Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

While data governance has been a business need for years, it is becoming more visible as a center stage business concern. Driving this shift are new regulations and new requirements addressing consumer data ownership, privacy and business interest data monetization. Two of the most important regulations are GDPR (European General Data Protection Regulation), and BCBS 239 (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision regulation 239).

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Crystal Lister. This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Ransomware is increasingly targeting multiple industries with downtime and lost productivity as its attack surface expands beyond the virtual realm to the physical via the Internet of Things (IoT), however, organization

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Mars, GSK and Deutsche Bank help CA Technologies with its Step into Stem event designed to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths

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Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Using AI, Google was able to reduce its total data center power consumption by 15 percent, which will save the company hundreds of millions of dollars over the next several years. Read More.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Market watcher’s latest public cloud market forecast highlights growing demand for off-premise services across the globe

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Voice over IP (VoIP) can be a major boon to businesses. It’s cost-effective, provides flexibility for growth, and offers a variety of helpful features that boost productivity.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

After missing the monthly security update for 14 February, Microsoft has issued some patches but not for zero-day vulnerabilities despite the availability of exploit code

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This marriage has been a long time in coming, but finally we’re here. Enterprise resource planning has always been about managing a large set of variables and using the data for better forecasting, resource allocation and efficiencies. The problem with ERP has been complexity and fully utilizing the data, however.

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Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The idea is very simple – how do you manage and optimize your power requirements if you can’t see the metrics? As we know, data center environments and infrastructure services will only continue to evolve and expand. Business needs are the drivers for technological innovation and cloud computing is.

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What’s the next big thing in the evolution of ERP systems? Intelligence. Capturing and presenting business data is not enough, as any analytics or big data pundit will tell you. The data must yield outcomes, and that requires smarter applications than the monolithic ERP systems of yore.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

There is a thriving virtual reality industry in the Middle East, with the technology's application expected to go far beyond gaming

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Some companies have staff dedicated to maintaining its customer relationship management (CRM) application. For some businesses, CRM administration is a function driven by IT; for others, the sales department runs the CRM solution. Even without full-time roles in CRM operations, many companies have people with skills and experiences in CRM not related to their regular duties.

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Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

New chief exec now in charge of growing Japanese giant’s data center platform in North and South America Read More.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

By focusing on skills, collaboration and the citizen in its transformation strategy, government has set an ambitious plan for digital public services which deserves widespread support

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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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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

According to a Juniper Research report, there will be 1 billion voice over IP (VoIP) users by the end of 2017 , meaning that user experience (UX) must be part of the mix behind the success.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

CBRE’s full-year colocation tracker data confirms record take-up for colocation space across Europe in 2016

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Cloud-based softswitch solutions provider Telinta is integrating two of its white label cloud-based solutions, WebRTC and Virtual Office, to provide a more flexible and configurable package of solutions for VoIP service providers.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Law firms have begun to use AI in the review and analysis of data, which has profound implications for way law firms deliver services to their clients

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Our busy lives require schedules, and schedules function better when they’re organized efficiently. When running a business, your schedule has to make time for clients. By using customer relationship management (CRM) tools and features, you have the ability to create, customize, automate, and streamline client scheduling.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In order to keep your best workers, you need to know what they are thinking Image Credit: Nicolas Raymond. If you are doing what a CIO is supposed to do, then you’ve spent time and energy assembling the best IT department that you possibly can. You’ve weeded out the non-performers, replaced them will skilled IT professionals, and now you feel as though your IT department is ready to take on the world!

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

RBS Group is putting a digital expert in every NatWest and RBS branch in 2017

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

You can't go far in the world of tech news without running into a headline about data breaches or hacks. Shore up your defenses by installing these five apps.

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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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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

As a business grows and expands, so do challenges to its continued success. Companies look to various business growth strategies to aid them as they move forward. In addition, companies will turn to their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to support the business growth strategy that’s best for their needs.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

National Trading Standards is warning consumers about a scam targeting those looking for help with printer problems

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently unveiled a new lightweight version of Skype called Skype Lite. While intended for use in India, it could have implications for emerging or rural markets as well.

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

We may say we hate getting emails, but the research shows something quite different. We actually do read them and use them to make purchases.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The Economist Intelligence Unit last looked at business IoT adoption in 2013.

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Every day in my email I get a bunch of junk mail. Somehow it makes it past our spam filters. Marketers, all of whom want "just 10 minutes of my time.". Most of them are selling things that I don't have any responsibility for, or ability to purchase. My favorite is the person(s) in Kansas who want to invite me to some even in Kansas City.

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Computer Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Forum to fill supplier relationship management gap opened up by growing centrality of IT to business, and transitions to cloud

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IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

If you missed this year’s RSA Conference, it was quite the spectacle. With a purported (and unconfirmed) 40,000 attendees, there was a ton of energy around the amazing field of information security that impacts everyone working in and around IT. There were keynotes, session tracks, and a vendor expo floor that reminded me of a super-crowded Vegas casino, minus the smoke of course.

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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.