Sat.Apr 01, 2017 - Fri.Apr 07, 2017

article thumbnail

Google Next 2017 Review: Google Cloud Is A Serious Contender In the Public Cloud Space

Forrester IT

With Dan Bieler and Glenn O'Donnell. In the past few years, Google has made concerted efforts to target the enterprise cloud computing space. At Next 2017, more than 11,000 customers, partners, developers, and analysts joined Google in San Francisco to learn more about Google Cloud's latest enterprise updates. We compiled this post following a review of the event with all the Forrester analysts who attended.

Google 322
article thumbnail

Anti-trust complaints target Microsoft in the European Union

Computer Weekly

Microsoft comes under pressure as software suppliers raise market abuse complaints with the European Commission over bundling of Defender security software with Windows

Microsoft 250
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

IP Phones are Hot - What's Up with That?

IT Toolbox

The market for phone systems has always been large, and any change will be closely followed given its connection to the broader communications ecosystem. Depending on who you talk to, desk phones are either obsolete or still have utility, and businesses need to know which scenario to support when making decisions.

System 221
article thumbnail

Google Reveals Espresso, Its Edge Data Center SDN

Data Center Knowledge

Fourth and most challenging pillar of its SDN strategy, Espresso manages performance at peering points Read More.

article thumbnail

Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

article thumbnail

Power Your Digital Ecosystems With Business Platforms

Forrester IT

" Platforms " are fast becoming all the rage in the B2B context. Several traditional businesses like GE or Siemens are claiming to either offer or become a platform operation. A big driver for platforms in the B2B context has been the success of consumer-focused platform businesses like Amazon, Uber, or Airbnb. Although the reality of B2B platforms looks more mundane than the hype, platforms in the B2B context offer real benefits to ecosystem participants.

B2B 314
article thumbnail

IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

Computer Weekly

With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects

224
224

More Trending

article thumbnail

Cloud Computing Moves to the Edge

Data Center Knowledge

By bringing processing to the edge of the network, businesses reduce latency by prioritizing processing and lightening the load on the primary network, supporting better, faster decision-making. Read More.

Cloud 176
article thumbnail

Google Next 2017 Review: Google Cloud Is A Serious Contender In the Public Cloud Space

Forrester IT

With Nigel Fenwick and Glenn O'Donnell. In the past few years, Google has made concerted efforts to target the enterprise cloud computing space. At Next 2017, more than 11,000 customers, partners, developers, and analysts joined Google in San Francisco to learn more about Google Cloud's latest enterprise updates. We compiled this post following a review of the event with all the Forrester analysts who attended.

Google 270
article thumbnail

IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic

Computer Weekly

Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves

Tools 212
article thumbnail

3 Red-Hot IT Tech Trends for Summer 2017

IT Toolbox

Machine learning and automation are so early 2017. This summer, IT workers will adopt the cloud, collaborate on projects via mobile and analyze data with more accuracy than ever before. Here are three red-hot IT tech trends for summer 2017. 1. Business Value Dashboards.

Trends 174
article thumbnail

Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

article thumbnail

Beer, Bots and Broadcasts: Companies Start Using AI in the Cloud

Data Center Knowledge

A growing number of enterprises are using new combinations of AI tools and cloud services from Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Read More.

Cloud 189
article thumbnail

How an IoT DDoS warning system helps predict cyberattacks

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals are leveraging vulnerable IoT devices to create massive DDoS botnets. Researchers have devised a platform for early warning and analysis of these cyberattacks.

System 159
article thumbnail

Chinese hacking group targeted firms though IT MSPs

Computer Weekly

Security researchers have uncovered a China-based cyber espionage campaign that targeted IT services firms and their customers, underlining the need for supply chain security

Groups 174
article thumbnail

Is ERP Good for Small Business?

IT Toolbox

When you run a small business, you're always on the prowl for ways to make your business run more smoothly and serve your customers better. You want it to grow and generate increased returns on your investment. You're also looking for ways to streamline operations and improve the efficiency of your business. Enter enterprise resource planning, or ERP.

article thumbnail

7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

article thumbnail

The Promise of Software Defined Storage: From Scalability to Efficiency

Data Center Knowledge

Today, data centers are handling gigabytes and petabytes of data on a daily basis, and traditional SAN and NAS implementations are straining to keep up with soaring capacity demands. Read More.

Storage 146
article thumbnail

Is Continuous Deployment right for your business?

Social, Agile and Transformation

It's easy for technologists to target a challenging architecture or development practice, after all, they love solving technical challenges. So as automation has become a key capability of software development, and organizations have begun to adopt DevOps practices many development teams are striving for the "holy grail" of continuous deployment. Some product owners also love the notion of.

article thumbnail

Cyber security fears are a barrier to fintech innovation

Computer Weekly

Survey shows most large financial services firms believe better visibility of cyber security controls within fintechs would improve prospects of partnering with them

Security 179
article thumbnail

IP Phone Choices Have Never Been Better

IT Toolbox

My last post started off this new series by raising the issue as to whether desk phones have a future in the workplace. This will largely depend on the demographic makeup of your employees, and possibly the general level of them being tech-savvy.

150
150
article thumbnail

20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.

article thumbnail

How Amazon Prevents Data Center Outages Like Delta’s $150M Meltdown

Data Center Knowledge

Should data center switchgear vendors rethink firmware design priorities? Read More.

article thumbnail

What is DevOps? 3 things you need to know

Tech Republic Data Center

For a topic as hot as DevOps, there remains plenty of confusion about what it is and how it can help a company on its digital transformation journey. Here is a quick summary.

Devops 133
article thumbnail

Analytics, internet of things to drive data volumes to 163ZB by 2025

Computer Weekly

IDC study predicts consumers as creators of data will decline as the enterprise, analytics and “life critical” scenarios push total volumes to a tenfold increase by 2025

Internet 174
article thumbnail

Toshiba telecoms exit creates opportunities for VoIP firms

IT Toolbox

Toshiba has announced that it will wind down its telecommunication systems division business, effective immediately. While the company says it is committing to support warranty and maintenance obligations, its customers are being encouraged to move to third party support. Searching for a replacement for a Toshiba phone system has become a big topic in the VoIP industry.

VOIP 150
article thumbnail

Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

article thumbnail

VMware Sells Off Cloud Services Business to OVH

Data Center Knowledge

Severs the final link that kept it in the cloud provider business Read More.

Vmware 205
article thumbnail

IoT company bricks customer's device after negative review

Tech Republic Security

Garadget, which offers an internet-connected garage door opener, recently denied a customer access to its server after he left a negative review. Here's how to respond in a more professional manner.

Company 122
article thumbnail

How to implement a low-power WAN to support the IoT

Computer Weekly

We explore the options and the implementation process for an LPWAN to support internet of things projects in the enterprise

WAN 208
article thumbnail

4 Crucial Steps for Starting Your Own IT Business

IT Toolbox

The IT industry is highly competitive, so you need to make sure that you really stand out in the crowd and show your target audience that you are unique.

Industry 162
article thumbnail

Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

article thumbnail

Google Invests in Submarine Cable to Speed Up Its Cloud in Asia Pacific

Data Center Knowledge

Indigo cable will connect Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia Read More.

Google 208
article thumbnail

IDG Contributor Network: 5 biggest cybersecurity questions answered

Network World

Some things never change. Computer security, however, is not one of them. New threats, patches and problems emerge each and every week. Many of the key questions and knowledge gaps remain remarkably consistent, and the patterns become clear when you tap into a platform with tens of thousands of those questions. That’s what Experts Exchange does. The sum of this computer security community is a reflection on the top computer security anxieties in the world right now.

Network 121
article thumbnail

WikiLeaks publishes code that could expose CIA hacking operations

Computer Weekly

The latest files published by WikiLeaks reveal techniques used by the CIA to hide its hacking tools, potentially making it possible to identify the agency’s hacking operations

Tools 168
article thumbnail

Integrating CRM

IT Toolbox

While it doesn't approach the complication of setting up an ERP system, a new full-bore CRM system takes a plan and a step-by-step approach. If you want the installation to go smoothly take the time to plan it out. This is doubly true because you seldom have the luxury of a clean slate when you start.

System 145
article thumbnail

How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

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.