Thu.Sep 07, 2023

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Briefing the board on AI: Educate to tee up investment

CIO

This year’s escalating hype around artificial intelligence finds CIOs once again in the spotlight. With leaders from every department bandying about possibilities and concerns, CIOs are uniquely positioned to provide real talk and leadership on the company’s AI agenda. One place where those conversations must occur but perhaps have not to date is the boardroom.

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Xef 0.0.3 Adds Google Cloud Platform Integration and More

Xebia

We are excited to announce the release of xef version 0.0.3! Here are the notable changes and improvements: Features & Improvements Introduced CoreAIScope as Autocloseable which has now been renamed to Conversation for simpler access. Thanks, @victorcrrd! Various Java examples have been added including SQL examples by @adam47deg, GPT-4 examples by @Zevleg, and more.

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Generative AI’s potential as a force multiplier in defense

CIO

When it comes to safeguarding people and nations, innovation can never rest. That’s why, around the world, governments and the defense industry as a whole are now investing and exploring generative artificial intelligence (AI), or large language models (LLMs), to better understand what’s possible. At first blush, it seems that generative AI and LLM tools will present the defense industry with unprecedented breakthrough innovations.

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How to Extract Structured Data from Unstructured Text using LLMs

Xebia

In today’s world, more organizations strive for data-driven decision-making. However, they commonly face the challenge of extracting valuable insights from unstructured text data, such as customer reviews or feedback. This post is tailored for data scientists, analysts, and decision-makers who want to use unstructured data to get useful insights.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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SAP to buy LeanIX to advance process optimization with AI

CIO

SAP has agreed to buy German enterprise architecture management specialist LeanIX, hoping its early adoption of AI will help with the massive task of migrating customers still using SAP’s legacy software on premises to the more modern S/4HANA in the cloud. LeanIX has around 1,000 customers for its EAM SaaS offering, its CEO André Christ said in a conference call to discuss the deal, and the US is one of its biggest markets with the 30% of its customers there accounting for 50% of its revenue.

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Make SASE your cybersecurity armor – but don’t go it alone

CIO

Production lines, networks, call centers: every aspect of your organization is being revolutionized in different ways by technology such as AI, automation, edge computing and the many flavors of cloud. Additionally, many employees now work from home part- or full-time, using a range of corporate-issued or personal devices outside the traditional network perimeter.

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Stop Overworking After Vacation

Harvard Business Review

After a vacation, it can be tempting to double down on work in an attempt to make up for “lost” time, or to try to hurry through the time it takes to get back up to speed. Other times, the urge to overwork stems from a well-meaning effort to relieve team members of the extra work they were covering for you, or a desire to demonstrate that even though you were away, your commitment remains high and you’re still valuable to the organization.

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The multi-cloud era – a faster path forward for enterprises and Managed Services Providers

CIO

The era of the multi-cloud landscape is here. CIOs are taking deliberate action by proactively matching workloads and applications with the ideal cloud, and companies are also seeing a proliferation of multi-cloud architectures created by mergers and acquisitions, data sovereignty needs, support for remote work, and shadow IT. This is leading to a multi-cloud approach that is increasingly ubiquitous among the most advanced enterprises.

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People First Excellence: Guiding Actions and Evaluating Outcomes

CEO Insider

“It’s easy – All you need is love” –– Lennon & McCartney. At the height of the Vietnam War, the Beatles sang their iconic song on June 25, 1967, in a television special, a live and international satellite production called “One World.” Their simple message was intended to end the war. Similarly, “People First” excellence can […] The post People First Excellence: Guiding Actions and Evaluating Outcomes appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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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

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Generative AI: Balancing security with innovation

CIO

The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI)—and particularly generative AI (GenAI)—is upending everyday life and entire industries is staggering. Slowing the progression of AI may be impossible, but approaching AI in a thoughtful, intentional, and security-focused manner is imperative for fintech companies to nullify potential threats and maintain customer trust while still taking advantage of its power.

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Inside PepsiCo’s Effort to Reach Net Zero Emissions

Harvard Business Review

For corporations like PepsiCo, most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate in the supply chain, which is challenging to manage. PepsiCo believes three elements — expectations, economics, and enablement — are essential for effective supply-chain engagement and action. Clear expectations guide supplier partners, while understanding the economic realities aids in creating profitable GHG reductions.

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7 ways to ensure the success of product-centric reliability

CIO

As a fintech company, the reliability of our products and services is critical to ensuring that Discover® Financial Services customers can access their money, credit, and accounts when they need to. Like many other companies, Discover has adopted a product-centric approach where the responsibility for reliability sits with the product teams. My team at Discover Financial Services is responsible for digital payments.

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Oracle Bill is 5x Client’s Budget ¦ Toyota Out of Space

DevOps.com

In this week’s The Long View: Birmingham looks like the Detroit of the UK—is it Oracle’s fault? Plus: Was Toyota’s factory failure caused by running out of disk space?

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Fostering Innovation at Discover Financial Services

CIO

Innovation has a different meaning for every organization. At Discover® Financial Services, it lies at the heart of the company’s business goals and growth. And it boils down to one core concept: a relentless commitment to improving the way people work and enhancing the careers of engineers. “Innovation is about modernization, it’s about optimization,” said Dan Gisolfi, Distinguished Engineer, Head of Innovation and Intellectual Property at Discover Financial Services.

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How to create custom Cascading Dropdown List element in Sitecore Form.

Perficient

Sitecore has form elements OOB that meet practically all form requirements. But in some scenarios, we may need to create a custom element to fulfill the requirement like the Cascading Dropdown List. We had a scenario where we needed to load all Products of selected Categories in dropdown lists. We intended to utilize the Sitecore SXA Filter. However, after selecting Category from the list, it loads the associated Products in the Products dropdown list while removing the other Category item from

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Understanding the Benefits of SonarLint for  Code Quality

InnovationM

As software developers, ensuring the quality of our code is paramount. Poorly written code can lead to bugs, vulnerabilities, and maintenance headaches. That’s where SonarLint comes in. SonarLint is a powerful code quality tool that provides real-time feedback on your code as you write it, helping you catch and fix issues early in the development process.

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Setting up Request Rate Limiting With NGINX Ingress

Dzone - DevOps

In today's highly interconnected digital landscape, web applications face the constant challenge of handling a high volume of incoming requests. However, not all requests are equal, and excessive traffic can put a strain on resources, leading to service disruptions or even potential security risks. To address this, implementing request rate limiting is crucial to preserve the stability and security of your environment.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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3 Ways to Achieve Faster App Development Without Compromising Security

DevOps.com

DevOps teams must maximize development speed without compromising security. Here are three ways to accomplish that.

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Unleashing the Power of Microservices With Spring Cloud

Dzone - DevOps

The rise of microservices architecture has changed the way developers build and deploy applications. Spring Cloud , a part of the Spring ecosystem, aims to simplify the complexities of developing and managing microservices. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore Spring Cloud and its features and demonstrate its capabilities by building a simple microservices application.

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Accelerating Digital Integration in Africa

Harvard Business Review

Regional integration, similar to the European Union’s, has been cited as a key to creating stability, growing economies, improving market efficiency, sharing the costs of large infrastructure projects, and addressing peace and security. Deeper economic integration in Africa offers a pathway to shared prosperity and increased global influence. And since the world is becoming more digital every day, digital integration is vital to successful regional integration.

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What’s your view of how veterans are treated in your organization?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: What’s your view of how veterans are treated in your organization? They’re highly respected and we see them as a diverse population that needs help 21.78% They’re respected and we know they’ve faced some challenges but are basically equal to everyone else 45.97% They’re not seen or treated any differently than any other employee 29.84% They’re looked down upon and we make it tough for them to advance 2.41% Veteran talent and challe

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Black Duck audits reporting update: Streamlined view of risks and remediation steps

Synopsys

New Synopsys Black Duck® engagement summary report summarizes a breadth of insights across all domains of software due diligence. Introducing the new engagement summary report Synopsys is offering a new Black Duck® audit report that summarizes the breadth of insights across all domains of software due diligence. Get key findings for each software risk category, along with potential remediation next steps, in a concise format.

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6 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs QuickBooks Online

TechSoup

From online access to automatic backups to simplified financial reporting, nonprofits have a lot of good reasons to turn to QuickBooks Online for their accounting needs. Read on to discover six key ways that nonprofits can benefit from requesting a QuickBooks Online subscription through TechSoup.

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Globetrotting Telecom: Unveiling Connectivity’s Worldwide Potential

Dell EMC

Do you have questions about open telecom networks? We’re bringing answers to your part of the world.

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How Financial Services and Insurance Streamline AI Initiatives with a Hybrid Data Platform

Cloudera

With the emergence of new creative AI algorithms like large language models (LLM) fromOpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Meta’s LLaMa, and Bloomberg’s BloombergGPT—awareness, interest and adoption of AI use cases across industries is at an all time high. But in highly regulated industries where these technologies may be prohibited, the focus is less on off the shelf generative AI, and more on the relationship between their data and how AI can transform their business.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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How to Run Apache Kafka on Windows

Confluent

Kafka-on-Windows tutorials are everywhere, but most run Kafka directly on Windows.

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How to safeguard your AI ecosystem: The imperative of AI/ML security assessments

Synopsys

The widespread use of Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) introduce their own security challenges; an AI/ML security assessment can help.

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NextWave Cloud Service Provider Path — Breakaway 1=5

Palo Alto Networks

Amid hybrid work and an accelerated shift to the cloud , the use of cloud environments has become the new norm. At Palo Alto Networks, we have seen our Cloud Service Provider (CSP) business grow exponentially as customers increasingly use cloud marketplaces to buy, manage and deploy critical solutions. The cloud provides organizations key benefits, like seamless connection and ease of use.

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