Tue.Jan 16, 2018

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"We are more successful onboarding new technology versus maturing it" - And five things CIO must do to drive digital platforms

Social, Agile and Transformation

I was speaking with a few CIOs at the SINC USA West conference in Scottsdale late last year on the state of managing digital technology in their organizations. One CIO told me, "We are more successful onboarding new technology versus maturing it." Here's the logic behind his thinking and why this is a real issue for organizations investing in digital platforms When a new technology is.

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Beware fake Meltdown and Spectre patches

Computer Weekly

Security experts have warned that cyber attackers will be quick to use the Meltdown and Spectre exploits, but the first attempt to capitalise on them has come in the form of fake updates

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How to Protect your Personal and Financial Information

CTOvision

It’s evident that the essential aspect in your network or personal computer is the data that you have created. The main reason why most people are in a network or possess a personal computer is to store their data in a way that can easily be accessible. Whenever you want to input protective strategies such […].

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Cisco collaborates with startup for AI health and safety trial

Computer Weekly

Cisco is to work with artificial intelligence startup Cortexica in an Innovate UK-funded project to improve physical safety in the workplace

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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Announcing the Sovrin Whitepaper

Phil Windley

Summary: The Sovrin whitepaper is now available. Identity in real life is much richer than online identity, flexibly and conveniently solving all kinds of thorny problems. Now with Sovrin, we can bring those rich identity transactions online. This paper shows how that happens and why it will impact every sector of the Internet in significant ways. I hope you'll spend some time reading it.

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Most UK enterprise mobiles not patched for Meltdown and Spectre

Computer Weekly

Very few UK enterprise mobile devices have been patched against the recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre exploits and almost a quarter cannot be patched, a study shows

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AWS commits to expansion of UK datacentre region

Computer Weekly

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added a third availability zone to its London region, as demand for locally hosted cloud services continues to grow in the UK

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Configuration errors in Intel workstations being labeled a security hole

Network World

Security researchers at an antivirus company have documented another potentially serious security hole in an Intel product, this time in the mechanism for performing system updates. The good news, however, is that it is limited to desktops, is a configuration error, and does not appear to impact servers. Last June, researchers at F-Secure found a flaw in Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT), a feature used to perform remote updates to advanced desktops using Intel vPro or workstation platf

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Sweden pilots surveillance technology to combat terrorism and crime

Computer Weekly

The Swedish police and security agencies are trialling surveillance equipment to help them respond to terrorism and crime more quickly

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Experimenting with Azure

Scott Lowe

I’ve been experimenting with Microsoft Azure recently, and I thought it might be useful to share a quick post on using some of my favorite tools with Azure. I’ve found it useful to try to leverage existing tools whenever I can, and so as I’ve been experimenting with Azure I’ve been leveraging familiar tools like Docker Machine and Vagrant.

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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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Vulnerability exploit report shows importance of patching

Computer Weekly

Latest vulnerability exploit report by security firm AlienVault shows the most popular vulnerabilities remain exploited for several years

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Time Series Data: A Difficult Yet Tameable Beast

Dataconomy

It seems like every quarter a new McKinsey report predicts that this will be the year trillions of dollars of IoT potential is unlocked. But while the amount of data IoT produces has skyrocketed, we’re still waiting for that return on investment. The good news is, the reports aren’t wrong. The post Time Series Data: A Difficult Yet Tameable Beast appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Enterprise software spending set to grow thanks to AI and digital boost

Computer Weekly

Gartner forecasts businesses will buy more software, with spending shifting to AI and digital initiatives

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Accelerate IT Driven Innovation via Three lenses

Future of CIO

Many IT organizations are still struggling to keep it relevant and moving up its maturity from a cost center to a revenue generator; from a support function to a business partner. Innovative organizations have explored the full spectrum of innovation and deployed a range of different management, technology, process, and structural solutions. An innovation happens when you change the game; you bring a different twist to what is currently established and perceived.

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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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Google to open five more datacentre regions across the globe in 2018

Computer Weekly

Cloud giant Google is on a mission to boost the capacity and performance of its services, through investments in new datacentres and subsea cables

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The New Book “12 CIO Personas” Quote Collection I

Future of CIO

This book “12 CIO Personas: The Digital CIO’s Situational Leadership Practices” is the extensive brainstorming and logical content expansion of my book “CIO Master: Unleash the Digital Potential of IT,” to reimagine and reinvent CIO leadership via practicing multitudes of digital influence. 1 The digital CIOs have to wear different colors of hats and master multiple leadership personas and management roles effortlessly. 2 Information by itself is meaningless until it’s interpreted and analyzed t

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Financial savings just the beginning for CIOs who understand code quality

Computer Weekly

Businesses need to understand the quality of the code in their applications if they are to avoid unnecessary costs and glitches

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The Monthly “Dot Connections” Sparkling Innovation in the New Year Jan. 2018

Future of CIO

Digital is the age of creativity and innovation, and creativity is all about connecting the dots. The effects of an increasingly digitalized world are now reaching into every corner of businesses and every aspect of organizations. Digital is the age of creativity and innovation, take a break in the holidays to recharge your energy, and boost creativity via connecting dots and spreading the wisdom.

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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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Skygofree Android spyware active since 2014, say researchers

Computer Weekly

Powerful, highly advanced spyware has been targeting Android mobiles for the past four years, security researchers have discovered

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Abu Dhabi continues fintech agenda in 2018

Computer Weekly

Abu Dhabi is open to developing its fintech ecosystem, with the next 12 months expected to see more focus on the sector

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LeakedSource operator could face up to 10 years in jail

Computer Weekly

Canadian man accused of selling stolen identities and passwords on website

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Laing O’Rourke unifies on-site and cloud backup on Commvault

Computer Weekly

Construction firm sweeps away tape and multiple backup products for single Commvault environment to cut admin time, slash backup windows and boost legal and regulatory compliance

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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.