Luis Goncalves
JANUARY 31, 2018
Agile Retrospective Format. In today´s post, I want to talk about the Agile Retrospective format. I met several Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches that facilitate Agile Retrospectives without knowing this concept. In my opinion, a successful Agile Retrospective must follow somehow this structure. This concept was introduced some years ago by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen, in their book “Agile Retrospectives.
The Parallax
JANUARY 30, 2018
During a month that’s seen Android malware new and old plague the world’s most popular mobile operating system, Google says its Play Store is becoming more civilized and less like the Wild West. In a report on the state of Google Play security , the company says that since its introduction of Google Play Protect last year, it has removed more than 700,000 malicious apps from the Play Store.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 29, 2018
“Don’t bother me with this crap. I don’t believe in leadership training. It’s a complete waste of time. It’s nothing against you as the new Training Director. I get that I have to work with you in some way. If you MUST […]. The post 5 Powerful Ways to Ensure Leadership Training Sticks appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Erik Bernhardsson
JANUARY 27, 2018
I’m interrupting the regular programming for a quick announcement: we’re looking for data engineers at Better. You would be the first one to join and would work a lot directly with me. Some fun things you could work on (these are all projects I’m working on right now): Building a forecasting model using MCMC to predict volume the next few months. Productionize it in the form of a job that posts an updated visualization to Slack every night.
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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.
Allen Holub
JANUARY 30, 2018
"It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it—a costly myth." –W. Edwards Deming The Deming quote at the top of this post is often twisted into something worthy of Frederick Taylor: "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Deming would disagree.
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Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Are you having trouble with workplace drama? Perhaps this will sound familiar. Dear Karin and David, I try so hard to be an empathetic leader. I really do care about the human beings on my team. But there is one woman on […]. The post Workplace Drama: How Do I Stop It and Improve Morale? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Erik Bernhardsson
JANUARY 27, 2018
I’m interrupting the regular programming for a quick announcement: we’re looking for data engineers at Better. You would be the first one to join and would work a lot directly with me. Some fun things you could work on (these are all projects I’m working on right now): Building a forecasting model using MCMC to predict volume the next few months. Productionize it in the form of a job that posts an updated visualization to Slack every night.
Women on Business
JANUARY 27, 2018
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Toptal
JANUARY 29, 2018
While machine learning sounds highly technical, an introduction to the statistical methods involved quickly brings it within reach. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Vladyslav Millier explores basic supervised machine learning algorithms and scikit-learn, using them to predict survival rates for Titanic passengers.
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Dialogview is revolutionizing VoIP services with its AI-powered platform, which is now available for white labeling. Our solution autonomously resolves over 68% of customer queries in more than 40 languages, dramatically reducing your team’s workload. With advanced conversational AI, Dialogview understands customer sentiments and queries in real time, without any button presses needed by users.
TidalScale
JANUARY 30, 2018
In 1984, Ike Nassi, now an accomplished technologist and entrepreneur, was vice president of research at Encore Computer. He and his colleagues, along with Encore co-founder Gordon Bell , the legendary engineering vice president at Digital Equipment Corp. and originator of Bell’s Law of computer classes, submitted a proposal to DARPA. They hoped the defense-focused research agency would fund the development of a distributed approach to strongly coherent shared memory.
G2 Crowd Software
JANUARY 30, 2018
[cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″] What seems like a lifetime ago, Myspace was my first exposure to the concept of “embedding.” Friends would embed their favorite songs or videos onto their profile page’s backend, and like magic, there it was playing on the screen. With a few simple scraps of code, it was now a part of the page, like an organ sewn into a body — pumping like it was there the whole time.
Women on Business
JANUARY 30, 2018
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Toptal
JANUARY 30, 2018
Blockchain technology represents an important solution for preventing massive data breaches in the future. This article explores two possible ways this solution could manifest, profiling two ventures -- Blockstack and Civic.
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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
CTOvision
JANUARY 31, 2018
QuintessenceLabs (QLabs), in partnership with PKWARE, launched four virtual and hardware key management appliances as part of the company’s line of Smartcrypt appliances. These Smartcrpyt appliances are integrated with the QLabs' Trusted Security Foundation (TSF) solution, which includes a high speed random number generator, an advanced key and policy manager and an embedded FIPS 140-2 […].
Steve Farber
JANUARY 30, 2018
Few things warm my heart more than coming across more proof that the heart of success in business is found by cultivating matters of the heart. As an Extreme Leader , you’re no doubt working to cultivate certain effective behaviors in yourself and in the people who work with you or for you, all with the grand goal of advancing the mission of your business.
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 30, 2018
If you pay any attention at all to sports, you’ve probably noticed that the Golden State Warriors are a really good basketball team. So good, in fact, that four of their five starters are playing in the NBA All-Star Game next month. With Steph Curry and Kevin Durant leading the team and (my idol) Steve Kerr coaching, Golden State is so good that it’s been reported that other teams in the league are suffering from Warriors Derangement Syndrome.
Toptal
JANUARY 30, 2018
Here are a few exercises that can help get your creative juices flowing, whether you’re trying to get started on a new project or find yourself stuck in a creative rut.
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.
CTOvision
JANUARY 30, 2018
This week we learned that Apple is working on new Macs. And this is exciting for us Mac fans. But story after story this week reminded us that we are living in a mobile world. Reports below cover a range of mobile stories including reports on how fitness tracking was revealing secret military installations, details […].
InfoBest
JANUARY 30, 2018
SUMMARY. 0. Time needed to finish reading: 4-7 minutes. 1. How can you use data extraction tools? 2. Few data extractions tools. 3. Data Scraping tutorial with WebScraper – Quick Guide on how to collect relevant data. 4. How to use extracted data for sales process optimization. 5. Conclusions. #1. How can you use data extraction tools? If you are not sure what “data extraction tools” are, then maybe that’s because you heard or read more about “web scraping tools&#
Women on Business
JANUARY 30, 2018
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Toptal
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
2017 saw a number of issues arise in the VC industry and it may be approaching a watershed regarding its relevance. This article looks into the root causes of the industry’s problems and why they have come to light. VCs can go through a pivot of their own to retain a seat at the table, with big data, exotic funds and platforms offering a path forward.
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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.
CTOvision
JANUARY 30, 2018
Cross Domain Solutions (CDSs) enable secure transfer and receipt of data, information, and intelligence products on separate networks with different security levels. These services leverage capabilities, or solutions, that already exist throughout Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC). There are many CDSs throughout the DoD and IC safely and securely protecting data as it […].
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 29, 2018
Success depends as much on the desire of an individual as anything else. Hard work, persistence and intelligence also factor in, and depending on the endeavor, these may play a big role.
WordAligned
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
At Ignite Swansea #3 I spoke about Georges Perec’s masterpiece, Life A User’s Manual. Perec was — and indeed still is — a member of OuLiPo, a Parisian literary group interested in exploring the effects of applying mathematical patterns to text. His work seemed an appropriate subject for a presentation constrained to fit the ignite formula: 20 slides × 15 seconds = 5 minutes.
Toptal
JANUARY 30, 2018
This year, Spotify will move its headquarters from Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood downtown to the Financial District. Beyond its physical presence, Spotify will also make its mark at NYSE when it goes public via direct listing, an unusual choice. What is expected to be the largest tech public debut of 2018 has set Wall Street and the music industry abuzz, with everyone eager to see how this unconventional approach will play out.
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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.
CTOvision
JANUARY 27, 2018
Skyhigh is now part of McAfee. Smart move there McAfee! Skyhigh is a leader in CASB, and are known for their focus on making cloud services safe for the enterprise while meeting security, compliance and government requirements. Skyhigh was built to enable enterprises to control there data, even if you do not own your own […].
Scott Berkun
JANUARY 30, 2018
On Tuesdays, I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive ). This week’s question came from Ms. Unknown: What ideas must we reject to save our future? It’s wonderfully romantic to view the world from the point of view of a checklist of things we can either choose to accept or reject. I don’t mean this in a judgmental way.
Loom Systems
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
In a world of increasing technology scope, where data monitoring and analysis play a crucial role in processes, many organizations are considering to employ digital enhancements. Due to a growing skill gap, and a global shortage of IT professionals ( 3.5 million unfilled IT positions globally by 2021), and growing data (there is more than 2.7 Zettabytes of data exist today) companies strive for working hands.
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