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Have Microsoft blown it? Part II

Collaboration 2.0

I suggested last week that Microsoft Office was approaching obsolescence, rooted in archaic paper Victorian work practices. In response to some of the comments and debate last week here are some further thoughts on my rationale.

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DB2 for z/OS Group Buffer Pools: ALLOWAUTOALT, Directory Entries, and GBP Size

Robert's Db2

So, I've seen something interesting lately in reviewing some DB2 for z/OS data sharing systems, and as is often the case in such situations, when I see something interesting I want to write about it. Thus this blog entry. Hope you find it to be useful. What has caught my eye recently in looking over DB2 data sharing configuration information? Big group buffer pool (GBP) directory to data entry ratios.

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States Writing Biometric-Capture Laws May Look to Illinois

Hunton Privacy

Recent class actions filed against Facebook and Shutterfly are the first cases to test an Illinois law that requires consent before biometric information may be captured for commercial purposes. Although the cases focus on biometric capture activities primarily in the social-media realm, these cases and the Illinois law at issue have ramifications for any business that employs biometric-capture technology, including those who use it for security or sale-and-marketing purposes.

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Open Innovation 2.0 for future cities

CGI

Open Innovation 2.0 for future cities. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Wed, 07/29/2015 - 22:49. Open Innovation 2.0 (OI2.0) is a new paradigm where government, industry, academia and citizens work together to co-create the future and drive structural changes far beyond the scope of what any one organization or person could do alone. It is about sharing ideas, results and intellectual creativity to maximize economic and social impact.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Has Microsoft blown it? Part II

Collaboration 2.0

I suggested last week that Microsoft Office was approaching obsolescence, rooted in archaic paper Victorian work practices.

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EDPS Issues Opinion and Launches Regulation App for Mobile Devices

Hunton Privacy

On July 27, 2015, Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), published Opinion 3/2015 on the reform of Europe’s data protection laws, intended to “assist the participants in the trilogue in reaching the right consensus on time.” The Opinion sets out the EDPS’ vision for the regulation of data protection, re-stating the case for a framework that strengthens the rights of individuals and noting that “the time is now to safeguard individuals’ fundamental rights and freed

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Visualizing better healthcare

CGI

Visualizing better healthcare. kathy.jacquay@…. Wed, 07/29/2015 - 05:20. Graphical displays of data have been with us since the 1700s, according to visualization guru Edward Tufte. People are visual creatures, so if we want to really understand a set of data, it’s of great value to be able to see points of comparison, say in a timeline, graph or diagram.

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UK Supreme Court to re-consider compensation rights under Data Protection Act

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

This week, Google has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court as part of the decision in […].

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vsftpd-3.0.3 released. and the horrors of FTP over SSL

Scary Beasts Security

I just released vsftpd-3.0.3, as noted on the vsftpd home page. It's actually been almost three years(!) since vsftpd-3.0.2, so things do seem to be getting very stable and calming down. The exception to things getting very stable and calming down seems to be SSL over FTP, which has been a constant source of, uh, joy, for some time now. Some issues fixed relate to security and warrant describing here because I think they are interesting.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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Federal Court: Seventh Circuit States Data Breach Class’ Allegations Against Neiman Marcus Satisfy Article III Standing

Hunton Privacy

On July 20, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a previous decision that dismissed a putative data breach class action against Neiman Marcus for lack of Article III standing. Remijas et al. v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC , No. 14-3122. The litigation arose from a 2013 data breach in which approximately 350,000 customers’ cards were exposed.