CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The video at this link and embedded below starts with a great question: What is the difference between data governance and big data governance? Well we all know that the theory should be that there should be no difference. But the reality is that Hadoop and Spark and the many new approaches around those platforms require more thought and actions to optimize data governance.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The process to select a good data center has to involve not only the physical elements of the facility but the workload to be delivered as well. Read More.
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The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
CIOs need to start to consider the needs of disabled workers Image Credit: Leo Reynolds. CIOs need to understand that the environment in which their company operates is changing. Two important things are happening at the same time. The first is that a lot of us are becoming older. As we age, things like mobility and vision start to degrade and this means that we are starting to become more and more like disabled users and coworkers.
Cloud Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Is your company struggling with the idea of using “cloud hosting” in order to save money? Truth be known, using cost savings as the primary reason for moving to cloud will almost guarantee failure. Some reasons that typically lead to cloud computing costing more include: Building and migrating to a private cloud, which will almost always cost more than staying in a traditional data center; Migrating legacy applications that weren’t designed to operate in a virtualized environment or are tied to
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.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Dan Cybulski, CTO of Cognitio, appears on Katie Kennedy's Kubi device. Traditional video conferencing can be frustrating. In this virtual environment, not having the ability to see whom you are conversing with can be a great disadvantage. Speaking directly to each person in the group, like you are physically present, can be the presence needed to lead or be a part of an impactful meeting.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Phoenix utility and BaseLayer combine to create first-ever technology that taps directly into the electrical grid to power data centers, eliminating the need for generators. Read More.
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Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
In this post, I’m going to show you how to use the Git command-line to check out GitHub pull requests locally. I take absolutely no credit for this trick! I picked this up from this GitHub Gist , and merely wanted to share it here so that others would benefit. The GitHub gist shows you how to modify the Git configuration for a particular repository so that when you run git fetch it will fetch all the pull requests for that repository as well.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. Mitre to Support Auburn University’s Drone Pilot Training Program. New Guidelines Require Warrants For Federal Surveillance of Cellphones - Yahoo Tech. Feds Will Need Warrant to Use Cellphone Scanning Technology Known as 'Stingrays' - ABC News.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Although myths about the lack of security in clouds has been perpetuated for years, the industry has made great strides in improving confidence. Read More.
Computerworld Vertical IT
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Google rolled out a big set of updates to its productivity suite today aimed primarily at enhancing its capabilities for students and teachers. The updates include a new tool that lets users search for content to add to a document on Android, and support for dictating documents to their computer using Google's voice recognition capabilities. Voice Typing is only available for the desktop version of Chrome at the moment, and allows users to speak into their computer and get a transcription in rea
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Scott Lowe
AUGUST 31, 2015
This is a liveblog for the Day 1 general session at VMworld 2015 in San Francisco. For many people, VMworld started yesterday with the Welcome Receptio in the Solutions Exchange, but today marks the official kick-off to the event. I’ll have to end this liveblog shortly before the general session ends in order to make it to some customer meetings. The keynote kicks off with a short video about the VMware Cloud Academy, where both “legacy” and “cloud-native” apps can enjoy the Unified Hybrid Cloud
CTOvision
AUGUST 31, 2015
An unavoidable fact of life is that data breaches can and will occur. The jury is still out on when and to what extent we will be able to reverse this situation. However, in the meantime, to avoid appearing on the “wall of shame” of major breaches that expose confidential information, you had better make sure that all the data you use, store and transmit, is encrypted.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
In working with a variety of industries and verticals, one of the most critical points to understand is that your cloud must be wrapped around your business use-case. And, that means understanding that not all clouds are equal. Check out these findings when we compared Windows IaaS ecosystems like.
Future of CIO
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The voice of Systems Thinking, to communicate within the spiral of conscious awareness, is a story. Humans as intelligent beings with the ability to think! One might ask: What is the purpose of thinking? Do primitive and sometimes fairly sophisticated forms of 'thinking' take place with other species or do we humans confine it to homo sapiens? What is the purpose of Systems Thinking and what is the purpose of being a Systems Thinker?
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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.
Nutanix
AUGUST 31, 2015
On Aug 12th, we announced a new phase of our ongoing partnership with Citrix. The goal was to offer our joint customers better value and an enhanced experience through tight integration of Citrix’s entire product portfolio with Nutanix Acropolis.
CTOvision
AUGUST 29, 2015
Thanks to the organizers of the Integrate + API World 2015 Conference ( Sept. 26-30 , Santa Clara) we are able to give away up to 50 free OPEN passes to this very powerful event. Claim your Integrate OPEN pass here ($300 value). OR Get 30% off your Integrate PRO Pass ( see pass types here ). Integrate + API World 2015 is the nation’s largest integration + API conference featuring participants such as Google, IBM, Facebook, Linkedin, HP, Slack, HipChat, Zendesk, and 200+ more companies.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
CSC, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure have won a major cloud computing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a deal valued at $108,992,884 that could reach up to $1 billion over 10 years. Read More.
Future of CIO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
The better way to define experience is “Lessons Learned.” Humans are curious by nature and have an unfazed attraction towards perfection. Whatever we are today - our knowledge and our capabilities are on account of our cumulative experience only right from the day we were born, even before. These experience got created consciously and subconsciously both as such, some are positive, and some are negative; some help us grow, and some are undesirable and become the stumbling blocks.
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Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The day 2 keynote kicks off with another Cloud Academy presentation… After the video wraps up, Sanjay Poonen takes the stage. Poonen briefly recaps yesterday’s messaging, and then moves into the focus of today’s keynote—focusing on the “any application and any device” part of the “Ready for Any” messaging. According to Poonen, the core of the solution for “any application on any device” is VMware’s Workspace Suite.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. Improved defense the key for FCW - MyWebTimes.com. Federal grant to aid enrollment under Affordable Care Act; Delcross. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Federal Sony data breach lawsuit settled, lawyer says - Centre Daily Times.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Smart data center and cloud providers learn to use what they have and make the absolute most out of every resource. Read More.
Future of CIO
AUGUST 31, 2015
As managers and leaders, you may have to guide, and that is fine after you "seek first to understand." Empathy is one of the most crucial elements in leadership effectiveness, due to the complexity, ambiguity, and the paradox of the world we live in. On one side, the world has become so hyperconnected and interdependent, the physical barriers such as the oceans and the mountains can no longer divide us; on the other side, due to the cognitive difference, culture diversity, information overloadin
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CTOvision
AUGUST 31, 2015
In this three-part vodcast , Ian Lumb, Product Marketing Manager, discusses Version 7.1 of Bright Cluster Manager for HPC. In part one, Lumb walks the viewers through the most significant improvement in version 7.1. The new improvements add to the completeness and robustness of the product. The improvements help users deploy, use and maintain HPC clusters on the ground or in the cloud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. Purdue part of $171 million federal initiative - Journal and Courier. US federal agent investigating Silk Road admits $800000 bitcoin theft - The Guardian. OMB, Treasury Hammer Out Final DATA Act Standards - Nextgov.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. Soyuz Heads to Space Station with New Crew, Return Transportation for One-Year Mission Team. EdWatch: Federal grant to Delaware Tech aimed at attracting minority students. - WDEL 1150AM. OPM awards $133 million ID protection contract - FCW.com.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Blackberry's smartphone business didn't succeed, but the acquisition of Good Technology positions the company to compete strongly in the enterprise mobility market. Read More.
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Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
You may not think of a data center as a dangerous working environment, but there are many hazards that require proper training of personnel. Read More.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 31, 2015
This article originally appeared at The WHIR VMware and Rackspace announced a new interoperable OpenStack cloud architecture this week at VMworld 2015 to help customers spin up OpenStack clouds without the complexity, particularly those associated with hybrid or multi-cloud environments. According.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
What you can do with intelligent WANOP systems far exceeds the capabilities of the past, and it’s much easier to deploy. Read More.
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Cloud Cruiser launched a new application on Monday to address the need for organizations running hybrid clouds to quickly and easily track and analyze usage, the company announced this week. Read More.
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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