Thu.Apr 27, 2017

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Security Challenges Drive Growth For IAM Solutions

Forrester IT

The world is changing fast, and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and telecommuting are increasingly becoming the norm, not the exception. This increasingly mobile and flexible workforce creates new security challenges as more and different types of devices are being used in multiple locations. Security and risk professionals must ensure that only the right people get access to the right information at the right time and for the right reasons.

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Pushing Computers to the Edge: Next Generation Security and Privacy Controls for Systems and IoT Devices

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. In the video below, Professor Gene Spafford , Executive Director Emeritus of CERIAS at Perdue , introduces one of the nation's great digital risk and cybersecurity thinkers, Dr. Ron Ross of NIST , who then provides very important context on what the next generation of cybersecurity and privacy controls need to cover. Ron provides an outstanding overview on the challenges facing us in the emerging world of interconnected systems that we are all seeing unfold before our eyes.

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Forge ahead with GDPR, says ICO

Computer Weekly

UK organisations cannot afford to lose the public’s trust in their ability to safeguard personal data and should be working to ensure they have that capability, says the Information Commissioner’s Office

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Pushing Computers to the Edge: Next Generation Security and Privacy Controls for Systems and IoT Devices

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. In the video below, Professor Gene Spafford , Executive Director Emeritus of CERIAS at Perdue , introduces one of the nation's great digital risk and cybersecurity thinkers, Dr. Ron Ross of NIST , who then provides very important context on what the next generation of cybersecurity and privacy controls need to cover. Ron provides an outstanding overview on the challenges facing us in the emerging world of interconnected systems that we are all seeing unfold before our eyes.

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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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Backup testing: What to test, when to test, how often to test

Computer Weekly

We run the rule over what’s involved in backup testing in virtual and physical server environments, how often you should test and the key pitfalls to avoid

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UiPath Raises $30 Million as Battle for Enterprise AI Heats Up

Data Center Knowledge

Company uses computer vision to automate repetitive business processes involving software Read More.

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250 Verizon Data Center Employees to Join Equinix

Data Center Knowledge

Most people transitioning are operations staff at Verizon facilities changing hands Read More.

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Bring the cup home: mobile holds key to UK’s America’s Cup challenge

Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly visited the Land Rover BAR sailing team in Portsmouth to find out how mobile innovation may help bring the America’s Cup back to the UK for the first time since 1851

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Rackspace Launches Professional Services for AWS

Data Center Knowledge

As Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to dominate the public cloud market, Rackspace is growing its managed services offerings around AWS to meet growing demand from customers of all sizes who need help managing these cloud workloads. Rackspace launched on Thursday its new portfolio of.

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Why businesses have the wrong cybersecurity mindset, and how they can fix it

Tech Republic Security

The Evolution of Security Skills, a new report from CompTIA, is calling on IT security professionals to form a more proactive strategy and examine emerging threats.

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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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DCIM Valuable for Colocation Providers and Tenants

Data Center Knowledge

The more colocation providers can set themselves apart from competitors by offering value-added services, the more likely a tenant will become a long-term, loyal customer. Read More.

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Report: Cyberespionage now most popular form of cybercrime in many industries

Tech Republic Security

According to Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, espionage-related attacks are growing in popularity, with malware and phishing still go-to tools for hackers as well.

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What do you expect from a webinar?

IT Toolbox

Today I got to deliver a webinar for our marketing organization. Webinars are kind of funny things these days, I think. They are an odd blend of marketing and showmanship mixed with some sort of meaningful technical content. At a tacit level, I think most people understand these days that webinars are a give-and-get proposition.

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Case study: Specsavers furthers digital transformation with single customer view

Computer Weekly

UK retailer Specsavers has been in the process of digital transformation for several years, and has now partnered with Fujitsu to eliminate disparate systems and create a single customer view

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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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6 Reasons for, 3 Reasons Against Amazon Chime

IT Toolbox

Amazon Chime entered the online meeting and video conferencing world with a moderate amount of fanfare. It’s an obvious competitor to Microsoft Skype and Citrix GoToMeeting, both applications with their own fans and detractors.

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Why enterprises need cloud brokers to achieve success in the 'second decade of the cloud era'

Tech Republic Cloud

Most enterprises understand the importance of the cloud in managing data, yet many still struggle to form a cloud-based strategy. Here's why the cloud service broker is essential to businesses' cloud deployment.

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How an E-Commerce Site Can Complement Your Brick-and-Mortar Operation

IT Toolbox

Think about product launches a decade ago versus today. Ten years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see customers camped out near the entrance of their local mall or big box store so they could be among the first to get their hands on the fresh merchandise.

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U.S. military wants white-hat hackers to target its cyber security systems

Network World

The U.S. military, which continues its interest in bug bounty programs as a way to improve cybersecurity, is launching a new contest next month. Called “Hack the Air Force,” the new program will put certain of the branch’s Web sites up as targets for a set of international hackers who have been vetted by HackerOne , which is running the program.

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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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Building an Awesome Cli App in Go – Craft

SPF13

A workshop written and delivered by Steve Francia and Ashley McNamara at CRAFT 2017 outlining the techniques, principles, and libraries you need to create user-friendly command-line interfaces and command suites before walking you through building your own app. Along the way, you’ll cover everything from how to design and build commands to working with and parsing flags, config files and remote config systems, and how to work with environment variables and 12-factor apps.

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How CX Impacts the Entire Business

IT Toolbox

Digital transformation is very much about adapting to changing technology, but it’s also about how you think about your business, and how that drives strategy. As already shown in this series, the importance of CX is understood, but businesses aren’t that far along yet in planning for digital transformation, as well as having an omnichannel strategy to improve CX.

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IBM: Financial services industry bombarded by malware, security threats

Network World

The financial services industry is the target of a whopping 65% more targeted cyber-attacks than the average business, according to security watchers at IBM’s X Force. The number of financial services records breached skyrocketed 937% in 2016 to more than 200 million. Financial institutions were forced to defend against a 29 percent increase in the number of attacks from 2015, IBM stated.

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Why go to the office?

IT Toolbox

It seems that the holy grail of our working lives is to be able to work from home. Provided, that is, that you work in a field which is applicable to working from home. Nowadays that seems to apply to more and more fields of work than ever before. Thanks to the wonderful counting machines we call computers. All those offices which are little more than cubicle farms.

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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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Easy ways to make your Android device more secure

Tech Republic Security

Android security doesn't have to be a challenge. Here are a few simple and quick ways to make ensure your device is secure.

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Extending The Office: MS Office And G Suite

IT Toolbox

Google and Microsoft are head to head in the fight to take over the enterprise mind-share�for business apps. While Google has started offering G Suite in the recent years, Microsoft has been in the field for a long time with�Microsoft Office.

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Acquisition to Shift Contracting 365 Data Centers into Expansion Gear

Data Center Knowledge

Provider has opportunities in edge data centers, more services Read More.

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No more TV for me

IT Toolbox

I do not watch television. I haven't watched it for years. By television I am talking (writing?) about the traditional model of television watching. The sitting in the living room in front of a screen, which used to be surrounded by a huge box holding high voltage electrical components, and changing channels when ever an advertisement comes on.

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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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Case Study: How Swedish retailer Stayhard boosted sales online

Computer Weekly

Swedish retailer adopts cloud-based software to turn customer browsing into sales

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Utilizing Technology in Business: 3 Things to Keep in Mind

IT Toolbox

We are going to take a look at a couple of things that every employee should take into consideration when implementing a tech solution, be it a software or hardware option.

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How to commit changes to a Docker image

Tech Republic Cloud

If you'd like to use Docker images as a template for efficient container deployment, Jack Wallen shows you how to commit changes to a running container to create a new Docker image.

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Security Think Tank: How one organisation’s incident can become everyone’s defence

Computer Weekly

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

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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.