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DHS CIO Spires put 'on leave', Enterprises running Java versions.

CTOvision

'Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. DHS CIO Spires put 'on leave' ? ?FedScoop has learned that Department of Homeland Security's Chief Information Officer Richard Spires has been put on immediate 'on.

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Social networks and engineering serendipity in the workplace

Trends in the Living Networks

'The New York Times has an interesting article titled Engineering Serendipity which looks at the some of the ways companies are trying to create felicitous and unexpected connections between their staff. After introducing what Yahoo! and Google are doing in the space, the article continues: As Yahoo and Google see it, serendipity is largely a byproduct of social networks.

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Highly Recommended Quantum and Open vSwitch Resource

Scott Lowe

'If you want to read a masterpiece of an article describing how OpenStack Quantum works with Open vSwitch (OVS) and the OVS plugin, this write-up by Florian Otel should be your first stop. Florian’s treatise—it’s far too in-depth and comprehensive to be referred to as anything else—covers just about everything and anything you want to know about getting OpenStack Quantum and OVS up and running.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: Demystifying PaaS for Federal.

Cloud Musings

'Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Pages. Home. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily. GovCloud Presentations. GovCloud on Facebook. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Posts. Atom. Posts. Comments.

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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.

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Federal Tech Professionals: FOSE is May 14-16 2013 in DC.

CTOvision

'fose-logo Every year the federal tech community converges around the FOSE event to: Get updates on agency mission needs by government decision-makers; Learn about the latest technologies available to address mission.

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Distributed Internet infrastructure results in weaknesses as well as strengths

Trends in the Living Networks

Last week the BBC reported that the Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’ , with a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on spam-fighting organization Spamhaus said to be impacting the broader Internet. This was big news across global media until later in the day it became clear that the impact was minimal. Despite naysayers , the attack was in fact substantially the largest in history, and did result in slower Internet performance in the UK, Netherlands, and

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How Cloud Brokerage Enables a Practical Path to Cloud IT

Cloud Musings

'Join us on Wed, Apr 17, 2013 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT to explore how to use cloud brokerage to move efficiently and securely to the cloud. More and more business and governmental agencies are migrating to the. cloud but the reality is that move can often be slow, painful, and. complicated. Even expert system integrators are struggling to stay. relevant and help their customers use cloud in a practical way.

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Well Engineered use of AWS by Recovery and Transparency Board.

CTOvision

'After speaking with Shawn Kingsberry in preparations for our 4 April Government Big Data Forum I realized their use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be of very high interest to our readers and went about looking for more.

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SMS equivalent to updating the distribution point - Mick's IT Blogs

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading - Practical Applications of.

All Things Distributed

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading - Practical Applications of Triggers and Constraints: Successes and Lingering Issues. By Werner Vogels on 05 April 2013 08:30 AM. | Permalink. | Comments (). At the end of the 80s Ceri and Widom were researching the fundamentals of integrity constraints in databases.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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The CIO's Four Views of IT KPIs

Future of CIO

IT is an integral part of the business, and every IT project is a business initiative. IT is pervasive in any contemporary enterprise today, however, most of IT organizations still get stuck into lower level maturity, with the reputation as a cost center, IT should work with stakeholders to develop KPIs that show how IT is improving business and enforcing business capabilities.

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Aereo wins major court battle against TV networks, Is this the future.

CTOvision

'Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. Aereo wins major court battle against TV networks ? Aereo is a broadband TV delivery service, offering users access to OTA local broadcasts. ?Aereo allows TV watchers to.

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Mick's IT Blogs: Powershell: Installation Script Functions

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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Yahoo! is still Sexy

Virtualized Greek

'I know I’ve poked fun at Yahoo! in the past but don’t get me wrong, for Cloud computing professionals I believe they are one of the most exciting places to work. Yahoo!’s current VP of Cloud resigned to become the CTO of Go Daddy. I don’t believe Marissa will have a shortage of eager candidates applying to fill the role. Yahoo may be stale to developers when its compared to traditional Silicon Valley environments but there’s no question they have an exciting enviro

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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.

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Cost or Value? - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

'Home. About. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. Cost or Value? by Brian Katz on April 4, 2013 · 1 comment. It never seems to matter these days. Whenever you have a conversation about mobile you will invariably end up talking about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and COPE (Corporate Owned Personally Enabled) programs. It can turn into a debate about which is better, which one is easier to support, or which one invariably costs more.

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vSphere Design Guide Giveaway - Scott Lowe

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Mick's IT Blogs: SCCM: SMS Functions missing in SCCM

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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Crowd Sourced Cloud – A potential project for Google

Virtualized Greek

'Since Google likes to tackle complex problems that don’t have an obvious use right away and they have tons of cash and more smart people than most university faculties, I have an interesting project for them to tackle. I call it the Crowd Source Cloud. The idea popped into my head when I was listening to “This Week in Google.” They mentioned Walmart’s desire to crowd source delivery.

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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.

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How to Attract, Develop & Retain the best IT Talent

Future of CIO

IT professionals have a strong sense and sensitivity, only insightful management with a solid judgment can manage talent skillfully. Talent development and management are perhaps one of the most critical practices in business today, and developing & retaining IT talent is, even more, challenging due to the CHANGE nature of IT, the smartness and sensitivity of IT workers, the complexity of multi-generational, multicultural, and multi-tasking workforce, only insightful leaders can tackle it wi

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Please, Stop Creating Microsoft Access Databases!

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Monday, April 01, 2013. Please, Stop Creating Microsoft Access Databases!

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Mick's IT Blogs: SCCM: How to update packages on the distribution.

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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VirtualizedGeek Tech Talk Episode 7

Virtualized Greek

'In episode 7, I’m lamenting the days when my skill in the server room were more respected than my skill in the board room. Pursuing the VMware VCP has provided some clarity to where I’m at in the career and my deep technical knowledge about the in and outs of implementing and supporting technology at the actual “keyboard” level.

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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.

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Why is INFORMATION -Driven IT a Strategic Shift

Future of CIO

A CIO can't just sit back and apply yesterday’s techniques to today's problems. The tension between 'business' and IT has been around forever, but instead of getting better, it has gotten worse in the last couple of years. The reason is that digital has become ’normality,’ and almost everyone now feels at ease with digital technology. In other words, the natural knowledge advantage of the IT department has eroded.

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Social Media And The CIO – Can We Talk?

The Accidental Successful CIO

'The power of social media comes when you do it correctly. Facebook, Twitter , Instagram — these social media tools seem to be occupying the news every day. If anyone had any doubts about the importance of information technology, the arrival of social media has changed that. If you want to hold on to your CIO job for a very short time, feel free to ignore them and tell people that you think that they’ll eventually go away – because they won’t.

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The Problems with Siloed Databases Part 2

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Friday, April 05, 2013. The Problems with Siloed Databases Part 2.

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2013 Goals – Earn VCP Chec… Not so Fast!

Virtualized Greek

'As earlier mentioned I was going for my VCP and today was exam day. Just like every certification I’ve earned prior to taking this test I refused to move the test date due to lack of preparation And just like most of my other certification tests, I was studying up until the last minute due to lack of preparation. Well, I passed (barely) and was on my way to check off getting my VCP on my big goals for 2013.

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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.

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Leaky toilets - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

'Home. About. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. Leaky toilets. by Brian Katz on April 3, 2013 · 2 comments. I fixed one of my toilets this weekend. It wasn’t completely broken. As a matter of fact it performed its main function perfectly. You used it, you pushed down on the lever and all the crap was gone. If only it were so easy in real life.

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VMware Certified Professional – Will this thing actually add value to my career?

Virtualized Greek

'I decided to sit for the VMware Certified Professional (VC) test. I’ve been using VMware since Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 (ESX 3.5) and figured why not take the exam since I did take the Install, Configure and Manage course back in October of 2012. My current role as a Management Consultant and previous role as a Chief Architect really doesn’t call for me to have in-depth operational knowledge of products.

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Pivoting away from being a pure Geek – A lesson from studying for the VCP

Virtualized Greek

'Studying for the VCP has helped remind me that I can’t get down in the weeds of every technology. One of my advantages is that I have a very broad range of knowledge across technology. I sometimes lament the time when I could be an expert in a single area but, I believe long term as IT continues to get pushed to the Cloud and external providers, enterprises will gain more value from extremely well rounded technical leaders.

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