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• HPE merges IT, OT with Edgeline software platform to crunch IoT data

  07-06-2017 23:10
  
  Before the advent of sensors in cars, phones, thermostats, refrigerators and factory-floor devices, information technology and operational technology were two different worlds. The Internet of Things is changing that.Now, as a sea of data is sucked in to all kinds of devices in all sorts of places, there is an increasing need to merge IT and OT in order to collect, store and analyze information in the most cost-efficient manner possible -- all in real time. The network edge increasingly is where
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The case for data-centric audit and protection in the Information Age

  07-06-2017 18:00
  
  There was a time at the beginning of the Information Age when a firewall was the best way to protect your data. The name itself evokes an image of an impenetrable wall of fire, not unlike a tactic used by feudal lords as they directed archers to shoot flaming arrows down upon their enemies. However, like the castles of the past, firewalls became obsolete as new technologies emerged and evolved.The next three stages of development in the Information Age saw the development of information security
  
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• Sterkst presterende bedrijven automatiseren configuratieprocessen grotendeels

  07-06-2017 16:46
  Automatisering heeft een positieve invloed op de prestaties van organisaties, net als lean productmanagement. Leiderschap maakt daarbij het verschil: het slagen van een digitale transformatie is afhankelijk van vijf transformationele eigenschappen. Daarop duidt een uitgebreid onderzoek van Puppet, specialist in... lees meer
  
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• 25% off Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard for Computer, Phone & Tablet - Deal Alert

  07-06-2017 15:23
  
  Rewrite the rules of desktop typing. Logitech's K780 is the type-on-everything keyboard with full-size keys and a convenient number pad. Enjoy quiet, comfortable typing, on your Windows PC or Mac, and switch typing to your phone or tablet at the touch of a button. An integrated rubber stand holds your mobile devices within reach and always at the perfect typing angle. A generous two-year battery life virtually eliminates the need to switch out batteries. The K780 typically lists for $79.99,
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Plausibility as a data quality metric...Are you kidding, ECB?

  07-06-2017 14:31
  
  In Financial Services companies, It is a long game explaining to the business about the benefits of good data quality. Historically any data quality initiatives were being downgraded by CFOs / CEOs while regulatory initiatives were prioritised. Data professionals were longing to create a structured framework for data governance and data quality. After a long period, Data professionals are delighted that the banking industry is coming to terms with data governance and data quality initiatives lar
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why blockchain is the future of IoT

  07-06-2017 14:21
  
  The Internet of Things is rapidly expanding its potential to transform everyday life with smart homes, cities, farms and manufacturing facilities. There are huge growth prospects for the market, when considering the prediction of the Gartner report that there will be more than 20 billion connected things by 2020.This development is already taking place, however, he current server infrastructure and internet architecture is unlikely to be able to support the imminent IoT revolution. With so many
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Zuora blazes a new trail to the subscription economy and a post-ERP world

  07-06-2017 14:19
  
  Let me start this by saying I recently became a new dad. As you would expect, my wife and I have been buying a lot of baby supplies: diapers, wipes and formula are the new recurring items on our monthly budget.Having started out buying them all in the old way — simply walking down the street to the corner drug store — we’ve discovered to our surprise and relief that we can subscribe to all three. Through a plan offered by the Web retail giant Amazon, all three items show up at
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: After a cyberattack, companies remain vulnerable. What CIOs can do to protect their brands

  07-06-2017 14:17
  
  Here’s a security scenario that’s all too common: A company suffers from a cyberattack, then responds to it promptly and alerts its customers, warning them to change their passwords. But the company remains vulnerable through the very means it uses to alert those customers: Email. In fact, attackers can exploit that vulnerability using email that pretends to be a security warning from the company, targeting customers and wreaking even more damage.For example, on May 31, popular cloud
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: A time-tested solution for a new challenge: How apprenticeships can close the cybersecurity skills gap

  07-06-2017 14:14
  
  Despite bitter partisanship in Washington, shoring up the country’s cybersecurity defenses is a critical priority on which both Democrats and Republicans agree.Last December, the Obama administration released a report with a number of recommendations to protect the country, including launching a national cybersecurity apprenticeship program and renewing focus on protecting critical infrastructure. The Trump administration has largely continued his predecessor’s cybersecurity initiati
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Era of integrated platforms

  07-06-2017 14:09
  
  As health systems continue to extend their services beyond inpatient and outpatient care, incorporating a robust integrated platform has become mission critical for CIOs. This article will highlight the three key ingredients for integrated platforms from an operator’s perspective:1.)     The ability to scale while maintaining interoperability with legacy systems,2.)     Drive patient engagement,3.)     Add innovation.Before we div
  
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• BrandPost: Should You Be Worried about “Zero Day” Vulnerabilities?

  07-06-2017 13:36
  
  Recently, the security community has been enthralled—simultaneously terrified and fascinated—with a set of newly leaked attack tools. Within this set, a number of tools were designed to exploit “zero day” vulnerabilities for the Windows operating system. For this week’s blog, I’ll try to shed some light on what this jargon means, why “zero day” bugs are feared by some, and why you don’t need to panic.The term, “zero day,” has its
  
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• Digital transformation sparks sales of U.S. IT services abroad

  07-06-2017 12:05
  
  With all the talk of U.S. trade deficits, one tech sector is beginning to shine. Fueled by interest in digital transformation, American IT services firms are running a significant surplus, exporting software and digital services to foreign companies seeking to overhaul their business processes.While the U.S. imported more manufactured technology goods in 2016 than it exported, it ran a trade surplus of $32 billion in technology services, according to recent analysis from technology trade associa
  
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• Everyone in IT at Intuit is a business problem-solver

  07-06-2017 11:00
  
  Any CIO who has worked in an environment where there are two conversations—the business conversation and then the IT conversation—knows their company is missing out on realizing the true potential of IT. At Intuit, CIO Atticus Tysen uses shared metrics, alignment triangles, and consistent messaging to ensure that IT is the business at the $4.7 billion software company.How have you turned IT from a culture of order takers to order shapers?
  When I first joined IT, I wanted the organiza
  
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