April, 2017

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Is Business Intelligence (BI) Market Finally Maturing? Forrester Three Big BI Market Predictions

Forrester IT

No. The buy side market is nowhere near maturity and will continue to be a greenfield opportunity to many BI vendors. Our research still shows that homegrown shadow IT BI applications based on spreadsheets and desktop databases dominate the enterprises. And only somewhere between 20% and 50% of enterprise structured data is being curated and available to enterprise BI tools and applications.

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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.

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Government must extend machine learning support across education and industry

Computer Weekly

The Royal Society believes the UK is well placed to make the most of machine learning, but it is early days and technical and policy issues need addressing

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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.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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Pushing Computers to the Edge: Next Generation Security and Privacy Controls for Systems and IoT Devices

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. In the video below, Professor Gene Spafford , Executive Director Emeritus of CERIAS at Perdue , introduces one of the nation's great digital risk and cybersecurity thinkers, Dr. Ron Ross of NIST , who then provides very important context on what the next generation of cybersecurity and privacy controls need to cover. Ron provides an outstanding overview on the challenges facing us in the emerging world of interconnected systems that we are all seeing unfold before our eyes.

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Google's real Kubernetes magic is all about community, not code

Tech Republic Data Center

Google has pulled off a very difficult feat: It open sourced Kubernetes and then stepped out of the way of its success.

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IBM Launches Four Cloud Data Centers in US

Data Center Knowledge

Expanding cloud network strategically important in competition with rivals like AWS and Azure Read More.

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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

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Fileless Malware: You should already be prepared

IT Toolbox

The buzzword "fileless malware" is increasingly causing fear, uncertainty, and doubt. But we should already have controls in place.

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Big Data Can Be Used for More Than Just Targeting A Customer Base

CTOvision

Brigg Patten. Big data has almost always been primarily used to target clients using tailored products, targeted advertising. This has skewed the use of big data that often everyone simply assumes big data is for targeting the customer base. However, there are many other uses for big data in a firm that may or may not be directly related to customer welfare or marketing purposes.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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How to upgrade the Linux kernel with a handy GUI

Tech Republic Data Center

If you're looking to get your Linux kernels up to the latest releases, here's how to use a GUI tool available that makes this process very easy.

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DevOps, Invest For Velocity And Quality!

Forrester IT

Delivering exceptional customer experiences and product for your business take speed and flexibility. More than ever before, speed and flexibility are required from every part of your organization, business and IT alike. DevOps provides your business leaders, enterprise architects, developers and I&O leaders a philosophy to achieve, not only the velocity that customers desire but also drive innovation and enforces quality.

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Cloud Giants Disagree on the Future of Corporate Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

Google, Microsoft paint contrasting pictures of enterprise data centers’ relationship with cloud Read More.

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One in eight people have suffered a healthcare data breach

Computer Weekly

A quarter of victims had their NI number compromised and 18% saw their biometric identifiers compromised, but most people trust healthcare providers with their data

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Ruckus Keeps Rolling, Despite Corporate Drama

IT Toolbox

Buckle in- these first few sentences are a bumpy ride. But I promise, I’ll get you to nice smooth road pretty quickly. Deep breath… ready? Let’s go. First there was Ruckus, the maker of cost-effective, really good Wi-Fi technology. The company came onto the WLAN scene when 802.

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A Tutorial For Enhancing Your Home DNS Protection

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. Editor's note: We are aiming this tutorial at the non-technical person. Please share with anyone in your life who could benefit from this. -bg. Have you ever seen a picture of an old fashioned telephone operator? The operator played a critical function in establishing a global telephone network where any phone could talk to any phone. When a person wanted to make a call, they connected to the operator and the operator would either connect the person directly to the other party or co

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How to check your Linux servers for rootkits and malware

Tech Republic Data Center

Linux is a reliable, secure choice for your data center. Even so, doing regular checks for rootkits and malware is always an advised best practice. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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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.

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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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The New York Times to Replace Data Centers with Google Cloud, AWS

Data Center Knowledge

Publisher plans to shut down three data centers as it moves to the cloud Read More.

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Court grants Lauri Love appeal against extradition

Computer Weekly

Alleged hacker’s appeal court hearing will be the first major test of the UK’s forum bar, designed to protect vulnerable people from extradition

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Why Is Employee IT Education Important for Businesses

IT Toolbox

As businesses are always looking to cut down costs, training employees has become their primary goal, especially for large corporations that count thousands of employees.

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How Big Data is Becoming Smaller Than Small Data

CTOvision

Carol M. Evenson. In E-Commerce, Small Data = Big Data and Vice Versa. Big Data, small data and everyday data: Is there a meaningful difference between these three information carriers nowadays? The answer by data scientists would be no; some of the information that can be gleaned from Big Data sets these days can also be extracted from smaller data sets.

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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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Why businesses have the wrong cybersecurity mindset, and how they can fix it

Tech Republic Security

The Evolution of Security Skills, a new report from CompTIA, is calling on IT security professionals to form a more proactive strategy and examine emerging threats.

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Demise of OpenStack Innovation Center does not mean demise of OpenStack

Forrester IT

The ever-dependable Barb Darrow at Fortune reported late last week that the OpenStack Innovation Center (OSIC) is to shut down. Cue wailing, gnashing of teeth, and portents of doom. But this may not be quite so bad as it appears, because the OpenStack Innovation Center isn't nearly so critical to the open source cloud computing project as its name might imply.

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250 Verizon Data Center Employees to Join Equinix

Data Center Knowledge

Most people transitioning are operations staff at Verizon facilities changing hands Read More.

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Chatbots, Fitbits and AI: IT suppliers identify the top trends in HR technology

Computer Weekly

Businesses are using Fitbits, artificial intelligence and chatbots to improve working life as competition increases to recruit talented ‘millennials’

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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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What Is IP Tracking and What You Need to Know About It

IT Toolbox

What tool can help you grab all the information you need about your online visitors and turn it to your advantage?

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Learn The Latest On All Things Data At The 25 April 2017 Cloudera Government Forum

CTOvision

Bob Gourley. In the world of data somethings are totally consistent and some are incredibly dynamic. One timeless consistency is that organizations have always sought to optimize the use of data for their mission. That has always been true and all indications are it always will be. But approaches to doing that are more dynamic. Lessons learned and new approaches to managing data are important to track.

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Online shoppers are losing trust in e-commerce, study finds

Tech Republic Security

According to a global survey from the Centre for International Governance Innovation, almost half of all respondents say they don't trust online shopping.

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Forrester Methodology To Selection Business Intelligence Implementation Service Providers

Forrester IT

Business Intelligence (BI) pros continue to look for outside professional services. Forty-nine percent of decision makers say their firms are already engaging and/or expanding their engagements with outside data and analytic service providers, and another 22% plan to do so in the next 12 months. There are two main reasons for this sustained trend: Read more.

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.