February, 2016

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Bob Gourley Named One of the Top 100 Big Data Influencers

CTOvision

Katie Kennedy. Cognitio ’s Bob Gourley, publisher of CTOvision , has been named one of the “Top 100 Influencers in the Big Data Landscape” by the leading force in influencer identification Onalytica. Onalytica used their influencer identification software to review individuals engaging in meaty, useful, relevant conversations on Big Data via Twitter to create this list.

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Netflix Shuts Down Final Bits of Own Data Center Infrastructure

Data Center Knowledge

Completes seven-year process of transition to a 100-percent AWS infrastructure Read More.

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The technology debate is usually the wrong debate

Eric D. Brown

Windows vs Mac vs Linux. Android vs iPhone. Nikon vs Canon vs Sony. Spend any time online, with techie friends or with photographers and you’ll run undoubtedly come across arguments about which tech is better. You’ll have people calling others ‘fan boys/girls’ and in some areas you’ll see some downright nasty comments about whichever tech someone doesn’t agree with.

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Four Critical Product Management Responsibilities in Digital Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Last year I posted on 20 bad behaviors of agile product owners and separately on how to handle difficult product owners. The product owner and management roles may be the most difficult ones in the organization when facing the need to transform, develop multi-mode customer experiences, leverage new technologies, match capabilities against growing customer expectations, and insure against.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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5 Things That A CIO Should Never Accept In The IT Department

The Accidental Successful CIO

There are some things that no IT department should ever have Image Credit: Nathan Gibbs. CIOs need to make sure that their IT department is a smoothly running machine. There are many different things that they can do in order to make sure that this happens. Hiring the right employees is a great way to start. Taking steps to keep employee moral high and ensuring that employees are motivated are both important.

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Google Chrome security tips for the paranoid at heart

Tech Republic Security

If you're a Google Chrome user who loses sleep about online privacy risks, check out these tricks to making your browsing experience more secure.

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Verizon Shutting Down Public Cloud, Gives Users One Month to Move Data

Data Center Knowledge

Tells users to move to its private cloud services or elsewhere before April 12 Read More.

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The three roadblocks to big data success

Eric D. Brown

Anne Fisher just published a nice piece titled “ Why Big Data Isn’t Paying Off for Companies (Yet) ” where she describes research from the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) regarding big data initiatives within organizations around the world. You can jump over to the study itself but Anne does a very good job describing the findings in her article.

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Why CRM and BI Stocks Salesforce, Tableau, and Qlik all Tanked

Social, Agile and Transformation

CEOs Mr. Marc Benioff, Mr. Christian Chabot and Mr. Lars Björk Your stocks have tanked the last couple of weeks. Part of the reason is that you've over-promised your shareholders and set financial expectations too high. That was bound to happen at some point given the demands on your business to achieve hockey stick growth quarter to quarter. Your competitors in Microsoft and Oracle are.

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What CIOs Can Learn From Bank of America’s Trip Into The Cloud

The Accidental Successful CIO

Bank Of America is slowly moving into the cloud Image Credit: Mike Mozart. Just imagine if you were David Rilly, chief technology officer at Bank of America. There you are, in charge of the IT infrastructure for one of the biggest banks around when all of a sudden the IT world starts to undergo yet another one of its transformations. What would you do – stand by and stick with the tried and true solution that you have in place or would you dare to change things up?

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Skyport eases the pain of deploying and securing remote servers

Network World

Skyport does one thing, and it does it well. Skyport offers SkySecure Server, a remotely deployable platform for Windows and/or Linux virtual machines in a fortress-like environment. You can rent one for $2,500 per month, or less. Skyport SkySecure Servers solve a major pain point for IT execs looking for control over their remote servers. Skyport provides a hardened server that can be safely deployed to off-premises locations with little to no pre-configuration headaches.

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Thanks Darpa: Minimally Invasive “Stentrode” Shows Potential as Neural Interface for Brain

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. DARPA funded research has produced a device, called the "stentrode," capable of direct recording of brain activity, right from neurons. This amazing technology repurposes stent devices to enable this breakthrough. . From the DARPA announcement : A DARPA-funded research team has created a novel neural-recording device that can be implanted into the brain through blood vessels, reducing the need for invasive surgery and the risks associated with breaching the blood-brain barrier.

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LinkedIn Designs Own 100G Data Center Switch

Data Center Knowledge

Plans to deploy Pigeon switching platform at upcoming Oregon data center Read More.

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How to delete your OK Google Now audio search history

Tech Republic Security

If you're a Google Now power user, you might want to know that Google saves all of your audio searches. You might also want to know how to delete those searches from your account. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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PowerShell MSI Uninstaller By Application Name

Mick's IT Blog

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. This script allows you to do this without having to find out every version that is installed throughout a network and then enter an uninstaller line for each version.

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The Problem That CIOs Have With Windows Software

The Accidental Successful CIO

Windows software can be a gateway for bad people to gain access to your company Image Credit: Alexander Popov. How much Microsoft windows software is being used at your company? If you are like most of us, the answer to this question is “a lot” Microsoft not only does a very good job with most of their software (think Office), but they have also been doing it for a long time – they are a key part of the importance of information technology at most firms.

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Review: 8 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android

Network World

I hate passwords. I hate coming up with them. I hate remembering them. I hate mistyping them four times in a row. And I hate getting locked out of whatever I'm trying to log into in the process. That said, I hate being hacked only slightly more, so I've done my part to use passwords that aren't "password123" or something equally foolish. The hard part is keeping them straight, which I could do by writing them down -- but isn't that a security hole all over again?

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6 Things Amazon Can Teach us About How to Do Cloud Computing Correctly

CTOvision

Brigg Patten. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, has been setting the standard for online e-commerce solutions for some time now. But in its early adoption of cloud computing as a solution to scalability issues may just revolutionize how other companies approach the cloud as a resource. In this post, learn six things AWS can teach any business about using cloud computing effectively.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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What IT Managers Need to Know about Data Center Cooling

Data Center Knowledge

Making sure a data center runs efficiently is up to both IT and facilities Read More.

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VMware gives enterprises a BYOD boost with three new tools

ComputerWorld Consumerization IT

Enterprise mobility is often a tug-of-war between freedom-seeking employees and security-minded IT departments, but VMware aims to make those differences go away. The virtualization giant on Tuesday rolled out a new platform along with two key updates it says will help keep everyone happy. Developed in part with the "bring your own device" trend in mind, Workspace One gives companies a single tool for delivering digital workspaces that aggregate all devices, applications and services while secur

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What is a Digital "Big Idea"?

Social, Agile and Transformation

Do you remember this classic scene from the movie Big? Do you remember Josh sitting in a product review meeting and asking the tough question - "I don't get it. Well what's fun about that?" I love this clip because it illustrates all the complexities of developing products that are both innovative and that customers love. The Product Manager can get it all wrong even when armed.

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Mastering The Skill Of Public Speaking

The Accidental Successful CIO

Public speaking is a skill that technical leaders need to master Image Credit: Brain POP. One of the most important parts of your job is communicating with the people who are looking to you for guidance. Just exactly how to go about doing this in an effective way is a big challenge that every CIO faces every day. The great thing about living and working in the 21st Century is that we have a number of different ways to accomplish this task: email, phone calls, text messages, and making presentati

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Laptop Mandatory Reboot Management

Mick's IT Blog

Managing laptops in certain environments can be daunting. Reboots are a must every now and then, especially for monthly windows updates. With the sleep and hibernate features being enabled, the chances of a user rebooting a laptop become far less. A laptop can go weeks and even months without a reboot. Working in the legal industry, as I do, adds to the complexity of forcing reboots as you have the issue of not causing a reboot during a hearing or during a client meeting for instance.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fred Kaplan Explores The Secret History of Cyber War

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. Fred Kaplan is the national security columnist for Slate and author of four other bestselling books examining some of the nation's most significant strategic issues. His book, The Wizards of Armageddon, captures the dynamics in the early nuclear age including the critical to understand story of the small group of men who devised plans and shaped policies on how to use the Bomb.

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Facebook Open Sources Data Center Network Fault Detection Tools

Data Center Knowledge

NetNORAD system detects and localizes device failure in social network’s global data center infrastructure within seconds Read More.

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What users love (and hate) about 4 leading identity management tools

Network World

Four of the top identity management products on the market are Oracle Identity Manager, CA Identity Manager, IBM Tivoli Identity Manager, and SailPoint IdentityIQ, according to online reviews by enterprise users in the IT Central Station community. But what do enterprise users really think about these tools? Here, users give a shout out for some of their favorite features, but also give the vendors a little tough love.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Lessons From Marissa Mayer, Larry Fink, and the Cloud Selloff on Digital Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

It has been an interesting week of news, especially if you observe it through the lens of digital transformation. The first interesting news item came from a letter Larry Fink, CEO of $4.6 Trillion fund Blackrock sent to CEOs of S&P 500 Companies. In the letter, he states a core issue facing many large public companies, "Many companies continue to engage in practices that may undermine their.

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Hybrid Cloud Versus Hybrid IT: What’s the Hype?

Cloud Musings

(Originally posted on Point B and Beyond ) Once again, the boardroom is in a bitter battle over what edict its members will now levy on their hapless IT organization. On one hand, hybrid cloud is all the rage. Adopting this option promises all the cost savings of public cloud with the security and comfort of private cloud. This environment would not only check the box for meeting the cloud computing mandate, but also position the organization as innovative and industry-leading.

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MDT Build Reporting Tool

Mick's IT Blog

I have been wishing for a reporting system to which MDT would automatically email IT staff when a build is finished. I began investigating how to access MDT using PowerShell and found this great resource. I used their information and function to expand the process into a full fledged reporting tool. This tool will email the appropriate IT staff when a build successfully completes, fails, unknown error, or continues running over a designated time frame.

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Meet Cognitio’s Bob Flores In Australia at Connect Expo April 19-20, 2016

CTOvision

Katie Kennedy. Bob Flores is a highly regarded enterprise technologist with proven performance helping enterprises across multiple industries make optimal use of their information resources. Bob's background includes strategic planning, big data, cybersecurity and leveraging those for business outcomes. Bob is participating in Australia's Connect Expo 19-20 April 2016.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.