Mon.Feb 11, 2019

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Redefine “Digital Transformation” In The Era Of Technology-Driven Innovation

Forrester IT

What does the term “Digital Transformation” mean to you? Is it about digital customer experiences? Digital operations? Transforming business models? Leveraging software ecosystems? Is it a floor wax? A dessert topping? “Digital Transformation” as a term loses meaning when it involves everything under the sun. Over the past few years, we’ve seen companies label anything and everything as “Digital Transformation”.

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Top 10 Ways Internet of Things and Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains

CTOvision

Read Louis Columbus list the top 10 ways in which combining Internet of Things and Blockchain technology could strengthen enterprise supply chain on Business2Community : Combining blockchain’s distributed ledger framework with the Internet of Things’ (IoT) proven real-time monitoring and tracking capability is redefining supply chains. Blockchain shows potential for increasing the speed, scale, and […].

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Customer Experience: France Is Lagging Behind

Forrester IT

After New York City, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, and London, Forrester hosted its first event dedicated to customer experience in Paris, France. It was a great pleasure for me to host about 150 leaders in a unique venue, the Parc des Princes (PSG’s football stadium!!), for a networking event to discuss CX trends and best […].

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What the New U.S. Intelligence Strategy Says About Cyber Threats

CTOvision

The United States intelligence strategy for 2019 has been released, covering seven specific themes. Here’s how the United States Intelligence Community will deal with cyber threats: “Despite growing awareness of cyber threats and improving cyber defenses, nearly all information, communication networks, and systems will be at risk for years to come.

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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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Join the new Innovation Tech Show to accelerate your innovation efforts

Forrester IT

Come to YouTube or to your favorite podcast app to listen to my new Innovation Tech Show. On this program we will provide you with details on how the leading market innovations are leveraging technology chains, including cloud services and emerging techs, to craft net-new values for your clients.

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5G Readiness Lags — Here’s What to Do Now

CTOvision

Read why David E. Nowoswiat says that we still a far way away from 5G readiness and what we need to do on Enterprise Tech : The coming of 5G was one of the main themes at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Computerworld went so far as to say CES 2019 was “all about 5G,” […].

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How Facebook Has Changed Computing

CTOvision

Over the past 15 years, Facebook has changed the way we keep in touch with friends, how we feud with family members, how we think about privacy, and how we consume Russian propaganda—not always for the better. But Facebook also changed computing. From Netflix to Uber to Walmart’s website, many of the apps and services […].

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Red Hat announces container flaw CVE-2019-5736

Network World

Red Hat announced a vulnerability this morning – one that can be exploited if a user runs malicious or modified containers. The flaw in runC (a lightweight portable container runtime) and Docker that this vulnerability exposes allows an attacker to escape a container and access the underlying file system. That might sound bad, but there's more. The good news is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited if SELinux is enabled and that this is the default on Red Hat systems.

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Why The Next Evolution Of Global Health Care Will Be Blockchain-Based

CTOvision

Read why Chrissa McFarlane says that the blockchain’s distributed ledger technology can improve security, efficiency, and the coordination of health care systems as an answer to aging legacy infrastructures on Forbes : Health care systems are cornerstones of all modern societies since they provide vital services. As they grow, however, many become less efficient and secure, […].

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The Problem with AI Facial Recognition

Information Week

AI facial recognition algorithms are far from perfect. Here's what you should know if your enterprise is considering deploying this technology.

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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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IBM Blockchain Platform now live in Melbourne

CTOvision

IBM has made its blockchain platform available out of the IBM data center in Melbourne, allowing customers to run their applications on the company’s cloud and abide by data sovereignty requirements. The platform will also be available via the data center in Sydney by the end of March, with the head of the blockchain and consulting […].

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Technology Professionals and the Path of Least Resistance

Information Week

Take a fresh look at how your organization sources IT equipment, software, and services. Consider partnering with other IT organizations to gain efficiencies in your buying process.

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Cloud Technology: Beyond Data Storage

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Cloud Technology: Beyond Data Storage - Information Technology Blog. Cloud in people’s view is picturized as never-ending white colour in the sky. The fact that clouds are never-ending is the core concept behind Cloud Technology. To provide services that are scalable to any extent and to any number of users makes it the most used technology in today’s world.

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Red Hat announces container flaw CVE-2019-5736

Network World

Red Hat announced a vulnerability this morning – one that can be exploited if a user runs malicious or modified containers. The flaw in runC (a lightweight portable container runtime) and Docker that this vulnerability exposes allows an attacker to escape a container and access the underlying file system. That might sound bad, but there's more. The good news is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited if SELinux is enabled and that this is the default on Red Hat systems.

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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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FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Automated testing

Flexagon

This blog is the fourth in the FlexDeploy Loves OIC blog series, stay tuned for subsequent entries in the series. FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Series Overview FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Manage integrations with connections FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Manage connection property replacement FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Continuous Integration FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Automated testing FlexDeploy Loves OIC: Continuous Delivery with.

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Security Awareness Training | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

Welcome back to the blog series dedicated to helping you secure your infrastructure in 2019. You’re here, that means you’re interested in what you can do to better secure your environment and that’s awesome! Let’s start off with the topic that I believe provides the best Return On Investment (ROI)—security awareness training. Get the most bang for your buck.

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So much learning in one day

ComputerWorld IT Management

It’s holiday season and the end of the year at pilot fish’s company, and the really important clients get annual statements on high-grade, embossed stationery that reflects the exclusivity of the service provided by the firm. A new employee gets the assignment to print the statements, but the first two runs don’t go well: The first batch is upside down, and the second is printed on the back.

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Introducing Cloud Playground: Even More Hands-On Training Features

Linux Academy

I’m happy to announce that Cloud Playground is now available on Linux Academy! Seven years ago we launched our first Cloud Servers interface providing the ability for Linux Academy students to spin up virtual machines on demand as part of their membership. Since our Training Architects use the same toolset as our students when building courses, Cloud Servers helped reduce the barrier of entry for students while learning and reduced the need for corporate customers to require downloads or t

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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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The Breaking Point of CIO Role: Are you a “Fixer, Builder or Orchestrator” CIO?

Future of CIO

The digital transformation has multifaceted perspectives unfold into wider multi-dimensionally enhancing systemic continuum with IT as the linchpin. In order to be an effective Digital CIO, you must understand every aspect of the business and master conversations with varying shareholders, business peers or customers. Unfortunately, many businesses still perceive the CIO as the tactical IT manager who doesn’ have a seat at the big table.

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The Best “Digital Transformation” Quotes of “Digital Master” III Feb. 2019

Future of CIO

"Digital Master ” is the series of guidebooks (25+ books) to perceive the multi-faceted impact digital is making to the businesses and society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.” It perceives the emergent trends of digital leadership, advises on how to run a digital IT organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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The Monthly “100 Digital Pitfalls” Book Tuning: Be Aware of Digital Stagnation Feb. 2019

Future of CIO

Digital makes a significant impact on how we think, live, and work. There is a mix of old and new, physical and virtual, order and chaos. We are in a time of tremendous change, the dawn of the digital age, the path to the next level of digital maturity, also in the era of confusion and information overload. Therefore, it’s critical to identify, understand, and avoid pitfalls, discover strategic and predictive pathways to change, increase confidence, position a brand and leverage resources to mak

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