Mon.Sep 18, 2023

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Splunk: Creating a Resilient and Dynamic Organization

DevOps.com

Mitch Ashley talks with Ryan Kovar, distinguished tech security technologist and leader of SURGe with Splunk, and Cory Minton, field CTO for The Americas with Splunk, about building a dynamic and resilient organization.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO

Maggie Chavarin is no stranger to reinventing her career. She joined Synchrony more than a decade ago in a Merchants Services role that allowed her to be a work-from-home mom. When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.

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Roam unveils new EV bus model to tap Kenya’s mass transit sector

TechCrunch

Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles.

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Verizon accelerates 5G rollouts with automation platform

CIO

For consumers and enterprises alike, 5G offers the tantalizing promise of faster speeds, lower latency, and greater possibilities for unlocking the power of edge computing — but only if your devices can connect. To that end, New York-based telecom giant Verizon has developed a platform for migrating millions of customers to its next-generation networks such as 5G, Cloud Connectivity, and Fixed Wireless Access — with minimal disruption.

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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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Publish Azure DevOps Extensions using Azure Workload Identity

Xebia

As you may know, I maintain several Azure DevOps Extensions. To publish them I use the Azure DevOps extension tasks. And to authenticate you must provide a Personal Access Token. If you need help configuring a basic CI/CD pipeline for an Azure DevOps Extension, check out the guidance on Microsoft Learn ). The issue with Personal Access Tokens is that they’re always active, expire (more frequently depending on organization policy) and tend to grant more access than you’d want.

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Four Practical Tips on how to Categorize Contact Reasons

Xebia

It is of crucial importance to understand why customers are getting in contact with your organization. It may help to improve your customer experience, optimize processes and increase general customer satisfaction. At more than 100 of our Freshworks implementations we have done, categorizing the reasons for contact seemed to be the most challenging subject.

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6 Actions CEOs Must Take During a Cyberattack

Harvard Business Review

Many have warned over the years of the growing cyber threats and some have offered thoughtful advice for how to strengthen an organization’s protection and resilience. Three questions can help determine whether enough has been done: First, have you participated in a cyber tabletop exercise recently? Second, do you have the contact information of your chief information security officer saved somewhere other than your work phone or computer?

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AppSheet is now available in Google Workspace

Xebia

AppSheet is now available for Google Workspace accounts AppSheet, the powerful tool for extending your Google Workspace functionality by building no-code apps, is now accessible for a wider range of users. Previously, this no-code solution required additional licenses, except for Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, and Education Plus editions where it was already included.

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How to Address the Supply-Chain Staffing Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are being impacted by a global skills shortage that is hampering manufacturing output and service delivery. In addition, the costs of producing materials, manufacturing goods, and providing services is rising due to labor costs. For small to medium enterprises, this means margins may be squeezed to the point to where they can no longer compete in today’s hyper-competitive global marketplace.

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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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Increased Productivity Starts with an Engaged Workforce

CEO Insider

Unleashing the full potential of an organization lies not only in advanced technology or robust strategies but fundamentally in its people. Employee engagement is a concept that any business can embrace. To do so, however, involves a consistent commitment from the top to the bottom of the organizational structure. Research shows employee engagement profoundly impacts […] The post Increased Productivity Starts with an Engaged Workforce appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Research: Consumers’ Sustainability Demands Are Rising

Harvard Business Review

We’re on the brink of a major shift in consumption patterns, where brands that make good on their promises to people and the planet will have the advantage.

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Experiments in Daily Work

Honeycomb

TL;DR: Sometimes I get hung up in the scientific definition of “experiment.” In daily work, take inspiration from it. Mostly, remember to look at the results. Experiments in science have a specific definition In high school chemistry and then college physics labs, we learned a strong definition of “experiment.” Experiments are tied to the Scientific Method, responsible for advancement of human knowledge.

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Making 5G Real at MWC Las Vegas

Dell EMC

At this year’s MWC Americas, we won’t just be talking about 5G, we’ll be bringing it to our booth with a fully operational, standalone 5G private network.

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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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Power BI & Excel connectivity: Scenarios which can break Dashboard

Perficient

Background Excel is the most used spreadsheet software in today’s era, used by every level of organization. Quite a huge amount of unorganized data is maintained in Excel workbooks, owing to ease of quick creation, storage & sharing of Excel files over database. Resultant many of the Power BI reports / dashboards are based on Excel as data-source.

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Netlify has entered the chat: Netlify official Slack app now in beta

Netlify

Quickly connect your Slack workspace to your Netlify account to keep tabs on all your sites and team activity; design your subscriptions to meet your team or organizational needs. Invite Ask Netlify to your channels and get product support at your fingertips.

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Meeting Dynamic Business Needs with Flexible, Consumption-based IT

Dell EMC

How consumption-based IT offers flexibility and cost savings to meet dynamic business needs and deliver strategic business outcomes.

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Should You Measure Developer Productivity?

DevOps.com

Bill Doerrfeld explores whether you can actually measure developer productivity and, more importantly, if you should.

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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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Unlocking Efficiency: Reducing Rotation Rate in Software Development

Apiumhub

The rotation rate on agile software development teams is a controversial subject. The longer the project, the more likely there will be an “unplanned” member rotation. It is well understood that losing team members in a short period of time for whatever reason would be terrible for the project. To “catch up” with new team members, other team members must put in extra time and effort through mentoring and knowledge transfer.

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Daytona Unfurls Developer Environment for On-Premises IT

DevOps.com

Daytona has launched a development environment for on-premises IT environments that provides all the benefits of a cloud-based alternative.

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The Power of Mastering Your Mindset

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

The more effectively you can master your mindset and how you approach the world around you, the more successful you can be and the better your outlook on life can become. Today’s post is by Kavita Sahai, CEO and Founder of Have BIGplans, LLC. “The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character.” – Ancient Proverb Are you struggling to master your mindset?

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Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com

Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Scholastic, Motorola and more!

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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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How Do I Communicate With More Tact?

Harvard Business Review

A leader must build interpersonal communication skills to reach the next level in his career.

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Empowering Data Preparation and BI Excellence: Using Dataiku and Google Cloud SQL

Dataiku

In the realm of data preparation and business intelligence (BI), the collaboration between Dataiku ( a Google Cloud Ready - Cloud SQL Partner ) and Google Cloud SQL presents a transformative opportunity for organizations seeking to optimize their data workflows and glean actionable insights. Dataiku's data preparation capabilities and Google Cloud SQL's efficient data storage and retrieval come together to streamline data processing and elevate BI initiatives.

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Apache Kafka Message Compression

Confluent

Learn how Apache Kafka message compression works, why and how to use it, the five types of compression, configurations for the compression type, and how messages are decompressed.

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Tenable Cyber Watch: U.S. Urges Space Industry to Stay Vigilant, Cyber Jobs Get Tougher, and more

Tenable

This week’s edition of Tenable Cyber Watch unpacks safeguarding the US space industry and addresses why many cyber pros feel their jobs have gotten more difficult. Also covered: Three quantum-resistant algorithms that can protect data from quantum computer attacks. Why is the U.S. government urging the space industry to tighten up its cybersecurity?

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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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CodeSOD: Loop the Loop the Loop

The Daily WTF

David 's organization didn't fully understand why you bring interns into a company. The purpose of an internship is to provide an educational opportunity and resume line-item to someone looking to enter the industry, and possibly recruit said intern after they graduate, getting a new-hire that is more ready for your team than average. It's good for the intern, it's good for the overall health of the industry, it's good for the company building its network of professional rela

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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day: A Taste of Tradition and Patriotism

Perficient

Chile Independence Day, also known as “Fiestas Patrias,” is a cherished national holiday that captures the heart and soul of Chilean culture. On the 18th of September each year, Chileans come together to commemorate their country’s declaration of independence from Spanish rule in 1810. How does Chile celebrate Independence Day? This lively celebration is a vibrant blend of tradition, history, and patriotism.

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Offshore Development Center: How To Build ODC The Right Way

TurnKey Labs

Climate change causes one type of drought. Incessant demand for software development causes another: a constrained supply of talent. A Korn Ferry report estimates that by 2030 there will be a talent shortage of more than 84 million experts. Already, 54% of global technology organizations report that a lack of talent was impeding their progress.