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John J. McLaughlin
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Storage
Enterprise data storage professionals are increasingly finding themselves at the center of business discussions: finding important files, showing departmental usage, recalling files from archives for an audit or new research, moving distinct data sets into the cloud to import into a new analytics environment, and deleting data to satisfy regulations
Meanwhile, these tasks have become more complex. Hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge infrastructure means that data increasingly lives across many different silos and is difficult to find and move when needed. The data storage administrator or architect must navigate many decisions and do the right analysis to ensure that data is protected and where it needs to be for both users and budget requirements....?more
NAS devices provide file sharing that is easy to manage but may be harder to scale than other storage types. Get to know the advantages and disadvantages of NAS.
In storage architecture, organizations must consider the type of data they want to store, in addition to criteria such as cost, performance and ease of management. One popular option for storage is NAS...?more
On-site NAS and cloud-based NAS are the two main file storage options. Organizations need to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of each to make the best choice.
For many companies, their first foray into networked and shared data storage comes with the deployment of their first network-attached storage system. NAS offers a logical and relatively painless transition from server- and client-based storage with processes and operations familiar to the most popular server OSes -- Windows and a variety of Linux distributions ...?more
Security
While ransomware is malware, security leaders must go beyond legacy anti-malware approaches to mitigate risk.
Ransomware is a data-centric threat; that is, ransomware preys on corporate data. Cunning and successful ransomware attacks hijack user access with an aim to encrypt sensitive files, stealing data. So, if ransomware is all about the data and the hijacking of user access to get to the data, then the more data a user can access, the more attractive target the user is for the attacker. ...?more
The time to plan for the next generation of identity and access management (IAM) strategies is now.
Not surprisingly, that was one of the key themes of Gartner's 2022 IAM Summit, held in Las Vegas. The event promised to share valuable insights on privileged access management (PAM), IAM programs and strategy, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication (MFA), passwordless methods, and more - and it delivered all that and then some...?more
Consider these thoughtful approaches to define what security really means in your open source project.
Technology is a little famous for coming up with "buzzwords." Other industries do it, too, of course. "Story-driven" and "rules light" tabletop games are a big thing right now, "deconstructed" burgers and burritos are a big deal in fine dining. The problem with buzzwords in tech, though, is that they potentially actually affect your life. When somebody calls an application "secure," to influence you to use their product, there's an implicit promise being made ...?more
The growing attack surface is extending the security/software developer gap, increasing vulnerabilities, and slowing security investigations.
According to newly published ESG research, just over half of all organizations (52%) say that security operations are more difficult today than they were two years ago. When asked why, 41% pointed to an evolving and dangerous threat landscape, 38% identified a growing and changing attack surface, 37% said that alert volume and complexity are driving this change, and 34% blamed growing use of public cloud computing services. ...?more
By 2030, the SaaS estate will look different. KPMG expects shadow SaaS (also known as business-led SaaS) to be more than 80 percent of the overall SaaS service layer in just 8 years.
Naturally, most security teams are seeking ways to fortify their organization's evolving, dynamic SaaS estate-many times, turning to legacy solutions like cloud access security brokers (CASB) or identity and access management (IAM) providers...?more
ESG
The benefits of including location and geospatial attributes to your enterprise application and analyses add up
Have you noticed how often we reference maps, floor plans or other location and geospatial tools in our everyday lives? Did you monitor the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 map early in the pandemic? Look at photos of the Ever Given ship trapped in the Suez Canal and try to figure out if that was going to impact your supply chain? Start anticipating your delivery when Door Dash showed you your driver's progress?...?more
Environmental, social and corporate governance strategies are growing in importance for clients and investors. Learn the business benefits of ESG here.
In 2022, global society faces mounting challenges from climate change, pollution, socioeconomic inequality and more. As a result, businesses now face an additional challenge. When it comes to being socially responsible and sustainable, there's no excuse for not doing the right thing. However, you can improve your bottom line by implementing strong environmental and social governance standards into your business practices. ...?more
AI
Within AI applications, CRM and ERM had the highest spending
Global revenues for the AI market rose by 20.7% to $383.3 billion in 2021 from the year before, with spending on AI software accounting for the largest share, according to a just-released report from IDC ...?more
Speech recognition remains a challenging problem in AI and machine learning. In a step toward solving it, OpenAI today open-sourced Whisper, an automatic speech recognition system that the company claims enables 'robust' transcription in multiple languages as well as translation from those languages into English.
Countless organizations have developed highly capable speech recognition systems, which sit at the core of software and services from tech giants like Google, Amazon and Meta. But what makes Whisper different, according to OpenAI, is that it was trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual and 'multitask' data collected from the web, which lead to improved recognition of unique accents, background noise and technical jargon. ...?more
These leading Natural Language Processing vendors can help AI deployments "learn" how to listen and interact with humans.
As more and more companies adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of sectors, these AI are inevitably put in positions where they have to interact with human beings. From customer support chatbots to virtual assistants like Amazon's Alexa, these use cases necessitate teaching an AI how to listen, learn, and understand what humans are saying to it and how to respond...?more
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Linux
This course dives into how Linux works from an enterprise perspective:
Learning how to effectively navigate and interact with Linux can be an important part of your learning journey in cybersecurity. This crash course walks you through the basics including how to configure your own Linux environment, navigate the command line, and apply our basic knowledge to a security use ...?more
Cloud
Do you know who is accessing your data in the cloud?
According to a study conducted by Laminar, one in three respondents didn't know if a third-party actor was able to successfully compromise their data in the public cloud. Nor did respondents have much insight into the behavior of insiders, who could be accidentally accessing sensitive data without permission...?more
The good, the bad, and the ugly of a decade of cloud computing: Security and agility are definite wins, but cost and complexity are serious drawbacks.
I often go through my old presentations from 2008 and before to review talks about the promise of cloud computing. Keep in mind, I've worked in the cloud computing field in one way or another since 1999, and I've seen a lot of changes. The most changes are in perception...?more
Organizations migrating to the cloud should keep in mind these five key pillars for cloud operational success.
Cloud migration is now "table stakes," as they say in Las Vegas - the term itself meaning that it's the least you need to lay down to even enter the game. Vast numbers of organizations in every business vertical have now checked the "Cloud" box and are starting to think about the higher-tier structures and deeper-rooted business model processes that will now govern the way they operate with the cloud. ...?more
Cloud computing has been credited with increasing competitiveness through cost savings, greater flexibility, elasticity and optimal resource utilization.
As a technology, cloud computing is much more than the sum of its parts. It opens doors to cloud-native technologies, supports more efficient ways of working and enables emerging capabilities in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)...?more
Java
Java continues to move forward with features that improve performance and extend the capabilities of the open source programming language project led by Oracle.
Oracle officially announced the general availability of Java 19 on Sept. 20, marking the second release of the widely used open source programming language in 2022.
Java 19 follows Java 18 by six months and continues to provide new capabilities that aim to make the programming language easier for developers to use, while providing more features ...?more
Marketing
Email marketing is one of the most widely used tools in web advertising because of its high effectiveness, its low cost and the great reach it has on the target audience to which it is aimed. It is so popular that there is a wide range of specialized portals and software that facilitate its use and provide extraordinary advantages.
When talking about digital marketing, we can never stop mentioning the email marketing technique, which was, practically, the precursor advertising resource of the new digital era, as it was invented near the development of the internet, nearly 30 years back in the 90s...?more
Staying on top of the latest trends ensures you're making content that your audience wants to read or watch the most.
In addition, it positions you as a leader in your industry and keeps you ahead of your competitors.
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SuperMicro News
Customers Can Deploy Supermicro Servers for Graphics and Simulation Foundation for Building and Operating Metaverse Applications at Scale- Systems will Support up to 8 NVIDIA L40 GPUs, ConnectX-7 SmartNICs, and Current and Future CPU Processors from Intel and AMD
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, GPUs, networking solutions, and green computing technology, is extending its lead in accelerated compute infrastructure again by being first to market with the second-generation NVIDIA OVX systems. ...?more
Supermicro Introduces Over 20 Building Block Solutions to Enable Customers to Select from 8U, 5U, 4U, 2U, and 1U Systems that Support the New NVIDIA H100 GPU to Optimize AI/ML, HPC, and Inferencing Workloads
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, GPUs, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, is extending its lead in accelerated compute infrastructure again with a full line of new systems optimized for NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs- encompassing over 20 product options. With a large portfolio of NVIDIA-Certified Systems, Supermicro is now leveraging the new NVIDIA H100 PCI-E and NVIDIA H100 SXM GPUs...?more
VMware News
Many people still perceive climate change and ESG initiatives as areas that can only be addressed at a much higher level of influence, beyond the control of day to day jobs and efforts
However, If you take a closer look at how change is taking place over the years around ESG, the power of action no longer exclusively rests with large corporations and governments - it sits with people and communities. If working at VMware has taught me anything, it's that we need to accelerate our ideas into action, choosing the role we want to play, tracking our progress, and making choices now to drive positive impact for the long term! ...?more
Microsoft News
This morning in London, I sat down with Satya Nadella and Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn's CEO, to discuss how leaders can empower employees - and drive business impact - in the face of economic uncertainty
No matter how your people work, from remote to in-person to somewhere in between, understanding your workforce is more important than ever...?more
Microsoft expands Microsoft Viva platform to connect employees to company culture, business goals and one another
Microsoft Corp. released a Work Trend Index Pulse report, 'Hybrid Work Is Just Work. Are We Doing It Wrong?' The company also announced new capabilities in Microsoft Viva, its employee experience platform, designed to help empower and energize employees in a time of economic uncertainty...?more
Using AI and satellite imagery, the Global Renewables Watch maps renewable energy installations from space
Microsoft Corp., Planet Labs PBC and The Nature Conservancy on Thursday announced its plans to launch the Global Renewables Watch (GRW), a first-of-its-kind living atlas intended to map and measure all utility-scale solar and wind installations on Earth using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imagery, allowing users to evaluate clean energy transition progress and track trends over time. ...?more
Citrix News
Are you considering moving some of your on-premises workloads to the cloud? Many organizations are migrating to hybrid cloud environments.
This allows them to enjoy the benefits of the cloud while continuing to leverage existing datacenter investments. Here are some of the reasons companies are opting to operate in hybrid cloud environments and the steps you should take to create a hybrid cloud strategy and ensure a successful hybrid cloud migration. ...?more
BYOD has been around for a long time in practice, although the acronym was not popularized until 2011, when Citrix started to highlight the benefits.
The fundamental desire for flexibility to work from anywhere on any device was true then and continues to be now...?more
Picture the typical trader. While traditionally you've found them on a trading floor or in a city center office, that's changed with the pandemic as financial institutions are realizing the benefits of a hybrid work model.
That said, the typical trader workload has always pushed technology to the limit. If you can dream it, traders want it (and they want it spread across six or eight monitors, too!). ...?more
Many organizations are considering the best infrastructure for deploying virtual apps and desktops.
The choice is essentially between on-premises and cloud solutions, or a mix of both. Is on premises or cloud better than the other? On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) gives IT departments control over their environments - but requires daily maintenance and can be complicated to scale up. Cloud computing desktop as a service (DaaS) models reduce IT complexity and physical infrastructure costs. ...?more