Fri.Mar 31, 2017

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UK leading in using red team cyber security testing

Computer Weekly

Red teaming is set to become a key approach to ensuring cyber security controls and processes are fit for purpose and compliant with regulations, and the UK is leading the way

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Seven Big Reasons to Move Backup to the Cloud

Data Center Knowledge

If your organization is growing, processes large volumes of data, or is required to comply with regional data privacy laws, it may pay to take the pledge to move your backup to the cloud on World Backup Day this year. Read More.

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Blockchain starts to prove its value outside of finance

Computer Weekly

Technology behind bitcoin is being adopted in supply chains, power networks and even to support independent musicians

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Microsoft Opens Its First European Lab for Internet of Things

Data Center Knowledge

Moves to grab piece of spending as Europe’s industrial companies modernize with sensors and software Read More.

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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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Rudd backs down on end-to-end encryption

Computer Weekly

Lib Dems welcome government’s apparent U-turn on seeking to restrict end-to-end encryption for popular messaging apps and online communication services

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Search the world's largest cybercrime library

Tech Republic Security

The UN Cybersecurity Repository is a massive index of cyber-criminal case law and lessons learned used to train law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges.

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New demand generation platform gets funding

IT Toolbox

Socedo, a predictive intelligence specialist which helps B2B marketers better engage and communicate with their target audiences through “intent data” from the social web, has reeled in another $1 million in investment from several backers, including TechStars Ventures, Vulcan Capital, Divergent Ventures and angel investors.

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Wholesale fibre price cut to benefit broadband users, says Ofcom

Computer Weekly

Ofcom is to cut the wholesale price that Openreach can charge other service providers for its fibre-based broadband products

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Robots, machine learning transforming ERP

IT Toolbox

Machine learning algorithms built into ERP systems over the next few years will automate most back-office decisions currently made by people, says the president and chief evangelist at enterprise software developer HarrisData.

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Verizon's new app launcher brings spyware to all its Android phones, says EFF

Tech Republic Security

Verizon's impending release of a new app launcher for Android called AppFlash has some privacy experts worried, as the launcher collects a lot of personal information for advertising.

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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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VoIP firm launches re-seller program to grow market

IT Toolbox

VoIP companies are increasingly turning to re-sellers to extend their sales partnership networks across the US. In the race to acquire small and medium sized businesses as clients, reseller networks are a more cost-effective means of building national market share speedily.

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Nottingham Council tenants to get Hyperoptic broadband

Computer Weekly

Nottingham City Homes, which manages Nottingham Council’s public housing stock, has signed a supply deal with FTTP ISP Hyperoptic

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The Smart Grid

IT Toolbox

Hangouts Adds Enhanced Videoconferencing. Google Hangouts recently added several new products designed to enhance their group chat and group videoconferencing services. The new Hangouts Chat is aimed at expanding workplace text conversations by providing teams with a shared space to discuss ongoing work projects.

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Cloud Foundry to train an army of developers with 'world's largest' certification program

Tech Republic Cloud

The Cloud Foundry Foundation just might have the stuff to mint a new breed of developer with the launch of its "Cloud Foundry Certified Developer" program in partnership with the Linux Foundation.

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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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Non-malware attacks grow – there are tools for IT security to fight back with

Network World

More and more attackers are carrying out their work without using malware so they can evade detection by traditional, file-based security platforms, which presents a tough problem for security pros trying to defend against them. Nearly two-thirds of security researchers polled by Carbon Black say they’ve noted an uptick in these attacks just since the beginning of the year, and aren’t confident that traditional anti-virus software can deal with them.

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NASA Light Years Ahead on Data Center Consolidation

Data Center Knowledge

Agency may be only one to comply with FITARA's 2018 deadline Read More.

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Your life in AI's hands: The battle to understand deep learning

Tech Republic Big Data

Why we need more insight into how cutting-edge AI models work before giving them greater control over our lives.

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Oracle Cloud Certifications Target Regulated Industries

Data Center Knowledge

Brings its public cloud to compliance with ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC1, SOC2 Read More.

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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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7 Ways of Reducing Your Business Expenses in 2017

Galido

If your business has been crushed under the weight of your own business expenses, then it’s the right time for you take a change. Costs are the ones that matter and when I say it does it does. In its infancy most of the business organizations do not even know where and how their money is being spent. And as the business continues to grow they do find themselves no longer able to watch as closely as every dollar is being spent.

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Privacy activist wants to unveil lawmakers' browser histories

Network World

After Congress on Tuesday approved a resolution that would toss out significant online privacy protections, one Internet user decided to do something about it. Adam McElhaney , who calls himself a privacy activist and net neutrality advocate, created a website and a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy the internet histories of the legislators who backed the resolution so he can make them available and easily searchable.

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AIOps – The Type of ‘AI’ with Nothing Artificial About It

Dataconomy

The term AI (Artificial Intelligence) is being thrown around left and right these days. Many companies claim they have an AI play even when they don’t. But there’s another type of AI—an algorithmic approach to intelligence—that is smart and is emerging as the type of AI that IT organizations of. The post AIOps – The Type of ‘AI’ with Nothing Artificial About It appeared first on Dataconomy.

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After Amazon outage, HealthExpense worries about cloud lock-in

Network World

Financial services companies as popular targets of cybercriminals for the obvious reason -- they're where the money's at. And health care companies have medical records, which are very valuable on the black market since the information there can be abused in so many ways, and doesn't expire. HealthExpense, which provides health care payment services to banks and their enterprise customers, straddles both worlds.

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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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The New Book “Digital Gap” Quote Collection II

Future of CIO

Bridging the 'gap of opportunity' between where you are and want to become is a welcomed challenge. “ Digital Gaps -Bridging Multiple Gaps to Run Cohesive Business ” is a guide book to help digital leaders and professionals today identify, analyze, and mind multiple gaps with multidisciplinary insight and holistic understanding. Today’s digital organization simply just can’t stand still.

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In mining user data, US ISPs must weigh cash vs. privacy

Network World

U.S. internet service providers are about to face temptation. Now that the broadband privacy rule repeal is almost certain, will they sell their customers' data to marketers, or will they keep it private? The U.S. broadband industry is telling consumers not to worry. Verizon, for instance, said that it remains committed to protecting users’ privacy.

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Two big mistakes CIOs make with digital strategy

ComputerWorld IT Management

Traditionally, CIOs won acclaim for managing lengthy IT projects. But that methodical, project-focused approach isn’t ideal for digital transformations, where the goal is to deliver a great customer experience, according to a Forrester Research report.

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Video: Cracking open deep learning's black box

Tech Republic Big Data

PARC CEO Tolga Kurtoglu spells out why we need to understand the inner workings of cutting-edge AI models.

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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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Well, it certainly makes SOMETHING easier

ComputerWorld IT Management

One of the users at this manufacturing plant is a very large guy who likes to pick on almost everyone -- including, whenever he's nearby, the pilot fish who provides tech support. "We added this new desktop remote-control software to make support easier, and one of the interesting features is that you can bring up a user's screen without their knowledge," fish says.

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Need more power!

IT Toolbox

I feel week, lacking energy and I need to find some place where I can take a break, sit down and charge up my phone. It never used to be like this. When I first got my phone it could go three days without needing a charging fix. Now it is struggling to get through the day on a single charge, sometimes even needing a top up to be able to keep going.

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