Wed.Jan 17, 2024

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

What do the following quotes have in common? “Call me Ishmael;” “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen;” “I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.” Whether it’s Moby-Dick, Nineteen Eighty-Four, or I Capture the Castle, respectively, these opening lines from classic novels make us want to read on because we are piqued, amused, surprised, or intrigued in some way.

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Rotating secrets with serverless

Xebia

Rotating secrets is a critical element to your security posture that, when done manually, is often overlooked due to it being a more and more tedious and complex process as the company and secrets grow. Security breaches due to secret access are difficult to detect as the hacker has gained access via legitimate means, and they can persist for months unless the secret is rotated.

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A history of tech adaptation for today’s changing business needs

CIO

The best weapon to make decisions in a dynamic world is accurate and relevant information so organizations can carry out strategic plans in the most reliable way. Ipsos, for example, has been offering its more than 5,000 clients an understanding and vision of the actions, opinions, and motivations of millions of citizens, consumers, patients, and employees in order to help them confidently navigate a world in rapid transformation.

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Automate Lambda Dependencies with Terraform

Xebia

Recently I have been working on a few projects that involved Lambda functions. This meant defining and building these functions and all infrastructure around them via Terraform. When doing this previously I have always struggled to find simple ways to integrate the dependencies into the deployment to minimise manual intervention or unnecessary convoluted steps, so this time around I decided to invest some time into finding a better solution!

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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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Ecco come i CIO affrontano l’X factor dell’IA generativa sul posto di lavoro

CIO

Nella fretta di stabilire strategie tecniche per mantenere la promessa dell’IA generativa, molti CIO si trovano a dover affrontare quello che potrebbe essere il loro compito più impegnativo: preparare gli utenti finali della loro azienda – dai lavoratori della conoscenza e delle catene di montaggio ai medici, ai commercialisti e agli avvocati – a coesistere con l’IA generativa.

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Elections Are Coming: Time to Sound Misinformation’s Clarion Call… Again

Ooda Loop

A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent published an article in which he states that misinformation and not tampering with election systems remains the primary threat against U.S. elections. More here.

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Using “Digital Academies” to Close the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

“Digital academies” are among the most successful approaches to closing the digital skills gap. These initiatives are specific to the company’s culture and narrative, are highly experiential and considerate of organizational team dynamics, and reach across the enterprise. Using DuPont’s digital academy as a model, companies should design their own internal upskilling programs to serve broad employee segments, include experiential elements, encourage continuous engagement, and prioritize flexibil

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Why Security Should Be a Top Priority in Mobile App Development?

The Crazy Programmer

Today, the use of smartphones has increased a lot. Therefore, the Internet has become very easily available to everyone. The scenario changed during the lockdown period when people had nothing much to do than focus on different types of apps. Therefore, cyber threats have also increased to some great extent. Now, business owners, whether small or big, want to release mobile apps to establish their digital footprints.

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When You Think You’re Doing Good Work — But Others Don’t

Harvard Business Review

Learning that others’ perception of you or your work doesn’t match up with your own is unsettling, but there are steps you can take to repair it. Learning how you’re perceived can provide an opportunity for self-improvement and professional growth. When you make the effort to reflect, seek additional feedback, acknowledge missteps, learn, and reach out for support, you’ll foster a new perception that you’re committed to — and capable of — growth.

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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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The Heartbeat of Change: A Leadership Journey Inspired by Polyvagal Theory

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

By understanding and applying the principles of Polyvagal Theory and Neuroception, leaders can create workplaces that not only drive success but also promote well-being and human connection. Today’s guest post is b y Randy Brazie MD, SEP® and Geoffrey VanderPal DBA, CFP®, PMP, SHRM-SCP, coauthors of The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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Update and Upgrade JBoss EAP With Ansible

Dzone - DevOps

In this follow-up to Automate and deploy a JBoss EAP cluster with Ansible , we will explain how to maintain and keep those instances updated, again in a fully automated manner, leveraging Ansible and the Ansible collection for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP). Indeed, it is critical to ensure that all JEE application server instances always be up to date, especially in regard to security fixes.

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Have $2B to blow? Buy a submersible superyacht

The Hustle

What do you get for the supervillain who has everything? A luxury submersible superyacht, probably. And lucky for you, one’s coming. Austrian company Migaloo is developing the Migaloo M5: a 541-foot-long submersible that can hold 20 passengers and 40 crew members, dive to a depth of 820 feet, and stay submerged for four weeks, per Air Mail. The superyacht, which would cost ~$2B to build, comes tricked out with all the bells and whistles, including: Two six-person minisubmarines, a helipad, and a

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Monitoring Cloudera DataFlow Deployments With Prometheus and Grafana

Cloudera

Cloudera DataFlow for the Public Cloud (CDF-PC) is a complete self-service streaming data capture and movement platform based on Apache NiFi. It allows developers to interactively design data flows in a drag and drop designer, which can be deployed as continuously running, auto-scaling flow deployments or event-driven serverless functions. CDF-PC comes with a monitoring dashboard out of the box for data flow health and performance monitoring.

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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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How the Pandemic Rebooted Entrepreneurship in the U.S.

Harvard Business Review

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a boom in business applications in the U.S. after years of sluggishness. But is this startup surge real? It appears to be. While some data sources on entrepreneurship operate on a lag, so far it appears that the entrepreneurship surge is real and likely to lead to greater job creation and productivity in the U.S. over the long run.

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Get started with Anaconda Python

InfoWorld

No question about it, Python is a crucial part of modern data science. Convenient and powerful, Python connects data scientists and developers with a galaxy of tools and functionality, in convenient and programmatic ways. Still, those tools sometimes come with assembly required, sometimes a lot of it. Because Python is a general-purpose programming language, how it’s packaged and delivered doesn’t speak specifically to data scientists.

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Date.now()

David Walsh

Ask any software engineer and they’ll tell you that coding date logic can be a nightmare. Developers need to consider timezones, weird date defaults, and platform-specific date formats. The easiest way to work with dates is to reduce the date to the most simple format possible — usually a timestamp. To get the immediate time in integer format, you can use Date.now : const now = Date.now(); // 1705190738870 I will oftentimes employ Date.now() in my console.log statements to differenti

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3 visions for the future of the Internet

InfoWorld

The Internet may be the greatest creation of modern technology, and it is a work in progress. At the heart of its ongoing development are three different visions of what the Internet might become. In this article, we'll explore the three ideas guiding the technological and architectural future of the Internet: Web 3.0, Web3, and the semantic web. Web 3.0: The future of the Internet Web 3.0 is the most expansive of the three visions for the Internet.

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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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AI in Security — Ready for Prime Time

Palo Alto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a regular blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more. Our objective is to present different viewpoints and predictions on how artificial intelligence is impacting the current threat landscape, how Palo Alto Networks protects itself and its customers, as wel

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Pinecone’s new serverless database may see few takers, analysts say

InfoWorld

There might be few takers for Pinecone’s new serverless vector database , dubbed Pinecone Serverless, analysts believe. “Why set up and administer a separate database—even one with the advantages of serverless scalability—if you can get the same functionality from the database you are already using and in which you are already managing your data?”, said Doug Henschen, principal analyst at Constellation Research.

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Dell’s Direct Liquid Cooled Servers Scale with Intel Power

Dell EMC

Rising demand for AI and HPC drives the need for liquid cooling in data centers, promising cost savings and sustainability.

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JFrog, AWS team up for machine learning in the cloud

InfoWorld

Software supply chain provider JFrog is integrating with the Amazon SageMaker cloud-based machine learning platform to incorporate machine learning models into the software development lifecycle. The JFrog platform integration with Amazon SageMaker , available now, ensures artifacts produced by data scientists to develop machine learning applications are pulled from and saved in the JFrog Artifactory.

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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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Mastering Docker Networking Drivers: Optimizing Container Communication

Dzone - DevOps

Docker has transformed the world of containerization by providing a powerful platform for packaging, shipping, and running applications within containers. A key aspect of containerization is networking, and Docker offers a range of networking drivers to facilitate communication between containers and with external networks. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the significance of networking drivers in Docker, how they work, the different types available, and best practices for selecting

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Red Hat launches platform for building developer portals

InfoWorld

Red Hat has unveiled the Red Hat Developer Hub , an enterprise-level internal developer platform (IDP) for building developer portals. The platform provides an opinionated framework and set of templates that will “reduce friction and frustration” for development teams, Red Hat said. Based on the Backstage open source Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project and accessible from a Red Hat account , the Red Hat Developer Hub was announced January 16 and features a self-service portal, stand

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Dell’s Workspace ONE Solutions: From Setup to Success

Dell EMC

From hassle-free setup to empowering your organization for success, unlock the potential of Workspace ONE with Dell Technologies.

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3 Key Elements of a High Impact Sales Enablement Strategy

IDC

Sales enablement stories, when crafted with finesse, have the power to captivate, persuade, and ultimately drive conversions. If you find yourself questioning how to create high-value sales enablement content, consider these three pivotal elements that elevate sales enablement stories into high-impact narratives.

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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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Automate Application Load Balancers With AWS Load Balancer Controller and Ingress

Dzone - DevOps

Automating AWS Load Balancers is essential for managing cloud infrastructure efficiently. This article delves into the importance of automation using the AWS Load Balancer controller and Ingress template. Whether you're new or experienced, grasping these configurations is vital to streamlining Load Balancer settings on Amazon Web Services, ensuring a smoother and more effective setup.

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Oracle January 2024 Critical Patch Update Addresses 191 CVEs

Tenable

Oracle addresses 191 CVEs in its first quarterly update of 2024 with 389 patches, including 37 critical updates. Background On January 16, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2024 , the first quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 191 CVEs in 389 security updates across 26 Oracle product families. Out of the 389 security updates published this quarter, 9.5% of patches were assigned a critical severity.

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The Art of Giving Feedback

Harvard Business Review

How to make sure your message is clear — and lands the way you intend.

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