Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Akamai’s State of the Internet/Security Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 finds that distributed denial of service attacks larger than 100Gbps are rapidly increasing as more IoT devices are compromised
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Bob Gourley. There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the helpful mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing , A rtificial Intelligence , M obility , B ig Data , R obotics , I nternet of Things , C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the Internet of Things. Today's Internet connects people, governments, academia and business.
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Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Cloud Foundry’s executive director, Abby Kearns, sets out the organisation’s plans to ensure that market awareness of the platform keeps pace with its rapid enterprise adoption
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Dean Wiech. There’s no holding back the obvious truths in the land of IT. Helpdesks are inundated and overwhelmed; we are overworked and our teams are scrambling for some lucidity. The problem is simple, most of us know -- mundane, repeated and wearisome tasks that can, or probably should, be automated. Much stress and time could be saved for our IT team’s employees by taking away some of these entanglements, but many organizations overlook doing so in the name of convenience (inconvenience for
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
There’s no point in investing in a backup and disaster recovery solution that only offers slow and partial recovery – in today’s competitive world, users and customers will hold delays and lost functionality against you. Read More.
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Nathaniel Crocker. The KISS principle is the essence of good communication – Keep It Simple, Stupid! This admonishment always refers to the presenter. Encapsulate the essence of your idea into a clear and simple message. Simple is all about intent. Don’t sacrifice your core message, just lose the extraneous details. Why is simple so important? Tom Kolditz of West Point explains: “No plan survives contact with the enemy.
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Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
AWS is now a member of the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, which means EC2 and the like need to follow certain rules
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
With the development of higher-speed (14,400 b/s and higher), reasonably priced telephone modems, the situation was changing. Because analog telephone service is electronically noisy, however, the extensive error-correction techniques necessary for high-speed dial access service resulted in unpredictable service, which may limit throughput.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
CCS confirms commission charges on G-Cloud sales are to rise from 0.5 to 0.
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
One company says it will use scores in determining cyberinsurance premiums Read More.
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.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
The NCSC is at the forefront of the UK’s defence against cyber threats to critical national infrastructure and the digital economy
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
According to Forrester , “scanning paper, creating a digital image, pulling a few fields to index or initiate a workflow” were yesterday’s goals for data capture.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
In today’s IT world big data applications are common. We have evolved some standard responses to the needs for these applications. One common reaction is that big data requires a “scaling up”: more CPUs, more memory, more resources. Another theme is the availability of special-purpose hardware and software for storing and analyzing big data.
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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.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Software engineering salaries in the capital bucked the trend of rising technology pay in general in 2016, according to research
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Understanding what Magic xpi can do to automate Eventbrite requires a review of the EventBrite endpoints and response types. Magic xpi becomes the manipulator of Eventbrite activity within your business processes and enables a fully integrated event management experience for your organization based on the powerful capabilities of the Eventbrite platform.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Cloud computing is maturing in the enterprise space, but the contracts that underpin cloud services have not evolved at the same pace
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Researchers at Georgia Tech have created a new form of ransomware specifically to target industrial systems, that disrupted a simulated water treatment plant.
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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.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Bank put up for sale just days after it completed a multimillion-pound migration of its legacy banking platform into an IBM datacentre
Mick's IT Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
We have started switching users over from desktops to laptops. In doing so, we realized that a good number of the laptops have not been rebooted in quite a while. The problem comes from sleep and hibernation mode. The LastBootUpTime property of Win32_OperatingSystem is not an accurate date/time. It considers a bootup if a system comes out of a sleep state, cold boot, or reboot.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Microsoft calls for a global convention on cyber security and an independent organisation to keep nation state attackers in check
Network World
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
RSA Conference underway Image by Web Summit RSA, the world’s largest security conference, is underway this week in San Francisco with attendees from around the world gathering to hear the latest strategies for fighting cyberattacks. They’ll also be able to view the latest hardware and software to protect their most valuable corporate assets. Here is a brief description of some new security products being announced at the conference.
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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.
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Data manipulation a real threat and the next corporate attack vector could be found in the home, warns Intel Security head Chris Young
Tech Republic Cloud
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially launched Chime, a unified communications tool that offers video and audio conferencing tools across multiple platforms.
Tech Republic Data Center
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Network ASIC provides incredible throughput performance at the cost of flexibility. Barefoot Networks' Tofino chip could help provide x86-like flexibility with ASIC performance.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
On Tuesday, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre officially launched, with plans to use the government as 'a guinea pig' for national security measures.
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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
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
continuing from. Operations as a Service and the Cloud Enterprise. Preparing the up and coming virtual cloud Enterprise. Virtualization 
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Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
As present and future of warfare takes place on computer terminals, civilians need better protection Read More.
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
In German speaking countries a mere 2 percent of respondents are already using S/4HANA. Switzerland and Austria lead the charge.
Tech Republic Data Center
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
If you need to allow remote connections to your MySQL server, see how you can easily accomplish that task.
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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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