Forrester IT

APRIL 3, 2017

" Platforms " are fast becoming all the rage in the B2B context. Several traditional businesses like GE or Siemens are claiming to either offer or become a platform operation. A big driver for platforms in the B2B context has been the success of consumer-focused platform businesses like Amazon, Uber, or Airbnb. Although the reality of B2B platforms looks more mundane than the hype, platforms in the B2B context offer real benefits to ecosystem participants.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Machine learning and automation are so early 2017. This summer, IT workers will adopt the cloud, collaborate on projects via mobile and analyze data with more accuracy than ever before. Here are three red-hot IT tech trends for summer 2017. 1. Business Value Dashboards.

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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

The latest files published by WikiLeaks reveal techniques used by the CIA to hide its hacking tools, potentially making it possible to identify the agency’s hacking operations

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Cyber attack on smaller firms, especially manufacturers, is on the rise. A recent security report by Symantec found that small firms now make up 43 percent of all cyber attacks, and manufacturers are some of the hardest hit.

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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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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

The cyber security industry has been urged to co-operate with government to protect UK critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

APRIL 3, 2017

It's easy for technologists to target a challenging architecture or development practice, after all, they love solving technical challenges. So as automation has become a key capability of software development, and organizations have begun to adopt DevOps practices many development teams are striving for the "holy grail" of continuous deployment. Some product owners also love the notion of.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

In the course of my work as an industry analyst, I attend and participate in many industry conferences, and the learnings from them inform much of my writing here. At times, I come across market research produced by a vendor, and in many cases, it has not been widely distributed.

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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

The omni-channel environment of the retail industry is raising customer service expectations, but very few retailers are responding to consumers on all of the channels they offer

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Godfreys, a specialty retailer of domestic and commercial floor care cleaning products, has selected Pronto Software’s ERP solution to replace its old, outdated and jury-rigged resource planning system.

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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

At its Universe conference in Nice, Teredata announces an upgrade to its MPP IntelliFlex platform in line with what it says is a fresh flexibility towards customers

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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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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

While some people are quick to dismiss account-based marketing (ABM) as a fleeting trend, it's really just good business. Conducting enterprise sales by focusing your energy on a carefully defined and select number of qualified accounts is almost the definition of working smarter, not harder.

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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

Object store specialist packs nearly a TB into 4U of rackspace in appliances with S3 and file access aimed at service providers, media and video surveillance use cases

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Samsung Seeking Redemption with Launch of Galaxy S8. Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone and hopes to regain market leadership from Apple after it was forced to withdraw its fire-prone Note 7s.

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 3, 2017

The firm's government CTO says many federal agencies still fail to realize they’re an easy target. Read More.

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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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Computer Weekly

APRIL 3, 2017

Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer.

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 3, 2017

Joins group of corporate data center users demanding colo services powered by renewable energy Read More.

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Network World

APRIL 3, 2017

This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices. Click here to subscribe. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) has become a fairly standard practice in most businesses today. Who among us hasn’t pulled out their cell phone to do a quick check of company email while killing time in a restaurant or a checkout line? The prevalence of public Wi-Fi makes it so easy to connect and tend to a little business while on the go.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 3, 2017

Ride along with operation "Stealth Faction" and cyber-firms RiskIQ and Citizen Lab to learn how organizations investigate and unmask rogue hackers.

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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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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 3, 2017

Do you understand the business case for Docker? Read More.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

How do you deal with a Micro-Managing supervisor? I have seen a number of these in the past and present.

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 3, 2017

GV, Sequoia Capital lead $90 million funding round Read More.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Long text is also referred to as sapscript in SAP and it comes with some cool features

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“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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Tech Republic Big Data

APRIL 3, 2017

The authors of Monetizing Your Data: A Guide to Turning Data into Profit-Driving Strategies and Solutions explain their methodology for pairing analytics with business outcomes.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 3, 2017

Sampling with(out) replacement: same-only-different in SQL Server 2012.

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Tech Republic Big Data

APRIL 3, 2017

A new app from SAS called GatherIQ uses crowdsourcing to gather information and analyze data to help solve the migrant crisis. Here's how it works.

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Network World

APRIL 3, 2017

The notorious hackers behind a string of banking heists have left behind a clue that supports a long-suspected link to North Korea, according to security researchers. The so-called Lazarus Group has been eyed as a possible culprit behind the heists, which included the February 2016, $81 million theft from Bangladesh’s central bank through the SWIFT transaction software.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 3, 2017

As the collectors of actionable input information, networked smart devices with embedded sensors, software and electronics are a key driving force behind the Internet of Things (IoT). However, they do not generate value for organizations on their own. Powerful, fast database technologies are required to create meaningful insight from the. The post Three Key Facts About Sensors That Are Driving IoT Forward appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Network World

APRIL 3, 2017

March came in like a lion with news breaking on March 6 that spamming operation River City Media exposed 1.34 billion email accounts, some of which included personal information including full names and addresses. How did this happen? The company failed to properly configure their Rsync backups , wrote CSO’s Steve Ragan. Later that week, WikiLeaks released a trove of information on the CIA’s hacking tools , including descriptions of how the agency targeted iPhones, Android phones, Samsung smart

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Future of CIO

APRIL 3, 2017

The innovation indicators vary depending on who is doing the measuring, and how they are measuring. It’s contextual. Innovation is about transforming novel ideas into business values. Innovation score of the organization means an attempt to measure innovation management effectiveness for improving the return on investment. The factors included in any scoring system will depend on what you are looking to evaluate (individual vs. team vs. organization; potential vs. past performance.).

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Network World

APRIL 3, 2017

Intel's finally washing its hands of McAfee after seven up and down years, which included a lawsuit last year from John McAfee, after whom the company is named. The chip maker has divested its majority holdings in McAfee to investment firm TPG for US$3.1 billion. McAfee will now again become a standalone security company, but Intel will retain a minority 49 percent stake.

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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.