Phil Windley
AUGUST 20, 2019
Summary: Sovrin is an identity metasystem that provides the Internet's missing identity layer. By creating a general-purpose system for constructing context-specific identity systems, the metasystem represents a universal trust framework. Imagine you are planning to meet a friend for lunch. You arrive at the restaurant on time and she’s nowhere to be found.
Information Week
AUGUST 21, 2019
A growing number of AI experts are turning their attention to big data. Will that be enough to save doomed projects?
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CIO Musings
AUGUST 21, 2019
I love the Urban Dictionary. I'm not sure why, I guess it makes me feel hip to read through some of the posts. I have contributed a few along the way like the term "Camel Up", my proudest moment. The Urban Dictionary defines "adulting" like this. I like the part about being a fully developed individual. Recently I was in a difficult steering committee meeting for a major enterprise project.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 23, 2019
A lot has changed in the 25+ years I have spent in the technology channel. New technologies, partner business models, shifting demographics, expanding communication vehicles, and most recently, new technology buyers with different psychology, behavior, and journey have created a whirlwind of change for vendors, distributors, and partners alike. The one constant is the […].
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.
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 23, 2019
The students running the IT help desk at Christian Brothers High School weren’t necessarily the school’s techiest. But a new apprenticeship program gave them a life-changing opportunity to get hands-on experience … and IT certifications.
Social, Agile and Transformation
AUGUST 19, 2019
Agile planning doesn't end when stories are written, accepted by the team, sized, and ready for development. Story writing is one aspect of agile planning, but it's not the only one. At StarCIO, agile planning is done at several levels depending on the complexity of the requirement. require(["mojo/signup-forms/Loader"], function(L) { L.start({"baseUrl":"mc.us14.list-manage.
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Forrester IT
AUGUST 21, 2019
As an analyst at Forrester, I talk to a lot of IT professionals. One of the most common inquiries lately goes something like this: “We’ve piloted DevOps and Agile and like the results. However. ” and then come the “what-abouts.” What about ITIL, the NOC, the auditors, the service desk, and perhaps […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 23, 2019
“There is a real opportunity for MSPs to plug in more advanced services and be a resource to their clients,” said Marc Haskelson, president/CEO, Compliancy Group, LLC, a member of the CompTIA Business Applications Advisory Council panel at ChannelCon 2019.
Information Week
AUGUST 23, 2019
Position your organization not just for legal and regulatory compliance, but also for safer and more effective use of information assets. Here are five questions to ask.
Network World
AUGUST 22, 2019
For years, IT departments have been railing about the dangers of shadow IT and bring-your-own-device. The worry is that these unauthorized practices bring risks to corporate systems, introducing new vulnerabilities and increasing the attack surface. That may be true, but it’s not the whole story. As I’ve long argued, shadow IT may increase risks, but it can also cut costs, boost productivity and speed innovation.
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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?
Forrester IT
AUGUST 19, 2019
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This question, first attributed to philosopher George Berkeley in 1710, raises questions about observation and perception.* Both are important to consider when assessing the value that physical events deliver. While you can attribute some ROI […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 22, 2019
Using emerging technologies, such as IoT, business intelligence and automation, Britehouse is helping farmers improve their communities for the better by producing healthier crops and ensuring there’s plenty of water to drink.
Kitaboo
AUGUST 20, 2019
What is a Sales Enablement Tool? A sales enablement tool/ platform provides your sales force with all the resources they need to engage with prospective buyers and increase the chances of a sale. A sales enablement tool should provide useful information that will expedite the sales process and result in positive outcomes, which is, converting a prospect to a client.
Mick's IT Blog
AUGUST 21, 2019
One issue, more like a time-waster, I have had as we are migrating to SCCM from MDT is getting the boot image on the WDS server. SCCM is not configured to manage WDS because we use it for other things, so we manually upload the WIM. SCCM creates an ISO that needs to be mounted to extract the WIM for WDS. Thanks to this blog post , it is explained. I wanted the steps automated, so I wrote the following PowerShell script that will perform all of the steps needed to extract and configure the WIM.
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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.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 23, 2019
Social media has created customer groups that coalesce around a brand — in effect, a union. They collectively can and will change your corporate policy. With collective bargaining, business as usual is no longer acceptable. Are you ready for the empowered, technically savvy, and motivated customer? It’s the age of the customer: What are you […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 21, 2019
After setting policies about how to choose passwords and when to update them, training end users on how to identify fake email addresses and URLs gives them the power to be vigilant against cybersecurity threats.
Information Week
AUGUST 22, 2019
Members of the Continuous Delivery Foundation discuss the formation of the open source organization and the future of continuous integration and delivery.
Network World
AUGUST 23, 2019
All things cloud are major topics of conversation at the VMworld user conference next week, ratcheded up a notch by VMware's $4.8 billion plans to acquire cloud development firm Pivotal and security provider Carbon Black. VMware said during its quarterly financial call this week it would spend about $2.7 billion on Pivotal and its Cloud Foundry hybrid cloud development technology, and about $2.1 billion for the security technology of Carbon Black, which includes its Predictive Security Cloud and
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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.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 23, 2019
The acquisition of Carbon Black by VMware was a bit of a surprise to me, but once put into perspective it makes sense. In this blog, I make a few observations from a value perspective. Carbon Black brings a strong brand and technology that warranted a leader position in my last Forrester Wave on the […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 19, 2019
France has enacted a digital services tax in an effort to hamper the growth of innovative companies based in the United States. Under the plan, those companies with at least $851 million in global revenue – of which at least $28 million is generated in France –would be slapped with a 3% tax, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2019.
Information Week
AUGUST 21, 2019
While machine learning may seem overwhelming and complicated, creating an infrastructure for ML projects is more achievable than many organizations think.
Network World
AUGUST 21, 2019
Cisco today warned its Unified Computing System (UCS) customers about four critical fixes they need to make to stop nefarious agents from taking over or attacking their systems.The problems all have a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System ( CVSS ). The critical bugs are found in the Cisco UCS Director and UCS Director Express for Big Data packages.
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“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.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 21, 2019
By Will White and Ian Jacobs Chatbots — And Why They Can’t Read Your Mind Chatbots are cropping up everywhere, from customer service to internal help desks, but what makes them tick? When we interact with chatbots, we’re often coming in from the end-user side and confronting a chatbot window. When we ask a question, […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 20, 2019
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) offers the framework to shift child welfare from a reactive to proactive system and underscores the important role of integrated family data.
Galido
AUGUST 20, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - 8 tips on how to save your iPhone’s battery life - Information Technology Blog. The good news for iPhone users is there are a couple of tricks you can do to save your battery life on your beloved iPhone, actually in fact I know of 8 tips that can help you avoid running around looking for a place to charge up your device.
Network World
AUGUST 22, 2019
All things cloud are certain to be major topics next week at the VMworld user conference, but VMware took things up a notch with plans to spend $4.2 billion to acquire cloud-development firm Pivotal, and security provider Carbon Black. During its quarterly financial call VMware said it would spend about $2.7 billion on Pivotal and its Cloud Foundry hybrid cloud development technology and another $2.1 billion for Carbon Black, which includes its Predictive Security Cloud offering and other endpoi
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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.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 22, 2019
For all the dramatic headlines about influencers, our research states that they’re capturing steadily larger proportions of marketing budget. For our latest report we interviewed more than 30 enterprise marketers who are responsible for their brand’s influencer marketing. And the data shows: investments continue to rise and marketers’ budgets for influencer marketing are growing in […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 20, 2019
After Apple announced two-factor authentication recently, experts like Dr. Thad Phillips predicted more Apple tech in once-dominated Windows environments. That means plenty for solution providers, especially when it comes to cybersecurity.
Information Week
AUGUST 20, 2019
Robotic process automation offers enterprises a way to leapfrog to the benefits of digital transformation. Here are 10 vendors that can help in your efforts.
Mick's IT Blog
AUGUST 20, 2019
Recently, I wanted a simple batch file to run the ccmsetup.exe file. I could have used PowerShell, but for debugging the parameters, I wanted it quick and easy to modify. One of the issues I had was getting the batch script to wait for the ccmexec.exe to install before proceeding. I saw some batch solutions that seemed to be kind of cumbersome. I decided to write a PowerShell one-liner that would continuously loop until the desired process ended.
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.
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