CTOvision

OCTOBER 21, 2014

'For those of us who work in and around the enterprise security domain something unique has just happened. The U.S. Government has just approved a commercial consumer device, the Samsung Galaxy family of devices, for classified info. This means government organizations can establish new, smarter, more scalable mechanisms to get classified information to mobile users.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 16, 2014

'In one of the largest colocation deals ever, photo editing and sharing service Shutterfly Inc. is deploying 1,000 cabinets at the SUPERNAP data center campus in Las Vegas. Read More.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

OCTOBER 28, 2014

'If you''ve read this blog or have seen me speak at a conference, then you know I am a strong proponent of self-service BI programs. I''ve posted on principles of self-service BI programs, attributes of data driven organizations, and how to avoid data landfills among many other big data topics all aimed to get business teams successful competing and driving decisions with data.

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Eric D. Brown

OCTOBER 22, 2014

'In his 1982 book Megatrends, John Naisbitt wrote “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” While written over 30 years ago, that line is as very true today…but I might change it a bit to match the current state of affairs. Today, we are drowning in data and starved for information. Every organization has a great deal of data and more data is being collected every day.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

OCTOBER 18, 2014

'Technology That Every CIO Needs To Know About. As the CIO of your company, it’s your job to stay on top of all of the different forms of technology that the company uses to accomplish its business goals. This task is made even harder by all of the changes that are always occurring in the various technology fields. As the CIO you need to understand how to pick the correct type of database to be used on projects.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 10, 2014

'If you have worked at the nexus of cyber security and policy you no doubt know Jody Westby. She speaks at cyber security events, writes white papers that are well reasoned and helpful, and provides context broadly to the community via periodic posts at Forbes (for example, see this great piece: [link] jodywestby/2014/01/20/dont-be- a-cyber-target-a-primer-for- boards-and-senior-management/ ).

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'The Recorded Future Special Intelligence Desk has just released a new Threat Intelligence Report we found to be full of important context and actionable information for enterprise cyber defenders. The report, titled The Fortune 500’s Unfortunate 221, is available for download here. This report is important for two key reasons: It shows a clear example of the strategic benefit of cyber intelligence to enterprise cyber defense.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 20, 2014

'With Edward Snowden’s revelations, the myriad of recent information breaches at large corporations, and the extraordinary level of digitalization in our country, the American public has never placed a higher value on cyber security. This heightened attention has manifested itself in recent actions by Apple and Google that have provided higher levels of encryption for smartphone data.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 7, 2014

'Editor’s note: This post by Invincea CEO Anup Ghosh first appeared at LinkedIn. We knew this would be of interest to you and posted it here with the author’s permission.-bg. I’ll say it up front, your security program does not work because it is based on three common myths we hold as unquestionable truths in enterprise security: Myth 1: We can patch our way to security.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This quote summarizes the importance of online encryption policy and hands-on implementation within an organization. Though you may have the best IT department in the world and advanced computing resources, if there are no written methodical steps that will serve as guidelines or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for computing and data storage, then all these hiring-sprees of IT talents and investments are doomed to fail.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

'I love and respect NIST and I just want to come right out with that so you know where I am coming from. Now add on top of that the fact that they have just issued a draft document that discusses items at the intersection of three of my passions, Cyber Security, Technology and Intelligence, and you can see why I am so excited. So, with my bias in mind, I report the following: NIST has just produced a draft special publication that I believe is the best thing I have ever read from their organiza

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 13, 2014

'Rolls out Wave, a business intelligence service designed for mere mortals Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 21, 2014

'Company to sell services across global portfolio to Switch customers Read More.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'This post is sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP’s Make It Matter. Cyber intelligence is a growing discipline in the cybersecurity community, providing important information for cyber defenders in enterprises large and small. This post reviews key sources of cyber intelligence provided free from governments and academia. Most every enterprise with a mature understanding of the importance of protecting their digital assets has a cyber intelligence program underway.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 15, 2014

'Industry think tank proposes standards for data center size and density Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 20, 2014

'As Internet approaches “true cusp” of widespread IPv6 migration, the company is making preparations Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Provider pitches facility as one with plenty of free cooling and low-cost hydro-electric power Read More.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'The following are some of the tech news stories we are tracking: . HP Extends Benefits of ARM Architecture Into the Datacenter With New Servers. PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — Sep 29, 2014 — HP ( NYSE : HPQ) today announced two ARM®-based servers, including the first enterprise-class 64-bit ARM-based server, for customers that value choice in their compute strategy.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 7, 2014

'CTOlabs.com , the research arm of CTOvision.com , has just released a White Paper for the federal technology community titled: Enhancing Functionality and Security of Enterprise Data Holdings: Examining new, mission-enabling design patterns made possible by the Cloudera-Intel partnership. The paper captures design considerations for enterprise technologists that flow from the engineering work both Cloudera and Intel have been putting into both open source technologies and hardware design.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 31, 2014

'The data center has gone a long way in Hollywood. We look at 10 data centers that play pivotal roles in blockbusters and the evolution from abstract concept to full-fledged future data center. Read More.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2014

'On September 30 th Sierra Ventures hosted their 9th CIO summit in Palo Alto, CA. One of the many topics coved at the event was software defined perimeter and cloud security alliance. Coca-Cola was used as a case study. Alan Boehme , the acting CISO at Coca-Cola. Ed Steinike , the CIO at Coca-Cola, and Bob Flores , the former CTO of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a partner at our parent firm Cognitio were the key presenters.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Today’s data centers are being built at the forefront of industry standards. Within the past five years, the way we construct data centers has changed dramatically. David Cappuccio, the Chief of Infrastructure Research at Gartner, told CIO that “Data centers will no longer be constrained by one specific site. Instead, organizations will have multiple sites, connected by high performance networks, with the ability to move workloads to where it’s less risky and more secure for the business.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'The 14MW solar array at QTS Princeton is a symbol of a new phase in the use of renewable energy in data centers Read More.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 22, 2014

'Here is some of the technology news we are tracking from across the tech community: Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2015. Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 8, 2014

'American interest in online privacy and surveillance programs has jumped since Edward Snowden’s revelations about digital government surveillance in the United States. Deteriorating public relations have plagued intelligence agencies that have been identified as participating in the mass surveillance phenomenon, and many tech companies have already responded to their customers’ concerns with more encryption or more privacy features.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 13, 2014

'The graphic below from Ping Identity provides some interesting context on passwords in cyber security. The use of passwords as a first line of defense is a faulty security posture. Statistics prove that relying on our ability to create unique, but easy to remember passwords for 10, 20 or even more applications is too difficult. Further, imposing password standards actually encourages insecure user behavior and results in frustrated users and gaping security holes.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 1, 2014

'Over the years, some industry pundits have expressed frustration with Uptime Institute’s Tier Classification System for being confusing, writes Matt Stansberry of Uptime Institute. But in many cases, these individuals have misrepresented the purpose and purview of the program. Fundamentally, it is.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 13, 2014

'On 9 October 2014, Pew Research Center published a report , “Killer Apps in the Gigabit Age”, to share conclusions from a study that surveyed hundreds of information technology experts in order to identify and understand the implications of higher gigabit connectivity in our future. Participants responded to the question, “Will there be new, distinctive, and uniquely compelling technology applications that capitalize upon significant increases in bandwidth in the US between now and 2025?

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 20, 2014

'Intel has created a Bay Trail Atom PC that is only 1.6 ounces. It is manufactured by Shenzen Apec Electronics and can be purchased on AliExpress for just under $125 (with shipping). The device does not come with OS, but you are able to load Windows, Linux, Android or other OS systems. It’s similar to Google’s Chromecast, at least in the sense that it’s designed to plug into an HDMI port, can be powered via a micro USB port, and connects to the Internet via WiFi.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Here at CTOvision we have been getting several questions from government executives and analysts regarding our views of technologies that are relevant to the current Ebola crisis. We are compiling lists and would welcome your inputs on that. We have already seen some great visualizations from firms like ICG using the LUX platform to visualize ship movements in ways that could be very helpful in assessing the spread of Ebola and also assessing where s.

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