Tue.Oct 31, 2017

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Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment

Computer Weekly

Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen

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Protecting Your (and your employee’s) Personal Information at Home

CTOvision

A trend we have noticed in engagements across multiple sectors of the economy is an absolute thirst for information on best practices for protecting information at home. Every employee of every company, from the most senior executive to most junior intern, is now leveraging advanced interconnected technologies in amazing new ways at home. In doing […].

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NHS to get open source API lab

Computer Weekly

NHS Digital plans on launching an API lab before the end of the year, with the goal accelerating development of interoperability in health and social care

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CRM API developer looking for funds as interest in SMS tech grows

IT Toolbox

A leading provider of APIs to CRM providers is planning to raise $85 million on private markets. Bandwidth specializes in enterprise Caps (Communications Platform as a Service). The company was founded in 1999 by David Morken, a former Judge Advocate in the US Marine Corps.

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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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Cyber security professionals urged to embrace AI and automation

Computer Weekly

IBM security intelligence head says professionals should embrace artificial intelligence and automation to ensure they do not become obsolete

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Four Ways Social CRM is Evolving

IT Toolbox

Three years ago social CRM was the future. Now you don’t hear much about it. It isn’t that social has disappeared from CRM systems; you can still get Twitter integration on most CRM platforms, and LinkedIn data is starting to reappear. There’s just a lot less social CRM now. What happened was a combination of two factors.

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How Cloud ERP is Improving Supply Chain Management

IT Toolbox

We’ve come a long way since Walmart innovated with its just-in-time supply chain management system. What once was innovative is now commonplace, and supply chains are more dynamic and complex than ever. We can thank ERP’s move to the cloud for a lot of the recent dynamicism and connectedness with modern supply chains.

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How SME comms firm Zen became a global network business

Computer Weekly

Zen Systems, a family-run SME communications reseller based in Suffolk, is able to target multinational enterprise customers by working with enterprise network platform provider Interoute

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Technology and the generation gap continues

IT Toolbox

Previously I placed down a few words on how the older generation has or is handling this current state of technology. I can really understand why they have so much trouble. I mean, after all, in their lifetime technology has changed so much and so rapidly it is hard to keep up with. Even my generation has trouble keeping up with the amount of change in technology.

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Is tech investment taking away retail jobs?

Computer Weekly

Jobs in retail are in decline, and many blame increasing costs and investment in technology – but what should retailers do to adapt to tech disruption?

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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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3 reasons to replace HDFS with Object Storage and 1 reason not to

IT Toolbox

While the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is great for analyzing massive datasets, it does not have the reliability and compliance attributes for long term data storage. As a result, enterprises are increasingly considering replacing file storage with object storage to meet their unstructured data storage needs.

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Spoofing of Dutch politicians causes heated debate

Computer Weekly

A report about how easy it is to spoof the email addresses of Dutch politicians causes wider security debate in the Netherlands

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Technology and the generation gap

IT Toolbox

The current crop of newly minted adults has known pretty much nothing but modern technology their whole lives. They literally grew up with computers, smartphones and remote controlled house appliances. Heck, even I, with the half-century mark less than twelve moons away have pretty much grown up with computers since before I experienced hair in places other than my head.

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Mobile software is replacing bank branches and cash as youngsters prefer apps

Computer Weekly

The need for bank branches and cash is reducing as younger generations turn to apps to manage finances and make payments

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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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Disasters spur development of VoIP radio for first responders

IT Toolbox

If the hurricanes which struck the southern coast of the United States this fall have taught any lessons, it is that VoIP radio has an important role to play in post-disaster communications. Take for example Hurricane Harvey: when it hit the US Gulf Coast not only did it devastate many forms of communications, other channels like cell phone networks and 900MHz radio were overloaded.

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Storage roundtable: The impact of DevOps and cloud

Computer Weekly

MicroScope gathered together a group of storage industry representatives to discuss how DevOps and cloud will affect the channel

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Technology and the generation gap final

IT Toolbox

So the current generation who are now parents and grandparents as well as becoming the active leaders of this ball of ice and fire are like the bridge between the older generation and the up and coming generation.

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Researchers uncover strong trade in code-signing certificates

Computer Weekly

Illicit certificates are more expensive than counterfeit US passports, stolen credit cards and handguns on the dark web

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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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October's IT Monthly News Digest

IT Toolbox

New Ransomware Attack Bad Rabbit a New Petya Variant. A new form of ransomware dubbed Bad Rabbit, is infecting computers around Europe via drive-by attacks masquerading as Flash updates. It is believed to be a variant of the Petya family.

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Security Think Tank: Web opportunities must be met with appropriate security controls

Computer Weekly

What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed?

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Five Benefits of Flash Storage for the Business World

IT Toolbox

The way we store and manage data is constantly changing. Optical media like CD-ROMs were state of the art just a few years ago. Now they’re so close to becoming obsolete that most new PCs don't come with any optical drives. Tech evangelists insist that all data will eventually be stored on the cloud, but that doesn't suit every user, especially business and enterprise.

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Deloitte sponsorship helps progress of Bletchley cyber school

Computer Weekly

Sponsorship will provide hundreds of places on online Qufaro CyberEPQ course

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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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Technology to come

IT Toolbox

Within the scope of my own current lifetime, I have personally seen some major changes in how technology has changed. I have seen the coming and going of many technological advances and I have experienced many fundamental changes in how technology has affected our lifestyle.

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Image recognition system clears cheques in one day

Computer Weekly

All cheques paid in the UK will be cleared on the next working day once an image-based clearing system is fully rolled out

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The Guide To Incorporating Data Management Into The Internet of Things

IT Toolbox

The Internet of Things is the new technology today that will reshape how data gets managed, translated and kept across different industries and fields.

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House of Fraser rolls out next-generation BI powered by MicroStrategy

Computer Weekly

New visualisation tools provide self-service to help retailer make business decisions more quickly

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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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What's New in ERP?

IT Toolbox

Industry-Specific ERP Delivers a 264% ROI. On their website Oracle suggests that only cloud-based ERP can take full advantage of the digital landscape that represents today’s economy. Most successful modern enterprise management systems, like Oracle’s, have also been designed to integrate with both mobile and social platforms.

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Download SCCM ConfigMgr 1710 PREVIEW Version

Anoop

SCCM Product Group released the newest version of ConfigMgr CB Preview 1710. This is not the production version of SCCM CB 1710. I hope, the production version of 1710 will be released somewhere in November 1710. In this post, we will see “How to Download SCCM ConfigMgr 1710 PREVIEW Version.” Download the SCCM Preview from […]. The post Download SCCM ConfigMgr 1710 PREVIEW Version appeared first on Anoops.

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Who knows the truth?

IT Toolbox

Getting the straight shot is not as easy as you might think it would be. This might be reflective of a human desire to oversimplify the frequency of "truth". This puts quite a burden on us today to be selective about what we accept and what we hold at arms length. Let me just say that this is not a new phenomenon. I'm a big student of history.

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TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform

Computer Weekly

TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017

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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.