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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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How edge computing differs from decentralized computing

Edge computing isn't about sticking servers and storage in a branch location. Learn the critical differences between edge and ...

Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare

Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the ...

Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is ...

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Researchers fool Cylance AI antimalware with 'simple' bypass

Security researchers developed a method to make "pure AI" antimalware products classify malware as benign, but it is unclear what...

Equifax to pay up to $700 million in data breach settlement

Under the settlement with the FTC and state attorneys general, Equifax will fork over at least $575 million in civil penalties ...

Enzoic for Active Directory brings continuous password protection

Updates to Enzoic for Active Directory include NIST-compliant Continuous Password Protection, checking passwords against a live ...

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An introduction to smart NICs and their benefits

This introduction discusses how smart NICs work and how they can benefit data center servers. It also explores the smart NIC ...

What are the features and benefits of 5G technology for businesses?

In addition to high speeds and low latency, the emergence of 5G cellular technology could put some pressure on the market prices ...

Why did operator NFV adoption lag so much?

NFV adoption was hampered by high costs and deployment issues, according to one industry insider. Also, learn about the latest on...

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How machine learning in data centers optimizes operations

Machine learning can help manage your data center more efficiently and address power consumption concerns and hardware ...

3 ways to benefit from open source infrastructure

Using open source infrastructure can reduce operating costs and streamline upgrades, but it's important to weigh the pros and ...

IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out

IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. ...

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11 real-time data streaming roadblocks and how to overcome them

Experts detail common challenges that IT teams encounter when deploying and managing real-time data streaming platforms and offer...

Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud

In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about ...

RavenDB Cloud automates database management

RavenDB's managed cloud database service, RavenDB Cloud, intends to automate security processes, reduce overhead and cater to ...