O'Reilly Media - Ideas
JANUARY 28, 2019
Consent is the first step toward the ethical use of data, but it's not the last. Informed consent is part of the bedrock of data ethics. DJ Patil, Hilary Mason, and I have written about it , as have many others. It's rightfully part of every code of data ethics I've seen. But I have to admit misgivings—not so much about the need for consent, but about what it means.
Xebia
JANUARY 30, 2019
Read this blog if you already have a Value Stream Map (VSM) and you are wondering how to reap its benefits using a structured process. If you need to know why and how you should make a VSM, please read the article ‘How to create a Value Stream Map’ written by my colleague Michiel Sens. Don’t […]. The post Going from a Value Stream Map to Value Stream Optimisation appeared first on Xebia Blog.
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DevOps.com
JANUARY 29, 2019
Microservices usage has skyrocketed. Fully 91 percent of organizations are using or have plans to use microservices and 92 percent expect to grow their use of microservices in the coming year. It is no longer if but when: 86 percent of organizations expect microservices to be the default within five years. With the growing use […]. The post The Changing Role of APM in a Microservices World appeared first on DevOps.com.
Agile Alliance
JANUARY 29, 2019
I have the opportunity to talk to business analysts quite a bit, and the conversation usually turns to the topic of Agile. More often than not, the question that comes up is “there isn’t a business analyst role mentioned in Scrum. Does that mean that there is no place for business analysts?” The short answer … Continued.
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Hacker Earth Developers Blog
JANUARY 31, 2019
When you think about hiring and retention, you often think about the role of the individual conducting the interview, or the person the member of staff reports to once they’ve been hired. Whilst there’s clearly need for a large degree of human input, it is fair to say that technology is playing an ever-greater part in both processes. Before we explore how technology can be used in a positive way to improve the hiring and retention processes, let’s take a look at why they’re so important in the f
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OverOps
JANUARY 30, 2019
Common practice used to be throwing issues over the fence and expecting someone else to figure it out. But root cause analysis (RCA) should be standard across all tech teams. In this post, we’ll take a look at RCA from an operational perspective. Over the last twenty years, the way companies do business and the way they build applications has changed dramatically.
OTS Solutions
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Top Ways AI Can Help Your Business Beat The Competition. Artificial Intelligence is advancing at neck-breaking speed and taking over every industry. Innovative thinkers are taking advantage of AI and leaning more on technology to transform their businesses. Whatever business you are in, AI can help you to beat the competition. Here are some ways in which AI will aid your business.
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
JANUARY 29, 2019
Work Environment: I have always dreamt of working for an organization where loads of responsibilities are placed on their employees. And HackerEarth does just that! Obviously, you get hired because of your skills, but founders and managers expect much more. Opportunities for learning and growth are plenty, as often, you work outside your job description.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 29, 2019
Being a manager in the midst of downsizing is hard enough. There’s the initial shock, the communication, the “I wonder if I’m impacted too” angst, and of course, the really painful decisions involved in selecting who will go. What’s equally difficult is […]. The post How to Help Your Team Recover After a Downsizing appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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As a SaaS leader, you know that the more metrics, insights, and analytics you add to your products, the more engagement you’ll have – and the stickier your product will become with customers. At what point do you decide to keep building your analytics in-house or invest in an embedded analytics solution? Read our Build vs. Buy Analytics guide to learn: Top 4 benefits of embedded analytics A quick cost comparison of in-house analytics development vs embedded analytics 10 considerations to help yo
CTOvision
JANUARY 28, 2019
Read why Charles Darling says that we should embrace the Internet of Thing connected devices with open arms on IOT Evolution World : You approach your front door, you tap the screen of your smartphone and hear the door unlock. When you walk into your house, your home is illuminated by your favorite shade of blue. […].
Toptal
JANUARY 31, 2019
Empty states are often overlooked in UX design, but they can be drivers of substantial business benefits, and if done right, contribute to a more compelling user experience.
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
JANUARY 31, 2019
When you think about hiring and retention, you often think about the role of the individual conducting the interview, or the person the member of staff reports to once they’ve been hired. Whilst there’s clearly need for a large degree of human input, it is fair to say that technology is playing an ever-greater part in both processes. Before we explore how technology can be used in a positive way to improve the hiring and retention processes, let’s take a look at why they’re so important in the f
James Shore
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
01 Feb 2019. James Shore/Blog. If you're using test-driven development, don't measure unit test code coverage. It's worse than a useless statistic; it will actively lead you astray. What should you do instead? That depends on what you want to accomplish. To improve code and test practices. If you're trying to improve your team's coding and testing practices, perform root-cause analysis 1 of escaped defects, then improve your design and process to prevent that sort of defect from happening again.
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The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.
DevOps.com
JANUARY 29, 2019
Takeaways from a recent conference suggest more work is needed in DevOps adoption among organizations This was a question explored by CIO Platform Nederland and the DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) in a recent event I attended, hosted by Transavia. Many organizations have already embarked or are about to embark upon Agile transformation initiatives, driven […].
Toptal
JANUARY 31, 2019
Handling concurrency in Swift can cause headaches and pyramids of doom. HoneyBee is a futures/promises library that makes concurrent programming easy, expressive, and safe. Join Toptal Swift Developer Alex Lynch in exploring the performance and readability advantage of using this library.
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
JANUARY 31, 2019
When you think about hiring and retention, you often think about the role of the individual conducting the interview, or the person the member of staff reports to once they’ve been hired. Whilst there’s clearly need for a large degree of human input, it is fair to say that technology is playing an ever-greater part in both processes. Before we explore how technology can be used in a positive way to improve the hiring and retention processes, let’s take a look at why they’re so important in the f
TechBeacon
JANUARY 31, 2019
Accelerating time-to-market is more than a goal; it's a necessary survival skill in today's digital age. An enterprise's success depends on its ability to quickly create innovative digital applications, products, and services that can adapt to new and evolving business models.
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
DevOps.com
JANUARY 28, 2019
Normalization of infrastructure through open source technologies is one way to make the move to the cloud an easier process for organizations. For many modern companies, growth often means growing through acquisition. As organizations become larger, it often makes sense to acquire existing companies who are already creating the solutions they need than try to […].
Toptal
JANUARY 29, 2019
Every year, hot new UX design trends emerge that provide better user experiences. This retrospective explores some of the most interesting and effective ones from 2018.
CTOvision
JANUARY 30, 2019
Read why Charlie Osborne says that implementing modern systems could have a sinister cybersecurity side-effect for enterprises on ZDNet : The rush to embrace new technologies in the name of business modernization, supply chain efficiency, visibility, and cost savings is leading to an increased risk of data compromise, researchers claim. The 2019 Thales Data Threat Report, […].
TechBeacon
JANUARY 28, 2019
You can't achieve great management and agility by reading a tutorial. You need to hear stories of how others did it and network with experienced practitioners. Conferences are one of the best opportunities to hear those stories, find those people, and turn their advice into real-world practices.
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DevOps.com
JANUARY 31, 2019
Giving automation the power to detect crime and enforce punishment has ramifications, even for minor infractions In November, I broke the law. I crossed over a solid white line to make a right turn at a traffic intersection. At the time I was unaware of my violation. I was on my way to a shopping […]. The post Minor Crimes and Misdemeanors in the Age of Automation appeared first on DevOps.com.
Toptal
JANUARY 30, 2019
Over the last few decades, the role of the CFO has undergone a profound shift. The historical tasks of the finance function such as books and records, financial reporting, and statutory compliance continue to be important but are now taken for granted by CEOs. The CFO of today and tomorrow must be able to take financial data and use it to influence operational decision making and strategy.
CTOvision
JANUARY 29, 2019
Read Bernard Marr explain how we can tackle the inherent bias that artificial intelligence has on Forbes : One of the problems in society that AI decision-making was meant to solve, was bias. After all, aren’t computers less likely to have inherent views on, for example, race, gender, and sexuality? Well, that was true back in the […].
TechBeacon
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
For IT and security professionals and other senior corporate officers, it may seem a paradox that the full inception date for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came and went last May, and yet 2019 is shaping up as the year of its practical execution in the enterprise.
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DevOps.com
JANUARY 30, 2019
Edge computing is rapidly gaining momentum. Last week’s Linux Foundation news on the launch of LF Edge is one more sign of accelerating growth at the edge. What’s driving this sudden intense interest? It’s more than just the sheer number of edge devices or mounting concerns around interoperability and security. Pushing compute resources closer to […].
Dell EMC
JANUARY 30, 2019
It’s that time of year again. Another year gone by, which means prepare to be bombarded with bold predictions of technology-related innovations and trends that will come your way in 2019. And for every new amazing technology you’re introduced to, there’s many others that just need to go away. Like now. For good. If you want to move forward, you must be willing to shed the old.
CTOvision
JANUARY 29, 2019
Read the state of artificial intelligence in 2019 according to James Vincent of Verge : It’s a common psychological phenomenon: repeat any word enough times, and it eventually loses all meaning, disintegrating like soggy tissue into phonetic nothingness. For many of us, the phrase “artificial intelligence” fell apart in this way a long time ago. […].
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