Wed.Sep 20, 2017

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When ERP Meets Blockchain

IT Toolbox

We are at the start of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) digital transformation with the introduction of blockchain technology, best known as a digital ledger (think distributed database) behind cryptocurrency. However, businesses are adopting blockchain as a trusted system through which to share records with partners.

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Most UK councils hit by cyber attacks

Computer Weekly

A study has revealed that most UK local authorities have suffered cyber attacks in the past year, showing local government is a key target for cyber criminals and that legacy software is a top security concern

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Last Chance To Register For The Data Event Of The Year: StrataData NYC 25-28 Sep 2017

CTOvision

The yearly Strata Data conference (formerly known as Hadoop World) will be 25-28 Sep 2017. This is the place to be to network with peers, learn lessons from others in the field, and track the status of the greatest technological solutions in the Big Data field. Topics include: AI, Big data & the Cloud, Data […].

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VoIP for a Connected Business

IT Toolbox

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) has come a long way. Today, this technology allows companies to connect their communication's systems and integrate their computing systems as well, for seamless transactions.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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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Four Common Password Practices You Might Want To Reconsider

CTOvision

Every few years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology revises its Digital Identity Guidelines, which include password best practices. The revisions are greeted with consternation by some because the guidance can run counter to long-cherished beliefs about what constitutes a good password and a good authentication system. NIST takes into consideration both the theoretical […].

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Why businesses should tackle the digital workplace

Computer Weekly

IT chiefs should make implementing the digital workplace core to their company’s digitisation strategy, says analyst Gartner

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Oracle announces simplified pricing model for cloud computing

Computer Weekly

Ahead of Oracle’s OpenWorld 2017 event, Larry Ellison announces simplification of cloud pricing, attached to increased automation in database and middleware

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Is It Time For CIOs To Start To Apply Logic To Salaries?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Should CIOs get involved in determining how much employees get paid? Image Credit: 401(K) 2012. Psst – would you like to know a secret? It turns out that at most companies, how much any given employee gets paid is determined more by art than science. Yes, that’s right – most firms (and their IT departments) are making this stuff up on the fly.

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Brexit mobile and broadband debate must involve consumers

Computer Weekly

The voices of consumers are being missed as communications services providers, industry bodies and the government set the agenda for the UK’s communications infrastructure market after Brexit

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Winning the Clean Data Battle

IT Toolbox

Your database is the most important part of your CRM system but it’s only effective when the entries are correct. Getting them correct and keeping them correct is a never-ending struggle. If not attended to, your database will slowly become corrupted.

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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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Cyber crime a significant risk to individuals and organisations

Computer Weekly

Cyber crime is still a significant risk to individuals and organisations, a report claims, with the top threats including business email compromise, ransomware, and banking and mobile malware

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CRM focused on deal flow information excites investors

IT Toolbox

There was further recognition of the growing importance of CRM last week as developer Costello secured $1 million in investment in a funding round led by Dundee Venture Capital, with participation from a number of other investors. Costello’s platform has been breaking new ground by focusing on how sales reps keep track of their conversations with prospective clients.

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Finnish government eyes €1bn savings through digitisation

Computer Weekly

Finland’s public sector aims to save €1bn by 2029 as a result of digitising public services

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Fake Vs. Real: Virtual Reality

IT Toolbox

Virtual reality (or VR) is the simulation of realistic environments that users can explore and manipulate. Because the technology is steadily advancing, it's getting easier for consumers to leave the physical world behind and explore a fake reality surprisingly similar to their own.

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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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PM pressures internet companies to act on terrorist propaganda

Computer Weekly

The UK, France and Italy will use a meeting with technology companies at the UN General Assembly in New York to press for development of technical solutions to defeat terrorist activity on the internet

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How marketing and communication industries are putting the major impact on big data?

IT Toolbox

This post looks at big data and the marketing/communication industries.

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Salesforce world tour lands in Amsterdam

Computer Weekly

Salesforce customers met up for the Dutch leg of the supplier's world tour with a distinctly non-techy crowd present

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What Device as a Service Means to Your Business, Part 2

IT Toolbox

I addressed the basics of DaaS in my last post , and touched on how this analysis is being driven by a recent announcement by Polycom outlining their offering.

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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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CIO interview: John Mountain, Starling Bank

Computer Weekly

Starling Banks CIO tells Computer Weekly about life at a bank that is challenging traditional IT thinking

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Voice response software delivers competitive edge

IT Toolbox

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology is enjoying increasing uptake in this mobile age. IVR services multiple business objectives, ranging from customer service to bill payment and a myriad of other facilities. Dynamic IVR voice builder technology is in increasing demand because of its seamless functionality and the multiple applications it can serve.

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Vexata launches VX NVMe physical and virtual appliances

Computer Weekly

Startup claims near-bare metal NVMe performance by offloading controller functionality to multiple CPUs on back-end storage with an optimised Linux-based operating system

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Top Five Eseutil (Switches & Commands) Alternatives for IT Administrator

IT Toolbox

Here we will discuss best Eseutil alternatives for MS Exchange Server administrator.

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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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Blockchain tests delivering results and IBM seen as leader

Computer Weekly

Businesses that have invested in trials of blockchain technology will repeat their investments

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How Nokia refactors the video delivery business with new time-managed IT financing models

IT Toolbox

Learn about new models of Internet Protocol video and time-managed IT financing

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BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK

Computer Weekly

BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK

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Marketing in a Modern World

IT Toolbox

Keeping a Business Running in the 21st Century

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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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HashiConf 2017 Wrap Up

Scott Lowe

HashiConf 2017 is a wrap for me, and as I’m sitting here at the airport lounge in Austin I’d thought I’d post links back to the liveblogs I published as well as a few thoughts on the conference overall. Liveblogs. First, here are links to the liveblogs published during the event: HashiConf 2017 Day 1 Keynote. Liveblog: Journey to the Cloud wth Packer and Terraform.

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SQL Challenge 19: Whoosh

IT Toolbox

A "fast = true" switch?

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HashiConf 2017 Day 2 Keynote

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of the day 2 keynote (general session) at HashiConf 2017 in Austin, TX. Speakers today will (apparently, based on the schedule) include someone from Amazon Web Services and Kelsey Hightower from Google. The keynote starts off with a photo montage of attendees, sessions, and speakers from the previous day, focusing mostly on the evening party (a pretty traditional thing for most conferences).

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The 5 Most Exciting University AI Projects

Dataconomy

Artificial Intelligence is one of the most exciting fields of growing technology. There are incredible advancements in AI happening on a regular basis. Many of the top universities around the world are involving themselves in some very interesting and exciting AI projects. These projects cover a pretty wide range of. The post The 5 Most Exciting University AI Projects appeared first on Dataconomy.

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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.