Fountainhead

DECEMBER 15, 2011

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Thursday, December 15, 2011. Predictions: What You WONT See in IT For 2012. While everyone is jumping in with 2012 predictions (Tis the season) I want to impress on everyone that a dose of sobriety is in order. IT vendors - and even analysts - are understandably eager to see new technologies and operating models (cloud) adopted quickly.

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Data Center Financial Cloud Virtualization 200

Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I think one of the most valuable aspects of our newly-launched book Getting Results From Crowds is the analysis of Crowd Business Models. While crowdsourcing is clearly a fantastic way for organizations large and small to get access to unparalleled resources and scale their operations, it is also increasingly central to many companies’ business models.

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How To Analysis Resources Company 167

The Accidental Successful CIO

DECEMBER 14, 2011

'Green is good, but should a CIO approve every green IT project? I’m green, you’re green, all of IT is going green. Ok, so this sure sounds like a good thing to do and I’m all for saving the planet and such, but is it really worth it? I mean we’re still dealing with the aftereffects of that global recession thing and should those of us in the IT sector insist that green IT projects pay for themselves?

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Data Center Strategy Energy Data 100

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 14, 2011

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Expanding the Cloud â?? Introducing the AWS South America (Sao Paulo) Region. By Werner Vogels on 14 December 2011 07:00 PM. | Permalink. | Comments (). Today, Amazon Web Services is expanding its worldwide coverage with the launch of a new AWS Region in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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IPv6 Web Services Cloud Storage 115

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.

Applications

A Screw's Loose

DECEMBER 12, 2011

'Home. About. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. What’s App Doc? by Brian Katz on December 12, 2011 · 4 comments. This is a continuation of my series of posts talking about applications. Last week I gave everyone the definition of a crapplication while today we are going to focus on Apps. I’ve spent the last few months in multiple conversations with people who have no concept of what an App is.

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Mobile Applications SAP Enterprise 52

Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 14, 2011

For those who love rich data on the world of media and telecoms, the release of a report by UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom is always a cause for celebration. Last year I covered some of Ofcom’s report on key trends on communication and media usage. Here I will excerpt a few of the highlights from today’s Ofcom International Communications Market Report 2011 , which focuses on country comparative data.

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Media Social Mobile Data 151

Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 11, 2011

I’m at the launch meeting of the social media community of practice set up by Institute of Public Administration NSW (IPAA). Earlier this year I gave the opening keynote on The Transformation of Government at IPAA’s annual conference, where I was encouraged to see the interest and appetite for new and more open approaches to government here. .

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Case Study Media Social Education 133

Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 13, 2011

There are many themes and ideas threaded through our rich and complex times, so when I choose concepts to represent the heart of the year ahead, there is a lot to sort through and select. There were many dozens of ideas competing for the 12 themes I chose to represent what awaits us in 2012 (see slides below). One of the most important themes of today that made the cut is ‘The New Luxury’ ( Theme 8 ).

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Retail Fashion Development Industry 127

Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The Australian startup scene continues to heat up. Arguably Sydney is already in the top 10 tech startup cities in the world, with activity rapidly growing through this year. The latest news is that the mentor program PushStart (which I participate in as a mentor) is today launching its planned PushStart Accelerator program. I wrote about PushStart and the earlier startup accelerator Startmate at the launch of PushStart.

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Programming Applications Course Mobile 107