Mon.Oct 15, 2018

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Change System Volume from Command Line on Mac OS

David Walsh

Oftentimes the awesome GUI applications we love are simply gloss over a command line functionality. While I do love a visual app, it’s always good to know how to do things from command line, if only for the sake of automation. I’ve covered loads of command line secrets , most notably Mac Camera Access , so I wanted to figure out if I could control volume from command line.

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New Zealand defends its border device search policy (Q&A)

The Parallax

What’s the cost of data privacy at the border? In New Zealand, it could be $5,000, if you resist an immigration official’s demand that you hand over your phone, tablet, or laptop before entering the country. The Customs and Excise Act of 2018, which went into effect on October 1, establishes clear guidelines on how the country can enforce its device search policies at border crossings, including airports.

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Robots On The High Seas: Intel partners with Rolls-Royce to develop autonomous cargo ships

CTOvision

OK this is cool. We all know robots are coming. Imagine what they can do on the high seas! What if this lowers the cost of international commerce? Should be good for all. A rising tide raises all boats! Rolls-Royce is partnering with Intel to use Xeon Scalable processors on ships and in datacenters as […].

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Airport Technology Management: Operations, Software Solutions and Vendors

Altexsoft

Imagine an airport. What are the first things that come to mind? A cavernous terminal, information displays, long queues, baggage claim conveyors, arriving aircraft waiting to be fueled and catered for imminent departure. Airports have a tight flight schedule with its associated staff management, passenger processing, attention to minute detail, and much more.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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How IoT Has Been Changing The Face Of Business

CTOvision

Read Dr. Sarthak Bakshi explain how the Internet of Things are changing the way we do business on Business World : Business in the 21st Century has been deviated from its streamlined path and is very dynamic and easily adaptable to the changes around. All the existing businessmen in today’s market really need to be vigorous, […].

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DHS Providing Insights For Potential Cybersecurity Employees Via Webinar

CTOvision

Please share this with anyone you think needs to know about this great career opportunity, which includes both entry level and experienced cybersecurity professionals. This is the text from an email we just received from the DHS Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: Greetings! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has compelling cybersecurity missions […].

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Five Essential Steps to Make Your D&I Efforts a Success

Symantec

Amy C.W., SVP and CHRO at Symantec, shares her thoughts on what it takes to implement effective inclusion initiatives across a global enterprise.

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How hybrid cloud strategy can help protect your business data

CTOvision

Read how having a hybrid cloud strategy can help you protect your business data on ARN Net : For many businesses, the idea of putting your business data entirely on a public cloud is an idea that’s immediately appealing in its simplicity. Unfortunately, this approach isn’t without its own risks. No solution is perfect, and […].

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Delivering on our Promise: Simple. Predictable. Profitable.™

Dell EMC

Partners, you roared through the first half of the year – shattering expectations, raising the bar, and winning on a whole new level and at a whole new pace. In Q2, you drove 22% channel revenue growth Y/Y and a trifecta of share gains in storage[i], servers[ii] and PCs[iii]. In the first half of the year, you brought in over 30,000 new customers.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Platform Giants and Venture-Backed Startups

CTOvision

Since 2015, first VC financings have declined by up to 25% to 40% annually for startups operating in sectors exposed to the core activities of Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Why are companies that follow these big companies not attracting big money anymore? A friend recently pointed me to a July study by Oliver Wyman titled Assessing […].

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CodeSOD: Eine Kleine ProductListItems

The Daily WTF

Art received a job offer that had some generous terms, and during the interview process, there was an ominous sense that the hiring team was absolutely desperate for someone who had done anything software related. Upon joining the team, Art found out why. Two years ago, someone had decided they needed to create a web-based storefront, and in a fit of NIH syndrome, it needed to be built from scratch.

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In China, a Dot-Com Déjà-Vu

CTOvision

Like 5G tech, Unicorns in China are growing faster than ever and have surpassed the United States. We’ve seen it before: the crazy spending, the stratospheric valuations. Twenty years later, it looks like the dot-com boom all over again, but this time the players are much bigger—and Chinese. A Beijing-based startup that lets consumers order coffee via […].

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Cloud Computing and the Shifting Role of Cyber Security

Symantec

As cloud computing changes the government technology landscape, the conversations around security must change as well

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Forrester Total Economic Impact™

Digital Realty

Sentinel Technologies was experiencing one of the most desirable problems a business can face: rapid growth.

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3 Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels

WatchDown

WatchDown.com. Many of the users use control panel when they sign up with any hosting provider. But if you are hosting in a cloud environment you will not get any control panels. You have to install it manually. Today we will check out 3 best Open Source Web Hosting Control Panels. 3 Best Open source control panels. Virtualmin/Webmin ISPConfig Sentora.

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How to Stay Secure While Using Ride-Sharing Apps

Arcserve

Employees are routinely cautioned not to leave their work laptops unattended or use unsecured Wi-Fi networks when they travel for business, but a new threat is cropping up where employees may least expect it: ride-sharing applications. Specifically, a Kaspersky Lab security review finds that of 13 international ride-sharing apps, all revealed several security problems.

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Tracing Summaries: Go Deep Without Getting Lost

Honeycomb

I love traces. There’s something really great feeling about letting yourself spiral into the depths of a chunk of code, and see just how it breaks down. Even better, with Honeycomb, you can jump back and forth from a query to a trace to another query. (We wrote about this just a few weeks ago.). But navigation in the Honeycomb tracing experience wasn’t quite there.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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10 Signs Your Website Is Not Working Anymore

Strategy Driven

A business’ website is the basis of their online presence and marketing strategy. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that it is effective and up to date. The set up and initial design of your website is important, but so too is the website redesign. After all, what was effective several years ago is not going to be now. The following ten points are indications that it is time to engage in some redesigning.

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Tracing Summaries: Go Deep Without Getting Lost

Honeycomb

I love traces. There’s something really great feeling about letting yourself spiral into the depths of a chunk of code, and see just how it breaks down. Even better, with Honeycomb, you can jump back and forth from a query to a trace to another query. (We wrote about this just a few weeks ago.). But navigation in the Honeycomb tracing experience wasn’t quite there.

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Common Business Performance Improvement Opportunities

Strategy Driven

In today’s hyper competitive marketplace, no leader can afford to see his or her organization’s performance remain stagnant or, worse yet, decline. It’s become an imperative as well as a customer expectation that your company’s performance continually improve no matter what business you’re in. It can be exceedingly difficult for a business leader to pinpoint the performance improvement opportunities enabling his or her organization to achieve its fullest potential.

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5 Architectural Principles to Consider Before Choosing Your Infrastructure

Nutanix

When it comes to application and desktop virtualization projects, choosing the right infrastructure for your business is among the most important decisions you’ll need to make.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Empower Your Employees With Learning… Whatever Your Budget

Strategy Driven

As an entrepreneur, you know that your unique combination of passion, talent, skills, training, experience and business acumen are integral to the success of your enterprise. Nonetheless, you also understand that you could not have achieved the measure of success you’ve gained in your enterprise alone. Your great ideas light the way, but the hard work, dedication, passion and ingenuity of your staff also plays a huge role in your business success.

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CodeSignal Speaks at Tech Inclusion SF About Removing Hiring Biases with Technology

CodeSignal

Will we see you at Tech Inclusion (#TechInclusion) this year? October 15th, 2018, marks the kickoff of Tech Inclusion San Francisco 2018. Most of the recent diversity and inclusion initiatives in tech has been to consciously and actively select for people of more diverse backgrounds, which has made a significant impact. But what if we can completely remove conscious and unconscious bias all together?

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Lessons from the Past: MBS, Bring Back America!

The Cipher Brief

As details about the disappearance of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi are revealed, its worth looking back at the deeper roots of the U.S. – Saudi relationship. . First printed in The Cipher Brief back in March, Abdulateef Al-Mulhim, a retired Commodore of the Royal Saudi Navy who now writes as a political analyst for the Saudi Daily Alyaum Newspaper, laid out the agenda of a young Prince, eager to improve relations with the U.S. .