ConnectGov Leaders Summit 2019

8th - 10th July 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland

CIO Academy Asia will be bringing their 4th Edition of the ConnectGov Leaders Summit to Edinburgh, Scotland – UK’s fastest growing Tech Hub and most entrepreneurial city. With the theme ‘Navigating the Data Economy’, this year’s Summit will be the platform for discussions among thought-leaders on emerging issues of the Data Economy and the tremendous prospects for business opportunities. Find out more at http://bit.ly/CG_19

CIO

Split court decision on FTC noncompete ban adds uncertainty
While a Texas court preliminarily decided the FTC noncompete ban isn't enforceable, a Pennsylvania court decided it is, leaving ...
CrowdStrike disaster exposes a hard truth about IT
Growing third-party dependencies mean more CrowdStrike-like disasters ahead. Preventing these requires a commitment to quality ...
FTC seeks to shed light on 'surveillance pricing'
The Federal Trade Commission's study of surveillance pricing might lead to defining what kind of consumer data can be used to ...

Security

Researcher says deleted GitHub data can be accessed 'forever'
Truffle Security researcher John Leon warned GitHub users that deleted repository data is never actually deleted, which creates ...
CISO advice for addressing cyber-risk management challenges
Cyber-risk management is simple in concept and difficult in practice. CISOs weigh in on some potential ways to reign in the chaos...
BitLocker workaround may offer aid for CrowdStrike customers
CrowdStrike customers grappling with blue screens of death from the recent IT outage may be able to sidestep BitLocker encryption...

Networking

The benefits and drawbacks of network as a service
NaaS, with its varied definitions and attributes, is hard to define. In a new EMA survey, enterprises laid out their expectations...
5G NSA vs. SA: How do the deployment modes differ?
Non-standalone 5G uses a combination of existing 4G LTE architecture with a 5G RAN. Standalone 5G, on the other hand, uses a 5G ...
Broadband equity initiatives bridge digital divide in K-12
Federally funded broadband programs support infrastructure upgrades to underserved communities, which address the digital divide ...

Data Center

Platform engineering best practices for data centers
Platform engineering is an emerging discipline that optimizes DevOps workflows with internal developer platforms. It enhances ...
Useful commands to check CPU info in Linux systems
You can issue commands through your Linux CLI to gather CPU information, including detailed information on cores, class, ...
Understand the uses of blockchain in data centers
Blockchain is most famous for its cryptocurrency applications, but data centers can employ it for a variety of business-related ...

Data Management

How to use a data governance maturity model
A data governance maturity model identifies where current operations are lacking and how to make improvements that better protect...
Cloud database comparison: AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle
Here's a look at the rival cloud database offerings from AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle based on their product breadth, ...
IoT data management extends best practices to the edge
IoT devices generate and collect data from points all over the network. Organizations must apply general data management best ...