I’m a huge fan of candy, especially Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups–only the regular ones, or the Big Cups, or the holiday shapes like pumpkins and Easter eggs, though. The chocolate to peanut butter ratio doesn’t work for the mini Reese’s […]
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Effective monitoring and alerting is essential to a stable, secure, operational IT environment. The problem is that there is so much happening so fast, and so much information coming from so many sources that IT personnel are often completely overwhelmed
BigPanda Wants to Help Prioritize Alerts that Matter Most Read More »
I’m at IBM Edge this week and in an IBM z Systems presentation. This is a bit of a “Back To The Future” segment for me because z Systems is the latest implementation of the IBM Mainframe which I first learned to
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Ask any security manager how they currently analyze cyber security data. Chances are they’ll describe a mad dash of manual efforts that involve pulling volumes of disparate data together for either ad-hoc requests coming from upper management, or quarterly reports
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The best laid plans, etc., etc. I’m sure you’re familiar with all of the trite quotes and references suggesting the wisdom of planning. None of those plans, however, matter much in the long run if they’re not executed effectively. According
Effective security strategy comes down to execution Read More »
Technology in general is about adding convenience and improving quality of life. Automating routine tasks is just common sense. Automation is also a core component of DevOps. The next level of evolution for automation would be for machine learning and
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There are a variety of opinions on what DevOps is or how to do it “right”. I have spoken with a number of experts who claim that it’s possible to succeed at DevOps at a smaller team level–even in an
DevOps works best when everyone is running the same play Read More »
Perfection is unattainable–especially with a software development project. Eliminating all mistakes is simply impractical. The real goal is to learn from the mistakes that are made so those mistakes can be avoided in the future. Companies that observe best practices
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A recurring claim at security conferences is that “security is a big data / machine learning (ML) / artificial intelligence (AI) problem”. This is unfortunately wildly optimistic, and wrong in general. While certain security problems can be addressed by ML/AI
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I used to work for IBM and it is always a bit of a kick when I’m at an IBM event. IBM was not only the greatest company I ever worked for, it was the most frustrating. It was a
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