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Cloud provider snubs SAN for StorPool hyper-converged infrastructure

Computer Weekly

Coreix found costly SAN capex outlays too onerous so opted to build its own hyper-converged infrastructure from StorPool storage software and SuperMicro x86 servers

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Voicemail Is Dead. Get over It!

IT Toolbox

Over the past 10 years or so, many authors have written about the death of voicemail, but it lingers, barely surviving. I’m here to tell you that despite apparent survival, it really is dead and it’s about time to just get over it.

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Brits expect driverless cars to outnumber normal cars in 15 years

Computer Weekly

Survey shows 42% of people think autonomous vehicles will make roads safer, but 46% admit they would not feel safe as a passenger in a driverless vehicle

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Microsoft to Open Africa Data Centers to Seek Edge in Cloud Push

Data Center Knowledge

Software maker vies with Amazon to target African customers; customers including Standard Bank to benefit from new hubs Read More.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Financial services firms advised to ditch private datacentres and invest in cloud

Computer Weekly

DTCC whitepaper claims financial services firms that shun cloud are at heightened risk of running into resiliency, security and performance issues.

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4 Strategies for Staying Within Your ERP Budget

IT Toolbox

Even if your company is taking advantage of the latest, most cost-effective enterprise resource planning (ERP) software available, it’s still possible—even probable—that it will spend outside its ERP budget. Various factors come into play to explain this cost overrun, including hidden fees and poor planning.

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So, You Want a Career in DevOps?

Data Center Knowledge

It’s a high-pressure, unrelenting, unpredictable environment. If you don’t enjoy that intensity, DevOps may be your personal hell. Read More.

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Interview: Mark Potter, CTO, HPE

Computer Weekly

The head of Hewlett-Packard Labs speaks to Computer Weekly about a new era of computing, where memory is no longer a constrained resource

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Where Business is Getting IoT Security Wrong

IT Toolbox

Securing IoT is tricky business. IoT exploits include firmware spoofing, compromising hardware, man-in-the-middle attacks, interface exploits, and cloud hosted application hacks, among others. Businesses are not always ready for the unique security challenge posed by the massive deployment of IoT devices.

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Strong cyber security posture reduces impact of breaches

Computer Weekly

There is a direct correlation between data breaches and falls in stock prices, but the impact is lighter on companies with good cyber security, a study has revealed

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Six Ways to Unlock the Power of Cloud ERP

IT Toolbox

For many businesses, choosing ERP in the cloud is primarily about following technology trends and cutting deployment and maintenance costs. For these businesses, cloud ERP isn’t dramatically different than on-premise solutions. That’s a shame. The cloud offers a number of unique advantages when it comes to ERP, and your business should be taking advantage of them.

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Gender pay reporting will encourage parity, says FDM’s Sheila Flavell

Computer Weekly

IT-focused professional services company FDM has encouraged firms to adopt gender pay reporting after revealing a pay gap of 6% across its firm

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Which ERP Features Really Matter?

IT Toolbox

The latest enterprise resource planning (ERP) software bursts at the seams with features, driving more businesses to invest in this software. Basic ERP selling points run the gamut from tracking to reporting. Then there are more advanced features like social media integration and material management modules. But which ones provide businesses with the most value?

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Analytics, automation and AI critical to Cisco’s growth

Computer Weekly

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has been talking about the criticality of analytics and automation technology to the enterprise network

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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App-driven VoIP-on-the-go gets a boost

IT Toolbox

Appdome, one of the first cloud services that automates mobile app integration, is making changes to its SaaS platform in order to tackle the tricky issue of integration of VoIP apps with enterprise mobility management (EMM) services.

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Facebook’s Data Center Powerhouse Spawns another Startup

Data Center Knowledge

RStor believes “network is storage.” Read More.

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Vertical Market Collaboration Scenarios - Hospitality

IT Toolbox

To close out this series , I’m going to provide one more vertical market scenario to illustrate how collaboration solutions like UC can provide business value.

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Cisco Ups Layoffs to 6,600 After Big Forecast Miss

Data Center Knowledge

Plan to shed 1,100 jobs (in addition to 5,500 layoffs announced last year) follows sixth straight quarter of declining revenue. Read More.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Can Oracle's New Tools Increase Your Asset Performance?

IT Toolbox

In March, Oracle introduced Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Cloud Service to give utility companies asset performance management (APM) in the cloud. Oracle has stated that it developed and designed the services to raise asset reliability. With them, utilities can identify asset failures more quickly, and predictive maintenance through asset performance management is integrated with analytics.

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73% of enterprises will run almost entirely on SaaS by 2020, report says

Tech Republic Cloud

Some 38% of companies have already moved most of their apps to SaaS, according to a new survey from BetterCloud.

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PBX, CRM marriage opens new sales opportunities

IT Toolbox

Closer integration between the worlds of VoIP and CRM is only to be expected as more businesses mesh their CRM systems with the new advantages offered by the telecommunications sector. 3CX, an open-standard PBX, has released an update that will make it possible for businesses to integrate its ConnectWise CRM solutions with its 3CX PBX.

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WannaCrypt makes an easy case for Linux

Tech Republic Security

Ransomware got you down? There's a solution that could save you from dealing with this issue ever again. That's right. It's Linux.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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NetSuite introduces major features to cloud-based ERP

IT Toolbox

At its first major conference since Oracle completed its acquisition in November, NetSuite has announced a host of new features to enhance its enterprise resource planning capabilities.

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How to create stronger passwords by using data-driven feedback

Tech Republic Security

Check out researchers' password meter on GitHub to see how the open source web app determines a password's strength and then uses data-driven feedback to make it stronger.

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5 of the Best Android and Tablet VoIP Apps to Work With

IT Toolbox

The best Android tablets make for great dedicated devices for Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) communications. They have front-facing cameras, and nice big screens so you can see whoever you're talking to. You can set them up wherever you are, whether in the office for a conference or in your bedroom for a chat with your loved ones.

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SolarWinds Closes Acquisition of Scout Server Monitoring

Data Center Knowledge

Deal brings deep server monitoring capabilities for DevOps professionals Read More.

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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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How To Use Game Mode In Windows 10 To Boost Performance When Playing Games

IT Toolbox

Game Mode is a feature available on all computers using Windows 10 Creators Update. With many features designed for gamers who love to play computer games, Game Mode makes Windows 10 perfect for them. In this article, we will show you what Game Mode is, how it works and how to enable/disable this feature.

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Yes, you still need endpoint malware protection

Network World

There has been a steady stream of reports and claims lately that many of us no longer need endpoint security, that antivirus (AV) programs on our PCs are worthless. Gizmodo flat out said that you really don't need an antivirus app anymore, arguing that Windows 10 and the browsers have tightened up security to the point that they adequately protect end users.

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How to Profit From Your New Software Tool

IT Toolbox

This post looks at how you can profit from your hard work developing a tool.

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How to maintain data oversight to avoid ‘shadow data’

Network World

Data at risk Image by George Hodan Before his retirement, an employee of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) uploaded more than 10,000 OCC records onto two removable thumb drives. He retired in November 2015; the agency didn’t discover the breach until the following September. That left almost a year between breach and detection. The OCC was not able to recover the thumb drives.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.