Thu.Nov 30, 2017

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Lauri Love could face jail in detention centre condemned by US judges

Computer Weekly

Appeal court hears conditions in Metropolitan Detention Centre, where alleged hacker Lauri Love is likely to be sent if extradited to the US, described by US judges as 'unconscionably bad', and that Love would be at 'real risk'

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5 VoIP Trends That Are Pushing Enterprises to Evolve

IT Toolbox

These days, an increasing number of enterprises are choosing Voice over Internet Protocol technology because of the value it adds to their organizations. But this solution-based software isn't new. In fact, although it has been in the telecommunications field for two decades, it is only now starting to get the recognition and growth it truly deserves as key decision-makers realize its potential.

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Security community urges caution on offensive cyber defence

Computer Weekly

Some Nato countries are reportedly considering responding to cyber attacks with offensive cyber strikes, but security industry commentators warn of dangers

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Cloud-based CRM swaps servers for Google Cloud

IT Toolbox

Really Simple Systems (RSS), a vendor of cloud-based CRM, is moving its production database to Google’s cloud platform infrastructure. The move began on 13 November, the company said. Previously production infrastructure was hosted on its own servers.

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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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Digital infrastructure critical to future development of London

Computer Weekly

Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new London Plan will treat access to digital infrastructure as critical to the city’s development over the next 20 to 25 years

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Remembering Banyan VINES-Part 5

IT Toolbox

Their closed architecture also made it difficult for hardware and application developers to run their code within the Banyan environment without getting Banyan directly involved in the code.

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CRM profile enrichment requires more and effective automation

IT Toolbox

Profile enrichment is playing a more important role in CRM these days, but not all CRM systems are in a position to be supportive. Frequently, proper delivery of the data needed can only be achieved by closer integration between a CRM player and a specialist.

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Security Think Tank: Three things to do differently to secure websites in the cloud

Computer Weekly

What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed?

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Smart Manufacturing: How IoT is Disrupting Manufacturing

IT Toolbox

Technological advancements have transformed our world today through digitization. We now live in a smart world, work smart with intelligent devices, use smart kitchenware for our food and drinks, store our foodstuffs in smart fridges, travel smart in Wi-Fi enabled vehicles, and even farm smart with farming devices that are connected through wireless sensor nodes.

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AWS fleshes out cloud database proposition, while taking aim at Oracle

Computer Weekly

The second-day Re:Invent keynote saw AWS lift the veil on 22 new cloud products and services, and aim a few more jabs at Oracle's database proposition

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Why is Linux technically so good? Final

IT Toolbox

In the previous chicken scratchings, I wrote about the basic reasoning behind the Linux operating systems directories. I covered all the important ones, at least the basic ones for a very minimal but working operating system. There is one directory I purposely omitted because it has a special reason.

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‘Depressing’ lack of diversity in UK IT workforce sees widespread discrimination

Computer Weekly

The UK IT sector is a difficult place to find a job unless you are a white, able-bodied male under 50, says BCS research

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Big companies, like people, have real-time communications desires

IT Toolbox

Increasingly, larger corporations are leaning more heavily on the major tools in web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox to provide secure, real-time communications. But they still need VoIP providers to deliver the complex solutions in order to use these channels to keep their organizations efficiently connected.

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Tech Nordic Advocates brings cross-border collaboration to Helsinki

Computer Weekly

The Nordic region is increasingly being considered by entrepreneurs as a place to establish a tech startup

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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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Cloud ERP links global courier and logistics service

IT Toolbox

Just a year after getting its first order from LBC Express Holdings Inc., Ramco Systems now has won a multi-million-dollar enterprise resource planning contract to link the Philippines-based courier service’s 1,400-plus global branches and warehouses.

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Millennials could change ‘hero’ mentality in IT departments, says Gartner

Computer Weekly

Analysts say the generation of millennials entering the IT workforce will create a more collaborative working environment

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Corporate silos restricting AI growth in CRM

IT Toolbox

CRM silos are becoming a major obstacle to the further development of artificial intelligence, especially as software companies look to take AI to the next level of efficiency. But why? It is important to first consider how AI is currently used to improve both customer service and delivery.

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Transport researchers get 2PB of Scality object storage

Computer Weekly

Transport Systems Catapult retires ageing NetApp filers with 2PB of Scality object storage in a £1.

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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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3 Ways Restaurants Must Adapt to the Digital World

IT Toolbox

Every business must adapt to new technology as it emerges, and the restaurant industry is no exception. The massive expansion of digital technology over the past few years has had an impact on almost every aspect of the business.

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The Digital CIO’s Profiles, Personas, and Personalities

Future of CIO

Compared to other CxO positions, the CIO role is considerably new with about three decades of history. But the contemporary CIO is one of the most sophisticated leadership roles in modern businesses. Due to disruptive nature of technologies and exponential growth of information, IT leadership role also has to be reimagined, refined, refreshed and reenergized.

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Why is Linux technically so good?

IT Toolbox

You may think this is going to be another rant on Linux being so good because it is open source and free and Linus Torvalds is god and this and that but it is not going to be like that. Instead of focusing on the philosophical side of things I am going to focus on the operating system itself. As you may know, Linux is modelled after the Unix operating system.

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The Weekly Insight of the “Future of CIO” 12/1/2017

Future of CIO

Blogging is not about writing, but about thinking, brainstorming, innovating and sharing. The “Future of CIO” Blog has reached 2 million page views with 4200+ blog posting in 59+ different categories of leadership, management, strategy, digitalization, change/talent, etc. The content richness is not for its own sake, but to convey the vision and share the wisdom.

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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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Why is Linux technically so good? Part 2

IT Toolbox

Previously I started explaining how the Linux based operating system is modelled after the Unix operating system and how it is very simply organised and compartmentalised. It seems very different to other operating systems but it does have very logical reasons for this.

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Gap Minding Leadership Practices in Digital Boardroom

Future of CIO

Digitalization makes the business flatter and the world smaller because of its nature of hyper-connectivity and interdependence. Competition at the leading edge of business is fierce at the age of digitalization and globalization. Successful companies need to grow and innovate. The corporate board plays a critical role in setting policies for changes and exemplifying leadership influence.

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AI Use Case for Collaboration - Improve Meetings

IT Toolbox

My current series is touching on AI with equal parts trepidation and anticipation. To this point, I’ve been posing some basic questions to ensure you explore AI with an informed perspective, as it’s very easy to accept the hype at face value.

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IT transformation Serverless Life Beyond DevOps with New York Times CTO Nick Rockwell Podcast

Storage IO Blog

IT transformation Serverless Life Beyond DevOps with New York Times CTO Nick Rockwell Podcast By Greg Schulz – www.storageioblog.com November 30, 2017 In this Server StorageIO podcast episode New York Times CTO / CIO Nick Rockwell (@nicksrockwell) joins me for a conversation discussing Digital, Business and IT transformation, Serverless Life Beyond DevOps and related topics. […] The post IT transformation Serverless Life Beyond DevOps with New York Times CTO Nick Rockwell Podcast app

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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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Coders Lead the Charge Into the Connected Future

IT Toolbox

Computerized devices are everywhere in our modern world. As the pace of technological advancement increases so does the need for elegant programming solutions to make new systems work. The fact is, computers are only as smart and useful as their software instructs them to be.

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7 Ways Enterprise Cloud Satisfies the IT Wishlist

Nutanix

What’s on your infrastructure wishlist? Control? Elasticity? Simplicity? Lower costs? And have you found an infrastructure that can tick all the boxes?

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Breaking News: Minnesota case could be landmark for US VoIP regulations

IT Toolbox

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is trying to head off a potential regulatory issue in the state of Minnesota that might otherwise see US states implementing much tougher consumer protection regulations on VoIP companies.

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VoIP hardware pioneer snapped up by investment firm

IT Toolbox

MagicJack – the name conjures up the early Wild West days of VoIP. Regarded as the broadest-reaching competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in the US, it has sold more than 11 million of its magicJack VoIP devices. Its hardware is now in the fifth generation and millions of clients have downloaded and make use of its apps.

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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.