August, 2016

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Women Who Code Launches Job Board Catered Directly to Tech Professionals

CTOvision

JL Lewitin. Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international non-profit that empowers career aged professionals to achieve success in technology. They do this through a series of over 60 Networks around the world which host technical talks, study groups, hackathons, and other career development and social events. Their latest initiative is a Job Board that is designed to cater to the specific needs of engineers, while eliminating some common mistakes that can make female coders less likely to conside

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Short Form Product Video Can Be The Key To Converting Customers

Forrester IT

Marketers have a great arsenal of tools to drive conversions and now short form video needs to be part of that mix. Invest in it now to differentiate your business. Historically, video has been expensive to produce and manage, but that's changed. It no longer costs a fortune to produce video content. In fact, some retailers added video production to their existing photography process and they're using the same equipment.

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Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage

Computer Weekly

Blockchain technology allows distributed retention of encrypted data and is at the heart of cooperative cloud storage

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Xirrus Adds Distributed Location Functions to Its Wi-Fi Services Stable

IT Toolbox

Though not the biggest name in enterprise Wi-Fi, Xirrus seems evolve right along with the rest of the market with new hardware, features, and services. Case in point- it’s new distributed location services that the company has branded XPS, for Xirrus Positioning Service.

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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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Data Analytics – Data Modeling, a Necessary first step

Eric D. Brown

What do you think of when you hear the term ‘data modeling’? Just typing ‘data modeling’ almost made me go to sleep. Who am I kidding…I’m a data geek and this stuff is interesting…but some folks aren’t quite as excited by this stuff as I am. Data modeling has many different definitions and connotations.

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How Vantage Data Centers ‘Created Land’ For a 51 MW Santa Clara Expansion Campus

Data Center Knowledge

In California's Silicon Valley, data center developers now must resort to alchemy, imagination, and a bit of elbow grease to create land parcels suitable for new developments. Read More.

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How To Solve The Digital Dilemma

Forrester IT

From the start of my research into the changes surrounding emerging digital technologies in 2013 (see " The Future Of Business Is Digital "), I've been struck by the differences between those companies that apply digital technology as a bolt-on (frequently adding an eCommerce site, social media, or customer mobile apps) and those that take a more holistic approach to transforming the way the company uses technology to deliver better customer outcomes and drive revenue.

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900 million Android devices vulnerable to attackers

Computer Weekly

Enterprises and individuals need to install security updates for all devices with vulnerable Qualcomm chip drivers if they want to ensure attackers can‘t take control of them, warns Check Point

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How VoIP Impacts the way Businesses Think about UC

IT Toolbox

This series began by examining the evolution of telephony to VoIP, and as it progresses, I’ll explain how our thinking around this impacts how we adopt other technologies. In this post, I’ll address the impact specifically on UC, and then will connect that to the contact center in the subsequent post.

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VDI vs. DaaS: What is the difference, and which is best for your business' virtualization needs?

Tech Republic Cloud

Desktop virtualization is nothing new, but now you have two popular forms to choose from: VDI and DaaS. There are distinct differences between them, and knowing what's what is important if you're looking to invest.

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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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Switching the Switch Gear: Schneider Electric’s Push for SSIS

Data Center Knowledge

It is not a radical or even new idea: If every part of a power distribution system were adequately shielded, none of the common elements that can gum up such a system — air, humidity, erosion, insects, rodents, the occasional exploding beer can — would negatively impact its performance. .

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Ransomware: The smart person's guide

Tech Republic Security

This guide covers the history of ransomware, the systems being targeted in ransomware attacks, and what you can do to avoid paying a ransom in the event of an attack.

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Google Pitches In To Declutter The Mobile Web

Forrester IT

On their constant quest to enable users to quickly find the best answers to their questions, Google announced last week that starting in January 2017, they will bury mobile websites where the content is blocked by intrusive interstitials. In other words, mobile websites that have pop-up ads won't rank as high in Google's search results. We've all felt the pain of having to hover our finger over the closeout sign of a large ad, before we can get to the content we set out to find.

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Artificial intelligence takes centre stage in cyber security

Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence-led cyber security technology has been in the spotlight at two major industry conferences in Las Vegas, signalling a firm trend in cyber defence research

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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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4 Ways to Use CRM to Increase Retail Sales

IT Toolbox

Many businesses and organizations have come to rely on their customer relationship management (CRM) application, making it one of their most useful and reliable tools for simplifying management tasks.

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From PC Break/Fix to CloudMASTER®

Cloud Musings

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevendonovan It was late 2011 and Steven Donovan was comfortable working at SHI International Corporation , a growing information technology firm, as a personal computer break/fix technician. His company had been growing quickly from a $1 million "software-only" regional re-seller into eventually becoming a $6 billion global provider of information technology products and services.

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Report: Data Center Market Trends ‘Strong Demand, Smart Growth’

Data Center Knowledge

Have the last few quarters ushered in a "new normal," as more enterprise customers join the cloud bandwagon, or will absorption revert back to historic levels? Read More.

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Serverless computing: The smart person's guide

Tech Republic Cloud

This comprehensive guide covers what serverless computing is and how it could reduce the complexity and cost of your cloud infrastructure.

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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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On-Premise Hadoop Just Got Easier With These 8 Hadoop-Optimized Systems

Forrester IT

Enterprises agree that speedy deployment of big data Hadoop platforms has been critical to their success, especially as use cases expand and proliferate. However, deploying Hadoop systems is often difficult, especially when supporting complex workloads and dealing with hundreds of terabytes or petabytes of data. Architects need a considerable amount of time and effort to install, tune, and optimize Hadoop.

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Cyber attack recovery 300% dearer due to skills shortage

Computer Weekly

The improvement of specialist security expertise is one of the top three drivers for an additional investment in IT security, but many struggle to find people with the skills they need, a report reveals

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3 Ways Mid-Sized Businesses Benefit from Cloud-Based ERP

IT Toolbox

There’s no argument that cost is the most compelling reason for mid-sized organizations turn to cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Companies that fall under the mid-sized umbrella often don’t have the available capital to invest in an in-house ERP application as well as all the equipment and personnel needed to operate it, yet they need the advantage of ERP.

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Vendor Neutral Training: Proven Protection Against Cloud Horror Stories

Cloud Musings

Cloud computing is now entering adolescent. With all the early adopters now swimming in the cloud pool with that “I told you so” smug, fast followers are just barely beating the early majority. The gold rush to cloud is also driving the IT herd to get cloud computing training. Training vendors from multi-billion dollar behemoths to little Mom and Pop shops are ready to cash in with fast and easy, vendor-specific certifications for just about any cloud service provider.

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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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What Facebook Has Learned from Regularly Shutting Down Entire Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

Infrastructure chief shares lessons learned from the company’s unusual infrastructure stress tests Read More.

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How to install Tonido to enable cloud access to your desktop

Tech Republic Cloud

One of the easiest ways to access your desktop files and folders from the cloud is Tonido, says Jack Wallen. See why self-employed IT pros, in particular, might like this option.

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Google Video Chat App Duo Connects iOS And Android, But Fragments The Landscape

Forrester IT

Google this week added yet another chat app to the mix with Duo, a smartphone-only video chat application that bridges the gap between iOS and Android devices. Rather than solve the problem of interoperation between different video chat applications, though, it made another application altogether. The killer video chat app will be the one that works like a telephone.

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Cyber security breaches reported to ICO double in a year

Computer Weekly

An increase in cyber security incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office is further evidence of the need to shift to automated, artificial intelligence-led defences, says Huntsman Security

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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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3 Ways Mobile CRM Can Improve Customer Engagement

IT Toolbox

Customer relationship management (CRM), a long-established core technology upon which businesses everywhere rely, is still rapidly evolving and growing. According to Gartner, the CRM industry will be worth $37 billion by 2017, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent each year until then.

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Is Data Classification a Bridge Too Far?

Cloud Musings

Today data has replaced money as the global currency for trade. “McKinsey estimates that about 75 percent of the value added by data flows on the Internet accrues to “traditional” industries, especially via increases in global growth, productivity, and employment. Furthermore, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that about 50 percent of all traded services are enabled by the technology sector, including by cross-border data flows.

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Creating the Hybrid Bridge Between Data Center and Cloud

Data Center Knowledge

This article, sponsored by Dell and Intel, provides three key planning considerations to help you bridge your data center with the cloud. Read More.

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Why Microsoft stored 200MB of data in DNA strands, and what's next

Tech Republic Data Center

As business demand for data storage grows, researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington saved record amounts of books, videos, and artwork in DNA strands.

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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.