Sat.Oct 05, 2013 - Fri.Oct 11, 2013

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Northrop Grumman Creates Incredibly Capable, Fearless Killer Robot

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley No doubt you have a lot on your mind right now. But there is a video you need to stop and watch right away. This could have an impact on just about any analysis you are doing, especially if you are analyzing the net assessment of our military vs others. It may also impact assessments about the future of humanity, perhaps not in a good way, unfortunately.

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NSA Data Center Plagued by Electrical Problems

Data Center Knowledge

'The NSA''s massive data center in Utah has been plagued by electrical problems that have delayed the opening of the facility. The Wall Street Journal reports that there have been 10 incidents of arc flash "meltdowns" that have damaged equipment.

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Refactoring with go fmt

SPF13

'I’ve recently been getting into go. I’ve built a few packages and libraries. For this post, let’s explore the ‘gofmt’ or ‘go fmt’ tool further. Go ships with a basic set of tools common to most languages and development environments. Like most things with go, the tools are simple in design, but powerful in function. go build – compile the code. go install – install (and build) a package. go get – download and install packages including dependencies. go

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10 Attributes of Data Driven Organizations

Social, Agile and Transformation

'If Self-Service BI is the practice, then part of the goal should be to become a Data Driven Organization? The Economist completed some key research on data driven organizations, Eleven percent of respondents state that, in comparison to peers, their organization makes “substantially” better use of data. But top-performing companies comprise more than a third of this group, demonstrating the. organizational change data scientist executive presentations enterprise 2.

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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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Dave Bennett, CIO and director of Enterprise Services, DISA

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley Our Department of Defense (DoD) focused senior analyst Chris Scott has previously provided succinct summaries of the DISA industry day (see DISA Industry Day: Times have changed ). Her reporting extracts information we hope is of use to any technology vendor or systems integrator seeking to serve the DoD or Intelligence Community.

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BladeRoom Brings its Data Center Building Blocks to the U.S. Market

Data Center Knowledge

'BladeRoom is bringing its next-generation modular data center designs to the U.S. market. The U.K.-based company has teamed with Modular Power Solutions to form BladeRoom USA, which will manufacture pre-fab components in a factory in Michigan to create modular data centers.

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How CIOs Deal With Digital Disruptions

The Accidental Successful CIO

'Disruptions can quickly affect your company’s bottom line… Image Credit. Life is full of changes and that is one of the things that makes having the CIO job both so exciting and so challenging. As we spend our time looking inside of our company for ways to make it both more competitive and more efficient, the outside world continues to change at a rapid pace.

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FedCyber Summit: Community engagement is needed now more than ever

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley Cyber practitioners in the federal sector have always needed better ways to collaborate and coordinate and have always been on the lookout for new ways to address challenges. But this year it is especially important. Attacks are up, funds to modernize have been zeroed out, staff has been reduced and now on top of that the shutdown has made things even harder.

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Cable Pathways: A Data Center Design Guide and Best Practices

Data Center Knowledge

'Cables may not be the most glamourous part of the data center, but they certainly are important. Scott VanDenBerg of Optical Cable Corporation writest that good cable pathway designers know that multiple products must work together to ensure a successful pathway from point A to point B.

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As more jobs are automated, how many of us will still have productive work?

Trends in the Living Networks

'There has been a lot of press the last few days about a paper The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation? , published by the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology. Almost all the coverage has been on the headline figure that 47% of US employment is at risk. However the paper provides many more interesting insights when you examine the detail.

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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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The Open Cloud

Eric D. Brown

'One of the areas that is receiving a lot of interest from friends and clients is the idea of using the open cloud for projects. There are many misconceptions of the open cloud. For one, people hear the word “open” and immediately think it’s not secure, which is as far from the truth as it can be. Open in this context is similar to the ‘open’ in open source software in that the approach allows multiple vendors and developers to build systems to a particular standard while having the abilit

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John McAfee’s D-Central – A Breakdown

CTOvision

'By BryanHalfpap John McAfee at the C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival. Disclaimer: Information on D-Central is extremely limited. This article and the assumptions and conclusions it draws is based off of information gathered from John McAfee’s interview at the C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival. At the C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival this year, John McAfee (formerly of McAfee Antivirus) talked about a new device that would decentralize networking and free co

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Improving the Reliability, Efficiency and Effectiveness of a Vintage Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

'Is your organization asking you to deploy some of the latest technologies on an existing data center? Can that data center actually handle this type of workload? Learn how to make the most of your investment and understand how to modernize your existing data center.

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How technology is enabling the humanity of organizations

Trends in the Living Networks

'After my recent opening keynote at the SAP Australia User Group Summit on Leadership in Enterprise Technology , I did a video interview for Inside SAP magazine, shown below. The full transcript of the interview is available on our new publication CIO of the Future. In response to a question on the impact of technology on organizational culture I said: What is more important today than ever before, is not just technology as the enabler, but how technology relates to the humanity of the organizat

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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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Links for Oct 6 2013

Eric D. Brown

'Not Solving Every Problem | The Enterprising CIO. Quote : Problems exist so that they can be solved. That’s the basis for succeeding as an enterprising CIO. Though it seems counterintuitive to think that problems should be sought out and embraced, that’s exactly what needs to happen in order to move the enterprise forward. It is part of the credo of moving from old to new and from static to fluid.

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Process Live Released: Integrating Social Collaboration with Process Improvement in the Cloud (a SaaS offering)

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley Process Live is part of Software AG Live, a cloud-based suite unifying process improvement, IT portfolio management, agile application development and application integration. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2013 - Software AG today announced the availability of Process Live at Innovation World 2013, its global user’s conference in San Francisco.

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Risky Business: When Disaster Strikes With No Recovery Plan

Data Center Knowledge

'With experts estimating the average cost of downtime at $5,000 per minute, many organizations are at significant risk when it comes to the reliability of their data environments. WAN Virtualization can be deployed to prevent disasters from affecting business continuity and speed recovery, writes.

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Four fundamental principles for crowdsourcing in government

Trends in the Living Networks

'A few weeks ago I gave the keynote at the annual conference of the Business Improvement and Innovation in Government (BIIG) network of the Queensland Government, speaking on A Future of Crowds: Implications for Government and Society. I have been increasingly pulled towards the government sector over the last years. I’m delighted, as changing the nature and structure of government is one of the most important aspects possible in creating a better future for ourselves.

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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 Cloud – more than a technology

Eric D. Brown

'The cloud is quite hyped these days – and rightfully so. The cloud brings quite a bit of productivity and cost savings to organizations as well as a plethora of options for new technology and platforms. What many organizations (and people) don’t understand is that the cloud is more than a technology platform. Not only can you build better technologies and processes using the cloud, but you can build much better customer experiences.

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Software AG: webMethods 9.5 Launched at Innovation World 2013

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley webMethods 9.5 enables elastic scaling, mobile and social BPM. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2013 - Software AG today announced the launch of the next version of the market leading webMethods 9.5 platform at its annual Innovation World user’s conference in San Francisco. The focus at this year’s Innovation World is on how to maximize the new business opportunities and competitive advantages provided by the increasing digitization of the business world and the public sector.

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The Pros and Cons of Underground Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

'The data bunker industry is growing, as more customers seek out ultra-secure underground hosting for their IT operations. At last week''s Data Center World conference, several experts discussed the advantages and challenges of underground data centers, and offered tips for evaluating a data bunker.

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Refactoring with go fmt

SPF13

I’ve recently been getting into go. I’ve built a few applications and libraries. For this post, let’s explore the ‘gofmt’ or ‘go fmt’ tool further.

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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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The Thin line between Great and Ghost Town

Eric D. Brown

'I just finished reading Using an Internal Social Network to Solve Real Business Problems by Nichole Kelly over on Social Media Explorer. When I started reading the article, I almost closed my Firefox tab when I read “Transforming into a social business…” in sentence #1. I’m not a fan of the term ‘social business’, mainly because nobody has ever been able to give me a real, honest-to-goodness, definition of what social business really means.

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Software AG Announces the First Public Cloud Offering for IT Portfolio Management – Portfolios Live

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley Portfolios Live offers CIOs precise and transparent management of their IT landscapes and is part of Software AG Live - a Platform-as-a-Service suite that also includes process design, agile application development and application integration. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2013 - Software AG today announced the availability of Portfolios Live at its global user’s conference Innovation World 2013 in San Francisco.

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The Zero-Client: The Next-Generation in Client Computing

Data Center Knowledge

'Designing more efficient corporate environments means looking at end-points which are easier to manage and require less overhead. Zero-client devices are the next generation in computing.

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30 Must Read CIO Bloggers

A CIO's Voice

'I am glad “A CIO’s Voice” made the list. Thanks Evolven. “These executives have a tremendous influence on the IT industry, developments and leadership. With their insights, they help to shape IT, identify trends, and make decisions that have far-reaching impact.” [link]. Filed under: CIO Tagged: Chief Information Officer , CIO , CIO Leader , Leadership , Management , technology.

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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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Using Puppet to Configure Ubuntu to use Apt-Cacher-NG

Scott Lowe

'In this post, I’ll share a brief snippet of Puppet code that allows you to automatically configure Ubuntu clients to use Apt-Cacher-NG. By leveraging Apt-Cacher-NG, running apt-get commands on your Ubuntu instances will generally be faster because the Apt-Cacher-NG server will cache information locally instead of requiring that every command go out to the source repositories.

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More On Hadoop World: Expect action oriented sessions that will inform your Big Data strategy

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley Approaching your data challenges in smarter ways can help your organization accomplish its mission. So learning approaches that work in other organizations and other sectors of the economy can be incredibly virtuous. The best place to do that is Hadoop World. Once again Hadoop World is being held in conjunction with Strata. If you have not registered to attend yet, you can do so now (with a 20% discount) here.

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Taking Your Cloud Deployment to the Next Level

Data Center Knowledge

'A huge component of this success of your organization''s cloud experience will be dependent on where your cloud infrastructure is housed. The data center that your cloud calls home will have certain capabilities and features that may be the difference in whether your cloud keeps pace or falls.

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You Report To Whom???

A CIO's Voice

'I was reading an interesting thread on LinkedIn regarding to whom the CIO should report to and as a result how effective the CIO will be. I always find these conversations intriguing especially in some of the comments. So let me paraphrase: Reporting to the Board. You are the uber technologist. You have move away from the mundane and into a strategic role that helps guide the direction of the company.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.