July 2018

July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18
Whistleblower Protection Act

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is a law that protects federal government employees in the United States from retaliatory action for voluntarily disclosing information about dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government ... Continue Reading
July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18
Cybersecurity and physical security: Key for 'smart' venues

With sustainability being a huge driver of modern business development, protecting consumers' cyber- and physical security is an essential element when designing smart cities and venues. Continue Reading

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 ...

SearchHealthIT

Physician burnout eased with homegrown tech

Kaiser Permanente fights fire with fire by developing digital tools to reduce technology-related physician burnout.

InterSystems HealthShare launches Provider Directory

The new Provider Directory in the InterSystems HealthShare system will consolidate all available information on providers and ...

Telemedicine provider MDLIVE talks partnering with health systems

MDLIVE CMO Lyle Berkowitz talks about why health systems need to start introducing telemedicine -- now.

SearchCloudComputing

Cloud cost calculators come with some limitations

Enterprises that plan to move to the cloud should get a good idea of the costs upfront. While calculator tools can give you an ...

Build an event-driven cloud app with serverless SLAs in mind

Each cloud provider defines serverless uptime differently. Consider platform reliability, other guarantees and refund rates ...

What users should know about cloud governance models

Governance is on the mind of most enterprises, no matter where they store the data -- but the cloud adds another layer of risk. ...

SearchDataCenter

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...

SearchDataManagement

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 ...

SearchSecurity

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 ...