Fri.Aug 25, 2017

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Security professionals name top causes of breaches

Computer Weekly

Security professionals have named the top reasons for successful cyber attacks, which are affecting more than half of organisations

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5 reasons you should buy a pair of high-quality headphones

IT Toolbox

Headphones can be rather tricky to purchase. Even with hours of research and going through hundreds of reviews and different recommendations, you can still end up buying a pair that simply don?t meet your personal expectations, especially when looking for a cheap pair.

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How AI can aid, not replace, humans in recruitment

Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence is gaining prominence in a number of industries and brings advantages and disadvantages in the field of recruitment

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Harvey: Hurricane Preparation Tips for Data Center Managers

Data Center Knowledge

Here are some essential steps data center crews should take before, during, and after an extreme-weather event 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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Business confidence in managing digital threats low, survey shows

Computer Weekly

Business digital transformation and cyber threats have outpaced enterprise security capacity, a survey has revealed

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The Technological Era and the New Breed of Scammers

IT Toolbox

In this article, we will take a glance at some of the biggest cyber scams out there and how you can protect yourself from being tricked by these rascals.

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The 12 IT practices CIO says you should not use: Stories, Charge-backs (ii)

IT Toolbox

In 12 'best practices' IT should avoid at all costs , Bob Lewis, CIO columnist, says that "industry best practices are sure to sink your chances of IT success". "What makes IT organizations fail?

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US arrests Chinese national for using malware linked to OPM hack

Computer Weekly

US authorities have arrested a Chinese national for allegedly using malware linked to a breach of millions of records at the US federal personnel agency

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This Mirai malware vaccine could protect insecure IoT devices

Network World

The hazard of unsophisticated and poorly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices came to the front last year with the Mirai DDoS attack that involved nearly a million bots. Many of these devices remain a threat. Researchers have posed an original solution to the problem: Use the vulnerability of these devices to inject a white worm that secures the devices.

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Autonomous lorry platoons to take to UK roads in 2018

Computer Weekly

The government is to fund tests of wireless platooning technology on the UK’s roads as truly autonomous vehicles take another step towards reality

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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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Multi-Cloud Is a Reality, Not a Strategy – Part 1

Data Center Knowledge

Those who are perceptive have realized that multi-cloud pretense is merely a catch-all moniker, rather than an IT pattern to model. Read More.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan appoints first chief digital officer

Computer Weekly

Camden Council’s Theo Blackwell will lead the digital transformation of the capital city

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A Liquid Cooling Renaissance Coming to the Data Center?

Data Center Knowledge

As next-generation applications are driving up power density, interest in liquid cooling is once again on the rise. Read More.

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Nasdaq offers stock market information through Equinix Slough datacentre

Computer Weekly

Deal sees UK businesses offered access to US equity data from Equinix’s LD4 Slough datacentre

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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 Realty to Build Mega-Data Center in RagingWire’s Texas Backyard

Data Center Knowledge

Giant plans 150MW campus in Garland Read More.

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Understanding Big Data Architecture - Part 3

IT Toolbox

Part 3: Data in Motion

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Cloud adoption on the rise for marketing and sales companies as AWS and Azure dominate

Dataconomy

A recent Cowen survey reveals that businesses are showing increased adoption of cloud computing. Leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure also continue to control majority of the public cloud market. Organizations are also looking to benefit from increased cloud adoption. Design software giant Adobe’s Q2 earnings report showed 27 percent growth.

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Disciplined Innovation

Future of CIO

Innovation becomes simply ”creating value by solving simple or complex problems. Innovation is an exploration, production, adoption, assimilation, and exploitation of value-added novelty in business, economic and social spheres. Digital organizations reach the tipping point of the next level of innovation flow. Today, innovation can happen anywhere, anytime; it expands both horizontally and vertically.

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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.