The document contains summaries of multiple news articles:
1) The first article discusses the top 5 companies in the IT consulting industry with the highest gross margins, led by Forrester Research with a gross margin of 62.5%.
2) The second article mentions that the Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum case.
3) The third article reports that retail investors will be able to invest up to Rs. 2 lakh in MOIL's upcoming IPO, ensuring high demand for the small offering.
See Chart of Central Govt Expenditure vs GDP Growth in Narnolia Securities Limited Market Diary 7.2.2014 http://www.narnolia.com/index.php/category/archieve/market-diary/
See Chart of Central Govt Expenditure vs GDP Growth in Narnolia Securities Limited Market Diary 7.2.2014
http://www.narnolia.com/index.php/category/archieve/market-diary/
Google's Negotiations with the Chinese Government in 2010Ankur Saxena
This paper chronicles Google’s presence in China during 2005-2010, analyzes Google’s dispute with the Chinese government over China’s Internet censorship requirements in 2010 and discusses how a better outcome could have been achieved for Google.
See Chart of Central Govt Expenditure vs GDP Growth in Narnolia Securities Limited Market Diary 7.2.2014 http://www.narnolia.com/index.php/category/archieve/market-diary/
See Chart of Central Govt Expenditure vs GDP Growth in Narnolia Securities Limited Market Diary 7.2.2014
http://www.narnolia.com/index.php/category/archieve/market-diary/
Google's Negotiations with the Chinese Government in 2010Ankur Saxena
This paper chronicles Google’s presence in China during 2005-2010, analyzes Google’s dispute with the Chinese government over China’s Internet censorship requirements in 2010 and discusses how a better outcome could have been achieved for Google.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
2. Top 5 Companies in the IT Consulting & Other Services Industry With the
Highest Gross Margin (FORR, IT, TDC, CPBY, IBM)
Forrester Research (FORR) has gross margin of 62.5%, a sales growth of 10.9%,
and trailing 12 months sales of $245.1 million.
Gartner (IT) has gross margin of 57.5%, a sales growth of 10.7%, and trailing 12
months sales of $1.2 billion.
Teradata (TDC) has gross margin of 57.1%, a sales growth of 15.1%, and trailing
12 months sales of $1.9 billion.
China Information Security Technology has gross margin of 48.1%, a sales growth
of 52.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $134.2 million.
International Business Machines (IBM) has gross margin of 45.3%, a sales growth
of 3%, and trailing 12 months sales of $98.1 billion.
SmarTrend currently has shares of Gartner in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend
alert on July 26, 2010 at $25.32. The stock has risen 29% since the Uptrend alert
was issued.
3. SC reserves verdict on plea to prosecute Raja
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea seeking a
direction to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for grant of sanction to prosecute
former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum case.
A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly reserved the verdict after
concluding the hearing on the petition filed by Janata Party President
Subramanian Swamy.
The bench asked the Attorney General G E Vahanvati to place before it the
number of matters relating to sanction pending before the competent authority
in various government departments in one week.
The AG said he will check from various departments and inform the court
4. MOIL first PSU IPO with revised retail cap of 2 lakh
Retail investors will be able to invest up to. 2 lakh in the upcoming initial public
offer of Manganese Ore India Ltd or MOIL, ensuring a big scramble for the
small offering.
The issue will open on November 26, asking investors to bid for 3.3 crore
shares in a price band of . 340-375 a share.
The issue will close on December 1 for retail investors and a day before on
November 30 for qualified institutional investors.
MOIL is offering 5% discount to retail investors and MOIL employees.
5. 2G scam: Govt reaches out but BJP firm on JPC probe
•In a bid to end Parliament impasse, the government on Sunday reached out to
BJP saying it was ready for a discussion on 2G spectrum issue and a Supreme
Court-monitored CBI probe but rejected the demand for a JPC, which failed to
cut ice with the main Opposition.
•The senior Congress leader also suggested that the Supreme Court can take
over the supervision of the CBI probe into the 2-G scam. But this prompted the
two leaders to ask as to how the government could ensure this.
6. Groupon in talks with Google for $3-bn sellout
Groupon, a Chicago-based startup, would give Google more of the $133-billion US
local advertising market and help it benefit from surging demand for coupons, sent
via the Web, for products and services.
Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt is stepping up the pace of acquisitions
to spur growth and keep from losing business as Facebook, the largest social
networking service, adds features and lures web surfers.
Groupon earlier held failed negotiations with Yahoo! and may not clinch a deal with
Mountain View, California-based Google, the people said.
Groupon may become Google's most expensive target. In 2008, the web search
leader paid $3.2 billion for DoubleClick, an online advertising provider.