Tue.Sep 03, 2019

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J&J Shares Recover Amid $571M Fine, But Its Reputation May Never Recoup

Forrester IT

Last week, an Oklahoma court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $571 million for involvement in “false, misleading, and dangerous marketing campaigns” that contributed to the opioid addiction crisis in the state. This case is interesting for a couple of reasons: 1) It’s the first ruling in the US to hold a drug manufacturer accountable […].

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Samsung Files Patent for ‘Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive’

CTOvision

Local industry news outlet Decenter reported on Sept. 3 that Samsung applied for the “programmable blockchain solid state drive and switch” patent on Jan. 15 and that it has been published on Feb. 2. Details of the newly designed system are sparse, but it will reportedly be used to improve the speed and lifespan of blockchain-aware […].

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Insider Threat Gets Its Own National Awareness Month

Forrester IT

The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center has deemed September to be National Insider Threat Awareness Month to increase awareness about insider threats. 2019 is the first year that we’ll be acknowledging insider threat during the month of September. Insider threat, particularly threats posed by malicious insiders, certainly deserves our attention.

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The Worlds Of AI And Blockchain Are Colliding

CTOvision

Nowadays just about everyone understands the importance of data. And when it comes to AI, the more data the better. Data can be an incredibly valuable and powerful tool and it’s growing at an exponential rate. In just the past two years, 90% of the world’s data was created and companies are needing to store […].

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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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Google, Facebook, and Amazon: From Advertising Duopoly To Triopoly

Forrester IT

Google and Facebook have dominated the digital advertising landscape for much of this decade. But in the past year, a new entrant has emerged to disrupt the digital ad duopoly: Amazon. Amazon’s revenue from advertising has skyrocketed because endemic advertisers (brands that sell products and buy ads on Amazon) have grown their Amazon ad budgets […].

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IBM’s Power-ful open source gift: China wins big, and these are the losers

CTOvision

At the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit in San Diego, IBM announced it would open-source key technologies in its Power processor. The Armonk, N.Y.-based technology giant also revealed it would open-source reference designs for the Open Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface and Open Memory Interface, which the company described as architecture-agnostic technologies to maximize memory bandwidth […].

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94% enterprises will use IoT by end 2021: Microsoft report

CTOvision

The Internet of Things (IoT) is seen as profitable and critical to business success and is creating opportunities to leverage more advanced cloud and networking technologies, according to Microsoft’s new report IoT Signals. The report provides an insight on the state of IoT adoption, and how a company can better serve its partners and customers, as […].

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Is Money (Still) Too Tight To Mention: Forrester’s New Research On The Future Of Financial Well-Being

Forrester IT

“I been laid off from work My rent is due My kids all need Brand new shoes So I went to the bank To see what they could do They said son – looks like bad luck Got-a hold on you. Money’s too tight to mention.” If you were around in the Eighties, you might […].

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“Alexa, roll down the windows!” Inside Amazon’s quest to get in your car

CTOvision

The demo house Amazon built inside one of the towers at its Seattle headquarters to show off its Echo smart speakers has a new room, and an important one: a garage. Inside the garage is a concept electric car—or, more specifically, the immobile insides of such a vehicle—that Amazon uses to show automakers the full spectrum […].

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7 Tips for Effective Leadership

Kitaboo

A practical, influential, and inspirational leader is an essential need for running a successful business or organization. There is much more to leadership than a high-ranking position and being in charge. In practice, effective leadership is a combination of personal values and practical skills used together to create an atmosphere in which people feel valued and motivated to work towards the attainment of set goals.

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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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Webinar: Docker and Kubernetes

Association of Information Technology Professional

Join CompTIA Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger to discuss how Docker and Kubernetes operates and how it can help with security issues if used correctly.

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IoT security essentials: Physical, network, software

Network World

Even in the planning stages of a deployment, IoT security is one of the chief stumbling blocks to successful adoption of the technology. And while the problem is vastly complicated, there are three key angles to think about when laying out how IoT sensors will be deployed in any given setup: How secure are the device themselves, how many are there and can they receive security patches.

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Python Beats R and SAS in Analytics Tool Survey

Information Week

In Burtch Works' annual survey of the preferred tools of advanced analytics, data, machine learning, AI, and other quantitative professionals, Python pulled ahead of the pack.

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Essentials for Starting up a Successful IT Business

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Essentials for Starting up a Successful IT Business - Information Technology Blog. Seeing as the demand for IT services continues to become more relevant, it’s a good time to start up a business in this sector. However, it’s crucial that you choose the right niche and also have the knowledge required to run a business.

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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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Gain Cognitive Diversity Through Capstone Projects

Information Week

IT teams and other business divisions can enhance their abilities to tackle complex data or artificial intelligence challenges (and more) by working with student teams.

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5 Best JavaScript Editors: Developers Rank the Best Tools Worldwide

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - 5 Best JavaScript Editors: Developers Rank the Best Tools Worldwide - Information Technology Blog. JavaScript has continued to grow in importance over the last decade. In fact, according to StackOverflow’s Insights, JavaScript has been the most popular programming language for the past 7 years, edging out popular languages including Python, C# and Java.

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Talking Is Easier

Spearline Testing

In addition to the traditional voice call, customers now have a range of ways to engage with contact centers such as email, instant messaging, apps, and social media. Despite having so many choices, customers still find it easier to talk. Surveys consistently find that customers are content to use automated systems or chat for simple interactions, but when they have a problem or a complex question, they prefer to talk.

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The Top 8 Best Website Builders

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - The Top 8 Best Website Builders - Information Technology Blog. A website is a powerful tool that can be used to promote businesses, creating a personal blog and gathering of basic information the people need. Technology can be categorized into several parts, robots.net has updated information regarding the best technology can offer in today’s time. ut a deep understanding of HTML or PHP programming, you can create websites with hundreds of templates and tool

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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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Lessons from the Basketball Court for Data Management

Dataconomy

A data management plan in a company is not something that can be implemented in isolation by one department or a team in your organisation, it is rather a collective effort – similar to how different players perform in a basketball court. From the smallest schoolyard to the biggest pro. The post Lessons from the Basketball Court for Data Management appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Five Leverage Points to Run a High Performance Digital Organization

Future of CIO

Today’s digital dynamic enables companies adapting to their various environments or ecosystems, to pursue growth opportunities and accelerate business performance. Many forward-looking organizations are able to identify some leverage points for changing the right things to make a larger impact; and they also reach the inflection point of digital transformation which represents the next stage of business maturity.

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New York Deploys its SHIELD Act; Is the Tech World Ready for Tougher Regulation?

Dataconomy

What is the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act? How does it affect the residents of New York? What does it mean for the future of companies? Read on. The past few years have seen data breaches affecting millions of people in ways ranging from harmless to. The post New York Deploys its SHIELD Act; Is the Tech World Ready for Tougher Regulation?

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The Best “Blind Spot” Quotes of “Digital Master” Sep. 2019

Future of CIO

" Digital Master ” is a series of guidebooks (28 + 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, provides advice on how to run a digital organization to unleash its full potential and improve agility, maturity, and provide insight about Change Management.

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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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COMPLEXITY RISING: From Human Beings to Human Civilization, a Complexity Profile

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

Since time immemorial humans have complained that life is becoming more complex, but it is only now that we have a hope to analyze formally and verify this lament. This article analyzes the human social environment using the “complexity profile,” a mathematical tool for characterizing the collective behavior of a system. The analysis is used to justify the qualitative observation that complexity of existence has increased and is increasing.

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The Monthly “Digitizing Boardroom” Book Tuning: The Corporate Board’s Digital Fit Sep. 2019

Future of CIO

Modern corporate boards play significant roles in guiding businesses in the right direction and achieve expected business results. Due to the “VUCA” characteristics -Complexity, Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Velocity of the Digital Era, the directorship in any organization must have the agility to adapt to changes and build abilities to advise, inspire and motivate a group of people toward accomplishing shared visions and goals.

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Hybrid Cloud Endgame: Lock in Value

Nutanix

To achieve maximum value, hybrid cloud is more apropos than multi-cloud. It starts with a solid, stable datacenter that can extend seamlessly into clouds as determined by the needs of your end-users and the business.

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