CTOvision

MAY 19, 2014

'By Bob Gourley. If you are a professional in technology, government and/or business you have no doubt already been exposed to the very interesting Marc Andreessen. Odds are many of our readers are already tracking his thoughts closely via his blog, his media interactions captured on YouTube and his very dynamic and thought engaging Twitter Feed where you can now track the dynamics […].

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 20, 2014

'Deciding where to house corporate data requires an understanding of the relevant laws across countries, as well as a thorough risk analysis, writes John Landry of Intralinks. Read More.

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Eric D. Brown

MAY 19, 2014

'According to the 2014 IDG Enterprise Big Data survey , most large organizations today (almost 49% of survey respondents) claim to be well along the implementation path for big data initiatives and projects. Additionally, those large organizations are well ahead of their small and medium business (SMB) counterparts. There are a number of reasons for the lag between large organizations and SMB.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

MAY 19, 2014

'Charting the Big Data Journey Last week I participated in an Executive Boardroom with other CIOs discussing their challenges formulating, partnering and executing their Big Data and next-generation analytic strategies. There were some common themes challenging the CIOs - so if you''re a CIO then you''re not alone. Big Data can be transformational if you focus on the right questions, develop the.

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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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CTOvision

MAY 23, 2014

'By Bob Gourley. We previously wrote about the Pentaho Big Data Blueprints series, which include design packages of use to enterprise architects and other technologists seeking operational concepts and repeatable designs. With this post we provide more information from the blueprint on Optimizing the Data Warehouse: Optimizing your data warehouse can reduce strain on your existing systems and reduce overall project cost by offloading less frequently used data and corresponding transformation wor

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 22, 2014

'The three key elements of automation, control and integration required to successfully migrate your data, mission critical or otherwise, to the cloud can result in one significant overall benefit--business agility, writes Kevin Leahy of Dimension Data. This post gives an overview of these important.

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Mick's IT Blog

MAY 22, 2014

'I have been a huge fan of PsExec ever since I became and SCCM Administrator. The problem with PsExec is that it transmits credentials in clear text. There is a great alternative to this and it is PAExec. It is freeware and can be redistributed. It has all of the same functionality as PsExec with a few additional minor features. You can get the software at PowerAdmin.

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CTOvision

MAY 19, 2014

'By Bob Gourley. The following was just announced by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA): DISA ANNOUNCES DOD MOBILITY CAPABILITY, 2.0 FOR ANDROID/SAMSUNG KNOX FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), as the lead agency for the DOD Mobility Capability, implemented its 2.0 release for Android/Samsung Knox capability under the DOD Mobility Unclassified Capability (DMUC) […].

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 20, 2014

'As power density changes, so does the math driving investments in cooling. An eBay project in Phoenix illustrates the tradeoffs in space, power and density as data center operates seek to optimize the cost of computing power. Read More.

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The Investing Edge

MAY 21, 2014

'Even though the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) was introduced in 1999 by Kevin Ashton, only relatively recently has it gained significant footholds both culturally and professionally. But make no mistake: IoT has enormous potential, with Cisco suggesting the market opportunity for the next decade is north of $14 trillion. It seems an ideal time to use the Ascent Index to measure global buzz around the Internet of Things, and better understand where its spikes in social activity are com

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Cloud Musings

MAY 22, 2014

'Thank you to all that participated in yesterday''s ICH Agile Cloud Service Catalog event. ICH Agile Cloud is an industry-wide effort targeted at developing an open and inclusive cloud service brokerage environment capable of rapidly provisioning innovative technologies to the US Government on a fee for service basis. This cloud services environment will favor existing commercial services over custom development, will incorporate industry standards and will enforce a consistent implementation en

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

'By Albert Fruz. Organizations are giving more priority to development of information security policies, as protecting their assets is one of the prominent things that needs to be considered. Lack of clarity in InfoSec policies can lead to catastrophic damages which cannot be recovered. So an organization makes different strategies in implementing a security policy successfully.

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 19, 2014

'Enterprise Hadoop specialist Cloudera will house its data center infrastructure with Vantage Data Centers in Santa Clara, the companies announced today. Read More.

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The Investing Edge

MAY 19, 2014

'Our portfolio company Invaluable just announced a partnership with eBay. We congratulate Invaluable CEO Rob Weisberg and the entire Invaluable team for this extraordinary accomplishment. This partnership recognizes Invaluable’s leadership of the online live auction market. The combination of eBay’s 145 million active buyers with Invaluable’s auction house network should provide enormous benefit to both companies.

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Cloud Musings

MAY 22, 2014

'Thank you to all that participated in yesterday''s ICH Agile Cloud Service Catalog event. ICH Agile Cloud is an industry-wide effort targeted at developing an open and inclusive cloud service brokerage environment capable of rapidly provisioning innovative technologies to the US Government on a fee for service basis. This cloud services environment will favor existing commercial services over custom development, will incorporate industry standards and will enforce a consistent implementation en

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CTOvision

MAY 20, 2014

'By ShannonPerry. With the current public attention on information security and privacy, major tech companies’ increasing reluctance to cooperate with law enforcement officers – in this case, by no longer handing over American data without their notification – is an important trend. In the past authorities have frequenlty notified the persons involved when investigators enter a home or […].

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 23, 2014

'Colocation startup says KyotoCooling heat wheel, cheap hydroelectricity and real estate will allow it to offer retail colo at wholesale rates Read More.

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The Investing Edge

MAY 23, 2014

'Whether a week at the shore or just a quiet Friday afternoon away from the algorithms, summer is a great time to catch up on reading. You’ll find below a grab-bag of book suggestions – old and new – for entrepreneurs, from Pulitzer Prize-winning titles and the new new thing to “big picture” reading and pure escapism. . The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World (1991) by Peter Schwartz.

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Cloud Musings

MAY 20, 2014

'The Agile Cloud consortium''s second event will occur on May 21, 2014 at TIA Headquarters in Arlington, VA. This event will focus on development of the Agile Cloud Environment Service Catalog and will feature prospective government user presentations. Current agenda is as follows: 12:30p - 1:00p Registration 1:00p - 1:15p Welcome / Planned Way Forward - MGen John Brennan, USAF (Ret.) 1:15p - 1:30p Session 1 Outbrief / Service Catalog Candidate Services 1:30p - 2:00p CAPT Christopher Page, USN,

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CTOvision

MAY 17, 2014

'By ShannonPerry. The recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer raised quite an uproar with the media and techies in April. With the hole, hackers have accessed sensitive information of defense companies and financial institutions. Reacting to the vulnerability, the Department of Homeland Security recommended that individuals avoid using the web browser, and the pressure was on for Microsoft to quickly conduct an investigation to develop a patch.

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 22, 2014

'OpenStack-based IaaS provider wants to enhance virtual network capabilities of the open source cloud architecture Read More.

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Virtualized Greek

MAY 23, 2014

'In TechTalk 40 we tackled defining the Software Defined Data Center. I take a stab at explaining my view and value of Software Defined Storage and why it matters to the enterprise.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 19, 2014

'I don’t think that it is any secret that I’ve become a big fan of Markdown (MultiMarkdown to be precise; more on that in a moment) over the last couple of years. Likewise, it’s not really a secret that I’m an OS X user, although my “fanboi” status for OS X has waned a bit since the introduction of Lion and Mountain Lion (neither of which are as good, in my opinion, as Snow Leopard, but that’s an entirely different discussion—the jury is still out

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

'By ShannonPerry. Controversy over data collecting and uproars over Net Neutrality, smart wearables and smarter marketing, angry letters and vulnerable software – technology news does not always put a smile on your face. So every now and then, it is nice to have tech news provide a good laugh. Minecraft is a popular video game currently available for smartphones, gaming consoles, and computers.

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 19, 2014

'Are you moving or migrating your data center? Check out these important planning decisions, from site selection to moving day checklists. Read More.

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Virtualized Greek

MAY 23, 2014

'In TechTalk 40 we tackled defining the Software Defined Data Center. I take a stab at explaining my view and value of Software Defined Storage and why it matters to the enterprise.

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A Screw's Loose

MAY 23, 2014

'No matter where you turn these days, everyone is talking about dual personas. Everyone is said to have these 2 personas, one for home and one for work. They are vastly different and don’t overlap. You think differently, do things differently and may even look different, almost straight out of an old apple commercial. It [.].

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CTOvision

MAY 19, 2014

'By SeanLawson. Today, the United States Department of Justice indicted five Chinese military officers related to alleged cyber espionage against U.S. companies. At the same time, John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, sent a letter to President Obama arguing that NSA efforts to undermine global Internet security undermine the future of the Internet and […].

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 22, 2014

'Facebook-commissioned study reports on economic impact of Prineville data center over five years Read More.

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Virtualized Greek

MAY 20, 2014

'I really didn’t understand the value of displaying empathy when I was a young network engineer. I ate technology for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I could break down the technical differences of TCP/IP vs. SPX/IPX (yeah that).

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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.