Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

High stakes, strong wills, and increasing uncertainty can make decisions at the top of your organization fraught. The backing of a board can mobilize an organization, but a significant divergence of vision and values may lead the board to stall progress on an organization’s highest priorities — and even unseat a CEO. Executives must proactively and productively make covert disagreements overt and foster a healthy dialog with board members.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 15, 2024

Tech companies are on the hunt for unprecedented numbers of computer science people—many of them PhDs—to build and apply generative AI systems. But such talent is in limited supply.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 16, 2024

Two thirds of developers are using AI in product development, primarily for coding, documentation, and conducting research.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2024

The ability to develop crisp mental models around the problems you want to solve and understanding the why before you start working on the how is an increasingly critical skill, especially in the age of AI. Coding is one of the things AI does best and its capabilities are quickly improving. However, there’s a catch: Code created by an AI can be syntactically and semantically correct but not functionally correct.

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InfoWorld

APRIL 16, 2024

As of the first quarter of 2024, 83% of developers were involved in devops -related activities such as performance monitoring, security testing, or CI/CD , according to the State of CI/CD Report 2024, published by the Continuous Delivery (CD) Foundation, a part of the Linux Foundation. Released April 16, the State of CI/CD Report 2024 is downloadable from the CD Foundation , authored by developer researcher SlashData, and sponsored by CloudBees, provider of a DevSecOps platform.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

One of the constants in my more than two decades of executive coaching is the desire and need to build the muscles required to develop and execute competitive and innovative strategies. It came up with a client again as recently as this month. With a few modifications, here’s the quick outline I offered him on five ways to build your strategic muscles.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

As we grow or change, our identity transitions are often invisible — unless we do the work to help others see our changes. This can be particularly true for people who have worked at a company for a long time. If you’re feeling like your colleagues aren’t recognizing your growth, the authors recommend three strategies: 1) Get clear on the differences between how you are perceived and how you want to be perceived; 2) Let go of work you may still be doing that was associated with your previous rol

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CIO

APRIL 16, 2024

Jason Snyder faces the same challenge nearly all CIOs encounter when looking to fill open positions: a tight labor market, where fierce competition for workers has meant months-long vacancies. Snyder, secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and Commonwealth CIO for Massachusetts, responded by overhauling the agency’s recruitment and retention practices.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 16, 2024

AI versus AI will be the central drama, but the outcome depends profoundly on human choices around how intelligently we govern this technology.

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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

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Xebia

APRIL 16, 2024

As everyone has probably noticed in the news, Duet AI, Google’s collaborative AI tool for the Workspace software suite, has recently been renamed Gemini for Workspace. As part of this update, Gemini is being integrated into the Workspace apps. Gemini for Workspace will offer a standalone experience allowing users to chat with Gemini while providing enterprise-level data protection.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 17, 2024

The XZ attack wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last. Linux dodged a bullet the other day. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But, can we stay lucky?

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CIO

APRIL 18, 2024

A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. But Microsoft still has work to do on its value proposition. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI agents, costs $30 per seat per month, with a 300-seat minimum.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being. Why? The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of well-being. She also makes five key suggestions on what they can do to improve the mental health of their employees.

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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.

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Xebia

APRIL 15, 2024

Until now, chat messages in the Google Meet chat panel were only visible for those actually joining at the moment the chat message was sent. For us, that was sometimes frustrating, especially when hosting large meetings or webinars where we share a link that all participants should see. From now on, you can pin messages to the top of the meeting chat.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In recent years, the duration of C-suite executives’ tenures has become a subject of growing interest and discussion. The traditional model of long-serving executives has shifted, giving way to a more dynamic environment where factors like performance, industry disruptions, and stakeholder expectations play significant roles. A study by Equilar reveals that the median tenure among S&P 500 companies has decreased by 20% from six years in 2013 to 4.8 years in 2022.

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CIO

APRIL 18, 2024

Oracle is planning to invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years in order to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, which in turn will help the company meet the growing demand for AI-based workloads, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the investment, the company said it will increase local customer support of its public cloud regions in Tokyo and Osaka.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

APRIL 16, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the customer experience in industries across the globe. Customers are building generative AI applications using large language models (LLMs) and other foundation models (FMs), which enhance customer experiences, transform operations, improve employee productivity, and create new revenue channels.

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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?

Software Review

Xebia

APRIL 15, 2024

Google recently added three new features to Google Meet. As we are used to in Google Meet, some changes are more funny than really useful in business meetings, but a good joke now and then doesn’t hurt, right? What things have changed? First of all, there is the option to combine multiple effects. So you can now add a filter in addition to a standard background at the same time.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 15, 2024

In today’s volatile markets and global environment, businesses must be able to react quickly to both opportunities and challenges. Therefore, maintaining positive cash flow is more critical than ever before. It’s important to recognize the many points at which cash flow can be impeded, and implement better practices. One key area of particular importance is […] The post Want to boost cash flow?

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Certinia has joined the growing ranks of enterprise software vendors turning to generative AI to enhance their offerings. The provider of ERP and professional services automation software based on the Salesforce platform today announced it has added AI-powered features aimed at simplifying common processes for midrange service firms to its latest update.

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The Daily WTF

APRIL 14, 2024

As oft stated, the specification governing email addresses is complicated, and isn't really well suited for regular expressions. You can get there , but honestly, most applications can get away with checking for something that looks vaguely email like and call it a day. Now, as complicated as the "accurate" regex can get, we can certainly find worse regexes for validating emails.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2024

Episode 253: In this episode of “Leadership Without Losing Your Soul,” you’re diving into the art of setting healthy boundaries and saying no at work. Imagine you’re in a sticky situation. A colleague wants you on a new project, but you’re swamped. Or maybe your boss is pushing you towards something that doesn’t align with your values.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 16, 2024

In the world of early-stage fundraising, the allure of the Simple Agreement for Future Equity, or SAFE, often seems like a no-brainer choice for entrepreneurs. Designed as a founder-friendly vessel to sail the choppy waters of early-stage funding, a SAFE agreement promises a straightforward path to securing capital without the immediate dilution of ownership or valuation discussions, allowing founders to focus on what they do best: building a company.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

The retail industry has no shortage of cases on display where generative AI has shown tangible benefits. Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. They had ChatGPT write the script, and other gen AI tools to create a digital person who reads the script, a scalable process with at least one measurable benefit: speed.

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Perficient

APRIL 15, 2024

Introduction: In the world of robotic process automation (RPA), Blue Prism stands out as a leading platform that empowers organizations to automate their business processes. While designing and developing automated solutions using Blue Prism is essential, debugging plays a crucial role in ensuring smooth operation and efficient execution. In this blog, we will explore some invaluable debugging techniques in Blue Prism that can help you identify and resolve issues, ultimately optimizing your auto

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2024

The role of U.S. public boards in managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has significantly evolved over the past five years. Initially, boards were largely unprepared to handle materially financial ESG topics, lacking the necessary background and credentials. However, recent developments show a positive shift, with the percentage of Fortune 100 board members possessing relevant ESG credentials rising from 29% to 43%.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 16, 2024

Venture funding overall was still sluggish , but cybersecurity startups saw some love from investors in the first quarter of 2024. To be sure, this is not the salad days of 2021 — cybersecurity funding was still down year to year — but the sector saw its best funding quarter in three quarters. All told, cybersecurity startups raised nearly $2.7 billion in 154 deals in Q1, per Crunchbase data.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Organizations with subscription-based business models have not only survived the recent global economic challenges but have also outperformed their traditional, product-based counterparts, according to The Subscription Economy Index (SEI) report for 2023 by Zuora. The latest SEI findings reveal that subscription-based companies have grown remarkably, outstripping traditional business models significantly.

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