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Management Matters

Discussing the IT strategy and management issues facing CIOs, CTOs and CDOs.

August 2014

Government needs to play the Game of Thrones
Caroline Baldwin - Business Editor 13 Aug 2014

Game of Thrones (soundtrack) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Government is dependent on the big IT players, but they need to stand up for their share of power. Speaking to Duncan Jones principal analyst ...

Information sharing in government - stop scaremongering and let it happen
Caroline Baldwin - Business Editor 04 Aug 2014

The Telegraph has reported that the government is considering implementing an information sharing system across Whitehall. An information system similar to customer databases used by Amazon and ...

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Pointers on becoming a transformational CIO, pitfalls to avoid

A panel of CIO experts explore the role of the transformational CIO. Understanding organizational change and being plugged in are...

RPA software harnesses the potential of a digital workforce

RPA software cuts costs, boosts efficiency and frees employees from mind-numbing tasks. But governance challenges must be faced.

Problems with blockchain and how they're being solved

Do you know about the blockchain trilemma? David Petersson looks at some of the problems with blockchain and how cutting-edge ...

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Flashpoint responds to evolving dark web threats

Cybersecurity firm Flashpoint updated its threat intelligence platform to better address evolving techniques and practices on the...

Carbanak source code found on VirusTotal 2 years ago

The source code for the Carbanak backdoor was found in a VirusTotal archive two years ago, and security researchers are now ...

Top risks of deploying zero-trust cybersecurity model

Adopting a zero-trust model for cybersecurity brings many benefits -- but also risks. Find out why a zero-trust approach to ...

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New options to enable remote access in the network

Networking pros must enable remote access to corporate networks in more agile ways to keep pace with complex networks using both ...

Cumulus NetQ aimed at broader enterprise market

Cumulus Networks has revamped Cumulus NetQ. The latest version of the network troubleshooting and change validation software is ...

Understand why edge computing technology matters

To deliver on IoT's promise of a digital revolution, connected devices need access to localized compute, storage and networking ...

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Build a comprehensive outline for your data center budget

Including all necessary data center expenses during budget planning can be daunting. IT managers can start with costs for ...

Open source virtualization expands VM hardware and OS options

Dive into open source virtualization software with VirtualBox, KVM or QEMU. Each offers customizable VM management capabilities ...

4 considerations for choosing a private cloud provider

Key features to look for from a private cloud provider include interoperability, scalability and how familiar admins are with the...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...