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SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/how-axelera-ai-uses-digital-compute-in-memory-to-deliver-fast-and-energy-efficient-computer-vision-a-presentation-from-axelera-ai/
Bram Verhoef, Head of Machine Learning at Axelera AI, presents the “How Axelera AI Uses Digital Compute-in-memory to Deliver Fast and Energy-efficient Computer Vision” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
As artificial intelligence inference transitions from cloud environments to edge locations, computer vision applications achieve heightened responsiveness, reliability and privacy. This migration, however, introduces the challenge of operating within the stringent confines of resource constraints typical at the edge, including small form factors, low energy budgets and diminished memory and computational capacities. Axelera AI addresses these challenges through an innovative approach of performing digital computations within memory itself. This technique facilitates the realization of high-performance, energy-efficient and cost-effective computer vision capabilities at the thin and thick edge, extending the frontier of what is achievable with current technologies.
In this presentation, Verhoef unveils his company’s pioneering chip technology and demonstrates its capacity to deliver exceptional frames-per-second performance across a range of standard computer vision networks typical of applications in security, surveillance and the industrial sector. This shows that advanced computer vision can be accessible and efficient, even at the very edge of our technological ecosystem.
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This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
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Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
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Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
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An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
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Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
4. Total 5000 m2
3000 m2 Test/Lab
2000 m2 Production
Twin data center of Dutch Tax has been assigned as one
of four strategic data centers for the Dutch Government.
Introduction to Dutch Tax Office
Twin data center
1000 m2 Production
7140 m2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtjkLhlQufI
Data Center Q Data Center P
fiber
1000 m2 Production
4 km
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5. • Organisational challenges
– Dependencies on various teams
– Software life-cycle management for existing
software
– Long time-to-market for new solutions
• Key requirements
– Private and on-premises cloud
– Increase in flexibility
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86-64 instead of AIX
IBM Bluemix Local System at Dutch Tax Office
Why?
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7. • IBM Bluemix Local System is the successor of (Intel) IBM PureApplication System
– ”Cloud-in-a-box” rack appliance with built-in compute, networking, storage and software
• Not to be confused with IBM Bluemix Local
– Subscription to host on-premises Bluemix services
• IBM PureApplication continues to refer to
– Power based PureApplication System
– PureApplication Software
– PureApplication Service on SoftLayer
Understanding IBM Bluemix Local System offering
Relation with IBM PureApplication
IBM Bluemix Local System
Integrated Compute, Storage, Network, Virtualization
VMware
workloads
Cloud native &
Middleware workloads
IBM Cloud
Private
PureApplication
Software
Cloud enabled
workloads
ResourceManager
IBM Cloud
Automation
Manager
At Dutch Tax we use IBM
PureApplication Software
Suite on IBM Bluemix
Local System.
7
8. • PureApplication patterns are used to
deploy IBM software
– Provision VMs
– Install software
– Configure software
– Integrate with external systems
• Pattern is a “recipe” for infrastructure
– Scripts from
• Pattern Instance is a deployed instance of a
Pattern
– Also referred to as Virtual System Instance
Understanding IBM Bluemix Local System offering
IBM PureApplication patterns
VM VM
VM
Pattern
Pattern Instance
VM VM
VM
Pattern Instance
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9. • Faster delivery of new environments for developers and testers
• Repeatable and consistent provisioning of environments
• No hoarding of environments
• Cost-effective as PureApplication Software Suite on Bluemix Local System includes
– IBM WebSphere
– IBM Db2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux
– IBM Tivoli Monitoring and IBM Advanced Performance Monitoring
– IBM Spectrum Scale - also known as IBM General Parallel File System
– VMWare ESX and VMWare vSphere
• No VMware, storage or network expertise required
– This is taken care of within the IBM Bluemix Local System itself
– Simplifies and/or removes day-to-day operational tasks
– Software and firmware maintenance is taken care of by IBM
Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Benefits of platform using PureApplication patterns
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10. Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Timeline
• First thoughts of PureApp
• Start of PoC PureApp
• GO! decision PureApp
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
First BPM application
InfoSphere MDM & IS
First WAS J2E application
Aspera File Transfer
PoC IBM Mobile First
BPM ODM
Migrating internal applications
Migrated internet-facing
applications
Online Tax Declaration System
PoC IBM Control Desk
Employee Portal
Portal for Objections and
Appeals
New internal applications
New internet-facing applications
Dutch Customs Trader
Portal
First DB2 instance
IBM Connections
IBM WCM & Portal
IBM WSRR
PoC IBM Case Foundation
Content Navigator
Collaboration
platform within
Dutch Tax with over
30000 users.
Mission-critical,
internet-facing
applications
Proof-of-Concepts
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13. • Existing network consists of Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 and 2000 switches
– Cisco Nexus 2000 are Fabric EXtenders (FEX)
• IBM Bluemix Local System comes with a pair of Lenovo RackSwitch G8272
“Top-of-Rack” switches
– Initially cabled into Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX – which is designed to connect servers
– After some lenghty discussion now cabled directly into Cisco Nexus 5000 switches
– IBM Bluemix Local System is not just a single server!
Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Network Integration
IBM Bluemix Local System
Produktie data VLAN
Acceptatie data VLAN
Test data VLAN
Ontwikkel data VLAN
Backup network (BNR) VLAN
System management VLAN
Produktie cloud management VLAN
Acceptatie cloud management VLAN
Test cloud management VLAN
Ontwikkel cloud management VLAN
Trunk
Trunk
Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 Cisco Nexus 5000
Stretched VLANs
spanning both data
centers
13
15. • We use a lab system for changes that could
impact workloads on production systems
– External storage integration
– Firmware upgrades
– Integration with external IBM Installation Manager
repository
– Import and use of new content, pattern-types/system-
plugins
– Develop LDAP settings
– Pattern Development
Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Separation of production and non-production systems
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16. • Team with your vendor – for the benefit of both
• Re-think your organisation – do justice to the
Cloud principles
• Team within your organisation – tell them what
you do, do what you tell them
• Establish a naming convention – with many
artefacts this will simplify things in the long run
Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Best Practices
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17. • IBM substantially improved their support
– Permanent ”SWAT” support in Europe
– Doubled support staff in Europe
– Setup remote access to Dutch Tax systems for
IBM Support staff when needed
• Built-in storage unexpectedly went off-line on one system
– IBM support recovered this the same day
– It took almost a week to get all 200+ VMs restarted
• We have made improvements to our operational processes as a result
– IBM identified the root-cause and provided proof that no other system could suffer
from the same issue ever again
• Built-in IBM Tivoli Monitoring was initially plagued with issues
– Certificate that had been used to sign Java Web Start code expired
– ITCAM for WebSphere agent was not always configured as expected
– Single sign-on to Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server did not always work
– Historic metrics were not persisted beyond 24 hours
Cloudbased hosting on IBM Bluemix Local System
Some critical notes
All issues listed on
this slide have been
resolved by IBM.
Today IBM Bluemix Local System is ready to host Core Business applications!
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19. • Portal for Objections and Appeals
– IBM Digital Experience 8.5
• Online Tax Declaration System
– IBM WAS ND 8.5.5.11
– IBM Db2 10.5.0.8
• Dutch Customs Trader Portal
– IBM WAS ND 8.5.5.11
– IBM Db2 10.5.0.8
Implementation of Core Business applications
Applications in scope for 1H 2018
New
application
New
application
Migration
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20. Implementation of Core Business applications
Approach
• Lift and shift of applications
– given the challenges that might be the highest achievable goal;
• But in essence one is polishing the legacy
– you ignore the newer technologies which Bluemix Local System offers;
WAS 8.0.x
7.1.x
x86-64
RHEL 6
Power7+
10.5.8
MQ 8.x
MQ 9.x
WAS 8.5.5.11
10.5.8
Migration
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24. • Complete the following activities in order to…
– Attack and Penetration tests
– Audits
– Performance testing and tuning
– Refining the topology
• … bring these core-business applications in production
– Portal for Objections and Appeals
– Online Tax Declaration System
– Dutch Customs Trader Portal
Current status
Looking at 2018
New
application
New
application
Migration
24
25. • Attack and Penetration tests
• Audits
• Performance testing and
tuning
• Refining the topology
Current status
Where are we now?
sep oct nov dec jan feb mar apr may jun
2017 2018
implementation Portal for Objections and Appeals
implementation
implementation
Online Tax Declaration System
Dutch Customs Trader Portal
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26. • Continue hosting mission-critical, internet-facing applications
– Portal for Objections and Appeals
– Online Tax Declaration System
– Dutch Customs Trader Portal
• Implementation of new mission-critical, internet-facing
applications
– Online Tax Declaration System for Businesses
– Online Payment provider (iDeal)
• New Technologies
– WebSphere Liberty Profile
– Kubernetes Container Technology using solutions like IBM Cloud Private
Current status
Looking at 2018 … and beyond
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30. Please note
IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent
are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM’s
sole discretion.
Information regarding potential future products is intended to
outline our general product direction and it should not be relied
on in making a purchasing decision.
The information mentioned regarding potential future products is
not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver
any material, code or functionality. Information about potential
future products may not be incorporated into any contract.
The development, release, and timing of any future features
or functionality described for our products remains at our sole
discretion.
Performance is based on measurements and projections
using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment.
The actual throughput or performance that any user will
experience will vary depending upon many factors, including
considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in
the user’s job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage
configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no
assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve
results similar to those stated here.
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