Tue.Mar 28, 2017

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5 Data Integration Benefits of Hosted VoIP Service

IT Toolbox

Making the switch to hosted voice over IP telephony (VoIP) service can enable your organization to unlock crystal-clear business communications at a fraction of the cost of plain old telephone services (POTS). However, you'll also be in a position to unlock massive benefits to your internal productivity and customer satisfaction. The secret?

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Let’s Talk about Women in the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

As the male-dominated industry struggles with an aging workforce, an effort to encourage women to get involved is long overdue. Read More.

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Five Ransomware Defenses to Consider

IT Toolbox

Ransomware is like electrical surges. We all know electrical surges can and do affect computer equipment, and most computers are tethered to surge protectors at some point. Our actual effort at protecting against surges and brownouts is minimal, however, unless we’ve had an incident and learned the importance of power protection the hard way. The same goes for ransomware.

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Release management strategies for agile development teams

Social, Agile and Transformation

Is release management part of your agile practice? Are you able to tell stakeholders target dates for your next application releases? Are you tracking how often your teams hit these targets and which releases hit the targeted scope and quality? I’ve asked this question of many teams and hear various answers. Some are practicing continuous delivery, others attempt to formalize release plans.

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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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Association of Recruitment Consultancies asks MPs to delay roll-out of IR35 reforms

Computer Weekly

The chairman of Association of Recruitment Consultancies calls for introduction of IR35 reforms to be put on hold until numerous issues pertaining to the legislation are resolved

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6 Lesson Learned from ERP Case Studies

IT Toolbox

There are a thousand different sayings highlighting how much you can learn by looking at the past experiences of similar people. This is especially true when it comes to evaluating whether ERP is right for your company and what to expect once it’s implemented.

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Writing Your Cloud PBX Shopping List

IT Toolbox

When you go with a cloud private branch exchange (PBX), you’re exchanging expensive on-premises equipment and maintenance for a virtual PBX run by a cloud voice over IP (VoIP) provider.

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New IBM security tool uses machine learning to help businesses detect phishing

Tech Republic Security

A new solution from IBM Trusteer automates website classification and can help label phishing websites 250% faster than traditional methods.

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How automation and artificial intelligence could transform backup software

Tech Republic Data Center

HAL-like control of data backups may be science fiction, but some of the basic concepts are not so far removed from reality. The person in charge of strategy for Commvault is intrigued by these ideas.

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The dark allure of Binge-watching is taking over

IT Toolbox

I'm sitting i my office getting ready to write this blog post while the rest of my family is hammering through episodes of Downton Abbey in the next room. Before I came in, we were serially watching Frasier on Netflix. If you look a little farther into our video habits, Lost, The West Wing and Medici are all in the running for other binge-watching pleasures.

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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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Threats grow in Saudi Arabia’s cyber sector

Computer Weekly

Saudi Arabia's wealth makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals, but what have been the recent trends in cyber crime?

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Every smart security project starts with a risk assessment

IT Toolbox

Why do you by network security products? How come you invested in security-related cloud services? How is that money that you're spending on your security awareness and training program justified? The list of technologies and services is endless. But there’s a problem. Many people have never stepped back to think about why they spend the money that they spend on security.

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Deloitte Acquires Cloud Consulting Firm Day1 Solutions

Data Center Knowledge

Professional services heavyweight expands its cloud expertise. Read More.

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Mobility suite saves Surrey and Sussex Police officers time and money

Computer Weekly

Over 3,000 frontline Surrey and Sussex Police officers have been outfitted with Airwave’s Pronto e-notebook and application suite

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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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How Database Monitoring Can Eliminate Problems Before Your Customers Notice

Data Center Knowledge

The definition of proactivity in database monitoring is the prevention of issues before they ever occur, and most performance monitoring solutions focus on quick after-the-fact detection. Read More.

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Microsoft facing $5m class action over Windows 10 upgrades

Computer Weekly

Three Windows users are attempting to claim $5m in damages from Microsoft for problems caused by faulty Windows 10 upgrades

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The complexities of those dreaded security questionnaires

IT Toolbox

If you work in IT you've, no doubt, come across one of those dreaded security questionnaires. You know, those documents and spreadsheets containing hundreds of security-related questions forced upon you by prospective customers and business partners. Some are custom while others come from a standards body or are otherwise derived from one of the various security standards or regulations.

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How to use a ramdisk on Linux

Tech Republic Data Center

If you need to boost the speed of data writes to storage on your Linux data center servers, a ramdisk might be what you need. Here's how to create one, mount it, and back it up.

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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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Zoho launches AI to assist sales desk productivity

IT Toolbox

CRM provider Zoho is joining other major firms providing AI-enabled efficiencies, rolling out a digital assistant called Zia as one of a number of improvements it has unveiled to boost the productivity of sales people. Zia detects anomalies and suggests workflows and macros, and advises salespeople about the best time to contact a prospect.

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Security Think Tank: Use flexible tech backed by security policy for competitive edge

Computer Weekly

How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security?

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Users "make do" with ERP systems but continue to hope for better

IT Toolbox

As a pillar of a company’s record-keeping and business process management, ERP systems are inherently complex. That complexity, evidently, leads to confusion – and a failure by many companies to take full advantage of what their systems can offer.

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Amazon Connect is a cloud-based call center you can launch 'within minutes'

Tech Republic Cloud

Amazon has officially made its in-house call center technology available to AWS customers, enabling the deployment of a 'Virtual Contact Center.

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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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Major VoIP provider unveils entry into hardware

IT Toolbox

VirtualPBX is expected to launch what is being called “a massive product release” at the beginning of next month, marking its first foray into the VoIP hardware options space. Details on the scope of the products included are being kept tightly under wraps.

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AWS Launches Cloud-Based Contact Center Amazon Connect

Data Center Knowledge

Amazon knows a thing or two about providing customer support at scale. Read More.

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If Muad'Dib were real

IT Toolbox

You may have read the book, you may have watched the movie or even played the game. Personally, I have done all three of those things. What the heck am I talking about? I am, of course, referring to the classical science fiction story of Dune! In this story, there is a character called Muad'Dib who uses sound as a weapon. His very name in fact.

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Malware infection rate of smartphones is soaring – Android devices often the target

Network World

Smartphones are by far the most popular target of mobile malware, and the infection rate is soaring, according to new research by Nokia. During the second half of 2016, the increase in smartphone infections was 83% following on the heels of a 96% increase during the first half of the year, according to Nokia’s latest Mobile Threat Intelligence Report gathered from devices on which Nokia NetGuard Endpoint Security is deployed in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

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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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We can all be webheads

IT Toolbox

The term webhead is an affectionately derogative name for The Amazing Spiderman (tm). Well, at least I think so :) As much as I would like super powers myself I somehow just can't seem to see myself volunteering to be bitten by a radioactive spider. I would be more likely to do a crazy dance trying to stomp its little head in.

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US Congress votes on FCC rules: Why your web history could be at risk

Tech Republic Security

A House vote on federal rules regarding broadband privacy could put your web browsing history at stake, allowing ISPs to sell your information to advertisers.

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Secrets to Successful Emails

IT Toolbox

They're not secrets, exactly, but considering how many marketers ignore them in their email campaigns they might as well be. There are six things every marketing email needs to be successful. All of them need to be included in every email to move the audience to respond appropriately. They're simple, but they take some thought in writing your emails.

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The insecurities list: 10 ways to improve cybersecurity

Network World

A friend asked me to list all of the cybersecurity things that bug me and what he should be diligent about regarding user security. We talked about access control lists, MAC layer spoofing, and a bunch of other topics and why they mattered. You should come up with a list of head-desk things. After a bit of thought, here’s a list. It’s by NO means comprehensive, and it’s not an organized best practices document.

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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.