Fri.Oct 27, 2017

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London councils tackle housing fraud with data science

Computer Weekly

London's local authorities have a fraud problem with Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and are using data science to combat it, with help from Nesta, The Greater London Authority and ASI Data Science

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How online VoIP portals are supporting the customer experience revolution

IT Toolbox

How can VoIP providers continue to win customers, while hanging on to those they already service? Simple answer: By including more services in their package, and combining those features with a high degree of customization. But as high levels of personalization are implemented by the user, the need for IT teams to get involved is increasingly becoming anathema for smaller companies.

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Microsoft propels Dynamics and Azure growth in Q1 2018 earnings

Computer Weekly

The company reports revenue increase in cloud, Azure and Dynamics, with LinkedIn integration starting to show why Microsoft paid $23bn for the professional network

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10 Tips for Choosing the Best Software for Your Company

IT Toolbox

So, let?s brainstorm a bit and carefully examine the most important characteristics of the best software for your company!

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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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Almost 70% of teachers think they do not have the skills to teach coding

Computer Weekly

Many teachers feel ill-equipped to deliver the UK’s computing curriculum, survey reveals

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Six Ways to Improve ERP Adoption

IT Toolbox

Almost nobody loves ERP. They might use an ERP system at their business, they may be a developer, but few and far between is the person who actually looks forward to ERP engagement. That’s not good, of course, because ERP serves as something close to the nerve center of a business. Employees need to use and rely on these systems, not shun them.

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How to Protect Your Business Against Online Fraud

IT Toolbox

The fact that there?s no system that will completely protect you from online frauds shouldn?t make you stick your head in the sand. By implementing a fraud prevention plan, you can protect your business and your customers, and focus on growing your business.

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Consumer identity management will benefit business

Computer Weekly

Businesses should embrace consumer identity management to improve marketing capabilities and help drive regulatory compliance, says KuppingerCole

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How Messaging Adds Value When Integrated with Other Applications

IT Toolbox

My last post in this series presented a comparison of use cases for VoIP and messaging, and that goes a long way to understanding where the latter fits into the collaboration value proposition.

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Diversify security controls to maximise protection, says McAfee

Computer Weekly

Organisations should ensure that in layering various security controls, the degree of alignment is not too great, warns McAfee CTO

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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 Computing Trends for 2018

IT Toolbox

Cloud computing remains a hot topic in the business world, and the trend is likely to continue according to Cisco's latest Global Cloud index forecast, which covers 2013 through 2018. Cloud data centers, private cloud solutions, infrastructure as a service, as well as platform as a service are all hot, thanks to the numerous advantages of cloud computing.

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Nordea lays off 6,000, citing digital transformation as the driver

Computer Weekly

Nordea is cutting staff as a result of its ongoing digital transformation, which means it needs less people

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What did you do today?

IT Toolbox

What did you do today? As I write this, it's approaching the end of the day on a Friday. I'm feeling thoughtful and retrospective. That can be a good thing. What did you do today? Was it what you wanted to do? Was it what you needed to do? Did you even know what was the most important thing to do?

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Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library

Computer Weekly

Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated

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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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7 Steps to Ensure Your ERP Is a Success

IT Toolbox

Once a business decides to implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology, they want the transition to be as smooth as possible -- and, of course, they want it to be a success. If you are thinking about embracing this solution software, or if you are in the process of implementing it, there are some things you can do to ensure that it works well for your enterprise. 1.

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Rewrite the rules to win cyber arms race, says McAfee

Computer Weekly

Enterprises need to change their approach if they are to beat cyber criminals, according McAfee’s enterprise products head

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How To Be Responsible For Data You Don't Control

IT Toolbox

When you’re responsible for your company’s data security, you’ve got heavy pressure resting on your shoulders. You don’t control all of the data you’re responsible for, and it’s accessible to people you’ve never met. You’re probably not the only one managing the data, either.

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AWS continues to power Amazon profits

Computer Weekly

The latest Q3 results from Amazon have shown that AWS continues to play a key role in revenue for the company

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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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Enterprise Modelling in a few posters

IT Toolbox

Here it is a concise Enterprise Modelling (EM) guide in posters. 1. System Modelling Poster.

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Alphabet Q3 2017: Google hints at cloud services for retailers

Computer Weekly

Google is partnering to grow its Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with online retail appearing to be an attractive opportunity for its CEO

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Predicting the future

IT Toolbox

Why does science fiction do such a poor job of predicting the future?

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First female Capgemini UK apprentices graduate

Computer Weekly

The Capgemini UK apprentice scheme gets its first three female graduates

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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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Ragged Hierarchy DBMS_RANDOM-ly For Testing

IT Toolbox

A modest change, improved test data.

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Technology Short Take 89

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take 89! I have a collection of newer materials and some older materials this time around, but hopefully all of them are still useful. (I needed to do some housekeeping on my Instapaper account, which is where I bookmark stuff that frequently lands here.) Enjoy! Networking. This is a slightly older post providing an overview of container networking , but still quite relevant.

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DB2 Data Warehouse Capacity Planning - Part 7

IT Toolbox

Part 7: Query Results and Summary

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I built my team at Data Natives

Dataconomy

Last year was full of exciting events. As soon as solarisBank received its banking license, a new chapter was opened for the company, as well as for me. We faced a tough but an exciting challenge: as a tech company with a banking license, we needed a strong BI team. The post I built my team at Data Natives 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.

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The Monthly Insight of How to Reach High Level of Digital Maturity Oct. 2017

Future of CIO

Digital makes a significant impact on every aspect of the business from people, process to technology, both horizontally and vertically. Digital becomes the very fabric of high performing business, being outside-in and customer-centric is the new mantra for forward-looking and high mature digital organizations today. At the heart of digital, it is people and how to build a customer-centric organization.

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Targeting a Secure Future: iGaming as a Case Study

Dataconomy

In a world of wide-ranging big data, analytics that have advanced so much that they can even help scouting for the NBA, and with several high-profile data breaches in the UK and the US making worldwide headlines in 2017, it is clearer than ever before that big businesses needs to embrace. The post Targeting a Secure Future: iGaming as a Case Study appeared first on Dataconomy.

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How to Manage Digital Balance Cycles Effectively

Future of CIO

Digital transformation is inevitable, it means increasing the pace of change and fierce competition. Organizations must keep the lights on and also make strategic movement all the time. Like running up to the string, keeping digital balance is critical in reaching digital aptitude. But how to manage these digital balance cycles effectively? The balance of chaos and order: Compared to changes, the transformation is more radical, with all sorts of ups & downs, bumps and curves.

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