CTOvision
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Katie Kennedy. Hortonworks has announced that the 2nd release of their Hortonworks DataFlow (HDF) is now available. The Hortonworks DataFlow is designed to meet the practical challenges of collecting and moving data securely and efficiently. It is a data-source agnostic, real time data collection, and data flow management platform. This 2nd release builds on the strength of the original version, that was released in September 2015.
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 24, 2015
The CDE is responsible for iterating the infrastructure based on the learning it develops, and for baking in those best practices for increased automation, reduced complexity and better business agility. Read More.
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Social, Agile and Transformation
DECEMBER 22, 2015
I covered several topics this year that all relate to efforts CIO, IT Leaders, developers, and engineers should consider in transforming "IT" and leading the business through a digital transformation. On the engineering front, transformation requires more collaborative and agile practices, so I completed a number of posts on Agile and introduced several posts on DevOps.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 9, 2015
CIOs become better by asking the right questions Image Credit: Tom. As a CIO we are always searching for ways that we can better communicate the importance of information technology in order to improve ourselves, our IT shop, and, of course, our company. Exactly how go about doing this is one of life’s greatest mysteries. It turns out that each and every one of us has the skills that it takes to make this kind of improvement happen.
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.
Eric D. Brown
DECEMBER 3, 2015
Michael Krigsman just published a piece titled “ What do business people think of their CIO? ” that shares some output of a research report put out by Tech Pro Research regarding the perception of the CIO within the business, including some results related to innovation and the CIO. I’ll leave you to go read Michael’s write-up on the subject…he does a good job pointing out the highlights.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2015
This comprehensive guide includes everything you need to know about Apple's OS X El Capitan, including features, requirements, upgrade options, software updates, and more.
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Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 23, 2015
The shift in how and where employees are working will bring about a number of technological challenges in the short term; however, the opportunities it will create for workers, companies and IT vendors will be unprecedented. Read More.
Social, Agile and Transformation
DECEMBER 13, 2015
If it is digital transformation you are seeking, you're probably not going to see the results in the quarter after you complete your first major milestone. Digital, technology organizations have adapted to agile practices in order to make incremental improvements to the products and processes they support. Product managers have adapted to release Minimally Viable Products and capture customer.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 2, 2015
HSBC has a money laundering problem that they are trying to solve Image Credit: Christian Senger. The person with the CIO job has a lot to do in the best of circumstances. When your company has been accused of aiding in aiding in the laundering of US$881M and has had to pay a US$1.9B fine, things just got a whole lot tougher and the importance of information technology doesn’t matter as much.
Eric D. Brown
DECEMBER 1, 2015
I just read “ Digital transformation will shape 2016 ” over on CIO.com and was a a passage caught my eye. Before I give you the passage, let me put the sentence into context. The CIO article is discussing a recent IDC report titled ‘ IDC FutureScape: Worldside CIO Agenda 2016 Predictions.’ This report provides some predictions on what the CIO and IT will be focused on for the coming year(s).
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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
Mick's IT Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2015
One of the things that has annoyed me in the past is having to keep the Microsoft Office Updates folder up-to-date with the latest.MSP files. The reason I bother with keeping the Updates folder up-to-date is because it speeds up the process of building a golden image, which in my environment, Office is installed during that phase. To automate this process, I created an automatic deployment rule in SCCM that keeps the Microsoft Office software update group up-to-date with the latest Office update
CTOvision
DECEMBER 28, 2015
Enterprise security management company, FireMon, has announced that its Immediate Insight security analytics software is available at no cost. Immediate Insight makes data accessible in a way that enables more of the IT organization to discover and analyze the data in order to accelerate security event triage, improve incident response and perform proactive reconnaissance for threats.
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 22, 2015
As CIO, it's your duty to ensure that the migration is successful and that you utilize the right cloud management tools so there is complete transparency into what is going on both on-premises and in the cloud. Read More.
A CIO's Voice
DECEMBER 17, 2015
2015 has been another great year. I have tried to be really good by being the best CIO I can. So Santa, this year I would like the following: IT Value Proposition to the Business. IT Cost Reduction. Tickets to the opening of Star Wars The Force Awakens. My local multiplex has already been sold out and it is only December 15. A drone. Every CIO should have one.
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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.
Cloud Musings
DECEMBER 16, 2015
The world of business is software. No matter the industry vertical or business model, effective software is the key to business success. An even more important aspect of this reality is the application programming interface (API). If you are unfamiliar with this kind of geeky term, APIs are the glue that connects applications to each other and manages the virtual discussions between you and your customers.
The Investing Edge
DECEMBER 10, 2015
With all companies now targets of cyber-attacks, and the average cost of a successful attack rising to $4 million, the demand for security talent is at an all-time high. But while cyber security jobs are up 74 percent in the last five years, more than 209,000 cyber security jobs in the U.S. are unfilled. To add to the complexity, this problem is asymmetric: a hacker only has to be right once while critical data must be protected 100 percent of the time.
Mick's IT Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2015
I have been working on automating the tasks of deploying Windows updates each month. You may think why is there a need for this when SCCM has the Automatic Deployment Rules. Some companies have to review the updates before hand if they have applications that are vulnerable to breaking from windows updates. This script is the first of a series of steps to achieve this task.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 28, 2015
We know you, dear readers, have been tracking the megatrend of artificial intelligence. There are many issues in this trend that should inform your day-to-day decision-making (we examine AI issues as part of our CAMBRIC construct to help put the trend in the context of other major thrusts in the tech world). Most AI solutions today are fielded by the big players in IT.
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 16, 2015
The data center managers who will come out ahead in 2016 are those who can keep their fingers on operations by utilizing software platforms to ensure high availability and resource utilization while forging ahead with new technologies. Read More.
Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 30, 2015
In early 2015, I posted a look ahead at my planned 2015 projects , where I took a quick look at some of the self-development projects I set out for myself over the course of 2015. In this post, I’m going to review my progress on those 2015 projects. The 2015 projects were as follows: Complete a new book. Make more open source contributions. Expand to a new configuration management solution.
Cloud Musings
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) has always been the unappreciated sibling of the cloud computing service model trio. Existing in the dark shadow of the most widely adopted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and foundationally powerful Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), the third service model is often misunderstood and widely ignored. PaaS provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage web applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure.
The Investing Edge
DECEMBER 3, 2015
The modern security landscape is becoming a competitive arms race between cyber-attackers and defenders. Threats have matured, risks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and vulnerabilities across the enterprise are commonplace – and evolving. While security spending has ballooned as a result – Gartner forecasted that $77 billion would be funneled globally toward IT security efforts in 2015 – it is not stemming the tide as a record 79 percent of U.S. businesses reported a cybersecurity incide
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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.
Mick's IT Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2015
I have been working on writing a new script for SCCM and decided while writing it, I would take one of the functions and make it into a separate script for just retrieving windows updates. Sometimes you need a list to compare against, which is what I am using this for as a reporting tool in another script I am writing. This script will query the SCCM server for a list of all Microsoft updates for a specific OS.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 27, 2015
The video at this link and embedded below captures a 9 minute summary of Artificial Intelligence produced by PBS. It includes good research and video of computers and robots (and even an interview with Ray Kurzweil ).
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 15, 2015
As more businesses evolve operations to be digital-first, marketing and IT departments often approach the transition from different, yet relevant, points of view that can cause tension. Read More.
Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 27, 2015
There’s no question that the networking industry is undergoing significant changes. Sparked in part by software-defined networking (SDN), this sea change now includes an expanded focus on application programming interfaces (APIs), automation frameworks and toolkits, and improved manageability. As the industry undergoes this change, though, networking engineers must also undergo a change.
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
Cloud Musings
DECEMBER 6, 2015
How is cloud computing bringing society and its ideas closer together? This got me thinking. Last week the President of the United States started following me on Twitter. Now I realize that it’s not really President Obama on the other side of that virtual table, but the event brought to mind the Six Degree of Separation concept. In case you don’t remember, this theory states that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world.
Future of CIO
DECEMBER 21, 2015
IT should focus on improving business and enforcing business capabilities. The “Future of CIO” Blog has reached 1.2 million page views with about 2300+ blog posting in 59+ different categories of leadership, management, strategy, digitalization, change/talent, etc. The content richness is not for its own sake, but to convey the vision and share the wisdom.
Mick's IT Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2015
While helping to manage Microsoft Endpoint, a former colleague suggested that I setup Endpoint to automatically run a full system scan each time an infection is detected. I googled the blog posting on it and although it is a great post, I figured I could streamline it even more by just using SCCM alone to achieve the same outcome. It is nice when you are out of the office and your backup might not have the time to keep an eye on the antivirus infections.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 23, 2015
This time of year is one for commerce. The shiniest, newest, coolest gadgets are always the first to go from the shelves. This year in particular has been one for innovative gadgets and amazing buys. From wearables to autonomous driving vehicles, the list below includes my picks of the hottest tech of the season: Samsung 16TB SSD. One of the largest SSD hard drives ever made.
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