Fri.Mar 10, 2017

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DevOps has reached critical mass, CIOs need to get on board

Forrester IT

DevOps is one of the most powerful weapons that CIOs have in their arsenal. DevOps unites the entire enterprise in delivering business transformation with superior customer experience. Companies like Target , Capital One , Walmart , ING , Nordstrom , Netflix and JetBlue are already reaping the benefits. In order to unlock the promise of DevOps, CIOs must lead the call for cultural change.

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Security Innovation Network Gathering Innovators and Enterprise Leaders at 28-29 March 2017 ITSEF

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. Hosted at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA, this event gathers over 300+ leading private equity investors, corporates, venture-back tech companies and emerging growth businesses. The cyber innovation ecosystem is broadening. CISOs and government groups alike recognize the current imperatives to devote resources and partner with cybersecurity companies.

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Navigating those early stages: research in its many forms

Computer Weekly

This is the third in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast

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When WLAN Experts See a Problem, They Rise Up- Getting to Know the WLAN Advisory Board

IT Toolbox

Most people I know that “do” wireless networking professionally are fixers. They naturally assess whatever situation that stands before them, and try to make the best out of budget, constraints, available resources, and whatever situational requirements apply.

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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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Paying ransomware attackers perpetuates attacks, says researcher

Computer Weekly

Continually evolving ransomware is among the threats organisations need to factor into their cyber defences in 2017, but only once they have taken care of the basics, says Kaspersky Lab researcher

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Can Google Lure More Enterprises Inside Its Data Centers?

Data Center Knowledge

The company is doing all the right things to grow its enterprise cloud business, but there’s still a long way to go. Read More.

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Cloudera Said to Tap Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, BofA for IPO

Data Center Knowledge

Cloudera is planning to go public this year and is eyeing a valuation of about $4.1 billion. Read More.

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BT agrees to Ofcom’s terms over Openreach split

Computer Weekly

BT agrees to Ofcom’s requirements for the legal separation of its arm’s length infrastructure division Openreach, which is now to become a distinct business

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SoftBank Sells 25 Percent Stake in ARM to Vision Fund

Data Center Knowledge

Anonymous sources say the Japanese company will receive about $8 billion for the shares. Read More.

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Google's new 'Always Free' tier gives your company a taste test of public cloud

Tech Republic Cloud

Google recently announced a new free tier for its Google Cloud Platform and a 12-month trial. Here are the features, and how to get started.

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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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10 tips for securing microservice architecture

Tech Republic Security

Microservices are subcomponents of applications which can yield greater efficiencies. Learn about their benefits as well as security best practices.

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Executive interview: Gideon Mann, head of data science, Bloomberg

Computer Weekly

We find out how Bloomberg’s Gideon Mann balances the certainty of analytics with the alchemy of machine learning

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10 common causes of downtime and how to avoid them

Tech Republic Data Center

A session conducted at the 2017 Google Cloud Next conference walked through some common issues that can affect an application and how to mitigate them.

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Outsourcing gives Scottish charity’s IT team time to think ahead

Computer Weekly

Carr Gomm outsources IT support to allow internal IT team to think beyond keeping the lights on

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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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Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading: The Foundations of Blockchain

All Things Distributed

More and more we see stories appearing, like this one in HBR by MIT Media Lab's Joi Ito and crew. It praises the power of blockchain as a disruptive technology, on par with how "the internet" changed everything. I am always surprised to see that these far-reaching predictions are made, without diving into the technology itself. This weekend I would like to read about some of the technologies that predate blockchain, as they are its fundamental building blocks.

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HPE plots next move on services

Computer Weekly

HPE’s financial results suggest it has not had a good time in the IT services and outsourcing business. Will it be third time lucky?

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Getting in the Game: An Insider’s Guide to Breaking into the Venture Capital World

The Investing Edge

Venture capital remains an unfamiliar world to many – but it’s not for lack of interest. For those following or involved in the tech space, it’s almost impossible not to wonder what happens in the VC world, since so many emerging companies depend on VC dollars. Despite the air of mystery surrounding it, the VC world is far from an enigma.

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IDG Contributor Network: Tech crime as a service escalates

Network World

Criminals are increasingly offered crime as a service (CaaS) and are using sharing-economy ride-sharing and accommodation services, too, a major law enforcement agency says. Europol, the European Union’s policing office says tech-oriented CaaS is being offered to swathes of the underbelly of Europe. Criminals gain an advantage because they can perform crimes better and more efficiently, and they can work at scales greater than their existing technical proficiency. + Also on Network World: Anony

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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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IT Service Providers Scramble to Protect Customers after CIA Cyberweapons Leak

Data Center Knowledge

Wave of new threats will require close attention, careful monitoring for some time to come Read More.

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Getting in the Game: An Insider’s Guide to Breaking into the Venture Capital World

The Investing Edge

Venture capital remains an unfamiliar world to many – but it’s not for lack of interest. For those following or involved in the tech space, it’s almost impossible not to wonder what happens in the VC world, since so many emerging companies depend on VC dollars. Despite the air of mystery surrounding it, the VC world is far from an enigma.

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Datto Shakes Up Partner Program Tiers

Data Center Knowledge

Does away with ranking based on amount of data customer has in storage Read More.

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On McKinsey's Two Speed IT Architecture. (ii)

IT Toolbox

continuing from. On McKinsey's Two Speed IT Architecture and Digital Business Models.

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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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Cisco issues critical warning around Apache Struts2 vulnerability

Network World

Cisco's security team today called the weakness in Apache Struts “critical” and is evaluating many its products to assess the impact. The company said it will publish a list of vulnerable products here as it learns of them. Earlier this week Apache revealed a vulnerability in the Jakarta multipart parser used in Apache Struts2 that could let an attacker execute commands remotely on the targeted system using what’s known as acrafted Content-Type header value.

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Tips to Buying a Budget Laptop

IT Toolbox

This post gives a few tips to purchasing a budget laptop.

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IBM's position on Security Analytics and Operations (SOAPA)

Network World

Just what is a security operations and analytics platform architecture (SOAPA) anyway? In the past, most enterprises anchored their security analytics and operations with one common tool: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems. Now, SIEM still plays a major role here, but many organizations are supplementing their security operations centers (SOCs) with additional data, analytics tools and operations management systems.

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Blockchain as a Service with SAP

IT Toolbox

SAP engineers are mulling over a new challenge to their software empire: the blockchain.

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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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Video interview: Why your company should invest in cybersecurity infrastructure

Tech Republic Security

No company is safe from cyberattack, but with the right strategy your company can build robust defenses. Cisco's Trust Strategy Officer Anthony Grieco describes the benefits of a holistic strategy.

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IDG Contributor Network: Well-funded doesn't mean well-secured

Network World

Three of my four children are of school-going age. When they arrive home in the afternoon, the youngest usually makes a dash for the games console, the middle one is tired to the point of being miserable, and the eldest announces herself loudly, wanting to share every detail from her day with anyone who will lend an ear. The only thing they all seem to have in common is that they are hungry and want dinner.

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What Rackspace's partnership with Google Cloud means for GCP customers

Tech Republic Cloud

Rackspace manager Patrick Lee explained how the company is partnering with Google, and what they'll be bringing to Google Cloud customers as a managed services provider.

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Danes targeted by malware spread through Dropbox

Network World

Earlier this week, Danish-speaking users were hit by malware spread through Dropbox, but the company responded quickly to shut down the attack. According to a research report by AppRiver , the attack hit Denmark, Germany, and several surrounding Scandinavian countries on Wednesday morning. The attack was unusual in that it narrowly targeted a specific audience, said Troy Gill, security analyst at AppRiver.

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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.