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6 Reasons to Consider to Switch Your Hosting Provider

The Crazy Programmer

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OverOps + Microsoft: Triage New and Critical Errors With Azure Boards [Part 2]

OverOps

This second post in our Microsoft + OverOps blog series breaks down how to streamline your troubleshooting process with our new Azure DevOps integration. One thing we’ve learned here at OverOps over the years is that the last thing developers want is yet another dashboard. That’s why we try to make sure that the error snapshots we capture for our users are easily accessible from within the tools they already use.

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Linux Foundation Adds Entry-Level Certification

DevOps.com

The Linux Foundation has announced the development of a new entry-level certification exam to complement their existing Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin (LFCS) and Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE) exams. This new certification, the Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA), targets people just moving into systems administration. The certification will focus on the test taker’s knowledge […].

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3 application security fundamentals every developer should know

TechBeacon

Academic researchers and developers don't often intersect, but researchers presenting at the recent USENIX Security conference presented some interesting findings that hold lessons for application programmers and development teams.

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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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Granulate Applies AI to Linux Server Optimization

DevOps.com

Granulate today announced that a platform that leverages machine learning algorithms to optimize Linux server environments running on-premises or in the cloud is now generally available. The Granulate platform employs agents, dubbed gAgents, that install machine learning algorithms to continuously optimize deployments across a server environment, said company CEO Asaf Ezra.

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Snyk Acquires DeepCode to Apply AI to DevSecOps

DevOps.com

Snyk today announced it has agreed to acquire DeepCode as part of an effort to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to DevSecOps. DeepCode has developed an interpretable machine learning semantic code analysis tool that scans code anywhere from 10 to 50 times faster than existing approaches. DeepCode currently supports Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript and C/C++ programming […].

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A brief Overview of The Initiate Phase in Scrum

SCRUMstudy

Initiate phase, as defined in A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge ( SBOK Guide ), is applicable to the following: Portfolios, programs, and/or projects in any industry. Products, services, or any other results to be delivered to stakeholders. Projects of any size or complexity. The term “product” in the SBOK Guide may refer to a product, service, or other deliverable.

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The Future of Industry Ecosystems: Built on the Platform and Sharing Economy

IDC

Learn how organizations are forming cross-industry partnerships that deliver value, create resiliency, foster innovation, and anticipate threats and opportunities with IDC's Jeff Hojlo.

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Responsibilities of Scrum Roles in Business Justification

SCRUMstudy

To perform a proper business justification, it is important for an organization to create a viable Project Vision Statement prior to starting any project. This helps key decision makers understand the business need for a change or for a new product or service and the justification for moving forward with a project. It also helps the Product Owner to create a Prioritized Product Backlog along with the business expectations of Senior Management & Stakeholder(s).

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Securing Your Cloud-Native Journey

Dzone - DevOps

If you have embraced the concept of cloud-native computing and principles, you are ahead; you are on the right path in today’s advanced and competitive IT environment. But we need to understand one thing that, moving your development environment and processes to a cloud-native environment can be daunting and challenging. Anybody can merely advise you to move from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture, but from where and how are the questions that need critical analysis.

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User Story Prioritization Methods in Scrum

SCRUMstudy

The key techniques used to prioritize the User Stories or requirements in the Prioritized Product Backlog, on the basis of business value are presented below: MoSCoW Prioritization scheme —The MoSCoW prioritization scheme derives its name from the first letters of the phrases “Must have,” “Should have,” “Could have,” and “Won’t have”. This prioritization method is generally more effective than simple schemes.

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The Invisible Shift to a New ‘E’ in CEO

CEO Insider

2020 has been a tough year to be a leader. Formed in equal parts by constant change, tension across the value chain and reduced spend it has stretched many CEO’s to reconsider their role as they delicately balance a business that moves from insecurity to inconsistently daily. With zero ability to truly forecast and no […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article The Invisible Shift to a New ‘E’ in CEO are those of the author Mimi Nicklin alone and not the CEOWORLD mag

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Continuous Value Justification in Scrum

SCRUMstudy

A key aspect of Scrum is its ability to quickly adjust to chaos created by a rapidly changing business model. In projects with ambiguous user requirements and significant potential for frequent changes, Scrum provides considerable advantages over other development models. To determine whether the justification or viability of executing the project continues to exist, business value should be assessed regularly.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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5 On-Call Practices To Help You Sleep Through the Night

Dzone - DevOps

On-call: you may see it as a necessary evil. When fast incident response can make or break your reputation, designating people across the team to be ready to react at all hours of the day is a necessity. But, this often creates immense stress while eating into personal lives. It isn’t a surprise that many engineers have horror stories about the difficulty of carrying a pager.

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Scrum in Programs and Portfolios

SCRUMstudy

When applying Scrum to manage projects within the context of a program or portfolio, it is strongly recommended that the general principles of Scrum are adhered to. Let us now understand how Program and Portfolio are defined: Program : A program is a group of related projects, with the objective to deliver business outcomes as defined in the Program Vision Statement.

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From Theater Production to Production Engineer at Bungie | How Bellevue Graduate Hannah Preisinger Landed Her Dream Job

Coding Dojo

Pre-Dojo : Owned a theater production company and worked in various roles at a local college. Didn’t have steady income. … Read more >>. The post From Theater Production to Production Engineer at Bungie | How Bellevue Graduate Hannah Preisinger Landed Her Dream Job appeared first on Coding Dojo Blog.

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Understanding Risk Attitude in a Scrum Environment

SCRUMstudy

To ensure viability, desirability, and achievability of the project’s business justification, it is important that risks are managed effectively. Risk management focuses on identifying all the inherent risks, assessing their probability, proximity, & impact, prioritizing and mitigating them to increase the probability of project success. Risks are the uncertainties related to a project that could significantly alter the outcome of the project in a positive or negative way.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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IT Architects Are Critical to Bringing Hyper-Agility to Organizations’ AI Strategy

Dataiku

In “Driving ROI Through AI,” a recent benchmarking study with input from over 1,200 executives, 38% of respondents cited making sure their IT architecture and data management system can support AI as the most important lesson learned in implementing advanced AI within their organization. Further, over a quarter (28%) said the biggest technological challenge associated with adopting AI in the company is a lack of IT infrastructure to facilitate AI implementation.

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3 Ways Traceability Boosts Decision-Making, Accountability

DevOps.com

Traceability can be a key tool to allow for a streamlined process of complex decision-making New software is being developed at an incredible pace to help make our lives easier. This doesn’t change the fact that humans are still held accountable for product development decisions, whether these are made with or without advanced analysis tools. […].

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Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure: How CISA Programs, New Legislation Can Help

Tenable

Recent efforts by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, combined with significant bills coming out of the House and Senate, are putting critical infrastructure operators on a path towards achieving cross-sector visibility and strong operational technology security. Nearly six months ago, the global coronavirus pandemic necessitated a massive, sudden pivot to remote work.

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Stackline Named ‘Best Ad Analytics Solution’ by the MarTech Breakthrough Awards

DevOps.com

Retail analytics and advertising provider recognized for developing and dynamically optimizing high-performing e-commerce advertising campaigns via real-time analytics and projections SEATTLE – September 23, 2020 – Stackline, a pioneering retail analytics and advertising provider for the world’s largest brands and manufacturers, today announced the company has been awarded “Best Ad Analytics Solution” by the […].

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Unlocking business success with a custom HRM software

Daffodil Software

In a ceaseless effort to drive efficiency and better employee management, organizations often pursue tasks that might just be spreading themselves too thin. This may impact the overall output quality and result in possible high costs.

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Spot by NetApp Delivers Availability, Automation, and Cost Savings for Cloud Workloads With Microsoft Azure Spot Virtual Machines

DevOps.com

New capabilities for Elastigroup from Spot by NetApp allow customers to effortlessly apply Azure Spot Virtual Machines to a broader swath of production workloads with up to 90 percent cost savings September 23, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the availability of Elastigroup […].

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Request Cancellation

James Shore

Every week in my Tuesday Lunch & Learn livestream , we choose a useful software development skill, define a challenge related to that skill, and solve the challenge live. This week, we’re cancelling network requests. In past episodes, we built a small command-line application that uses a microservice to encode text. We put a lot of effort into error handling, including making sure that the client times out if the microservice doesn’t respond.

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Copado Acquires ClickDeploy to Empower Every Salesforce Customer to Accelerate Time to Value with DevOps

DevOps.com

Companies of all sizes can now take the first step of their DevOps journey with Copado for free Chicago – Sept. 23, 2020 – Copado, a leading native DevOps platform for Salesforce, today announced that it has acquired ClickDeploy. ClickDeploy offers the fastest, easiest, and free DevOps tool for customers starting on their DevOps […]. The post Copado Acquires ClickDeploy to Empower Every Salesforce Customer to Accelerate Time to Value with DevOps appeared first on DevOps.com.

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo

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Benchmarking Machine Learning Performance at Dell Technologies

Dell EMC

When it comes to training and inference workloads for machine learning models, performance is king. Faster system performance equates to faster time to results. But how do you objectively measure system ML training and inference performance? In a word, look to MLPerf. MLPerf is a machine learning benchmark suite from the open source community that sets a new industry standard for benchmarking the performance of ML hardware, software and services.

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Accelerate Your Path to a Modern Analytics Architecture

Teradata

A modern analytics architecture means something different to everyone. What does it mean for your organization? Find out more.

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Open source licenses: No license, no problem? Or … not?

Synopsys

Understand the three common scenarios for why unlicensed open source is found in the codebase and the implications of it being embedded in commercial apps. The post Open source licenses: No license, no problem? Or … not? appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.