Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Over the course of this year, I’m going to develop the agendas and facilitate around a dozen strategic offsites for C-Suite executives and their senior leadership teams. Most of these will be day-long offsites for client company leadership teams to help them make sure they step back from the day-to-day swirl three times a year to set a course, assess their progress, and ensure that their time and attention are focused on the things that matter most.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As enterprise CIOs seek to find the ideal balance between the cloud and on-prem for their IT workloads, they may find themselves dealing with surprises they did not anticipate — ones where the promise of the cloud, and cloud vendors, fall short versus the realities of enterprise IT. While cloud risk analysis should be no different than any other third-party risk analysis, many enterprises treat the cloud more gently, taking a less thorough approach.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Wind energy is experiencing a boom, but in a pattern eerily reminiscent of the nineteenth century Pennsylvania oil boom, wind farms are building ever larger turbines to farm wind energy further and further from shore. This trend carries risks, especially as turbines come with largely hidden costs. Increasing evidence suggests that although larger turbines can capture more energy, at a certain point the costs of maintaining and decommissioning large turbines located far offshore will outweigh the

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Sometimes knowing history (aka “remembering what happened”) can keep you out of trouble. Artificial intelligence presents a case in point. To succeed with AI, your rollout could benefit from a rear-view mirror. Take, for example, how IT’s strategic planning process paved the way for smoothly deploying personal computers throughout the enterprise. Oh, that’s right.

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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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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When tensions run high, miscommunication is far more likely to occur. And tensions are likely high: In a recent global survey, 44% of employees reported they had experienced a lot of stress the previous day. To avoid creating unnecessary anxiety during times of uncertainty, leaders need to be especially thoughtful about how they communicate with their teams.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

According to the Robot Report, The International Federation of Robotics recently "noted that the stock of operational robots around the world attained a new record of about 3.9 million units in 2022. The average robot density, or number of robots per 10,000 human workers, rose to 151 and the trend of using artificial intelligence in robotics and automation keeps growing.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Imagine a world in which data centers were deployed in space. Using a satellite networking system, data would be collected from Earth, then sent to space for processing and storage. The system would use photonics and optical technology, dramatically cutting down on power consumption and boosting data transmission speeds. The Earth’s weather or natural disasters would no longer interrupt communications.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There’s a growing movement to track employee productivity through increasingly sophisticated technology, such as desktop surveillance, biometric smart badges, location tracking, or desk heat sensors. While this can be intrusive, it also presents opportunities for gaining profound insights into employee behavior, such as which applications employees use most frequently or whether employees are at risk of overworking based on their work patterns and productivity.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Governments and public service agencies understand the enormous potential of generative AI. Recent research by McGuire Research Services for Avanade, shows 82% of government employees are using AI on a daily or weekly basis, while 84% of organisations plan to increase their IT investments by up to 24% to take advantage of AI. Many see AI as a driving force for a sector that has often lagged behind on technology, but which now has an opportunity to take a leadership position.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Although most startup chipmakers have not seen much love from investors so far this year , Recogni seems to have bucked that trend. The San Jose, California-based firm, which is developing its AI inference chip for both the generative AI and automotive industries, raised a $102 million Series C co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures. Existing investors Mayfield 1 , DNS Capital , BMW i Ventures and SW Mobility Fund also participated, along with new investors Pledge Ventures and Tasaru

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the face of increased competition, shrinking profit margins, and increasing ESG obligations, manufacturers are looking for ways to make products better, faster, and with less waste. Others are weighing the advantages of subscription-based business models where industrial equipment, automation, and processes are delivered as a service. As the manufacturing sector evolves in these and other ways, generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot will come into their own.

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Dell EMC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Introducing the all-new all-flash PowerScale F210 and F710 nodes. Drive AI innovations faster with Dell’s AI-ready data platform.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Manufacturers have long held a data-driven vision for the future of their industry. It’s one where near real-time data flows seamlessly between IT and operational technology (OT) systems. Where all data – structured, semi-structured, and unstructured – is sourced, unified, and exploited in automated processes, AI tools and by highly skilled, but over-stretched, employees.

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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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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By Joey Mak In 2017, the #MeToo movement took down some of the most powerful men in entertainment, business and politics, as women everywhere emerged from the shadows to bravely share their stories. A few years later, the murder of George Floyd galvanized millions of people to organize and march for racial justice. Amid the unrest was the hope that a change was going to come.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As generative AI becomes better understood, attitudes towards the technology are shifting dramatically. This can be seen clearly in the healthcare sector, where practitioners are embracing AI applications as a much-needed boost to productivity. New research from Avanade, a technology company that specialises in the Microsoft platform, has revealed that 56% of healthcare and life-science professionals already use AI daily in their current roles.

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The Hustle

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It’s not a trip to the airport if you don’t check for your passport at least a dozen times on the ride over. But what if you could rid yourself of that anxiety — and of your passport altogether? While the TSA has used facial recognition tech since 2019, the “tipping point” for air travel biometrics could come in 2024, per The New York Times. Experimental programs are already underway in airports around the country: Delta Digital ID allows PreCheck members to scan their faces instead of boarding

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CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

最近のクラウド市場はまさに成熟の様相を呈しています。 クラウドインフラストラクチャの序列は比較的安定しています。AWSの市場シェアは33％、2番目のMicrosoft Azureは22％、3番目のGoogle Cloudは11%で後塵を拝しています。（IBM、Oracle、Salesforceは2～3％程度） 収益成長率は業界全体で安定していますがやや伸び悩んでいます。ビッグ3のどれもが勢力図を大きく変えるほど他を上回っていません。市場全体の安定性は価格にも及び、いくつかの例を覗いては比較的均一価格です。現時点では、大手企業が同様の製品を提供するまで市場が成長しています。 しかしジェネレーティブAIの出現がすべてを変えます。 OpenAIのChatGPTの一般公開が招いた狂乱は、ハイパースケーラーの間に軍拡競争を引き起こしました。

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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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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There is a certain artistry to elegantly written computer code. Programmers pride themselves on the craftsmanship that goes into program design, including attention to detail and functionality. Superior craftsmanship also requires superior tools, which is why more developers are adopting low-code development solutions. They want to focus on application services, not the coding process.

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DevOps.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Generative AI provides a unique competitive edge, enabling superior digital experiences, innovative products and services and proactive responses.

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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Most developers don’t use infrastructure as code (IaC), argues AWS tech lead Chris Munns. But to those top 10% to 15% of developers who do use modern development technologies such as IaC go the spoils. Even if the audience for IaC remains relatively small, interest in Python and artificial intelligence is accelerating adoption, as Pulumi CEO Joe Duffy notes in an interview.

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Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Developer experience infrastructure refers to the set of tools, processes, and practices that aim to enhance and streamline the overall experience of software developers throughout the development lifecycle. This encompasses various aspects, including collaboration, automation, efficiency, and support, to create an environment that allows developers to be more productive and focused on writing high-quality code.

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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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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There's no doubt that generative AI (genAI) and large language models (LLMs) are disruptive forces that will continue to transform our industry and economy in profound ways. But there's also something very familiar about the path organizations are taking to tap into gen AI capabilities. It's the same journey that happens any time there's a need for data that serves a very specific and narrow purpose.

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Dzone - DevOps

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Top” is a robust, lightweight command-line tool that provides real-time reports on system-wide resource utilization. It is commonly available in various Linux distributions. However, we have observed that it may not accurately report information when executed within a Docker container. This post aims to bring this issue to your attention. CPU Stress Test in Docker Container Let’s carry out a straightforward experiment.

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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Oracle has introduced Graal Cloud Native 4.2.1, a curated, Oracle-supported build of the open source Micronaut framework, which provides a full-stack JVM platform for developing modular microservices and serverless applications. Graal Cloud Native 4.2.1 was unveiled January 30. Offering out-of-the-box support for native compilation, Graal Cloud Native modules have integrated APIs and libraries for Google Cloud Platform services including Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL for MySQL, Secret Manager, Cloud

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Netlify

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As part of our dedication to supporting all frameworks, Netlify now supports Observable Framework, a static site generator tailor-made for data reports and dashboards.

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“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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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What we mean by “ hybrid cloud ” has always needed to be clarified for the cloud industry. Once defined as a private cloud paired with a public cloud, it’s now a catch-all for any system that’s not a public cloud working together with a public cloud. Hybrid clouds have become the battle cry for every enterprise hardware and software company looking to stay relevant.

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Dell EMC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Organizations must reduce attack surfaces, detect and respond to threats and recover from cyberattacks.

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InfoWorld

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ngrok , provider of an ingress service that delivers traffic from developer platforms to the internet, has unveiled an API gateway-as-a-service , which is now available in an early access developer preview. Ngrok’s API gateway enables developers to use the global ngrok network as an API gateway-as-a-service. Announced February 15 , the API gateway offers capabilities such as JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication and authorization, global rate limiting, flexible request/response manipulation, and f

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