Sat.Aug 24, 2013 - Fri.Aug 30, 2013

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Chris Downie Named CEO of Telx

Data Center Knowledge

'The Telx Group has announced that Chris Downie, who has served as the President and Chief Financial Officer of Telx since 2007, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.

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How Much Money Will The CIO Save The Company This Year?

The Accidental Successful CIO

'How much money will all of those IT projects put in the bank this year? Image Credit. Us CIOs are a very optimistic lot. If you take a survey of CIOs more often than not what you’re going to find out is that we truly do believe in the importance of information technology and we believe that each and every IT project that the IT department is scheduled to work on this year is going to result in money being saved for the company.

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Links for August 25 2013

Eric D. Brown

'Data Science for Business – O’Reilly Radar. Quote : Data analytic thinking means knowing what questions to ask, how to ask those questions, and whether the answers you get make sense. Business leaders don’t (and shouldn’t) do the data analysis themselves. But in this data-driven age, it’s critically important for business leaders to understand how to work with the data scientists on their teams.

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Ascent Index: BYOA

The Investing Edge

'We’ve written frequently about BYOD , the consumerization of IT and their impacts on enterprise technology. As disruptive to the enterprise as BYOD has been, it’s also somewhat become the norm, with reports that as many as 70 percent of employees who own a smartphone or tablet choose to use it to access corporate data, and more than 60 percent of companies either have BYOD plans in place, or will have them by the end of the year.

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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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Open Internet Exchange Movement Organizing

Data Center Knowledge

'Open IX is a movement to bring the European approach to internet exchanges to the U.S. The group is seeking to change the way networks connect with one another, and hoping it will reduce the cost of the physical connections that tie the Internet together.

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NBC4 Puts On A Great GovCloud Show !!

Cloud Musings

'NBC 4 in Washington, DC highlighted government cloud computing today as part of their GovInnovate show. Below is just a taste of the informative public service they provided. Go to the NBC Washington video site for much more! Casey Coleman: How the Cloud is Becoming Part of IT Spending. Keith Trippie: What cloud computing does for the government, in practical terms.

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Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading - An Introduction to Spatial Database Systems

All Things Distributed

'Storing and querying datasets that contain objects in a geometric space have always required special treatment. The choice of data structures and query algorithms can easily make the different between a query that runs in seconds or in days. Much of the fundamental work has been done in the late eighties and early nineties, for examples around topological relations (disjoint, meet, equal, overlap, contains, etc.), direction relations (north, north-east, etc.) and distance relations (far, near),

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London Internet Exchange Enters U.S. Market With EvoSwitch in Virginia

Data Center Knowledge

'The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is entering the U.S. market, opening a neutral interconnection service in the EvoSwitch data center in Manassas, Virginia. LINX says the presence at EvoSwitch is the first step in establishing a multi-site Internet exchange championing the European.

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VMworld 2013- Marriage of ESX and OpenStack at Paypal VSVC4994 (My Notes)

Virtualized Greek

'Presenter: Scott Carlson, PayPal. I’ve been really excited about this session because of all of the fuss caused by the miss-announced release that Paypal was abandoning VMware for OpenStack. Scott is a Sr. Engineer at Paypal responsible for rolling out their internal Cloud, which runs OpenStack on ESX. They choose vSphere 5.0, VCE VBLOCK because if fit nicely with their application architecture.

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VMworld 2013 Day 2 Keynote

Scott Lowe

'This is a liveblog of the day 2 keynote at VMworld 2013 in San Francisco. For a look at what happened in yesterday’s keynote, see here. Depending on network connectivity, I may or may not be able to update this post in real-time. The keynote kicks off with Carl Eschenbach. Supposedly there are more than 22,000 people in attendance at VMworld 2013, making it—according to Carl—the largest IT infrastructure event.

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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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Contextual Computing for the Win

A Screw's Loose

'We spend our lives doing things. It doesn’t matter whether we are at work or home; we are trying to accomplish something, even if all that work is just trying to be lazy. We have quickly moved to mobile to help make our lives ostensibly easier and more productive. Not that we are really accomplishing [.].

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How a Robot Can Simplify Data Center Management

Data Center Knowledge

'With increased reliance on data centers, full software and hardware robotics automation is no longer a question of if, but a matter of when. Srinivasa Vivek of EMC offers a look at an inexpensive robot that automatically maps and navigates a data center, collects temperature, humidity and other.

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VMworld 2013 – Ask the Experts vBloggers (My Notes)

Virtualized Greek

'Rick Scherer (EMC) Duncan Epping (VMware), William Lam (VMware), Scotte Lowe (VMware), Vaughn Steward (NetApp). First Question was the positioning NSX from the two operational teams. Basically, if the relationship between the server team and networking team is already strained then what impact will NSX have. And what size environment is it positioned.

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VMworld 2013 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

'This is a liveblog of the day 1 keynote for VMworld 2013. Depending on network connectivity, this might not get published until after the keynote is finished. The keynote starts, as usual, with a snazzy marketing video. After the video wraps up, Robin Matlock takes the stage. Robin invites some 10-year veterans of VMworld to share memorable moments from the previous 10 VMworlds.

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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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VMworld 2013 Vmware, server, storage I/O and networking update (Day 1)

Storage IO Blog

'Congratulations to VMware on 10 years of VMworld! With the largest installment yet of a VMworld in terms of attendance, there were also many announcements today (e.g. Monday) and many more slated for out the week. Here are a synopsis of some of those announcements. Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and Software Defined Networks (SDN) […]. announcement backup BC and DR big data Cloud convergence Data and Information Management Data archiving and preservation Data protection database DCIM

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Top 10 Data Center Stories, August 2013

Data Center Knowledge

'The impact of a "leap second" on servers at Facebook and the number of servers at Rackspace were the most popular stories of August 2013 at Data Center Knowledge. We present our top ten stories, ranked by popularity.

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VMworld 2013 – Network Virtualization: Moving Beyond the Obvious (My Notes)

Virtualized Greek

'Speaker: Martin Casado (VMware Networking CTO). Martin started out pretty well, talking about the value proposition of NSX. I asked the question earlier how does NSX bring value to the enterprise. The simple value proposition is what gets a solution in the door. For example, the server virtualization value proposition is simple. You can save money if you consolidate your Windows & Linux workloads to fewer servers.

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CIO as Chief Interaction Officer: How to Build Trust Business Relationships

Future of CIO

The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer. ~ Peter F. Drucker Modern CIOs have many titles, from ‘Chief Innovation Officer’ to ‘Chief Influence Officer’; from ‘Chief Insight Officer’ to ‘Chief Improvement Officer’, etc, but keep in mind CIOs also need to become ‘Chief Interaction Officer’ to build solid business relationship, because nowadays, IT touches every key process of business and every digital point of customer experience.

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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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Inaugural episode of the SSD Show podcast at Myce.com

Storage IO Blog

'Inaugural episode of the SSD Show podcast at Myce.com The other day I was invited by Jeremy Reynolds and J.W. Aldershoff to be a guest on the Inaugural episode of their new SSD Show podcast (click here to learn more or listen in). Many different facets or faces of nand flash SSD and SSHD or […]. announcement convergence database Education I/O Networking IT Industry Activity IT Infrastructure Topics little data metrics Performance and Capacity perspective pod cast post server ssd Storage a

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Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of Aug. 24

Data Center Knowledge

'The Week in Review: QTS confirms IPO and major expansion plans, Twitter weathers quirky anime Tweetstorm, Fog Computing extends the cloud to the edge, CyrusOne keeps growing in Houston, Colovore enters Silicon Valley market.

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VMworld 2013 – Major Announcements (Live Blog)

Virtualized Greek

'This was my first live VMworld Keynote. This was a well-polished production with a to capacity audience. Robin Matlock VMware’s Chief Marketing Officer first taking the stage and honoring a handful of conference faithful who have attended all 10 VMworlds. Robin walks us through the history of VMware’s disruptive technologies including ESX, vMotion and DRS.

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Connecting Dots between Business Architecture and BPM

Future of CIO

Both BA and BPM design and deployment are not for their own sake, but for understanding, managing and governing organization better for achieving business agility. Business Architecture is strategic in that it gives direction to the business while BPM designs, manages and controls processes in the business towards achieving the target state of the business.

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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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Care to help Coraid with a Storage I/O Content Conversation?

Storage IO Blog

'Blog post – Can you help Coraid with a Storage I/O Content Conversation? Over the past week or so have had many email conversations with the Coraid marketing/public relations (PR) folks who want to share some of their content unique or custom content with you. Normally I (aka @StorageIO) does not accept unsolicited (placed) content […].

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Violin Memory Files for $172.5 Million IPO

Data Center Knowledge

'Flash storage provider, Violin Memory filed a S-1 registration statement related to the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock, with a company valuation at an estimated $172.5 million.

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VMworld 2013 – VMware`s chance to stay relevant

Virtualized Greek

'Trying to kill time on the plane on my way to VMworld 2013; my mind got to wondering what VMware needs to show at VMworld 2013 in order to maintain their position within the enterprise. VMware has some great technology. They also have some great competition within their main space – Server Virtualization. Microsoft, Citrix and open source hypervisors have quickly become good enough for basic virtualization use cases.

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CIO Leading as the Conductor

Future of CIO

The CIO needs to lead as a conductor than a constructor, in order to speed up and improve IT agility. Metaphorically, the CIO needs to be the bridge between the strategic goals of the business and IT. At the age of cloud, the CIO also needs to lead as a conductor than a constructor, in order to speed up and improve IT agility. A forward-thinking CIO will figure out a way to leverage the cloud to explore business options much more quickly.

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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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Thinking Out Loud: DIY Network Virtualization?

Scott Lowe

'Following on the heels of this week’s VMware NSX announcement at VMworld 2013, I had someone contact me about a statement this person had heard. The statement claimed NSX was nothing more than a collection of tools, and that it was possible to get the equivalent of NSX using completely free (as in speech and as in beer) open source tools—specifically, IPTables , StrongSwan , OpenVPN , and Open vSwitch (OVS).

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The Elastic Cloud: Leading Cloud Stacks Shape API Conversations

Data Center Knowledge

' APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and stack-based delivery models are a vital part of the cloud process. Why? They help create direct cloud computing connections, and are pushing towards a more agnostic cloud platform.

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Tech Talk 25 – VMworld 2013 was all about NSX

Virtualized Greek

'VMworld 2013 was all about NSX, VMware’s network virtualization play. VMware has bet big on NSX and I talked to their customers and partners. Hear what they had to say and what I think.

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Foto Friday – The Broadmoor after a storm

Eric D. Brown

'Captured this image after a storm moved through Colorado Springs. This is the Main building at the Broadmoor. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L. See more photos in my flickr photostream and/or my Zenfolio portfolio (where you can buy images). If you like my photography , feel free to support my addiction habit by visiting Adorama (affiliate link) to purchase new or used photographic gear.

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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.