General Leadership
AUGUST 12, 2016
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “I may not have been the best combat commander, but I always strove to be. My men depended on me to carefully analyze every tactical situation, to maximize the resources that I had at my disposal, to think under pressure, and then to lead them by personal example.
Women on Business
AUGUST 11, 2016
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CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2016
Bob Gourley. The United States Congress Permanent Joint Committee on Information Technology does not exist, yet. But with attack after attack against our nation's IT systems the time has come to consider the idea. First, some background on what a Joint Committee of Congress can be. Congress has great leeway in how it executes its constitutionally mandated responsibilities to legislate and fund.
Toptal
AUGUST 10, 2016
Java may have stood the test of time, but it can still be a source of great frustration among many web developers. Dealing with its verbosity and infrastructure overhead, for example, can take hours, even for the most basic needs. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Gregor Ambrozic shows us how Grails and its many appealing features can be a viable alternative to traditional Java web applications frameworks.
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Lead on Purpose
AUGUST 8, 2016
An end goal of every leader is to leave a long-term, lasting contribution on the people we lead. Doing the right things to move us toward that goal, consistently and effectively, is not easy.
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CTOvision
AUGUST 9, 2016
Bob Gourley. There are seven key MegaTrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the helpful mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing, A rtificial Intelligence, M obility, B ig Data, R obotics, I nternet of Things, C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the first of these trends, Cloud Computing.
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 10, 2016
When an IT department does outsourcing, it has to be done right Image Credit: Vitor Lima. Here we are at the start of the 21st Century and although we all know about the importance of information technology, are we still talking about outsourcing? The answer is yes. Outsourcing is a difficult task for anyone with the CIO job to take on. There are a lot of different variable involved, every company is different, and it is all too easy to go about doing this stuff the wrong way.
Lead on Purpose
AUGUST 8, 2016
An end goal of every leader is to leave a long-term, lasting contribution on the people we lead. Doing the right things to move us toward that goal, consistently and effectively, is not easy.
Women on Business
AUGUST 9, 2016
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2016
Michael Johnson. Thomas Rid of King's College London presents the previously untold story of MOONLIGHT MAZE, the first known state-on-state computer espionage campaign in history (really the first "advanced persistent threat or APT). A detailed account is in the last chapter of his book Rise of the Machines.
Next Level Blog
AUGUST 9, 2016
Last night, Diane and I were watching the U.S. women’s gymnastics team compete in the opening round of competition in the Rio Olympics. The floor exercises were the most astounding thing I saw. Tiny young women like Simone Biles, Laura Hernandez, and Aly Raisman stand at one corner of a springy floor, gather themselves, seemingly go from zero to 60 in about half a second and then launch themselves 8 or 9 feet in the air to do a couple of flips while they lay their bodies out flat in the ai
Steve Farber
AUGUST 12, 2016
[Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com! We’ll post one installment a week until the very end of the book. If you ever get impatient and want to scarf the whole thing down at once, you can always just pop over to Amazon and satiate yourself. Here comes the first bite. Enjoy!].
Kentik
AUGUST 8, 2016
On Public Cloud, OpenStack, DevOps, and NetOps. It’s always a pleasure to have an in-depth conversation with smart, technical people. This past January, I got the chance to share about Kentik’s Big Data-based approach to NetFlow analysis during the PacketPushers PriorityQueue podcast. At the time, we also tossed around some other topics that would be intriguing to explore at a later time.
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Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.
CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2016
Bob Gourley. There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the helpful mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing, A rtificial Intelligence, M obility, B ig Data, R obotics, I nternet of Things, C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is the discipline of thinking machines.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
AUGUST 11, 2016
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Rapid BI
AUGUST 12, 2016
Thinking about going freelance? Many trainers, developers, coaches and facilitators occasionally get the urge to jump ship and go freelance. So what is the difference between those that ‘make it’ and those that don’t? The post Tips for those thinking about going freelance in training or consultancy appeared first on RapidBi.
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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.
CTOvision
AUGUST 7, 2016
Bob Gourley. An upgrade for The CTOvision Mobile Application is available for iPhone , iPad and Android users. Please download your app today by visiting your favorite iOS or Android app store and searching for CTOvision. This upgrade addresses stability issues in the old app plus brings in new data sources. Here is a bit more on the app and pointers to download sites: The application focuses on content we create for technologists, so you will find our blog content and tech write-ups featured p
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
AUGUST 9, 2016
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Rapid BI
AUGUST 8, 2016
An Introduction to Michael Porter's five forces is a model. Used to explore the environment in which a product or company operates. Five forces analysis looks at five key areas mainly the threat of entry, the power of buyers, the power of suppliers, the threat of substitutes, and competitive rivalry. The post Porters five forces appeared first on RapidBi.
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 11, 2016
There is no denying the fact that the success of an advertisement lies mostly in the headline. The headline should grab the reader by the collar and make him want to read the rest of the advertisement. The headline should be simply catchy and various key points should be embedded when deciding on the headline for the ad. The headline should catch attention of the eye at the first glance.
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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.
CTOvision
AUGUST 9, 2016
Bob Gourley. The Second Annual Synergy Forum will be held 4 October 2016 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Cognitio organizes this event with a focus on helping decision-makers share lessons learned and best practices. With this post we are asking that you block the day to join us there. Government attendees can register free. Industry attendees can register for a discounted price till 4 September ( CTOvision readers can take an additional 10% off using the code below).
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
AUGUST 6, 2016
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Toptal
AUGUST 12, 2016
What's the biggest problem with crowdfunding today? Everyone wants a sweet slice of the crowdfunded pie, but nobody wants a single crumb of responsibility. As a result, crowdfunding platforms, the tech press, and the geek public have picked up a track record filled with spectacular crowdfunding failures. In this article, Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic takes a look at the state of crowdfunding today and explains why the industry needs to do more to clean up its act and get rid of ba
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 11, 2016
Photo courtesy of The Blue Diamond Gallery. You may have your own business, but do you have a brand? Branding is an important step forward for businesses. A strong brand name can make you stand out. Building a brand is important to develop a reputation. It can also help you branch out to other business endeavours. For example, think of some of the brands you know.
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CTOvision
AUGUST 11, 2016
Bob Gourley. Editor's note: We love seeing good friends and associates in the press, especially when they are combining strengths to build something most every enterprise needs. -bg. ThreatConnect + SAP HANA: Intelligence-Driven Defense Supercharged with In-Memory Computing. ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ThreatConnect, provider of the leading intelligence-driven defense platform and SAP NS2, a U.S. subsidiary of the global enterprise software company SAP, announce the availability of the Thre
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 9, 2016
A guest post from Elisha Yeoh, Thriving Talents , Malaysia. You’ve seen them, you’ve heard of them, and some of you may even be working with them. These them I’m referring to is the Gen-Ys. Regardless of what you may currently think of them, the presence of these young individuals have definitely changed the realities of workplace dynamics, especially now that Gen-Ys are slowly being reviewed to fill in managerial positions.
The Kini Group
AUGUST 8, 2016
Is the next statement true or false? Enterprise-wide analytics is REALLY difficult. It’s difficult to set up, difficult to maintain, and difficult to determine its impact on the business. What do you think? Everyone has heard of the concept ─ data technology that helps all teams within a company, manage, protect, and analyze their data. It’s a company-wide data alignment and democratization process that empowers all team members to combine, bridge, and leverage their data.
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