Forrester IT
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Did someone forget to tell the mainframe it was irrelevant? For many years, the much lauded death of the mainframe has been espoused by many pundits. Many believed the end of the mainframe would be further accelerated with the rapid growth of cloud adoption. I am sorry to report to those naysayers, the mainframe didn't get the message, and lives on, alive and well as the beating heart of many large businesses.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Bob Gourley. Cloud computing and cloud storage at one time was once viewed as a risky proposition for businesses; why trust an unknown virtual platform to handle business needs when everything could be safely handled onsite? That viewpoint has changed quicker than many industry watchers and businesses could anticipate, and those organizations that have made the switch are reaping the benefits of more efficient systems, less overall costs and happier users.
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Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 18, 2016
An eclectic bunch of activists, charity workers and reformed hackers spent a rainy Sunday afternoon plotting their next move in a campaign to save Lauri Love from extradition to the US on hacking charges
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Organizations need to start thinking about information security as an element that enables businesses, facilitating increased competitive advantage that allows them to manage risk and protect all of the dollars that have been spent on creating a brand. This is the first step in securing a business.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Companies look for merger & acquisitions opportunities to boost their growth. But when confidential information gets exposed, it throws a monkeywrench into their confidential assessments, strategies and negotiations. Recent news proves this once again. Whether Twitter would be a good fit for SalesForce is a question - but that the news that Salesforce was considering it leaked into the public domain made their decisions harder.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 18, 2016
John Mancini. In this age of digital transformation, it is obvious that the information assets of an organization are increasing, but putting a value on something so seemingly intangible isn’t easy – especially as information is fluid and doesn’t behave like other assets. Data is growing at a mind boggling rate. Analyst firm IDC predicts that the digital universe will reach 40 ZB (40 trillion GB) by 2020, an amount that exceeds previous forecasts by 14%.
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Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Hosted initially in three Phoenix-metro data centers, the bare-metal cloud will serve as foundation for future cloud VM and container services. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 18, 2016
While public cloud's hypergrowth garners a lot of press, we expect opportunities to continue for private cloud solutions. In our recently published Private Cloud Solutions Forecast, 2016 To 2021 ( Global ) we expect the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.0% over the 2016-to-2021 period. Private cloud can provide the speed-to-market and scalability of public cloud, yet with enhanced security.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Dennis D. McDonald. Is it really true that "Nearly two-thirds of big data projects will fail to get beyond the pilot and experimentation phase in the next two years, and will end up being abandoned," as suggested by Steve Ranger last year in Your big data projects will probably fail, and here's why? . My take: to be successful you need a collaborative team with multiple skills, effective leadership, good communication -- and a plan.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Cyber security requires a team approach, based on a good understanding of the threat, to achieve effective resilience, according to Barrie Millett of the Cyber Rescue Alliance
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.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Site for the planned 12-story facility is reportedly shovel-ready, but construction crews will not break the ground until a major anchor tenant is on board. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Phote: Cover of Panorama magazine Italia. While uncertainty continues, focusing on innovation is your best chance of success. British Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly said, "Brexit means Brexit." This statement ensures that every business operating in the UK will experience an uncertain and volatile market environment for some time.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Michael Johnson. Our editor Bob Gourley was featured on FedScoop TV discussing the twin challenge of a Cambrian Explosion of new technologies and a Malthusian Problem that will cause many to die off.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 17, 2016
UK intelligence agencies have been collecting communications data on the population without adequate oversight for a decade, according to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Failure to change a default setting on a new server caused private patient information to be publicly accessible over the Internet for an entire year. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 21, 2016
As details regarding the termination of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone continue to unfold, there are several important lessons, both technological and organizational, that manufacturers and product organizations should take away from their peer's costly product crisis: Read more Categories: PLM. Product Lifecycle Management. Product development. digital business. digital twin.
Social, Agile and Transformation
OCTOBER 17, 2016
In my recent post on why there's a tech skill shortage, I provided some fundamental reasons why there is a significant skill gap between what IT organizations are seeking and the skills that many entry level technologists command. It's a serious problem for businesses when hundreds of thousands of jobs go unfilled for more than ninety days while more than 11% of undergraduates are not employed.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Lack of consumer and regulatory understanding, combined with low technical and cultural preparedness, represents a major threat to revenue and brand value, according to a Symantec state of privacy report
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Not every industry is meant to have an ecosystem. Compliance regulations or other restrictions could stand in the way, or some core technologies within the space may lag behind the development curve. Read More.
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Public Domain image of Europe , derived from NASA World Wind data, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. The hyperscale global clouds seem to crop up pretty much everywhere, these days. But we all know that customer requirements differ, from industry to industry, and from country to country. So. how do they cope, and how do we account for the peculiarities of different markets?
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Big data is powerful, but how does one get started using it? Image Credit: Ron Mader. The world of IT is often filled with buzz words that draw the attention of CIOs because of all of the discussions that surround these new words. Right now, “big data” is one such buzz word. that everyone is saying is critical to the importance of information technology.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Only through collaboration between all customer-facing parts of a business can it deliver the customer experience that is crucial to survival in the digital era, according to CXP Group consultant Nicole Dufft
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Hackers hammered servers along the US East Coast with phony traffic until they crashed, then moved westward. Read More.
Network World
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Considering how much significance Gartner is placing the future influence of artificial intelligence and algorithms , it comes as little surprise that the group is saying that technology will be one of the most strategic and potentially disruptive for 2017. At its Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, David Cearley, vice president and Gartner Fellow detailed the key technology trends for 2017 as the group sees them including how data science technologies are evolving to include advanced machine learning and
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 21, 2016
SBI Securities will adopt the Hyperledger Fabric and work with IBM to test the application of blockchain technology for operational processes and security around bond trading.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Security must be based on real-world business needs and practices as traditional perimeter-based security is no longer working, says independent security consultant Brian Honan
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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.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 17, 2016
This is the latest major cloud data center location to come online in a recent burst of expansion by internet giants. Read More.
Tech Republic Data Center
OCTOBER 18, 2016
If you're itching to get Docker up and running, don't let the installation process scare you. See how quick and easy it is to install Docker with the help of Ubuntu 16.04.
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 16, 2016
It is impossible to defend everything; the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, is one way for IT security pros to determine what's most important to protect.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Despite barriers such as cost of implementation and customer preference for mobile technologies, desktop virtualisation will see steady growth in the Asean region
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