people as to what exactly a “lead” is, much less how to pursue them.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
Leaked exploits became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in the second quarter of 2017, say security researchers
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
The availability of APIs makes it possible for startup entrepreneurs to build really sophisticated pieces of technology with bootstrapped resources. It also allows them throw all their resources into building tools that are core to their system and not on building peripheral systems.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
US-Norwegian company Kolos secures land for what it says will be world’s largest data center Read More.
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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.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
As SaaS applications become a more important part of the CRM scene, the threat of vendors going out of business becomes more acute. This isn’t a theoretical proposition. The SaaS CRM market is overcrowded and ripe for consolidation, not to mention outright failure of vendors.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
Companies shouldn’t be deterred from leveraging the cloud, but they need to consider the risks as part of their business planning. Read More.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
I'm a bit of a wallplate access point advocate. My appreciation for them comes from my underlying recognition of the value of good-quality installed UTP premise wiring that often goes unused for years at a time in our wireless world. When you can deliver WLAN, LAN, and PoE pass-through in new locations without adding new wire, it can be pretty compelling.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
CycleCloud software suite provides cloud orchestration, provisioning, and data management for big compute. Read More.
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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.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
Take a leading national merchant payment processors, team it together with an established network gateway solution that serves many of the world’s leading financial institutions and blue chip companies and the result? A partnership that has considerable implications of the expansion of CRM possibilities in a wide range of sectors.
Network World
AUGUST 15, 2017
For decades, enterprises have relied on the public internet for business-critical SaaS applications and data traffic. The reason why is pretty simple: it’s cost-efficient, it’s easy to use and it’s already there. Compare that to the logistical, financial and implementation challenges of installing an alternative private network, and it’s clear why enterprises have been pretty content with the internet for their entire digital lives.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
Customer relationship management systems have come a long way. What once was primarily a glorified address book for sales teams has expanded, now encompassing marketing, customer service, high-level business intelligence and a bevvy of other functions.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
US streaming firm Hulu is opting out of investing in its own datacentres by moving more of its workloads to the AWS public cloud
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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.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
Learn here why a new era of responsive and dynamic IT infrastructure is demanded, and how one high-performance digital manufacturing leader aims to get there sooner rather than later.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
After a successful appeal against conditions laid down by Ofcom, Openreach has withdrawn plans to launch a wholesale dark fibre product
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
I've been churning about the events in Charlottesville VA all weekend long. It seems that I can't get away from the images and stories. Online is flooded with them, the news media are giving it tremendous coverage. It's everywhere. And it's ugly. It's something I don't want to think about.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 15, 2017
Inks deal with Australian operator Canberra Data Centres Read More.
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“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.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
More than a year after it paid a whopping $795 million settlement to resolve bribery allegations, telecommunications firm Veon Ltd. has decided to adopt a unified enterprise resource planning system in a bid to improve transparency. Finance chief Andrew Davies said Veon, which renamed itself from VimpelCom Ltd.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 15, 2017
You've probably heard that password managers are the way to keep track of those long, complex passwords you should be using. Here's a quick explanation of how they work, and how to use them.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 15, 2017
Organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 15, 2017
A botched wireless update for certain LockState locks has left them unable to be locked or unlocked without the physical backup key and highlighting the dangers associated with IoT.
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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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