Henrik Warne
DECEMBER 2, 2018
For the system at work, I am on call one week every seven weeks. For most of the past ten years, I have been on organized on call rotations for the systems I have been developing. I think being on call is a logical way of taking responsibility for your work. You also learn a lot from it. However, it is stressful and an inconvenience, so you should get payed for it.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 3, 2018
The LA CTO Forum recently conducted a survey to find out what our Chief Technology Officer (CTO) members saw as their biggest challenges heading into 2019. We received over 250 responses that provides a pretty good insight into the top CTO challenges. The rating scale was 1-5 with: Not a challenge A small challenge Somewhat a challenge Definitely a challenge Keeps me up at night We provide both an Average and a Scaled Rating that gives much higher weight to 4s and 5s and discounts 1s and 2s.
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OverOps
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Writing, building, compiling and deploying code might seem easier in an automated workflow, but we still need to make sure our code is, indeed, ready for a ‘promotion’. Moving towards a CI/CD workflow means that we’re adding automation to our process, which is great, but we need to make sure we keep the quality of the code intact. In other words, we need to know where we should add some breakpoints to check the automated process, and make sure everything is working as it should.
CIO
DECEMBER 4, 2018
With more and more data at our fingertips, it’s getting harder to focus on the information relevant to our problems and present it in an actionable way. That’s what business intelligence is all about.
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.
The Parallax
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Obama was president of the United States, Apple introduced its first watch, Russia invaded Crimea, and the San Francisco Giants won the World Series. The year was 2014, and from then until November 2018, hackers have been stealing data from computers controlled by Starwood Hotels and Resorts ( now owned by Marriott Hotels). All told, records belonging to as many as 500 million guests were stolen, the company said in a statement November 30.
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The Crazy Programmer
DECEMBER 5, 2018
In this article you will know about advantages and disadvantages of DBMS. Database management system is an efficient way to create, manage and update databases and also is a prolific replacement of the old file systems which were earlier used to store and retrieve records. The DBMS facilitates the users to work with large amount of databases with much ease and efficiency but it is very important to know the advantages and disadvantages of the same before we start working with it.
Luis Goncalves
DECEMBER 5, 2018
OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) is a recent leadership foundation that helps organisations set, communicate, and measure their goals. Primary function of OKRs is to connect an individual´s personal objectives with the team and the company in a hierarchical way. The main goal of OKRs is for every member of the organisation – from the key stakeholders and leaders down to the team members – understand the objectives of the company through a set of defined, specific and measurable actions.
Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 4, 2018
You can’t afford not to develop people – but it doesn’t require hours. Katrina paced back and forth as she described her problems with customer service and employee retention. “I can’t improve either one, but I don’t have time to develop people.” […]. The post How to Develop People When You Don’t Have Time appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Over 86% of recruiting agencies face shortages finding and recruiting tech talent. This is according to a survey by Indeed , the most trafficked job-recruitment website in the United States. Because the number of applicants exceeds the number of candidates, it’s an applicant’s market. Companies are competing for a limited talent pool, fighting for their very existence in a proxy war of finding the right people to put in the right job.
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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.
OverOps
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Writing, building, compiling and deploying code might seem easier in an automated workflow, but we still need to make sure our code is, indeed, ready for a ‘promotion’. Moving towards a CI/CD workflow means that we’re adding automation to our process, which is great, but we need to make sure we keep the quality of the code intact. In other words, we need to know where we should add some breakpoints to check the automated process, and make sure everything is working as it should.
Agile Alliance
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Premier industry event now accepting session proposals for those who want to present ideas, experiences, and best practices in Agile software development PORTLAND, Ore., December 4, 2018 — Agile Alliance invites leaders in Agile development to answer the Call for Submissions for Agile2019, Agile Alliance's annual global conference that attracts Agile practitioners, academia, business, and … Continued.
Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Power Corrupts, But Does It Have to Corrupt You? It was a heartfelt question. A young manager approached us after a Winning Well workshop and asked, “I’m not sure I want to be a leader. I keep seeing people get promoted – they […]. The post Power Corrupts – How to Avoid Losing Your Leadership Soul appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Digital technologies development has been on a constant rise in the past several years. Technologies such as AR and VR were mere whispers at the beginning of the 21 st century. Today, we see these and other technologies all around us thanks to increased computing power and visionary inventors. These bots are smart and are getting smarter by the day.
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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.
The Crazy Programmer
DECEMBER 3, 2018
With due technical advancement and increasing demand of software for various tasks (of our individual, personal as well as commercial needs), the authenticity of using these software has become as crucial as they themselves are. Captchas are one of the most commonly used methods for maintaining the authenticity of these software platforms. Often, we face problems while solving these captchas because of the time they take specially if we need to work on them on a large scale, they can take away
Agile Alliance
DECEMBER 5, 2018
At Agile Alliance, we pride ourselves on the wealth of high-quality, in-depth Agile-related resources we offer you. But we also realize that sometimes too much of a good thing can be overwhelming. In order to help combat that issue, we’re proud to begin offering curated monthly emails on subjects of interest to you. We’ve identified … Continued.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Read Dan Swinhoe list seven signs which should warn you about an insider threat to your organization on CSO Online : Employees conducting attacks on their own employees – known as insider threats – are becoming increasingly common and costly. According to a CA report, over 50 percent of organizations suffered an insider threat-based attack […].
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2018
We have all seen them. LinkedIn profiles with no profile picture, a one-line summary and an activity stream that is so dormant the last post happened during the Obama administration. LinkedIn is the perfect jobseeker platform, but if you don’t put in some effort your personal brand will hurt more than help your job prospects. Did you know that the vast majority of employers are actively searching for candidates on LinkedIn as a standard part of the hiring process?
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Flexagon
DECEMBER 6, 2018
The benefits of bringing DevOps tools into your IT Organization are many and well documented. Regardless of the technologies in play, continuous delivery and release automation help teams deliver higher quality software faster, and with less cost and risk by reducing or eliminating manual and scripted processes, and adding repeatability and consistency.
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Google Cloud Platform provides powerful tools and services. Why should you pay attention to one of the leading cloud service providers? More and more companies are moving to the cloud to help create software applications and manage data, and Google Cloud Platform is one of the many platforms available for cloud computing, an industry that […].
CTOvision
DECEMBER 3, 2018
It is hard to digest all the innovations coming out of Amazon’s cloud computing business. There are 1000’s of capabilities already available and each continue to evolve, and major new capabilities are being announced at a rapid pace. The annual re:Invent is a great time to take stock of things, but even this is just […].
Toptal
DECEMBER 6, 2018
What makes a winning UX portfolio? More than a showcase of skills, a UX designer’s portfolio is an opportunity for them to create an enjoyable user experience as well as demonstrate their UX mastery.
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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.
TechBeacon
DECEMBER 3, 2018
DevOps attempts to bridge the gap between an enterprise's development and operations teams. But DevOps is not just about breaking down the silos between these two. For DevOps to be successful, each manual operation in the delivery pipeline should be evaluated for potential automation. This includes how you work with databases.
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 7, 2018
In 1966, more than half of the people in the world lived in extreme poverty. I don’t mean public housing, food stamps, subsidized school lunch, free health clinic poverty. I mean the type of poverty in which there’s no electricity, no running water, no toilets and open sewers, and most children never see a doctor […]. The post Reducing Poverty in the Age of Automation appeared first on DevOps.com.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Thanks to Constellation Research and the People-Centered Internet coalition, a historic meeting is being convened 10 December 2018 to help ensure humanity is in charge of our own destiny. This event includes key Internet pioneers and next generation change agents coming together to share lessons learned and chart a course for the future. CTOvision will […].
Toptal
DECEMBER 4, 2018
iOS developers love the power of UIKit, and animating a UIView is usually fairly easy. However, if you want to chain animations together and set up dependencies between them, your code can quickly become difficult to read with many nested closures and indentation levels. In this article, I’ll explore how to apply the power of a reactive framework such as RxSwift to make that code look much cleaner as well as easier to read and follow.
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Embedded analytics can help you deliver cutting-edge analytics experiences to your end-users that align with KPIs that are critical to the growth and success of your business. Read this eBook to learn how an embedded analytics platform, like Qrvey, can help PMs exceed the following KPIs: Growing revenue while improving customer retention rate Delivering rapid time to value Earning a high net-promoter score Increasing Gross Margin / Profitability Conversion rate from trial to paid Don’t just meet
TechBeacon
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Every year, Micro Focus surveys hundreds of executives from a variety of industries and dozens of countries to determine the greatest challenges in maintaining software quality for the World Quality Report. In 2018, the survey took the pulse of 1,700 executives across 10 industries in 32 countries.
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 5, 2018
In the Third Way of DevOps, change is as much attitude as it is behavior In our first post, “The Third Way of DevOps – From Knowing to Being,” we shared our thoughts on effectively applying knowledge to put the Three Ways of DevOps into practice. This blog explores a complementary dimension: How to build […]. The post The Third Way of DevOps: Stacking the Cards in Your Favor appeared first on DevOps.com.
O'Reilly Media - Ideas
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Get hands-on training in Kubernetes, machine learning, blockchain, Python, management, and many other topics. Learn new topics and refine your skills with more than 120 new live online training courses we opened up for January and February on our online learning platform. Artificial intelligence and machine learning. Getting Started with Chatbot Development with the Microsoft Bot Framework , January 7-8.
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