Renewable Energy is the Future
2017 has left many fearful for the future of the energy industry. Current domestic policy seems to place heavy emphasis on fossil fuels like coal and oil. However, green energy is still winning...
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Quick performance check with latest patches
there is some degree of press hysteria, lawsuits etc. concerning the kernel vulnerabilities of Intel processors with out-of-order execution (which originates to Pentium Pro), so I did a quick check....
View ArticleSAP: When you come to a fork in the road, Take it!
“Who pays when the SAP data center goes on strike and the solution is down?” Data Center going on strike? That portion of a quote from Hermann-Josef Haag, spokesperson for the DSAG HR management...
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Insert Random Data into Tables Using mysql_random_data_load
In this short blogpost, we’ll show you how to use the mysql_random_data_load tool to insert random data into tables. This is a great aide in testing when you have empty tables and need them to be...
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SQL Saturday Pordenone is back! Discover the 2018 edition!
Another SQL Saturday has been scheduled in Pordenone (Italy), it will be the SQL Saturday #707, as last year it will be an international event with international speakers and several sessions in...
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The Top 5 Ways Service Providers Plan to Use Predictive Analytics in 2018
Netcracker posts their 2018 predictions, and it’s all about the data. “90 out of 100 service providers plan to use predictive analytics within the next two years. But how will service providers use...
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This Week in Data with Colin Charles 23: CPU security continues to draw...
Join Percona Chief Evangelist Colin Charles as he covers happenings, gives pointers and provides musings on the open source database community. Much is still being talked about the Meltdown/Spectre CPU...
View ArticleA weekend with inspirational ladies
Two books and a movie were the highlight of this long MLK weekend. The common theme – ladies in business whose grit and determination can inspire anyone of any gender, age, race, political belief....
View ArticleFive Traits of Iconic Marketers
I took over as CEO at Kahuna a little over a year ago. As I reflect on scores of customer conversations in 2017, the single most striking finding after engaging with the most iconic marketers of our...
View ArticleJim Risen Writes about Reporting Government Secrets
Jim Risen writes a long and interesting article about his battles with the US government and the New York Times to report government secrets....
View ArticleArticle from a Former Chinese PLA General on Cyber Sovereignty
Interesting article by Major General Hao Yeli, Chinese People's Liberation Army (ret.), a senior advisor at the China International Institute for Strategic Society, Vice President of China Institute...
View ArticleAWS Does What it Needs to Do to Achieve Growth in China
In the wake of AWS selling off assets in China the company is still expanding its presence there.
View ArticleThree Key Questions for Federal CIOs
The federal initiative to modernize IT systems raise questions that government CIOS -- in fact, all types of CIOs -- need to consider before launching a major project.
View ArticleFrost & Sullivan awards @Kahuna its New Product Innovation Award for...
Kahuna took the top spot in Frost & Sullivan’s annual Best Practices New Product Innovation Award for AI-based Cross-channel Marketing Automation. This is very special to our team and it matters...
View ArticleExcited to be working with Connected2Fiber
Boston-based Connected2Fiber just announced a new round of funding, which we lead along with Osage Ventures and existing investors Nauta Capital and NXT Ventures. So why did we invest? C2F has built a...
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AWS Debuts News Auto Scaling Service for Cloud Applications
It's now easier than ever before to benefit from the elasticity of Amazon's public cloud.
View ArticleThe World of DevOps Tools Can Make a Newbie's Head Spin
Some toolchain leaders are emerging, but mind the cultural and other details to successfully implement a DevOps strategy.
View ArticleEnterprise Software Platforms have underperformed
My first exposure to a software “platform” was back in 1983 when McCormack and Dodge introduced Millennium and started to migrate all its modules to have the same look and feel, extensibility, queries...
View ArticleLet the platform wars begin
The software platform is likely to be the new battleground in enterprise software. This is not to say that analytics and security are not important but they are being handled in different ways....
View ArticleResearch Report: Constellation’s Futurist Framework (PESTEL) – The Societal...
2018 Davos Focuses On Creating A Shared Future In A Fractured World The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off January 23rd to 26th in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. This year’s theme is about “Creating...
View ArticleCryptocurrency’s duality
Disruptive innovations all have at least one characteristic in common. They percolate through an economy seeking a best use scenario because it’s the market, and not the inventor, that makes a...
View ArticleUse IoT to Accelerate Digital Transformation
The Internet of Things can drive change in an organization, providing data into a wide range of operational activities. But that change can require integrating that data into the systems used for key...
View Article2018 Forecasts for the Cybersecurity Market
Leading fighters against cybercrime divulge their predictions for the year ahead in the cyber security industry. Keep on reading: 2018 Forecasts for the Cybersecurity Market
View ArticleFriday Regulatory Roundup – Jan. 12th Edition
Across the news this week the focus has been centered around winter weather safety, and for good reason. This year winter has brought especially harsh conditions to much of the US; even in places not...
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Your Job: Gone – ETSI Works Towards Zero Touch Network and Service Management
While very smart people are still trying to get NFV and SDN to work efficiently, ETSI thinks it’s time to take the human brain out of the loop. “The idea here is relatively simple. With the...
View ArticleBig Data's Role In Better Business Continuity
Big Data is more than just a buzzword. Where disaster recovery is concerned, it could actually be one of your most valuable tools.
View ArticleCisco: Applying Decades of IT Knowledge to the Connected Car
Connected and autonomous vehicles will need far better and safer networks. Will they be built?
View ArticleCloud Machine Learning: Is It Right for You?
Cloud-based ML platforms offer a lot of benefits, but they can also be very difficult to use.
View ArticleYou Have the Power to Write the Future
Now get the skills, make some friends, and create the world you want to live in. A couple weeks ago, I came across a Meetup for an organization launching its 2018 kickoff in Orlando for Girl Develop It...
View ArticleSpeech Recognition Finds Its Voice
Voice recognition technology seems to be taking over the world, but the concept still has a ways to go before it reaches full maturity.
View ArticleSecurity Breaches Don't Affect Stock Price
Interesting research: "Long-term market implications of data breaches, not," by Russell Lange and Eric W. Burger. Abstract: This report assesses the impact disclosure of data breaches has on the total...
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A new home for my SQLBlog content...
I've moved my content over to sqlblog.org . Read more details......(read more)
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Is OSS/BSS Behind Ericsson’s $1.8bn Write-down?
A big write-down after a review of the value of assets and good will, with half of that coming from Ericsson’s Digital Services division, home of OSS/BSS. OSS Line looks at Ericsson’s recent OSS...
View ArticleFriday Regulatory Roundup – Jan. 19th Edition
Prompt Use of Antivirals is Key this Flu Season January – There has been a sharp increase in the number of influenza cases in the United States. The CDC has published a health advisory alert that gives...
View Article10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective On Artificial Intelligence’s Growth
There has been a 14X increase in the number of active AI startups since 2000. Investment into AI start-ups by venture capitalists has increased 6X since 2000. The share of jobs requiring AI skills has...
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SQL Server Cumulative Updates (January 2018)
Microsoft has released the following Cumulative Updates for SQL Server:Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2017 RTMKB 4052987DownloadBuild number: 14.0.3015.40SQL Release Services Blog PostCumulative...
View ArticleHow Deep Learning Empowers Enterprise AI
A look at the AI technology and some of the companies that are delivering it to today's businesses.
View ArticleHow to Select a Public Cloud Provider
The best approach to selecting a public cloud vendor may be to find the best fit for individual workloads on a case-by-case basis.
View ArticleSEP 14 - Workflow Components
I do not need a solution (just sharing information) Configuring SEP 14 components from Workflow Solution DOC10748 https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.DOC10748.html —- Symantec IT Management...
View ArticleFriday Squid Blogging: Te Papa Colossal Squid Exhibition Is Being Renovated
The New Zealand home of the colossal squid exhibit is behind renovated. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog...
View Articlesymantec exam 250-426
I need a solution I need to pass the exam 250-426 (Symantec data center security -server adv) are there any exam dumps available .. because just going through videos and books will not be enough .. 0
View ArticleCannot move client to a new SEPM14
I need a solution I just installed a new server with SEPM 14 , I am trying to move some clients that are currently connected to a 12.1.6 SEPM server (a different machine), I had tried to export the...
View ArticleProxySG | Please recommend about TLS Protocol
I need a solution Dear All, If on Proxy enable only TLSv 1.0,1.1 not enable TLSv1.2 My customer have issue cannot access some website use only TLSv1.2 please recommend how can config or have any...
View ArticleDownload latest On-Premise manager
I need a solution I need to download the On-Premise manager to support Windows 10 computers. The download link only has 12.1.5 available, which does not support Windows 10. How do I get the link to...
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