Thu.May 11, 2023

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Tame Large-Scale Cloud Deployment Costs with FinOps

d2iq

One of the biggest issues related to large-scale cloud deployments is overspending. It’s no surprise that as organizations scale their cloud-native Kubernetes environments, the associated costs rise along with that growth. However, there is a disconnect between the rising expenses and how well businesses can accurately and effectively monitor and control costs in the cloud, across multiple clouds and in hybrid cloud environments.The ​​CNCF’s most recent FinOps for Kubernetes report shows that ov

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SLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AI-powered interactive lessons

TechCrunch

Millions of people use sign language, but methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that with an interactive tutor powered by computer vision , letting aspiring ASL speakers practice at their own rate like in any other language learning app. SLAIT started back in 2021 as the sign language AI translator (hence the name): a real-time video chat and translation tool that could recognize most

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Kathleen Booth Biography

The Crazy Programmer

Kathleen Hylda Valerie Booth was born on 9 July 1922 in Stourbridge Worcestershire, England. She was a British computer scientist and mathematician and she wrote the first assembly language. Name Kathleen Hylda Valerie Booth Birthday 9 July 1922 Birthplace Stourbridge Worcestershire, England Father Fedrick Jhon Bitter Mother Gladys Kitchen Husband Andrew Donald Booth Field Computer Science Institution Birkbeck College Died 29 september 2022 Early Life Her father’s name was Fedrick jhon bit

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Daily Crunch: For second consecutive quarter, millions of subscribers drop Disney+ Hotstar

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday, Crunchers! It’s an exciting time to be a tech reporter, with a ton of fun stories coming down the pipe. So let’s get to it! Hasta mañana, Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 The house that Mickey built : Disney+ is down about 4 million subscribers in the second quarter, which is the second time in a row that has happened.

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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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Powering Virtual Leadership interaction by leveraging Google Generative AI on GCP Cloud Run

Xebia

Introduction: With Bard and Vertex AI becoming publically available and accessible by Service Roles it was time to power a website using Google’s generative AI. Let me introduce PaperCompany.io: It is a proof of concept designed to demonstrate the potential of AI-driven interactions with virtual leadership, and it harnesses the capabilities of Google’s Generative AI on GCP Cloud Run.

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How to Balance Data Governance with Data Democracy

TechBeacon

Harnessing data—and harnessing even more data—creates competitive advantages for businesses. It also creates a plethora of new challenges for IT leaders and teams. Data sprawl is rampant across business units, partner organizations, clouds, and even geographies. This leaves organizations on the defensive when it comes to deriving business value from data while complying with an increasing number of security and data-privacy regulations.

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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

TechCrunch

Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. The company has completed eight acquisitions in less than five years. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been a driving force for companies seeking exponential growth, gaining market share and creating shareholder value.

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The Hidden Configuration Tax Affecting Uptime SLO

DevOps.com

This article is a preview of a talk by Greg Arnette for SLOconf 2023 on May 15 – 18. To watch this talk and many more like it, register for free at sloconf.com. Tax season was just a few weeks ago, and that got me thinking about how frustrating it is to get hit with […] The post The Hidden Configuration Tax Affecting Uptime SLO appeared first on DevOps.com.

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AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

TechCrunch

AMP Robotics , a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 million, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. That’s up from $91 million when the round closed in November. The extended Series C, which saw participation investors including Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management (who co-led), Blue Earth Capital, Sidewalk Infrastructure

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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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Confluent Will Beat Your Cost of Running Kafka (or $100 on us)

Confluent

Running Kafka is costly, but Confluent has created a far more efficient product to lower your costs. Join the Cost Savings challenge to see for yourself.

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AudiencePlus wants to help every company run its own media platform

TechCrunch

It used to be that having a corporate blog and some paid content was the gist of your marketing department’s content efforts, and that was enough. But as larger companies like Salesforce and HubSpot have launched their own full-blown media arms , it may be time to rethink your content strategy. AudiencePlus , a new media platform from a long-time marketing executive, wants to put the media capabilities of these larger companies within reach of much smaller companies.

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Synopsys and ReversingLabs sign agreement to enhance software supply chain risk management

Synopsys

Agreement between Synopsys and ReversingLabs delivers comprehensive software supply chain risk management solution. Addressing the supply chain challenge In recent years, DevOps has changed the way software is released into production. This has created new categories of vulnerabilities and introduced new risks into the software supply chain. What once was rare, such as Stuxnet types of breaches, has become more commonplace in supply chain attacks such as SolarWinds.

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Microsoft makes strategic investment into Builder.ai, integrates its services into Teams

TechCrunch

Builder.ai tapped into a new wave of businesses wanting their own native apps with a turnkey approach, accelerated by the rapid digitization of life during the pandemic. That led to led to a $100 million Series C funding round last year led by Insight Partners, taking the company’s total funding to $195 million. It’s now landed a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, which includes an undisclosed equity investment in the startup.

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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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The Silent Ponderous Type: How to Help Your Team Member Speak Up in Meetings

Let's Grow Leaders

Do You Have a Joe on Your Team? Do you have someone on your team who doesn’t speak up in meetings…then shares all their excellent ideas and important perspectives after the fact? “I have this guy on my team, let’s call him Joe. Joe is SO SMART, and there’s a problem. We’ll be in a meeting and he’ll just sit there quietly, not really saying anything… the meeting will end, and we’ll be walking out of the meeting and then he shares all the great

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Just 48 hours left to save $800 on passes to Disrupt

TechCrunch

The early-bird clock continues its rapid wind-down, and now you have just 48 hours left to save up to a hefty $800. It’s time to take decisive action and buy your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt by Friday, May 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. What would you do with that extra chunk of cheddar? When you secure your ticket, you can relax and look forward to September.

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Communicating About Communication

CEO Insider

Last year, Grammarly/Harris Poll released its inaugural study on The State of Business of Communication, highlighting that US companies alone lose $1.2 trillion annually to ineffective communication. Reviewing this year’s findings, I was relieved that the authors didn’t lead with how the losses are now up to $1.4 trillion (or some other unimaginable figure).

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Everseen raises over $70M for AI tech to spot potential retail theft

TechCrunch

In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find a way to help retailers minimize “shrinkage,” or where a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded inventory. He settled on computer vision as the solution to the problem, and founded a company, Everseen , to commercialize the technology.

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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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State of Developer Experience Report Finds Growing API Reliance

DevOps.com

Web APIs continue to grow in interest among developer users. APIs can empower new customer experiences and help engineers avoid rebuilding common functions. The technology is also powering microservices and headless architectures that we’ve seen gain more traction in recent years as enterprises become more composable. On the provider side, a web API strategy can […] The post State of Developer Experience Report Finds Growing API Reliance appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Hear how MinIO built a unicorn in object storage on top of Kubernetes and open source

TechCrunch

Everything needs a home, and Garima Kapoor co-founded MinIO to build an enterprise-grade, open source object storage solution. The pitch sounds amazing: simple, high performance, and a native Kubernetes integration. I’m excited to announce I’m interviewing Kapoor and MinIO investor Mark Rostick of Intel Capital on MinIO’s growth and how the company manages serious competition.

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Antitrust Policy Is Contradicted By Patent Laws

CEO Insider

The FTC opened a broad antitrust campaign against leading high tech companies, aiming to curb their power and thwart their expansion. Although the market power of these firms is derived from their monopoly over powerful technologies, the FTC cannot attack this power directly because it is legal and strongly supported by policies to promote economic […] The post Antitrust Policy Is Contradicted By Patent Laws appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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TechCrunch is heading to London for London Tech Week

TechCrunch

It’s certainly been a minute but we’re bringing some of the TechCrunch crew across the pond during London Tech Week to meet up with U.K.-based investors and rising early-stage founders. We’ll be hosting an intimate invitation-only cocktail hour on Tuesday, June 13, so if you’ll be around, apply now for a chance to join us! We’ll be accepting applications until May 26 and we’ll let you know by June 1 if you’ve snagged one of these exclusive spots to mingl

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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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#ClouderaLife Volunteer Spotlight: Alex Campos, Principal Technical Leader, Spain

Cloudera

Originally from Brazil, Alex previously lived in Chile and now lives in Spain. During his time living in Latin America in early 2016, Alex saw what he describes as a “knowledge gap” —s eeing the way skills, content and expertise are shared in an open, friendly way at conferences in the US, Alex wanted to replicate that in Latin America. To address this gap, Alex started planning meetups.

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Cable wants to help banks cut financial crime through automated assurance

TechCrunch

People in the U.S. reported $8.8 billion of financial fraud in 2022 to the Federal Trade Commission , and while the FTC received fewer reports, 2.4 million versus 2.9 million in 2021, the overall monetary figure is 30% higher than 2021. Bank transfer or payment fraud amounted to $1.6 billion in 2022. When you expand this globally, Cable ’s co-founder Natasha Vernier told TechCrunch that financial crime becomes a $4 trillion problem.

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To Implement Change, You Don’t Need to Convince Everyone at Once

Harvard Business Review

Rather than trying to convince skeptics from the outset, start with a small group of enthusiastic people.

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‘AI-powered’ VC firm Vela emerges from stealth with $25M under management

TechCrunch

Six years ago, Yiğit Ihlamur, a former senior program manager at Google, observed that AI was surpassing human capabilities in certain areas — at least by his estimation. Equipped with this perspective, he looked into various sectors with the goal of tackling a problem that he could work on for the rest of his life. “At an abstract level, I was intrigued by the idea of accelerating innovation, because innovation creates new products, services and experiences that were previously unim

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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 easily distracted are you and your team from pursuing key priorities?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How easily distracted are you and your team from pursuing key priorities? Not at all — we consistently stay focused on top priorities and never get distracted 12.85% Somewhat — we generally stay focused and on task but get distracted occasionally 60.55% Very — distractions tend to be more frequent and hinder focusing on priorities 21.10% Exceedingly — we truly struggle to focus on what’s important 5.5% Focus, focus, focus.

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Network Performance Management: Processes, Benefits and How to Accomplish It

Kaseya

Do you remember when guacamole broke the internet? About four years ago, Chipotle, a burrito chain, offered free guacamole on all orders placed through mobile phones and on the website. However, due to poor network management, most people encountered a “Server Not Found” message instead of free dips. Although Chipotle extended the promotion, its reputation had already suffered.

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PAWS for a Cause: Our Colleagues Give Back to an Atlanta Animal Shelter

Perficient

It’s no secret that our colleagues at Perficient are incredibly generous, thoughtful, and intentional on building a better future for the next generation. We’re united under a common goal to make the world just a little brighter, and we do this by spreading small acts of kindness to those who need it. In honor of the recent National Volunteer Week, our team in Atlanta stepped up and got their hands dirty volunteering at PAWS Atlanta , a no-kill shelter for cats and dogs.

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