Wed.Nov 01, 2017

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UK Data Protection Bill vs EU General Data Protection Regulation

Computer Weekly

The UK Data Protection Bill is due to come into force this year, ahead of the EU General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018 - we look at the differences between the two

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When Should A CIO Tell The World That They Have Been Hacked?

The Accidental Successful CIO

How important is it that others know that the bad guys got in? Image Credit: Carl Jones. As CIOs we spend a great deal of our time attempting to secure the company’s networks from the bad guys because we understand the importance of information technology. This activity takes on a whole host of different forms: firewalls, end user training, security sweeps, etc.

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Middle East blockchain forum moves to accelerate adoption of the distributed ledger technology

Computer Weekly

Blockchain technology is becoming more widely used by financial services companies in the Middle East, and is finding its way into other sectors in the region

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Data Infrastructure Server Storage I/O Network Software Defined Cloud and Virtual Recommended Reading List

IT Toolbox

The following is an evolving recommended reading list of data infrastructure topics including, server, storage I/O, networking, cloud, virtual, container, data protection (backup, security, HA, BC, DR). The evolving list includes books, blogs, podcast?s, events and industry links among other resources and related data infrastructure topics, tools, techniques as well as trends.

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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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Irish High Court denies latest appeal bid by Apple datacentre objectors

Computer Weekly

Judge rules that latest attempt to block Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry does not meet the required legal threshold

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PCIe Server Storage I/O Network Fundamentals for Legacy and Software-Defined Data Infrastructures

IT Toolbox

PCIe is a fundamental resource for building legacy and software-defined data infrastructures (SDDI), software-defined infrastructures (SDI), data centers and other deployments from laptop to large scale, hyper-scale cloud service providers.

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October 2017 Server StorageIO Data Infrastructure Newsletter Industry Trends

IT Toolbox

October was been a busy month pertaining data infrastructure including server storage I/O related trends, activities, news, perspectives and related topics, so let?s have a look at them.

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Security Think Tank: Secure your web applications without prejudice

Computer Weekly

What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed?

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The Right Domain Name Can Supercharge Your Business

IT Toolbox

Choosing a name can be one of the most consequential decisions for any business owner. It's the first piece of information that potential customers will find out about a company. When all competition was local, it was easy to find a memorable name. These days, the internet has changed that.

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5 big challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2018

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: As business technology goes through a fundamental shift, the role of the CIO is changing. In the coming years, CIOs will face new challenges and take on new roles. The most successful CIOs are those that recognize and adapt to these changes. In this article, we explore 5 such challenges that CIOs must face in the near future. photo credit: OpenClipartVectors via pixabay cc Driven largely by digitization, new technologies, and rapidly increasing data volumes, modern CIOs face a growing s

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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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CloudPassage Accelerating Secure Container Orchestration

IT Toolbox

Devops continues to accelerate Docker container orchestration in the cloud and beyond. But one of the key areas that we need to continue to focus on is Security.

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Building a Governed Data Lake in the Cloud

Dataconomy

By Dale T. Anderson, Talend Regional Manager, Customer Success Architect & Kent Graziano, Snowflake Senior Technical Evangelist So you want to build a Data Lake? Ok, sure let’s talk about that. Perhaps you think a Data Lake will eliminate the need for a Data Warehouse and all your business users will merely. The post Building a Governed Data Lake in the Cloud appeared first on Dataconomy.

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5 Ways Hybrid Apps Will Impact Your Business

IT Toolbox

Recently, IT specialists and business professionals have met a new challenge of mobile technology, the hybrid app.

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CIOs as Digital Master: How to Manage the Zigzag Digital Transformation Skillfully

Future of CIO

Organizations’ digitalization is surely a transformation journey, as it has to permeate into business vision, strategy, culture, process, and communication, etc. The digital boundary is not the straight line, and the journey for change will not be flat. Thus, the digital leaders need to understand their environment and playing field profoundly to develop a plan to harness the identified opportunities and manage a zigzag digital transformation skillfully.

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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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5 Trusted Acer Laptops You Can Buy Online

IT Toolbox

This post looks at 5 solid Acer laptops.

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The “C” Practices in Digital Boardroom

Future of CIO

Digital transformation represents a break with the past, having a high level of impact and complexity. It takes visionary leadership to drive changes and steer the corporate ship in the right direction. The importance of the corporate board’s responsibility for overseeing strategy, monitoring performance and setting business tone has become much clear at today’s business dynamic with velocity and uncertainty.

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Pruning Bushy Recursion

IT Toolbox

A chain saw may be appropriate.

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The Monthly “Unpuzzling Innovation” Book Tuning: The Key Traits in Innovators Nov. 2017

Future of CIO

Digital is the age of innovation. And innovation is what leads to differentiation. There are many ways to differentiate and, therefore, there are many ways to pursue innovation. Talking of innovation is not new nowadays, everybody, every organization now is talking about innovation. It's been at or near the top of the business or economics agenda for a long time.

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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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A Tale of 3 Cloud Strategies - Part III

Fountainhead

How the major vendors are vying for hybrid cloud dominance Over the past few years it’s been an exciting show to see the Big 3 cloud providers jockey for strategic dominance, each with a different approach. As an IT professional, it’s useful to understand each of these in context as you try to determine which horse(s) to ride and what bets to make. To recap how I’ve been tracking some of the evolution: In Part I (back in 2013) we observed AWS experimenting with expansion by reaching down into th

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