Sat.Nov 04, 2017 - Fri.Nov 10, 2017

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3 Ways to Mitigate Insider Threat Risk Prior to an Employee’s Departure

CTOvision

We are seeing a disturbing insider threat trend impacting operations and causing reputational harm in the days leading up to an employee’s departure from an organization. For example, last week a Twitter employee deleted President’s Trump’s Twitter account prior to leaving the premises on his last day of employment. In September, a contractor was convicted […].

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Cyber security skills a priority for UK government

Computer Weekly

The UK government is pursuing various short and long-term initiatives aimed at promoting the cyber security profession and growing skills in the sector, including supporting a professional body

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Truth or Hype? Is Blockchain Really the End of ERP as We Know It?

IT Toolbox

While enterprise resources planning (ERP) software isn't dead, there may be a revolution underway. With excitement about the potential of blockchain technology growing, there's hope that we'll soon be looking at a new era of ERP, one possibly known as Ecosystem Resources Planning, or EcoRP.

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What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall

Network World

Firewalls have become ubiquitous across enterprises over the past decade, but the combination of new and varied access methods combined with increasingly sophisticated attacks has forced network operators and security professionals to constantly evaluate their defenses. Typically, firewalls are on a five-year refresh cycle, according to Gartner researcher Adam Hils, and that gives organizations the opportunity to evaluate fairly regularly what type of firewall and what features best suit their

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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 Reasons Why Marketing Organizations Must be Driving Digital

Social, Agile and Transformation

Why marketing organizations are transforming their organizations with driving digital practices Last week I had the privilege of speaking at KintoneConnect on Driving Digital: Key Practices to Lead a Smarter and Faster Transformation. The talk included some key concepts from my book, Driving Digital: The Leader's Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology on why digital impacts.

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Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 brings file, iSCSI and container storage

Computer Weekly

Latest version of open source OpenStack-targeted software-defined storage adds CephFS, ISCSI and storage that can be deployed in containers to save hardware

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What To Do When You Are The Interim CIO

The Accidental Successful CIO

What you do when you are in between positions matters a lot Image Credit: Istvan. Congratulations, you’re now the CIO. Well, maybe not quite. You’re actually the interim CIO. What does this actually mean? What it means is that the company understands the importance of information technology and needs somebody to fill the role of CIO while they go looking for the person that they want to fill it permanently.

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ConfigMgr SCCM Troubleshooting Newbies Guide with SuperFlow

Anoop

I have a post which talks about troubleshooting steps for newbies with flowcharts. SCCM flowcharts are the best place to understand the workflow/dataflow/process of each SCCM components. More details in the following post SCCM ConfigMgr Troubleshooting Steps for Newbies with Flowcharts. In this post, we will see “ConfigMgr SCCM Troubleshooting Newbies Guide with SuperFlow.” Video […].

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Most UK small businesses in the dark over GDPR

Computer Weekly

There is still much work to be done before UK SMEs are fully prepared for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), business barometer shows

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Securing Critical Data - An End-to-End Overview

IT Toolbox

Critical data is a security liability. The more data an organization collects, the more interfaces it has to take care of, and the more attack surfaces it exposes.

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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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The Endpoint Imperative: IT Spending: Setting Priorities in a Volatile World

Cloud Musings

Fast-evolving trends are changing the way IT thinks about security. To stay secure and productive, IT operations must excel at the fundamentals: PC refreshes for security, and optimizing end-user computers with Microsoft Windows 10. In “ The Endpoint Imperative, ” a podcast series from Intel , learn from the experts how hardware and software together make for optimized security.

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Real-Time Graphical Representation SCCM Run Script Results

Anoop

SCCM CB 1710 Preview version was released a couple of weeks back. The most exciting feature introduced in the SCCM 1710 version is real-time graphical representation of RUN SCRIPTS results. I have a previous post which talks about the download of SCCM ConfigMgr 1710 preview version. In this post, we will see “Real-Time Graphical Representation […].

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UK spies face landmark challenge over mass surveillance in human rights court

Computer Weekly

Ten human rights organisations challenge lawfulness of UK surveillance legislation and mass internet surveillance by UK intelligence agencies in Strasbourg court

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Treading softly around SAP license compliance

IT Toolbox

I have written before on the challenges presented by licensing indirect SAP use and despite the launch of a new mechanism to check compliance this area still represents and area of concern for SAP customers.

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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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Why Smart Contracts Will Bring Blockchain to the Masses

Dataconomy

Blockchain technology has rapidly asserted itself as one of the most potentially disruptive technological forces of the 21st century. Just like the internet has had far-reaching implications and touched upon nearly every aspect of modern life, blockchain architecture can create a wave of radical changes similar to those brought on by. The post Why Smart Contracts Will Bring Blockchain to the Masses appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Various Options to Download Windows 10 1709 RS3

Anoop

Windows 10 Fall Creators Updates (RS3) released a couple of weeks back. There are different ways to upgrade to Windows 10 1709. Some of options to upgrade Windows 10 1709 are explained in my previous blogs Windows Update for Business and SCCM Task Sequence. Windows update (Settings – Update & Security – Windows Update) is […]. The post Various Options to Download Windows 10 1709 RS3 appeared first on Anoops.

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ISPs can play unique role in cyber security, says BT CEO

Computer Weekly

Internet service providers are perfectly positioned to make a significant contribution to cyber security for everyone, BT’s Gavin Patterson believes

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5 Reasons Why You Should Put Your Business Head in the ERP Cloud

IT Toolbox

Forrester's 2016 Global Business Technographics Survey reports that more than 70 percent of decision-makers in organizations cite improved business agility and faster deployment as their primary reasons for moving to cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

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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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4 Reasons why Advancing Big Data Helps The HealthTech Industry

Dataconomy

When we think about the future, we might imagine flying cars, superior technology and the potential to cure all diseases, extend our lifespan and improve the general health of world’s population. These hopes are more or less realistic, but this is so in lare part thanks to the advancement of. The post 4 Reasons why Advancing Big Data Helps The HealthTech Industry appeared first on Dataconomy.

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IT reaches for its full potential

ComputerWorld IT Management

During the last three months, my geographically diverse network of contacts, who represent over 15 vertical markets, has increasingly voiced concern that the management teams at many very visible global institutions appear to have lost their way with regards to creating value with IT. Some have forgotten critical lessons learned during IT’s formative years.

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Everyone has cyber security responsibility, says Euro commissioner

Computer Weekly

Everyone has a role to play in cyber security, including big market players – but if this is not done voluntarily, legislation may be required, says the European commissioner for security union

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Into the Breach: Meeting the Cybersecurity Challenge

IT Toolbox

Maintaining network security is the greatest challenge facing the IT industry today. The threat landscape is complex and ever-changing, which leads many organizations to devote a large portion of their technology budget to hardening their defenses against cyber threats.

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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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Making Better Economic Forecasts with Machine Learning

Dataconomy

GDP forecasting for the world’s major economies is no easy task, but new tools and ideas are always offering us ever more pragmatic insights. For that reason, I am very optimistic about the possibilities that machine learning opens up for us in macroeconomic forecasting. In my work, I try to. The post Making Better Economic Forecasts with Machine Learning appeared first on Dataconomy.

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Technology Short Take 90

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take 90! This post is a bit shorter than most, as I’ve been on the road quite a bit recently. Nevertheless, there’s hopefully something here you’ll find useful. Networking. VMware recently released an updated to PowerCLI (version 6.5.3), and with it comes a set of cmdlets that provide low-level access to the NSX-T REST API.

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Adecco expands roll-out of Infosys-powered temp staffing platform

Computer Weekly

The recruitment company has built a cloud-first, mobile-first platform aimed at helping smaller businesses to recruit temporary staff

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Gartner's predictions for next year and beyond

IT Toolbox

Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2018 and Beyond. Here they are, commented. But to me they sound like the de facto situation of today. 1. Consumers Favor Visual and Voice Search.

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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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A Better way to Digitize European Industries

Dataconomy

By Peter Friess // Programme Officer // Media Policy Directorate – Social Media & Networks – STARTS // European Commission, DG Connect, Brussels, Belgium There is much talk on the subject of digitization. While many think that digitization is just an inevitable force in our world, others are making the important point that in. The post A Better way to Digitize European Industries appeared first on Dataconomy.

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How to Tag Docker Images with Git Commit Information

Scott Lowe

I’ve recently been working on a very simple Flask application that can be used as a demo application in containerized environments (here’s the GitHub repo ). It’s nothing special, but it’s been useful for me as a learning exercise—both from a Docker image creation perspective as well as getting some additional Python knowledge.

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Redefining OpenStack: Addressing identity and integration for enterprise-readiness

Computer Weekly

The OpenStack Foundation opens up about the work it is doing to address the open source cloud platform's identity crisis and integration issues, as part of its continuing pursuit to improve the technology's enterprise-readiness

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Zero-day Attacks Detection and Prevention Methods

IT Toolbox

Stopping digital attacks before they happen may seem an impossible task, but the looming threat of zero-day security breaches are rising at a nearly exponential pace.

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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.