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Under Pressure, IT May Need to Fail Fast With Some Projects
For CIOs, It's Nature v. Nurture Revisited
CA Leader: Don't Let Legacy Hold You Back
MIT's McAfee: Smart Machines Pick up the Pace
GE Draws Up Playbook for Digital Transformation
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Split Tunnel SMTP Exploit Bypasses Email Security Gateways
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Attackers can inject malicious payloads directly to email server via email encryption appliances, Securolytics says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 5/25/2017
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Linkedin Leads Standardized Cloud Gear Alliance
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
A group of major backers has formed the Project19 Foundation to support standardized gear and networking across cloud data centers.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/25/2017
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Data: Lifeblood of the Internet of Things
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As computing power becomes increasingly distributed into the devices and infrastructure around us, the data generated by those devices will invariably play a larger role in our businesses and everyday lives.
By Tim Bucher, Senior Vice President, Seagate Technology , 5/24/2017
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Data Breach, Vulnerability Data on Track to Set New Records in 2017
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
There are so far 1,254 publicly reported data breaches and 4,837 published vulnerabilities in the first quarter of this year.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 5/23/2017
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Harvey Nash/KPMG: CIOs See Role Becoming ‘More Strategic’
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
In its 19th annual survey, Harvey Nash/KPMG found CIOs preoccupied with making companies more digital, and expected to fill more strategic role.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/23/2017
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Will Edge Computing Replace the Cloud?
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
New technology breakthroughs plus the IoT are driving new interest in edge computing.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 5/23/2017
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10 Ways CIOs Can Run Their Business Like a Business
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Commentary
Being a CIO isn't just about serving the business; today it means running the IT operation as a business itself.
By Craig Williams, Chief Information Officer, Ciena , 5/23/2017
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WannaCry Hit Windows 7 Machines Most
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
More than 95% of all of the infected machines were running Windows 7, according to Kaspersky Lab data.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 5/22/2017
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Software-Defined-Storage – the New Crown Jewel in Telecommunications
Narendra N. Narang, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect Cloud Storage, Red Hat
Maintaining a high pace of innovation requires the kind of IT agility for telcos that is only available in a software-defined computing environment.
By Narendra N. Narang Principal Specialist Solutions Architect Cloud Storage, Red Hat, 5/22/2017
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DevOps: A Bullet Train with No Passengers?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Fast digital pipelines won’t save organizations that can’t consistently birth and nurture great ideas.
By Christopher O'Malley, CEO, Compuware , 5/22/2017
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Under Pressure, IT May Need to Fail Fast With Some Projects
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
Satire
Lines of business want services fast; IT will need an investment budget that allows it to try to achieve desired solutions and sometimes fail.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/22/2017
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Cisco DevNet Prepares Developers for Programmable Network
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
Satire
Three-and-a-half years ago, Cisco launched DevNet to prepare developers for the programmable network, accessed through APIs. A Cisco exec provided an update in an Interop ITX keynote.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/19/2017
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MIT's McAfee: Smart Machines Pick up the Pace
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Satire
MIT's Andrew McAfee looks at all those things we said computers could never do, but they did. And, he warns of the HiPPO.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 5/18/2017
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MTM's Kleyman: Build Your Business on a Secure IoT
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
Satire
CTO of MTM Technologies Bill Kleyman says your future customers will reach you over the Internet of Things.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/18/2017
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APT3 Threat Group a Contractor for Chinese Intelligence Agency
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Recorded Future says its research shows clear link between cyber threat group and China's Ministry of State Security.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 5/18/2017
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Don't Forget Basic Security Measures, Experts Say
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
Some security leaders argue there is little point in worrying about emerging threats when businesses can't defend against today's attacks.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 5/18/2017
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On-Premises Workloads Require Higher Staff Investment Than Cloud
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
Satire
Nemertes analyst says research shows lower cost for cloud for some types of workloads; results are less clear for predictable, steady-state apps.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/18/2017
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Selling the Human Condition
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
These days, sales isn't just about selling products but about establishing yourself as being credible and capable.
By Robert Reeves, CTO, Datical , 5/18/2017
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AI Works Better with Human Intelligence, Too
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
Satire
In healthcare, machine learning may yield fast, accurate insights. But humans are still better able to detect ridiculous anomalies and discover problems that machines have not yet learned to detect.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/18/2017
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CA Leader: Don't Let Legacy Hold You Back
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Satire
In his Interop ITX keynote, CA Technologies CTO Otto Berkes took a hard look at technology change and how organizations approach it.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 5/17/2017
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