1. The document discusses the commoditization of information technology and the concept of "everything as a service" (XaaS), including software as a service (SaaS), framework as a service (FaaS), and hardware as a service (HaaS).
2. It explores how XaaS will grow through open standards and competitive utility markets, increasing innovation and disruption.
3. Key ideas that were covered include creative destruction, network effects, the declining strategic value of IT, and how barriers to entry and participation will change.
The web you were used to is gone. Architecture and strategy for your content.Alberta Soranzo
Information architecture and content strategy are the foundation of any website but, when it comes to mobile, they can literally mean the life or death of a product. The truth is that even the best-designed and well-engineered mobile products can still fail if their IA is not sound, and that’s because mobile information architecture doesn’t only define the structure of content, but also determines how users will interact with it. And speaking of content, do you know what content should go on your mobile sites and apps? Are your users finding what they came for?In this talk we will take a look at the thought process that drives mobile content strategy, the specific challenges and opportunities of the mobile space and how information architecture and content strategy contribute to the creation of outstanding cross-channel experiences.
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9 Developing and Acquiring Information Systems
After reading this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
1. Describe how to formulate and present the business case for technology investments.
2. Describe the systems development life cycle and its various phases.
3. Explain how organizations acquire systems via external acquisition and outsourcing.
Preview
As you have read throughout this book and have experienced in your own life, information systems and technologies are of many different types, including high-speed
Web servers to rapidly process customer requests, business intelligence systems to aid managerial decision making, and customer relationship management systems to
provide improved customer service. Given this variety, when we refer to “systems” in this chapter, we are talking about a broad range of technologies, including
hardware, software, and services. Just as there are different types of systems, there are different approaches for developing and acquiring them. If you are a business
student majoring in areas such as marketing, finance, accounting, or management, you might be wondering why we have a discussion about developing and acquiring
information systems. The answer is simple: No matter what area of an organization you are in, you will be involved in systems development or technology acquisition
processes. In fact, research indicates that spending on systems in many organizations is controlled by the specific business functions rather than by the information
systems (IS) department. What this means is that even if your career interests are in something other than information systems, it is very likely that you will be
involved in the development and acquisition of systems, technologies, or services. Understanding this process is important to your future success.
Managing in the Digital World: Microsoft Is “Kinecting” Its Ecosystem
How useful would an iPhone or an Android smartphone be without the apps? How useful would a Blu-ray player be without a large selection of movies available in that
format? The value of many devices or systems grows with the size of their ecosystems, including the users, application or content developers, sellers, and marketplaces. Like
a tree standing still in a world without rain, birds, or flowers—a tree that would likely not be able to survive—the iPhone sans the “apps” would be much less useful, less
exciting, and much less successful in the marketplace. Similarly, Google, Microsoft, and, not surprisingly, Amazon.com (http://Amazon.com) are trying to build large
ecosystems around their products and services (Figure 9.1 (http://content.thuzelearning.com/books/Valacich.3917.17.1/sections/ch09#ch09fig1) ).
FIGURE 9.1 All parts of an ecosystem are interrelated.
http://amazon.com/
https://content.ashford.edu/books/Va ...
Slides from the Softwerkskammer Chemnitz meetup on Tuesday, 14th of September on
- chaos engineering
- software resilience
- resilience patterns
- execution of chaos experiments
- creation of chaos backlog
- finding weaknesses in your service landscape
- dark debt
- grey failure
Microformats allow you to extend the limited semantics of HTML, thus allowing for a richer web of data. By embedding microformats into HTML it is possible to use the semantic meaning to extract unambiguous data from the web that can then be used in other applications. Microformats focus on how people are already publishing their data online. This session focuses on the more technical aspects of microformats, how they interact with other Semantic Web technologies such as GRDDL and SPARQL, along with a look at browser plugins to detect microformats and browser integration.
A round up of resources (websites, blogs and other sources) that I've found useful in 2015 and will continue to do so in 2016. This edition is centered around 3 key trends for 2016.
The real value of open source: ROI and beyondJeffrey McGuire
The slides from my presentation, "The real value of open source: ROI and beyond" from LinuxWochen Austria and Drupal Business Days Vienna 2012. - jam | Jeffrey A. McGuire | Acquia Manager of Community Affairs | jam@acquia.com
Talk to inspire creating surprising new user experiences (like the examples in the talk) that use powerful new technologies (like AI, AR, VR, IoT, brainwave-control, depth-sensing, eye-tracking, etc.) through mostly free SDKs and software (to which the presentation provides some links).
The presentation shows examples of experiences that are literally 'wonder'-ful, and fulfill a real need at the same time (they're not just games), like a school bus to Mars, AI robot for the elderly, and apps that teach our thoughts.
It bundles information that is freely available on the Internet, and mostly not my own work.
SlideShare doesn't run embedded videos, but they run if you downloaded this PDF.
Technology changes and process changes in how people build and manage Internet systems have driven a need for a new approach to monitoring. We talk about why, what and how.
The web you were used to is gone. Architecture and strategy for your content.Alberta Soranzo
Information architecture and content strategy are the foundation of any website but, when it comes to mobile, they can literally mean the life or death of a product. The truth is that even the best-designed and well-engineered mobile products can still fail if their IA is not sound, and that’s because mobile information architecture doesn’t only define the structure of content, but also determines how users will interact with it. And speaking of content, do you know what content should go on your mobile sites and apps? Are your users finding what they came for?In this talk we will take a look at the thought process that drives mobile content strategy, the specific challenges and opportunities of the mobile space and how information architecture and content strategy contribute to the creation of outstanding cross-channel experiences.
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9 Developing and Acquiring Information Systems
After reading this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
1. Describe how to formulate and present the business case for technology investments.
2. Describe the systems development life cycle and its various phases.
3. Explain how organizations acquire systems via external acquisition and outsourcing.
Preview
As you have read throughout this book and have experienced in your own life, information systems and technologies are of many different types, including high-speed
Web servers to rapidly process customer requests, business intelligence systems to aid managerial decision making, and customer relationship management systems to
provide improved customer service. Given this variety, when we refer to “systems” in this chapter, we are talking about a broad range of technologies, including
hardware, software, and services. Just as there are different types of systems, there are different approaches for developing and acquiring them. If you are a business
student majoring in areas such as marketing, finance, accounting, or management, you might be wondering why we have a discussion about developing and acquiring
information systems. The answer is simple: No matter what area of an organization you are in, you will be involved in systems development or technology acquisition
processes. In fact, research indicates that spending on systems in many organizations is controlled by the specific business functions rather than by the information
systems (IS) department. What this means is that even if your career interests are in something other than information systems, it is very likely that you will be
involved in the development and acquisition of systems, technologies, or services. Understanding this process is important to your future success.
Managing in the Digital World: Microsoft Is “Kinecting” Its Ecosystem
How useful would an iPhone or an Android smartphone be without the apps? How useful would a Blu-ray player be without a large selection of movies available in that
format? The value of many devices or systems grows with the size of their ecosystems, including the users, application or content developers, sellers, and marketplaces. Like
a tree standing still in a world without rain, birds, or flowers—a tree that would likely not be able to survive—the iPhone sans the “apps” would be much less useful, less
exciting, and much less successful in the marketplace. Similarly, Google, Microsoft, and, not surprisingly, Amazon.com (http://Amazon.com) are trying to build large
ecosystems around their products and services (Figure 9.1 (http://content.thuzelearning.com/books/Valacich.3917.17.1/sections/ch09#ch09fig1) ).
FIGURE 9.1 All parts of an ecosystem are interrelated.
http://amazon.com/
https://content.ashford.edu/books/Va ...
Slides from the Softwerkskammer Chemnitz meetup on Tuesday, 14th of September on
- chaos engineering
- software resilience
- resilience patterns
- execution of chaos experiments
- creation of chaos backlog
- finding weaknesses in your service landscape
- dark debt
- grey failure
Microformats allow you to extend the limited semantics of HTML, thus allowing for a richer web of data. By embedding microformats into HTML it is possible to use the semantic meaning to extract unambiguous data from the web that can then be used in other applications. Microformats focus on how people are already publishing their data online. This session focuses on the more technical aspects of microformats, how they interact with other Semantic Web technologies such as GRDDL and SPARQL, along with a look at browser plugins to detect microformats and browser integration.
A round up of resources (websites, blogs and other sources) that I've found useful in 2015 and will continue to do so in 2016. This edition is centered around 3 key trends for 2016.
The real value of open source: ROI and beyondJeffrey McGuire
The slides from my presentation, "The real value of open source: ROI and beyond" from LinuxWochen Austria and Drupal Business Days Vienna 2012. - jam | Jeffrey A. McGuire | Acquia Manager of Community Affairs | jam@acquia.com
Talk to inspire creating surprising new user experiences (like the examples in the talk) that use powerful new technologies (like AI, AR, VR, IoT, brainwave-control, depth-sensing, eye-tracking, etc.) through mostly free SDKs and software (to which the presentation provides some links).
The presentation shows examples of experiences that are literally 'wonder'-ful, and fulfill a real need at the same time (they're not just games), like a school bus to Mars, AI robot for the elderly, and apps that teach our thoughts.
It bundles information that is freely available on the Internet, and mostly not my own work.
SlideShare doesn't run embedded videos, but they run if you downloaded this PDF.
Technology changes and process changes in how people build and manage Internet systems have driven a need for a new approach to monitoring. We talk about why, what and how.
An introduction into the use of Wardley maps for topographical intelligence in business. This includes, why maps matter, how to map, some common economic patterns useful for prediction, common forms of doctrine and the concept of context specific gameplay.
Situation Normal Everything Must Change - from innovation to commoditisation ...Simon Wardley
General shortened version of the presentation covering evolution, change, mapping, ecosystems, cloud, economic cycles, commoditisation, componentisation, strategy and open approaches.
A very rough summary of my Hosting Con keynote on the cloud, underlying forces of change, the evolution of business activities, new models of management and what this means for hosting companies.
Situation Normal Everything Must ChangeSimon Wardley
A very rough and extremely condensed summary of my three hour OSCON 2011 tutorial on business evolution, cloud, new forms of organisational patterns, tactics, and competition.
Early presentation of Zimki (one of the original platform as a service offerings) given in 2006, used as a basis for subsequent presentations at OSCON in 2007.
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.
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/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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.
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
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.
39. Environment
Open Source People
Genetics Commoditisation
Patents
Politics Ducks Football
Maths
Perception Freedom
Information Tech. Printing
Electronics
40. Environment
Open Source People
Genetics Commoditisation
Patents
Politics Ducks Football
Maths
Perception Freedom
Information Tech. Printing
Electronics
44. Environment
Open Source People
Genetics Commoditisation
Patents
Politics Ducks Fotango
Football
Maths
Perception Freedom
Information Tech. Printing
Electronics
68. The fundamental impulse that
sets and keeps the capitalist
engine in motion comes from
the new consumers, goods,
the new methods of
production or transportation,
the new markets, the new
forms of industrial
organization that capitalist
enterprise creates.
Joseph A. Schumpeter
(1883 - 1950)
69. The fundamental impulse that
sets and keeps the capitalist
engine in motion comes from
the new consumers, goods,
the new methods of
production or transportation,
the new markets, the new
forms of industrial
organization that capitalist
enterprise creates.
Joseph A. Schumpeter
(1883 - 1950)
70. Creative
Destruction
Joseph A. Schumpeter
(1883 - 1950)
146. instead of using words
which already have common
uses, we should dig up
archaic words which might
or might not have related
meaning and just use those,
since no one knows what
they mean anyway and it
makes you sound erudite to
use them.
Robert “r0ml” Lefkowitz
147. PATRATION
The freedom and portability to move
from one service provider to another
without hindrance and boundaries.
149. instead of using words
which already have common
uses, we should dig up
archaic words which might
or might not have related
meaning and just use those,
since no one knows what
they mean anyway and it
makes you sound erudite to
use them.
Robert “r0ml” Lefkowitz
161. User
Your Data SaaS
Your
Application FaaS
Your
Framework HaaS
162. User Standard
Open
Your Data SaaS Application
Your Open
Application FaaS Framework
Your Open
Framework HaaS Machine
163. User Providers
Your Data SaaS
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Application FaaS
Your
Framework HaaS
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Application Application Application Application
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307. Capitalism is the
astounding belief
that the most
wickedest of men
will do the most
wickedest of things
for the greatest
good of everyone.
John Maynard Keynes
(1883 - 1946)