Forrester IT

JULY 12, 2017

With apologies for paraphrasing Mr. Twain, pundits have sounded VMware's death knell for years. Whether it be the continuous pressure of public cloud offerings, losing the management tools game, or tech professionals evolving past their current offerings, the company faces some very real, critical threats. Even so, VMware continues to succeed. In its most recent quarter results, VMware announced year-over-year revenue growth of 9% to $1.74 billion and GAAP net income at $232 million.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

Innovations in technology come quickly in today's market. This always-shifting landscape can be daunting at times, and navigating through the rapidly changing innovations is challenging. It can be difficult to wade through all the choices. Unfortunately, this could mean you're missing out on a few technology gems that could really work wonders for your company.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2017

Apple Inc. will establish its first data center in China to speed up services such as iCloud for local users and abide by laws that require global companies to store information within the country. Read More.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

The UK government has announced a second cyber accelerator programme aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems

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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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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

It?s hard enough to keep a marriage together, with the divorce rate hovering right around 50 percent. The odds are against you even more when you?re an entrepreneur. But what is it that leads to divorce for so many entrepreneurs? There are a few key factors that play a part.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

Global technology firms have joined forces to support an internet-wide campaign in favour of preserving net neutrality

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

O2 enlists Cisco to help build out the multi-million pound public Wi-Fi network currently taking shape in London’s Square Mile

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2017

Supporters of net neutrality are today urging Internet users to send comments to the FCC to tell the agency that its plan to reverse the nation's net neutrality rules is wrong and unfair. Read More.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

As threats of violence become increasingly common online, law enforcement is taking stronger action against the perpetrators

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

As more businesses migrate and make the transition to VoIP, the pressing issues of network performance and reliability continue to rear their sometimes not-so-pretty heads. For example, as a business expands, will its unified communications network, in which VoIP often plays a key role, be able to hold up?

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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

JULY 12, 2017

Cisco’s chief privacy officer talks about the language surrounding cyber security, how firms should be focused on growing tech creativity, and achieving equality inside and outside of the industry

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

Despite being the universally recognized center of the wireless universe, I also happen to have an interest in commercial use cases for drones. There are places where drones and IT overlap, and I’ll provide links to some of my other articles at the end of this piece. But for now, I just want to share a glimpse of a fascinating company I recently got wind of called Measure.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

Cyber security industry believes the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is hindering innovation and could encourage organisations to cover up security breaches, a poll has revealed

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2017

(Bloomberg) — International Business Machines Corp. is revamping its Global Technology Services division, which helps customers run their computer networks, to rely more heavily on artificial intelligence. The new AI-capability will help IBM’s customers minimize disruptions such as.

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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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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2017

(Bloomberg) — China’s clampdown on the use of virtual private networks to circumvent the country’s internet controls risks disrupting businesses that depend on them for cloud services and data security. Besides using virtual private networks to gain access to websites like Facebook and Google.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

The Home Office is to be one of the first public sector organisations to access cloud services from Oracle’s UK cloud region

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

Traditional providers of landline communications are beginning to admit defeat all over the United States, placing most of their chips instead on the growing market for VoIP. Take, for example, Sprint’s decision last week: The company has been providing long-distance circuits to business customers in the United States nationwide since 1900 - but last month retired its Legacy Voice Platform.

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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

JULY 12, 2017

Flash pioneer CTO says array controllers are built for a different era and must scale-out as clusters to provide the CPU power needed to allow NVMe to realise its potential

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

With business booming in the healthy foods category, gluten-free manufacturing company Apogee Foods had upgraded its Dallas, Texas, facility to state-of-the-art equipment and a top-tier management team. But the company still relied on QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel to track quality control, human resources and financial data.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2017

With the increase in availability and acceptance of cloud-based storage, more and more of this data is migrating from personal devices directly to cloud data centers. Read More.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 12, 2017

New research from SiteLock reveals that no website is too small to hack. Here is the data showing who is most vulnerable, and what mediums cybercriminals use to compromise sites.

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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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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

Retail payments made by debit cards exceeded the number made by cash for the first time last year

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JULY 12, 2017

The company’s factory needs some help from the CIO Image Credit: Dimitrios Zervas. As the person with the CIO job, you spend a lot of your time thinking about importance of information technology which includes things like the cloud, securing the network, etc. However, the company that you work for is in business to do one thing – make money. They generally do this by running a factory and creating goods.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities

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Mick's IT Blog

JULY 12, 2017

Recently, I implemented Kent Agerlund's technique for monitoring pending reboots located here. This works great, but I also found out there are additional reboot flags on systems that I wanted to monitor. I must say a big thank you to Dean Attali's blog How to Check if a Server Needs a Reboot for providing the information on which registry keys and WMI entries indicate a system is waiting for a reboot.

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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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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

National network access business rebrands in preparation to be legally separated from BT Group

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 12, 2017

Microsoft has ended support for Windows Phone 8.1, meaning users will no longer receive important updates. Here's how your business can respond.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 12, 2017

The “digital revolution” has parallels with the 1889 Land Rush in Oklahoma.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 12, 2017

Head-to-head, toe-to-toe, the challenging queries face off on real-world data.

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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.