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QVC: Real-Time Data is the Future of ECommerce
DevOps Can't Happen Without Education
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Cloud Vendor Lock-In a Risk Worth Taking
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
News
New Forrester research finds that prices for AWS and Azure are still competitive, but customers should be wary of lock-in on SasS products such as Salesforce and Oracle.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 8/21/2017
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Digital Transformation: 5 Strategies for Success
Susan Fogarty, Editor in Chief
News
The CFA Institute has embarked on a digital transformation project that takes a human-centered approach to modernizing IT and migrating to the cloud.
By Susan Fogarty Editor in Chief, 8/21/2017
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14 Social Media-Savvy CISOs to Follow on Twitter
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
A roundup of some of the more social media-engaged security leaders to follow for updates on industry news, trends, and events.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 8/18/2017
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Integrating Security into DevOps Takes Care
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It makes sense to involve IT security with DevOps, but the integration isn't as easy as it sounds.
By Dan Timpson, CTO at DigiCert , 8/18/2017
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'Pulse Wave' DDoS Attacks Emerge As New Threat
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
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DDoS botnets are launching short but successive bursts of attack traffic to pin down multiple targets, Imperva says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 8/17/2017
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Serverless Architecture Could Cure DevOps Pain
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
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IT organizations struggling to transition to DevOps should take heart. Serverless architecture can provide many of the same benefits without the steep learning curve.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 8/17/2017
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QVC: Real-Time Data is the Future of ECommerce
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
In its 31-year history, home shopping TV channel QVC has always faced the limitations of time -- just 168 hours a week to sell its products. Here's how real-time data feeds have changed the company's marketing efforts.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 8/17/2017
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How to Ensure a Successful OpenStack Deployment
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There are three keys to embarking on a successful OpenStack initiative.
By Dave Costakos and Julio Villarreal Pelegrino, Red Hat , 8/17/2017
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DevOps Can't Happen Without Education
Susan Fogarty, Editor in Chief
Satire
The emergence of DevOps practices means IT pros must expand their skills and the companies they work for must help foster that learning.
By Susan Fogarty Editor in Chief, 8/16/2017
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Does Your Breach Incident Response Plan Have Holes?
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Commentary
The likelihood of a company suffering a breach is worse than most believe. Here's a checklist for building out a plan to deal with a breach.
By Xuyen Bowles, Sentek Cyber , 8/16/2017
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IoT Medical Devices a Major Security Worry in Healthcare, Survey Shows
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
Healthcare providers, manufacturers, and regulators say cybersecurity risks of IoT medical devices and connected legacy systems a top concern.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 8/15/2017
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A Telecommuting Tradeoff: Less Collaboration
Patrick Thibodeau, Freelance Reporter
News
Some companies believe that collaboration in today's agile workplace suffers when employees are full-time telecommuters.
By Patrick Thibodeau Freelance Reporter, 8/15/2017
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The Secret to AI Could be Little-Known Transfer Learning
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Commentary
As more enterprises discover AI-based business applications, the concept of transfer learning could help to level the playing field.
By Mo Patel, Practice Director for AI and Deep Learning, Teradata , 8/15/2017
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Cybersecurity's Ceiling
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Security spending and staffing are rising, but restrained resources are tempering market growth.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 8/14/2017
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9 Cloud Certifications Worth Your Time and Money
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
News
For IT professionals who want to advance their careers with new skills, certifications in cloud technology and management are a good bet.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 8/14/2017
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Who Moved My Tech? The Art of Convincing the Unconvinced
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Every technology initiative -- in fact many business changes -- will run into resistance from people. Here are three steps to overcoming that resistance.
By Robert Reeves, Cofounder and CTO, Datical , 8/14/2017
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Innovation Relies on Humanizing the IT Organization
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IT organizations are quick to talk about hardware failures, software failures, and outages, but so often the cause of IT failures can be pinned on people.
By Brian Amaro, Senior Solutions Architect, ScienceLogic , 8/11/2017
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How to Build Resilient Work Teams
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
It takes internal "grit" to cope with business and technology changes. Lynn Christensen of Workday shares some advice on building resilience.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 8/10/2017
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An IT Revolution Approaches
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
For all of the talk about IT playing a key role in innovation, those maintenance tasks that "keep the train running" don't leave much time for innovation.
By Tim Hebert, Chief Client Officer, Carousel Industries , 8/10/2017
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We're Entering a New Era of Augmented Analytics
Jen Underwood, Impact Analytix
News
The next step in analytics -- augmented analytics -- brings automation and new degrees of insight into an analytics initiative.
By Jen Underwood Impact Analytix, 8/9/2017
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