Tue.Jun 27, 2017

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How Your Small Business Can Begin To Use Big Data

CTOvision

While big data can seem like an intimidating term when you are running a small business, it can be a very useful tool to drive your business’s success. Big data, as a term, encompasses many sources of information, some of which you may already use. Big data has many benefits to offer you, from a […].

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The Forrester Sales Force Automation Wave Marks A New Era In Sales Technology

Forrester IT

The CRM market is mature and the subsection of that market focused on sales, sales force automation (SFA), is even more mature. This market has lumbered along for the past 20+ years, but the dynamics between buyers and sellers today has brought upon the need for a new evolution. We've included 10 vendors in the Forrester Wave: Sales Force Automation Solutions, Q2 2017 who have initiated and are driving the next evolution of sales via CRM.

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Finnish government scraps paper and digitises archives

Computer Weekly

The government in Finland is digitising 94 shelf kilometres of documents to save millions of euros and make the information easier to access

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CTOvision Assessment On The Megatrend of the Internet of Things

CTOvision

There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Mobility, Big Data, Robotics, Internet of Things, CyberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the Internet of Things. Today's Internet connects people, governments, academia and business.

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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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Stronger cyber resilience culture needed to combat threats

Computer Weekly

Closer collaboration between departments such as business continuity and information security could help raise staff awareness to counter the cyber threat, according to industry experts

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New Cyberattack Goes Global, Hits WPP, Rosneft, Maersk

Data Center Knowledge

More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine were initially affected by the Petya virus that disabled computers Tuesday. Read More.

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CRM developers race over Big Data in auto sales

IT Toolbox

The American automotive industry has been among the most proactive adopters of CRM technology in recent years, recognizing the advantages to be had. In fact, much of the current growth in CRM use has been driven by developers meeting the needs of car dealerships across the country. But now, the big manufacturers are getting in on the act.

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Ukraine is a test bed for global cyberattacks that will target major infrastructure

Tech Republic Security

On the ground in Kiev, TechRepublic got a first-hand look at the frontline of a cyberwar that involves alleged Russian state-sponsored hackers, organized crime, and lone-wolf attackers.

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Global Ransomware Attack Cripples Networks – Again

Data Center Knowledge

For the second time in as many months, hackers today are unleashing a massive multinational ransomware attack that has crippled a host of networks across the western hemisphere.

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The next generation of cybersecurity professionals is being created by the Girl Scouts

Tech Republic Security

Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out a set of 18 new cybersecurity badges next year, to teach young women in grades K-12 programming, ethical hacking, and identity theft prevention.

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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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Energy Conservation Strategy Supported by Value of Tape

Data Center Knowledge

The continuing innovative technology advancements and compelling value proposition demonstrate that tape technology is not sitting still. Read More.

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To gain diversity we must ‘redefine’ how tech is perceived

Computer Weekly

To encourage more minorities into IT, Google’s head of diversity and inclusion in Europe claims the industry needs to redefine the stereotypes around what a job in tech entails

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Lenovo’s Bid for Data Center Growth

Data Center Knowledge

The takeaway from Tech World Transform, the Lenovo lovefest held last week in New York City, is that Lenovo has its eyes on the data center market. So much so that Emilio Ghilardi, the company’s North America president, said he sees the data center, and especially hyper-converged.

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Six Security Vulnerabilities with Big Data

IT Toolbox

If you don’t realize big data now is key for business, you’ve been living under a rock. A recent Gartner survey of business leaders found that nearly half had invested in big data technology in 2016, and the big data and business analytics industry accounted for $130.

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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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Will You Build a Data Center Storage Tier With Next-Gen Storage? Not for a Few Years

Data Center Knowledge

Despite the way SSD prices have fallen, the all-flash data center continues to be something of a rarity – although Gartner has predicted that up to a quarter of data centers might use all-flash arrays for primary storage by 2020, with ROI of under six months in some cases.

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Security Think Tank: Key coping strategies for effective patch management

Computer Weekly

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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IGMP: Leaving a Host Group

IT Toolbox

As the final step of initialization, hginit calls hgjoin to place the host in the all-hosts group. Once a host has joined the all-hosts group, it will receive IGMP queries.

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IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017

Computer Weekly

The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry

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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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Amazon Web Services: The smart person's guide

Tech Republic Data Center

This comprehensive guide about AWS covers the expansive cloud services offered by Amazon, common use cases and technical limitations, and what to know when adopting this technology.

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Software Products are more than technology

IT Toolbox

Once again I am forced to come to grips how much a product, even a software product, is so much more than the bits and bytes that make it go. All week I've been in meetings where the people factor and the process factor drive as much result as the technology itself. In my case, we have a suite of departmental healthcare software. It's pretty focused.

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Google fined €2.4bn by European Commission for abusing internet search dominance

Computer Weekly

Company’s practices amount to an abuse of its dominant position in general internet search, stifling competition in comparison shopping, says European Commission

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Enhanced Supply Chain Network

IT Toolbox

Open Network Solution Supports Mission-Critical Supply Chain. Boeing, Bosch, Campbell’s, McDonald’s, Cisco, the Gap, HP, Land Rover, Microsoft, Oracle, Xerox, and AMD. You might not guess that all of these giant brands have something particular in common – a company called E2open.

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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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Cisco Live 2017: Artificial intelligence and machine learning will herald in the next era of networking

Tech Republic Cloud

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins delivered a keynote focusing on the company's intent-based networking solution and Cisco's two-year partnership with Apple. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, was a surprise guest.

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UC Value Drivers in 2017 - Messaging-Driven

IT Toolbox

No matter how far along you are on the buyer’s journey for Unified Communications, the current state of the market needs to be understood, especially if you haven’t been following things lately. By its nature, UC keeps evolving, not just because it’s still an early stage offering, but also because the needs of today’s workplace are changing.

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BT launches free London Wi-Fi and phone calls

Computer Weekly

Londoners and tourists to get free Wi-Fi and calls from BT as the company replaces phone boxes with digital services units

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How the GoldenEye/Petya ransomware attack reveals the sorry state of cybersecurity

Tech Republic Security

The latest global ransomware outbreak has rapidly affected governments and organizations around the world. The worst part? We should have known better.

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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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Hard to find positives for IT industry one year into Brexit

Computer Weekly

An economist, a business consult and a tech trade body representative give their verdict on prospects for the UK as Brexit negotiations finally get under way

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Big, Integrated CRM or Best-of-Breed Vertical Market CRM: Which One Is Right for Me?

IT Toolbox

Rarely do industries stay static and survive, and the customer relationship management (CRM) industry is no exception. Over the past couple of decades, CRM has changed so dramatically that it now looks like a completely different animal. Still, there is the question of which is better: integrated CRM or best-of-breed (BoB) CRM. The answer, however, may lie somewhere in between.

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Cisco Live 2017: A tale of shifting skills and increased security

Computer Weekly

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Apple CEO Tim Cook explain how technology adoption is changing how organisations view skills and security

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How Echo Show Can Win the UC Market

IT Toolbox

The launch of the Echo Show puts Amazon’s Echo product line another step closer to winning the unified communications (UC) market from a hardware and innovation perspective. The newest Echo will sport hands-free video calling and some other hardware improvements.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.