CDXML schema checks

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PowerShell v3 introduced CDXML modules. Cmdlet Definition XML wraps a CIM class in XML to create a module. The methods of the CIM class can be used to generate additional cmdlets for the module. Many of the modules introduced with Windows 8 – including the networking and storage modules – are cr…READ MORE

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Artificial intelligence is devouring the internet of things

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For those who don’t know Goya’s “Saturn Devouring a Son,” it belongs to his series of Black Paintings — and also serves as the best comparison I can make after IoT World Europe Summit, part of TechXLR8, in London last week.

In the painting, the god Cronos, who immutably governs the course of tim…READ MORE

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Safeguard Hold Blocks 1903 Upgrade For Some PCs

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OK, then. MS has changed the language around who’s eligible to upgrade from prior editions to the May 2019 Update (aka 1903). Now, a safeguard hold blocks 1903 upgrade for affected PCs. All other PCs will get 1903 if they click “Check for Updates” in Settings → Update & Security → Windows Up…READ MORE

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Australian Archivists Worry About 'Digital Dark Ages'

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What with “but her emails” and government officials using applications like Signal to avoid having records of communications, it’s easy to forget that, actually, data doesn’t last forever.

That’s what people are finding out in Australia, where the National Archives of Australia made headl…READ MORE

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StackShare Stack Decisions is a ‘developer discovery’ platform

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Software is a multi-faceted thing.

Because of this core reality, we often talk about elements of software code as layers in a fabric, or indeed (to use a more literal term and one that proliferates in programming circles) as a collection of code components and ancillary services that form a stack…READ MORE

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New Cloud Daddy CEO aims to 'tell the world' about AWS protection

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The new CEO of AWS data protection provider Cloud Daddy is looking to tell his company’s story and drastically increase its customer count.

“We’ve got to get people to know about Cloud Daddy,” said Spencer Kupferman, the former president and CEO of reporting and automation platform provider Globa…READ MORE

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Mea culpa: Trendy isn’t the same as important

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I hate it when you realise that your point of reference has been unduly influenced by what’s currently trending rather than what’s really important. A recent briefing with Jim Liddle of Storage Made Easy (SME) highlighted how easy it is to fall into this trap.

It was my first ever briefing w…READ MORE

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Alibaba Cloud earns validation from Singapore banking association

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Alibaba Cloud said it has become the first public cloud supplier in the industry to obtain the Outsourced Service Providers Audit Report (OSPAR) validation by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) in February 2019.

The validation, designed to ease any compliance burden faced by financial fi…READ MORE

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Removing bias from Katas

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How do you an unbiased interview to find out if they can program?
No, not do they know a library, like selenium, or POI in Java to import Excel, or Cucumber, or Junit. I mean, can they actually take a problem and implement some code to solve that problem?
To do that, I used Katas.
It turns out th…READ MORE

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Puss in briefs

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A Pakistani politician has played down the embarrassment of one of his briefings being streamed live to Facebook with the cat filter on.
“The cat filter was turned on by mistake,” said Shaukat Yousafzai. “Let’s not take everything so seriously.”
But it’s our job to take everything seri…READ MORE

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London Tech Week opinion 3: The coming of age moment

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With London Tech Week held recently various tech sector executives have kindly offered to provide their opinions of this year’s London Tech week.

Here are the opinions already published:

London Tech Week opinion 1: Incorporating diversity in your company

London Tech Week opinion 2: UK tec…READ MORE

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Is the internet destroying Western Liberal Democracy?

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There is an irony in the appointment by the House of Lords of a committee to explore the impact of digital technologies on democracy.  The Internet is now, however, global. The majority of users live in parts of the world which had city states and empires while our ancestors were still wearing woad…READ MORE

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Deeper into the data fabric with MongoDB

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Much as we would like it to be, the Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team can’t be everywhere at once — and this week, that means we’re missing MongoDB World 2019 in New York.

In light of this absence, we have been to the local deli to stock up on bagels, beef pastra…READ MORE

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Titus data classification software now channel-exclusive offering

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Titus, a data classification software vendor based in Ottawa, today launched a new partner program and moved to a 100% channel model to fuel the company’s growth.

Integration with other security products is an important part of the Titus strategy. The company’s products use machine learning algor…READ MORE

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Why I Travel So Much

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I travel a lot. But occasionally I get asked “Why”. The answer to that is pretty simple and comes down to three simple things.

1. When I just out of high school (18 years old ish) I had no clue what I’d be doing for a living. My first real job out of high school was working Tech Support at an Int…READ MORE

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SwiftStack Data Analytics Solution With Alluxio @SwiftStack @alluxio

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Do you know what is the common factor among Tata Communications, eBay, Cisco, Technical Assistance Center, Kaidee, Counsyl, Surf Sara, DC Blox, Hepsiburada, DRN, OMRF, Bet365, ESU10, Tieto, TCT, Premiere Digital, Enter, NSS Labs, PayPal, yp.ca, Douglas, Verizon, Pac12, and Burton. All of them are Sw…READ MORE

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How to troubleshoot a JVM OutOfMemoryError problem

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There aren’t any magical tools that will fix an OutOfMemoryError for you, but there are some options available that will help automate your ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause.

Follow these three steps to deal with this JVM memory error and get on the way to recovery:

Capture…READ MORE

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John Suffolk's grilling by MPs exposes the tech industry's troubling amorality

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In an astonishing and frankly unprecedented turn of events before the Science and Technology Select Committee this week, Huawei chief security officer John Suffolk was branded a “moral vacuum” by Conservative MP Julian Lewis.

Lewis was questioning Suffolk over his knowledge and acceptance of Huaw…READ MORE

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Cloud migration: A step-by-step guide

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In this guest post, Paul Mercina, director of product management, at datacentre hardware and maintenance provider ParkPlace Technologies offers a step-by-step guide about how, what and when to move to the cloud.

 The benefits of using cloud are multiple, but the process of migrating a company�…READ MORE

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Getting Started with Agile

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For something to be agile, it must be able to move quickly and easily. In other words, efficient and effective movement that’s adaptable to changing scenarios. As such, it’s not surprising that Agile is the name of the project management method that software developers flock toward.

When a pr…READ MORE

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