Tue.Mar 28, 2023

article thumbnail

5 hard questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Leadership is not something that just happens. Leadership must be measured, managed, and invested in. After all, how IT leaders are selected, trained, evaluated, and compensated materially impacts the future performance of the enterprise. So, again, when was the last time you had a substantive conversation about leadership with your direct reports? How frequently do you critically examine whether your IT/digital organization is well led?

article thumbnail

Saildrone takes the wraps off its Voyager autonomous research vessel

TechCrunch

Saildrone has quickly risen to the surface of the growing field of autonomous seagoing vehicles — a category you could be forgiven for not knowing about but that is increasingly important across numerous industries. Its latest vessel, the Voyager , strikes a balance between its shorter Explorer and large-scale Surveyor, and they’re already making one a week.

Research 269
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Uniting the Machine Learning and Data Streaming Ecosystems - Part 1

Confluent

The future of data is real time and enriched by machine learning. How can we overcome socio-technical blockers and unite the ML and data streaming markets?

article thumbnail

Microsoft lets generative AI loose on cybersecurity

TechCrunch

As a part of its continued quest to inject generative AI into all its products, Microsoft today introduced Security Copilot , a new tool that aims to “summarize” and “make sense” of threat intelligence. In a light-on-the-details announcement, Microsoft pitched Security Copilot as a way to correlate data on attacks while prioritizing security incidents.

article thumbnail

Embrace AI: Make Your VoIP Service Stand Out

Dialogview is revolutionizing VoIP services with its AI-powered platform, which is now available for white labeling. Our solution autonomously resolves over 68% of customer queries in more than 40 languages, dramatically reducing your team’s workload. With advanced conversational AI, Dialogview understands customer sentiments and queries in real time, without any button presses needed by users.

article thumbnail

Salesforce Spring 2023 Release: Out With the Old, A Lot of the New

DevOps.com

Salesforce is the connector and enabler of so many critical business functions. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with its headaches. The environment is so complex that it really takes a conscious, focused effort to properly leverage all that Salesforce has to offer, as well as stay up-to-speed on everything that’s new and evolving. […] The post Salesforce Spring 2023 Release: Out With the Old, A Lot of the New appeared first on DevOps.com.

Tools 110

More Trending

article thumbnail

Enfabrica Makes Cloud Networking Performance Advances

DevOps.com

Enfabrica Corp. today emerged from stealth at the MemCon conference to launch a class of processors for networking in cloud computing environments that are optimized for moving data between CPUs, graphical processor units (GPUs), accelerators and memory. Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar said the Accelerated Compute Fabric (ACF) enables scalable, streaming, multi-terabit-per-second movement of data in […] The post Enfabrica Makes Cloud Networking Performance Advances appeared first on DevOps.com

Network 100
article thumbnail

Fusion startup Type One Energy gets $29M seed round to fast-track its reactor designs

TechCrunch

One fusion startup is betting that a 70-year-old idea can help it leapfrog the competition, so much so that it’s planning to skip the experimental phase and hook its prototype reactor up to the grid. The decades-old concept, known as a stellarator , is deceptively simple: design a fusion reactor around the quirks of plasma, the superheated particles that fuse and generate power, rather than force the plasma into an artificial box.

Energy 249
article thumbnail

How can Security as Code be Used to Ensure More Secure Software Delivery?

Daffodil Software

Security breaches have become increasingly common, causing organizations to seek a proactive approach to protect their sensitive information. The increasing number of cyber attacks, data breaches, and security vulnerabilities have exposed organizations to significant financial, legal, and reputational risks.

article thumbnail

Amazon-backed Acko nears $120 million in new funding

TechCrunch

Indian insurtech Acko is in late-stage discussions to secure $120 million in a funding round at a time when weak global market conditions have subdued large financing deliberations in the South Asian market. General Atlantic is in talks to lead a $120 million round into Acko, the first tranche of which is about $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said.

Insurance 248
article thumbnail

Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

article thumbnail

Building a REST API With AWS Gateway and Python

Dzone - DevOps

AWS Gateway is a powerful tool for building APIs that scale to meet the demands of modern web and mobile applications. With AWS Gateway , you can create RESTful APIs that expose your data and business logic to developers who can then build rich, interactive applications that consume your API. REST API is an industry standard for building scalable, distributed web applications.

AWS 96
article thumbnail

VCs continue to pour dollars into generative AI

TechCrunch

The appetite for generative AI — AI that turns text prompts into images, essays, poems, videos and more — is insatiable. And the investment dollars keep flowing, not shockingly. According to a PitchBook report released this month, VCs have steadily increased their positions in generative AI, from $408 million in 2018 to $4.8 billion in 2021 to $4.5 billion in 2022.

article thumbnail

Demystifying Multi-Cloud Integration

Dzone - DevOps

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Software Integration Trend Report. For more: Read the Report Multi-cloud integration strategies may sound like buzzwords and marketing slang, but in this article, I will demystify them. I will also dive deeply into on-premises and legacy systems and how we can integrate with them. Before we jump into the topic, I would like to define what integration means in a cloud context.

Cloud 85
article thumbnail

Distressed Indian startup GoMechanic acquired by Lifelong Group-led consortium

TechCrunch

A consortium led by Lifelong Group has acquired the distressed firm GoMechanic months after the Sequoia India-backed startup admitted “grave errors” in financial reporting. The New Delhi-headquartered Lifelong Group, which serves several major players in the automotive industry including Hero and General Motors, said it won the bidding to acquire GoMechanic, whose investors scrambled for a sale earlier this year.

Groups 246
article thumbnail

How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

article thumbnail

Remove Boredom and Frustration from Your Customer Journey

Harvard Business Review

Too many companies prioritize efficiency over the customer experience.

Company 123
article thumbnail

Building Generative AI before it was cool with Angela Hoover from Andi

TechCrunch

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Angela Hoover , the co-founder and CEO of Andi , a program that uses generative AI to bring its users answers to their questions. Angela talked about why she decided to launch Andi after a unique start to her career — working in construction in Australia.

article thumbnail

Custom Software Development Companies: Best Practices

Apiumhub

With the rise of digitalization and technology, the demand for custom software development has increased significantly in recent years. However, with so many software development companies available, it can be challenging to choose the right one. In this article, we will discuss some of the best practices for custom software development companies. Custom Software Development Companies: Best practices Understanding the Client’s Business Needs The first and most crucial best practice for cus

article thumbnail

For deep due diligence, minimize disruption to maximize success

TechCrunch

Denis Shafranik Contributor Denis Shafranik is the co-founder of Concentric , an early-stage venture firm. Most founders are so laser-focused on convincing investors to invest that they don’t fully consider the due diligence process that comes after. But as the funding landscape becomes tougher, it pays to know what kind of investor you’re dealing with, and how to handle due diligence right from the outset, so that it doesn’t jeopardise your chances of signing a deal.

article thumbnail

The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

article thumbnail

Framework popularity on Netlify

Netlify

Read the article to learn more.

139
139
article thumbnail

Techstars-backed Fez Delivery gets funding to scale its last-mile logistics platform

TechCrunch

Fez Delivery , a Lagos-based last-mile logistics startup with hubs across Nigeria, has raised $1 million led by pan-African investor Ventures Platform with participation from Voltron Capital, Acasia Ventures and other angel investors. Founder and CEO Seun Alley , in a statement, said the company plans to use the seed investment to deepen its work in Nigeria (which has a $10 billion transport and logistics market) while it considers expansion — from Q4 2023 — into other African marke

Fintech 246
article thumbnail

5 Ways to Boost Creativity on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

The way we work today often stifles creativity. But it doesn’t have to.

article thumbnail

Experience the Found podcast live at TC Early Stage

TechCrunch

What’s it like to be a startup founder? Not the hype, not the spin. What’s it really like? That’s the thesis behind the TechCrunch podcast Found. Each episode features an interview with an early-stage founder to tell the story behind the startup. We can’t think of a better place to broadcast a live Found podcast than TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston on April 20.

Energy 246
article thumbnail

LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo

article thumbnail

Introduction of Record Triggered Flow with Scenario – Salesforce

Perficient

What is Salesforce Flow Salesforce Flow is a tool used for automating business processes in the Salesforce platform. It allows users to create custom, guided processes that can interact with Salesforce data and other external systems. With Salesforce Flow, users can create custom screens, input forms, and conditional logic to automate complex business processes.

article thumbnail

Italy’s ban on cultivated meat could set the industry back

TechCrunch

Just when the U.S. government was getting more comfortable with the concept of cultivated meat , the Italian government put forth a bill banning the use of lab-grown food. The process of making cultivated meat includes a method, like precision fermentation in a laboratory, that uses animal cells without slaughtering the animals. Reuters reported that the bill “aims to safeguard the country’s agri-food heritage,” according to the country’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, who a

Industry 243
article thumbnail

Celebrating Erin Rushman for Being Recognized as an Exceptional Leader by Consulting Magazine

Perficient

Each year, Consulting Magazine honors strong women in the consulting technology industry for their talent, contribution, and impact that they are making. Recently, we announced that two of our colleagues were recognized for Excellence in Leadership in the 2023 Consulting Magazine Women Leaders in Technology program. We’re proud to congratulate Erin Rushman and Kim Williams-Czopek on this distinction and for the incredible work they are doing for our clients, colleagues, and business.

Travel 69
article thumbnail

Neubility plans to roll out 400 lidar-free delivery and security robots by year-end

TechCrunch

Last-mile robotics startup Neubility — which makes autonomous delivery robots that work without lidar — says that it plans bump its fleet up to 400 by the end of this year, up from the 50 it currently has in circulation. The goal is part of an ambitious plan that the Seoul-based startup has laid out to boost its business after pivoting no less than five times since it was founded six years ago, but also most recently closing out a Series A of $26 million.

Hardware 236
article thumbnail

Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

article thumbnail

Is Good, Good Enough?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

If your Scrum Team has been together for years and you’ve been following the Agile principles and Scrum structure, you might be feeling quite confident. Scrum isn’t an inherently easy methodology to adapt, especially since it requires change beyond the personal behaviour level to see the biggest results. So if your team has gotten to the point that your retrospectives are empty and your improvement list is slim to none, pat yourselves on the backs!

SCRUM 67
article thumbnail

Tory Burch Foundation launches tool to help women founders find capital

TechCrunch

The Tory Burch Foundation announced Tuesday the launch of its Funding Finder tool, an interactive guide that breaks down capital options and resources for women-owned businesses. It offers information on loans and grants and is accompanied by a quiz that provides specialized answers for founders regarding their capital needs and wants for expanding their businesses.

Tools 235
article thumbnail

When Should We Move to Microservices?

Dzone - DevOps

Last month I wrote about modular monoliths and the value of modern monolithic architecture. One of the more interesting discussions that came out of that article (and video) is the inverse discussion: when is it right to still pick microservices? Like any design choice, the answer is subjective and depends on many things. But there are still general rules of thumb and global metrics we can use.