CIO Musings
JULY 11, 2015
Wow! It has been 6 months since I posted anything to this blog. Not setting a very good example I am afraid. It has been a busy winter and spring, and I have a lot of material stored up. Now if I just had the time to write! One thing I am working on for this fall that I am very excited about is a class at VCU that is near and dear to me: E-Government.
CTOvision
JULY 17, 2015
You no doubt know the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and are likely aware of some of the incredible work they are doing. A friend in leadership there has informed us of searches being launched for three senior technology positions. Candidates for these senior positions will have a passion for doing good in the world and an enthusiasm for the virtuous missions and values of the foundation.
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Data Center Knowledge
JULY 16, 2015
Bare-metal cloud servers are a best-of-both-worlds alternative to dedicated hosting and VM-based cloud infrastructure services in some cases, but they do complicate data center capacity management for the service provider. CenturyLink rolled out its bare-metal cloud service this morning, but the IT.
Social, Agile and Transformation
JULY 14, 2015
Last week we saw two significant, public system outages, one belonging to NYSE because of a "configuration issue" and the other to United Airlines because of a "router issue". This week, the news is on OPM's data breach of 21 million users and their lack of investment and follow through on resolving security issues identified by auditors. My first thought on seeing these failures is that.
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.
Cloud Musings
JULY 14, 2015
by Kevin L. Jackson Yes, y ou read that right. The price/performance of your cloud computing infrastructure could vary as much as 1000 percent depending on time and location. High levels of variability have actually been seen within the same cloud service provider (CSP) processing the exact same job. This also means that the cost to you of processing the exact same job in the cloud could vary by this much as well.
CTOvision
JULY 17, 2015
Datameer and Tableau are hosting a joint webinar at 2pm eastern on 30 July titled " Bring Your Big Data Analytics To Life ". This webinar will be a great update for any agency or organization seeking to operationalize datas and enable more user self-service around analytics. From their invite: What do you get when two leading organizations like Datameer and Tableau join forces?
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Mick's IT Blog
JULY 14, 2015
Here is a function that will uninstall an MSI installed application by the name of the app. You do not need to input the entire name either. For instance, say you are uninstalling all previous versions of Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader is always labeled Adobe Reader X, Adobe Reader XI, and so forth. You just need to enter Adobe Reader as the application name and the desired switches.
All Things Distributed
JULY 17, 2015
Data compression today is still as important as it was in the early days of computing. Although in those days all computer and storage resources were very limited, the objects in use were much smaller than today. We have seen a shift from generic compression to compression for specific file types, especially those in images, audio and video. In this weekend's back to basic reading we go back in time, 1987 to be specific, when Leweler and Hirschberg wrote a survey paper that covers the 40 years o
CTOvision
JULY 14, 2015
Editor's note: Great news for our friends at HumanGeo and Radiant Group and they many customers they serve.-bg. ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 13, 2015) - The Radiant Group, Inc., a premier provider of technical solutions and services to the Federal Government, announced today that it has acquired The Human Geo Group, LLC, a data analytics and software development company, for cash and stock.
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 16, 2015
the company's own internal data center needs led to the creation of IT Operations Analytics tool that runs on HANA and provides the full view. Read More.
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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.
Mick's IT Blog
JULY 16, 2015
Recently, I had to deploy an application, IntApp, with minimal intrusion and no reboots. Part of the process was to restart the application after a successful installation. The crux was that the application has to run under the user credentials. The app starts every time a system is logged into, but with laptops, that could have been a long time until the user actually rebooted the machine.
Scott Lowe
JULY 14, 2015
Welcome to Technology Short Take #52, the latest collection of news, links, and articles from around the web on data center technologies. Networking. Want to know a bit more about how OVN (Open Virtual Network) plans to integrate support for containers? See this. You might also find it useful to review this OVN presentation from the recent OpenStack Summit in Vancouver.
CTOvision
JULY 13, 2015
Strata + Hadoop World in New York sold out last year with more than 5,500 attendees. Have you seen what's new for 2015? - Over 150 thought-provoking speakers already confirmed: Hilary Mason, Joe Hellerstein, Neha Narkhede from companies like Netflix, Etsy, Airbnb, Lockheed Martin, LinkedIn, and more. - Keynotes, sessions, and tutorials ranging from hard-core data science (web-scale machine learning and fault-tolerant data ingestion) to C-level data business strategy (case studies from Walmart, G
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 15, 2015
Managed service providers are often colocation customers, but what happens when what they're managing is located in the big public clouds? Read More.
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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.
Computerworld Vertical IT
JULY 13, 2015
When it comes to redefining the brick-and-mortar shopping experience, no major retailer even approaches what Apple has done with the Apple Store. The Apple Store had real mobile payments long before anyone else, as well as in-aisle payments, long before anyone else. (To this day, Starbucks, which often proclaims itself as a mobile payments leader, offers neither.
Database Star
JULY 13, 2015
As part of your job in the IT industry, there will no doubt be times that you will get annoyed and stressed. Learn how to keep calm at work with some tips in this article. Take a Deep Breath When I’m not feeling calm at work, the first thing I do is stop and take a big, deep breath. It makes me stop what I’m doing for a few seconds and focus just on the breath that I’m taking.
CTOvision
JULY 14, 2015
The push to adopt bring your own device (BYOD) policies is strong, but many business owners are hesitant to do so. While there may be a variety of reasons for this reluctance, perhaps the largest overriding concern is that of security. Many executives see allowing employees to use their personal devices while on the job as too big of a security risk, and considering recent news related to security breaches, who can blame them?
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 15, 2015
As multiple, smaller facilities without technical support crop up to support the main data center in processing large amounts of data, you need to ask the right questions when securing power systems for remote locations. Read More.
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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.
Future of CIO
JULY 17, 2015
The goal of measurement is to not only do things right but do the right things and continuously improve doing that. We can only manage what we measure. Metrics provide feedback. Metrics are part of transparent visual management allowing pulling. There are many great things about metrics. However, there are people extremely obsessed by metrics who end up creating a huge and sophisticated set of meaningless metrics and that some managers may put a lot of energy on getting better indicators, just b
Nutanix
JULY 12, 2015
There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.
CTOvision
JULY 13, 2015
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Data Center Knowledge
JULY 16, 2015
When an organization moves to the cloud, it can't just focus on making a smooth migration. It also needs to consider how the cloud will affect a number of business issues. Read More.
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Future of CIO
JULY 17, 2015
The opposite of strategy = ad hoc, reactionary, unplanned. What is a "great" strategy? Is it one that helps the organization get a step closer to its vision? Maintaining its core purpose, but gaining a competitive advantage in the market? Better ensuring the long-term sustainability of the business? Ensuring all key/strategic stakeholders' expectations are balanced and met?
Nutanix
JULY 12, 2015
There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.
CTOvision
JULY 16, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): There's A Plan to Immediately Purge Some DHS Network Surveillance Data - Nextgov NextGov (Today) - There's A Plan to Immediately Purge Some DHS Network Surveillance Data A DHS official told Nextgov that the newly-released plan was part of that original records disposal schedule, but the.
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 16, 2015
Web giant sees intersection between OpenStack and containers as key to enabling enterprise hybrid cloud Read More.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Future of CIO
JULY 16, 2015
Creativity is an outcome of a deep understanding of the patterns of thinking that underlies Systems Thinking. Creativity is an inward process to produce the novel ideas and build unique value. Creativity is by definition an aspect to the emergent behavior that exists within us and the emergent traits that extend from us to the surrounding world. Creativity is infused with an inner cohesion and comes from a vision of uniqueness.
All Things Distributed
JULY 14, 2015
In just three short years, Amazon DynamoDB has emerged as the backbone for many powerful Internet applications such as AdRoll , Druva , DeviceScape , and Battlecamp. Many happy developers are using DynamoDB to handle trillions of requests every day. I am excited to share with you that today we are expanding DynamoDB with streams, cross-region replication, and database triggers.
CTOvision
JULY 13, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): DOE launching renewable energy pilot - FCW.com FCW (Today) - DOE launching renewable energy pilot The Energy Department will launch a Web-based tool later this summer to help small businesses with big ideas for renewable energy tap into the expertise.
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 14, 2015
Digital Realty is acquiring Telx in a $1.9 billion deal as consolidation continues amongst the top data center players. 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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