CIO

MAY 2, 2023

Despite the best of intentions, CIOs and their organizations often struggle to deliver business outcomes from digital transformation strategies. According to research firm Gartner , 89% of corporate boards say digital is embedded in all business growth strategies, but only 35% of organizations are on track to achieve digital transformation goals. And while KPMG reports that 72% of CEOs have aggressive digital investment strategies, McKinsey details a harsh reality that 70% of transformations fai

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Payments infrastructure startup Finix has slowly been taking swipes at Stripe, first becoming a facilitator, and now becoming a processor. Finix said today it now is directly connected to all major U.S. card networks — American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. Now that Finix no longer relies on a third-party processor, it says it’s able to offer businesses “instant onboarding, improved economics and opportunities for lowering interchange fees.

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CIO

MAY 2, 2023

ERP software provider SAP on Tuesday said it is partnering with IBM to infuse the latter’s Watson artificial intelligence (AI) engine across its entire solutions portfolio, including SAP S/4 HANA, S/4 HANA Cloud, SAP Business One, and SAP Business ByDesign. The move, which is expected to help SAP exploit the natural language processing (NLP) abilities of Watson AI along with predictive insights, is aimed at boosting the productivity of an enterprise and accelerating innovation, especially across

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Mozilla announced today that it has acquired Fakespot , a startup that offers a website and browser extension that helps users identify fake or unreliable reviews. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fakespot’s offerings can be used to spot fake reviews listed on various online marketplaces including Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and more.

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CIO

MAY 2, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as Azure OpenAI have been drawing attention in recent months, and there is widespread consensus that these technologies can significantly transform the retail industry. The most well-known GenAI application is ChatGPT, an AI agent that can generate a human-like conversational response to a query.

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Agile Alliance

MAY 2, 2023

In a galaxy not so far away, starting a new project can feel as daunting as taking down a powerful empire. But fear not, as Agile principles can help you conquer even the most intimidating projects. The post The Galactic Empire was defeated by WIP first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Citymapper is lowering the paywall around its premium features and introducing a new subscription plan purely for removing ads. The move comes less than two months after the popular transit and travel planning app was scooped up by mobility tech company Via. London-based Citymapper, which gives city-dwellers real-time transport and routing information across hundreds of cities in Europe, Asia and the Americas, has dabbled with various ways of monetizing through the years, including through a pai

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CIO

MAY 2, 2023

The make-versus-buy decision at the heart of any outsourcing proposition is not as black-and-white as many IT leaders think. Keeping IT work insourced versus contracting with a partner organization no longer needs to be a yes or no decision. Over the past two decades, progressive sourcing models have emerged to enable companies to work more strategically with suppliers in a way that creates value and drives innovation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

When First Republic Bank was in its final moments, Silicon Valley didn’t convulse with shock or lather itself into a social media tizzy. Instead of panic, which rippled throughout the startup community in March when Silicon Valley Bank signaled trouble , there was widespread malaise. Part of the reason for that may be that we’ve been here before, and part of the reason may be that FRB had a faster resolution than SVB: Earlier this week, FRB was officially put under FDIC receivership

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Xebia

MAY 2, 2023

ChatGPT has become increasingly popular among professionals who rely on chat.openai.com to help them out in their daily work. Despite its popularity, we spotted some areas for improvement, like privacy, flexibility, and collaboration, to make it even better for our colleagues. To address these issues we developed an internal tool called SlackGPT. SlackGPT not only tackles these limitations but also gives our colleagues a unique experience when working with and building modern LLM application

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Stefan Bauer , the co-founder and CEO at Marker Learning , a startup that looks to make learning disability testing more accessible. Bauer shared his personal story about how his mom’s determination to get him and his brother tested for learning disabilities changed his life and later became the inspiration for the company.

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Xebia

MAY 2, 2023

Agile Transformation does not happen overnight. It is also not realistic to expect that one person can do it all by themself. As a transformation consultant who steps into an organization, you need to make sure that there are supporters of the change you bring. Doesn’t matter WHAT is the mantra, it must have believers and followers. Let’s call it an alliance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

“Batteries are hard,” an expert once said. He wasn’t kidding. Designing and manufacturing pouches, slabs or cylinders filled with volatile chemicals that are capable of recharging ever more quickly is far from easy. Just ask LG, which had to pay GM nearly $2 billion for a costly manufacturing defect that saw every Chevy Bolt recalled. It gets even harder when you consider the realm of possibilities.

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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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OTS Solutions

MAY 2, 2023

In this blog, we will be discussing what the Digital Transformation process is in business and how Digital Transformation technologies can impact your business growth. At the end of this blog, you will be able to understand the benefits, challenges, and solutions to ensure that your transformation strategy is the best and can bring you success. Let us understand what Digital Transformation services mean to your business.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Nancy Wang Contributor Share on Twitter Nancy Wang is the general manager and director of engineering for AWS Data Protection and a venture partner at Felicis Ventures on enterprise infrastructure investments. Steve Zalewski Contributor Share on Twitter Steve Zalewski is the former CISO of Levi Strauss and the founder of S3 Consulting, an executive advisory practice to security companies and VC firms on product-market-fit and go-to-market strategy for security startups.

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DevOps.com

MAY 2, 2023

In recent years, major players like Microsoft, Amazon and Google have increased their involvement in open source projects, providing both financial and technical support. More consistent contributions from big tech—whether in the form of people or resources—is exactly what the open source community needs. However, underdeveloped collaboration guidelines can lead to friction between large corporations […] The post Open Source Communities Need More Than Funding From Big Tech appeared first o

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. After spending dozens of late nights poring over thousands of applications and consuming frightening levels of caffeine, it’s time to reveal the Audience Choice breakout sessions competing for a slot on the Disrupt agenda.

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DevOps.com

MAY 2, 2023

A survey of 339 maintainers of open source software projects found 60% of them classified themselves as unpaid hobbyists versus only 13% who said they earn most or all of their income from maintaining projects. Slightly less than a quarter (23%) described themselves as semi-professionals, earning some of their income from maintaining projects. Overall, more […] The post Survey: Most Open Source Software Maintainers Want to Get Paid appeared first on DevOps.com.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Terrific news for anyone who lacks either the time or the budget to go whole-hog at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. We’ve just released a fresh batch of Expo+ passes into the wild, so to speak. It’s a great option for anyone interested in seeing the next generation of early-stage startups exhibit their technology and to network for any number of opportunities — for example, you may find a new gig, co-founder or skilled engineer.

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DevOps.com

MAY 2, 2023

DevOps plays a prominent role in mainstream technology and companies’ ability to deliver results. While the definition of DevOps encompasses the complete range of characteristics it covers, in practice, current tech culture tends to focus solely on the tooling aspect, neglecting the equally essential focus on the people and process critical in delivering value to […] The post Breaking Down Silos: Applying Open Source Practices in the Workplace appeared first on DevOps.com.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Atlanta, Georgia has emerged as one of the buzziest new hubs in the nation, with booming enterprise, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the hot new startups coming from the city. Some well-known companies from Atlanta include Calendly, Kabbage, One Trust and FullStory — all unicorns, by the way. Many, like Calendly, passed through Atlanta Tech Village, which has served as an incubator for the city’s talent ecosystem since it was founded in 2012 by Davi

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

Large language models continue to colonize the technology landscape. They’ve broken out of the AI category, and now are showing up in security, programming, and even the web. That’s a natural progression, and not something we should be afraid of: they’re not coming for our jobs. But they are remaking the technology industry. One part of this remaking is the proliferation of “small” large language models.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Amy Cheetham Contributor Share on Twitter Amy Cheetham is a partner at Costanoa Ventures , where she focuses on investing in exceptional early-stage fintech startups. Of all the things an early-stage founder has to figure out, one of the most unexpected is how to get the most from your board. But effectively leveraging your board for guidance and support is essential.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 2, 2023

Our customers are excited about the cloud for the agility, flexibility and scalability it provides. But, when it comes to keeping their cloud deployments secure, they often tell us they find it hard to combine superior security and easy management with the ability to secure applications consistently across hybrid and multicloud environments. That’s why we are excited to launch Cloud NGFW for Azure to strengthen security for applications running on Microsoft Azure while streamlining network secur

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

The direct-to-consumer business world continues to be noisy. It’s not enough to just start up a business and advertise on Google and Facebook: Today’s e-commerce merchants have to be masters of all channels. That’s where Pietra comes in. The ex-Uber team, led by Ronak Trivedi, co-founder and CEO, started in 2019 as a marketplace for jewelry sellers and pivoted in 2021 to help creators build out back ends for launching and scaling product lines, raising $15 million in Series A capital in the proc

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Aqua Security

MAY 2, 2023

RSA 2023 revealed a much-needed change in perception: cloud native security requires one integrated approach. Finally, a consensus. If you care about cloud security, you care about the lifecycle of your cloud applications. This lifecycle has two fundamental parts: building applications and running them. To secure your applications you need to secure the entire application lifecycle from code to cloud, which means securing the dev environment (dev security) that build your applications and secure

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Writing a crisp summary for a board meeting requires input from multiple stakeholders and more than a little bit of research. People often treat it like an unpleasant chore, but done properly, these sessions are an opportunity for founders to hone their storytelling skills, engage their team and squeeze more value out of investor relationships. Amy Cheetham, a partner with Costanoa Ventures, shared 11 board slides with TC+ that show effective ways to convey accomplishments, pipeline details, hir

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TechBeacon

MAY 2, 2023

The cloud has redefined the perimeter. And, as a result of the growing adoption of cloud environments, the ways in which security teams protect critical infrastructure and data have fundamentally changed.

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