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Why Your Startup Needs a Fractional CTO – TechEmpower

TechEmpower CTO

A Fractional CTO bridges the gap between founders and developers to help keep your tech strategy aligned with your business goals. This helps your startup stay agile and competitive in a fast-paced marketplace.

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When will AI usher in a new era of manufacturing?

CIO

Manufacturing processes are industry dependent, and even within a sector, they often differ from one company to another. However, some things are common to virtually all types of manufacturing: expensive equipment and trained human operators are always required, and both the machinery and the people need to be deployed in an optimal manner to keep costs down.

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Tidy your Text Document with new Table Positioning in Google Workspace

Xebia

New Options for Positioning Tables in Text Documents Google Workspace introduces enhanced options for positioning tables and text in Google Docs. You will now be able to: Drag and drop tables within a document, placing them exactly where you want. Position text around a table on a page, specifying alignment (left, right, center) and margin of the surrounding text.

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How can AP Automation enhance your vendor relationship?

Cherry Work

Relationships are everything in the business world. This is especially true when it comes to commercial ties with vendors. Accounts payable management is an important part of developing these connections. Accounts Payable (AP) Automation comes into play here. AP Automation is a useful tool for streamlining and automating the activities involved in account payable management.

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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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Arrow for Kotlin releases stable 1.2.0 version

Xebia

Arrow 1.2.0 We are thrilled to finally announce Arrow 1.2.0, the stable release that follows the 1.2.0-RC released in April. In the 1.2.0 version, we have introduced a brand new module for typed errors and additional options for resilience. With the 1.2.0 release, we have finalized the APIs for version 2.0. To ensure community involvement, we marked every function and type we intend to remove as @Deprecated during the RC release cycle.

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CVE-2023-3595, CVE-2023-3596: Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Vulnerabilities Disclosed

Tenable

CVE-2023-3595, CVE-2023-3596: Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Vulnerabilities Disclosed Rockwell Automation issues advisory for multiple vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that could lead to disruption or destruction of critical infrastructure processes. Background On July 12, Rockwell Automation published an advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in its Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Communications Modules.

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The Simple Power of Communicating with Kindness

Harvard Business Review

In today’s world a host of issues are eating away at our connections with each other: Lack of focus, high-speed interactions, political polarization seeping into professional interactions, lack of trust. It’s easy to let daily civilities go by the wayside — or to approach difficult conversations with anger and ferocity — but, the author tells us, her experience as a corporate communications executive points to the benefits for leaders who double down on kindness instead.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

This post is part of a short series about my experience in the VP of Engineering role at Honeycomb. In February of 2020, I was promoted from Director of Engineering to Honeycomb’s first VP of Engineering. Although Charity wrote an extremely generous public announcement , I hesitated to talk about this new role for quite a while as I was figuring out the job.

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Unleashing the Potential of Quantum Computing: Applications for Software Development

Daffodil Software

As our reliance on technology intensifies, the demand for faster and more powerful solutions becomes increasingly pressing. While classical computers have served us well, they face inherent limitations when tackling complex problems. That's where quantum computing comes in—a paradigm that taps into the enigmatic principles of quantum physics to unlock computational power.

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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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JFrog Adds Curation Capability for Open Source Software Components

DevOps.com

JFrog is adding a curation capability for open source software that will use metadata generated by binaries to identify malicious packages and software components with licensing issues.

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From Cloud Security Posture Management to Real-Time CSPM

Aqua Security

With the growing sophistication of cyber-attacks and increasing complexity of multi-cloud environments, partial visibility alone isn’t enough. Real-Time CSPM improves upon traditional CSPM by bringing deep, real-time context and prioritization to discovered issues. Providing you with complete visibility to reduce the noise so you can focus on remediating the biggest security risks across your multi-cloud environments.

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Applet in Java

InnovationM

Java applets are small programs that run on a web browser to perform a specific task. They were introduced with the release of the first version of Java in 1995 and quickly became popular for their ability to add dynamic content to web pages. Applets are essentially mini-programs that are written in Java and run within the web browser using a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

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What Is Custom Software? Unlocking the Power of Tailored Solutions

Invid Group

What Is Custom Software? Unlocking the Power of Tailored Solutions BY: INVID Businesses continuously seek new, creative methods to optimize operations, streamline procedures, and improve overall efficiency in the modern digital world. Custom software development is an innovative approach that has arisen to address these changing needs. Custom software refers to applications that have been specifically created to meet the needs of an organization.

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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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Forking RHEL! Oracle and SUSE Join the Fight ¦ Silverman Sues AI Firms

DevOps.com

In this week’s #TheLongView: SUSE announces a Red Hat Enterprise Linux fork after Oracle said a similar thing, and Sarah Silverman says OpenAI and Meta have stolen her words.

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Chatbots as Virtual Therapists: The Future of Mental Health Care

Daffodil Software

Life can be a rollercoaster ride, filled with ups and downs that can affect our mental health and well-being. However, not everyone has access to the resources and support they need to cope with life's challenges. While traditional therapy and counseling have been the go-to options for many years, it has some drawbacks.

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What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI

Harvard Business Review

While the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action is focused on government actors and universities, it’s inevitable that some corporate leaders will use it as a reason to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they already opposed. However the authors argue that the court has left plenty of room to continue advancing DEI in the workplace.

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5 Factors that Influence Software Development Quotes

Invid Group

5 Factors that Influence Software Development Quotes BY: INVID Finding an accurate and reasonable price for software development projects can be challenging. Understanding the components that come into play is essential for clients and software development companies since they affect a project’s overall cost and timeframe. To give you insight into the estimation process and empower you to make well-informed decisions, this blog will examine the five main elements considered when providing

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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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Ensuring REST API Contract Compliance

Dzone - DevOps

In software development, RESTful APIs have become a standard for communication between different components of a system. These APIs define a contract or agreement between the backend API provider and the frontend or third-party consumers. The contract outlines the expected behavior, data formats, and rules for exchanging information. Why Respecting API Contracts Is Important?

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Monitor Toolchain Health, Too

DevOps.com

Tool everything, because the software delivery toolchain is now the core of application development and deployment, Don MacVittie advises.

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How to Implement Behavior-Driven Development Using Specflow in.NET

Gorilla Logic

Development Using Specflow in.NET Behavior-driven development (BDD) is an Agile software methodology that can bridge the gap between business-focused and technical people by ensuring that software is built around the behavior a user expects to experience when using it. BDD combines and refines test-driven development (TDD) and acceptance testing to help reduce excessive code, eliminate unnecessary features, and improve alignment with desired business outcomes.

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Are LLMs Leading DevOps Into a Tech Debt Trap?

DevOps.com

Some of the most alluring uses of LLMs could lead to terrible outcomes for enterprises and their DevOps and platform engineering teams.

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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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Running Containers in Azure

Dzone - DevOps

Microservice is an architectural and organizational approach to software development where software is composed of small independent services that communicate over well-defined APIs. It is difficult to talk about microservices without talking about containers. These services are containerized and deployed on a container platform such as Docker. Before exploring various services provided by Microsoft Azure, let’s quickly learn about the container.

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LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman on Innovating Amid Volatility

Harvard Business Review

The entrepreneur and venture capitalist explains how ongoing volatility can be transformed into an opportunity for innovation.

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Demystifying AWS Security: 8 Key Considerations for Secure Cloud Environments

Dzone - DevOps

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a robust and scalable cloud computing platform that is widely adopted by organizations. However, with the increasing reliance on AWS services, ensuring proper security measures is crucial to protect sensitive data and maintain the integrity of cloud environments. In this article, we will demystify AWS security and discuss key considerations to establish a secure cloud environment on AWS.

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Creating The High-Performing Virtuous Circle

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

If you’re able to take all seven the elements of building a high performing team and connect them to one another, you’re going to see a virtuous circle of performance happen on a regular basis, and your team will achieve more than you ever thought they could. In looking at the seven elements of building a high performing team, there’s this really interesting dynamic where they create this virtuous circle, where one element links to another and enables the members of your team t

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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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Leveraging DevSecOps To Elevate Cloud Security

Dzone - DevOps

Traditionally, security was often an afterthought in the software development process. The security measures were implemented late in the cycle or even after deployment. DevSecOps aims to shift security to the left. In DevSecOps, security is incorporated from the earliest stages of development and remains an integral part of the entire process. The goal of DevSecOps is to create a culture where security is treated as everyone's responsibility rather than solely the responsibility of security tea

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New Services Accelerate Customer Value of Microsoft Technologies

Dell EMC

Improve business outcomes across multicloud, modern workforce, data & applications and resiliency & security with Dell Services.

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Cloud Native Patterns

Dzone - DevOps

In recent years, cloud computing has become the new standard for enterprise applications. Cloud-native architecture has become a key concept in the software industry, providing an efficient way to develop, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud. Cloud-native patterns are a set of best practices for building and deploying cloud-native applications.

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