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Become a documentation ninja

Xebia

Writing documentation sucks! But there are ways to make it easier and maybe even fun! In one of my previous blogs , I explained how you can embed your documentation in your pull requests and why you should consider doing it, too. In this blog, I want to go a bit deeper into the syntax you can use to improve your documentation pages on Confluence. Syntax?

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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities

CIO

In force since January, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has required considerable effort from CIOs and CISOs at 20 types of financial entities to achieve compliance. For many, the journey is not complete. In the past months, financial entities targeted by DORA have been busy internally defining roles and responsibilities related to ICT security, identifying the major risks within essential and important functions, developing a cyber threat management framework that includes policie

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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO

In the wake of Broadcoms acquisition of VMware, many CIOs have considered whether to drop VMware from their IT portfolios. But because the popular virtualization platform can be too expensive and pervasive to replace even if they may want to, they may find themselves with a mainframe-type of dilemma. The comparison of VMware to mainframes started as a bit of a joke for Gartner vice president analyst Michael Warrilow but the analogy holds up, to a point, he says.

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What role does LLM reasoning play for software tasks?

Martin Fowler

Recent LLM models have provided reasoning capabilities. Birgitta Böckeler asks what role these play with coding tasks. She doesn't have an answer, but does have questions and thoughts - and has not found such capabilities worthwhile so far.

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The 2025 Recruitment Playbook

The 2025 Recruitment Playbook by Procom is a strategic guide tailored for hiring managers to navigate the evolving talent landscape. Highlighting innovations like AI-driven tools and data analytics, the playbook empowers leaders to streamline processes, enhance candidate experiences , and foster diversity and inclusion. It provides actionable insights for every recruitment stage—from sourcing and screening to onboarding and retention.

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Turning bugs into business insights with Agile

Agile Alliance

In this Agile success story, a Siemens QA team transformed bug management by leveraging data, collaboration, and machine learning to improve software quality and efficiency. The post Turning bugs into business insights with Agile first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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China-linked Espionage Tools Used in Ransomware Attacks

Symantec

Espionage actor may be moonlighting as RA World attacker.

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The lazy CIO’s guide to better IT investment

CIO

If youre like most CIOs, youre under pressure to introduce exciting new technological capabilities to the enterprise at large, promoting visions of digital transformation, generative AI, AGI, AI transformation, agentic AI, or some other version of being an FBC CIO thats Fully Buzzword Compliant for those who havent joined the AFC (Acronymic Fan Club).

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GenAI Patterns: Reranker

Martin Fowler

LLMs struggle with large amounts of context. Bharani Subramaniam and I explain how to mitigate this common RAG problem with a Reranker which takes the document fragments from the retriever, and ranks them according to their usefulness.

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Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

As more workplaces embrace emerging technology, research warns that prolonged use of AI can erode our cognitive abilities.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Bridging the Data Divide: How Confluent and Databricks Are Unlocking Real-Time AI

Confluent

An expanded partnership between Confluent and Databricks dramatically simplifies the integration between analytical and operational systems.

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Can serverless fix fintech’s scaling problem?

CIO

Technology leaders in the financial services sector constantly struggle with the daily challenges of balancing cost, performance, and security the constant demand for high availability means that even a minor system outage could lead to significant financial and reputational losses. Add to this the escalating costs of maintaining legacy systems, which often act as bottlenecks for scalability.

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GenAI Patterns: Query Rewriting

Martin Fowler

Users often have difficulty writing the most effective queries. Bharani Subramaniam and I explain Query Rewriting : getting an LLM to formulate alternative queries to send to a RAG's retriever.

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Will China Adopt A Public Active Defense Strategy in Cyberspace?

Ooda Loop

A Chinese cybersecurity company recently published an annual report in which it disclosed that it had recorded more than 1,300 advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks against 14 critical sectors in China in 2024. The post Will China Adopt A Public Active Defense Strategy in Cyberspace? appeared first on OODAloop.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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I tried to replace my laptop with the Galaxy S25 Ultra - and it changed how I work

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

A little-known Samsung feature lets you turn your phone into a desktop by connecting it to a monitor or TV. Just be sure your go-to apps are compatible.

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Preparing for AI

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Submit a proposal for a talk at our new virtual conference, Coding with AI: The End of Software Development as We Know It.Proposals must be submitted by March 5; the conference will take place April 24, 2025, from 11AM to 3PM EDT. When tools like GitHub Copilot first appeared, it was received wisdom that AI would make programming easier. It would be a boon to new programmers at the start of their careers, just learning a few new programming languages.

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From Unfocused To Unstoppable: 5 Lessons I Learned Scaling My Startup With ADHD

Crunchbase News

By Bogdan Nesvit Founding a startup is one of the toughest career paths you can take evidenced by the 90% that are unsuccessful, 21% of which fail within the first year. In an environment where the odds are stacked against you, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, compounds the challenges founders face. Research shows that 80% of those with ADHD experience work-related struggles, while 69% of neurodivergent people suffer from impostor syndrome, which puts many off pursuing entrepr

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Amazon Q Business simplifies integration of enterprise knowledge bases at scale

AWS Machine Learning - AI

In this new era of emerging AI technologies, we have the opportunity to build AI-powered assistants tailored to specific business requirements. Amazon Q Business , a new generative AI-powered assistant, can answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on data and information in an enterprises systems. Large-scale data ingestion is crucial for applications such as document analysis, summarization, research, and knowledge management.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Perplexity is the AI tool Gemini wishes it could be

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Here's why I stick with Perplexity over Google's Gemini for AI assistance, even on my Android phone.

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How AI Can Help Managers Think Through Problems

Harvard Business Review

Make it a partner in strategic thinking, leadership development, and decision-making.

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The future of work: AI PCs with Intel at the core

CIO

The market for AI PCs is gaining momentum. According to Canalys, 19% of PCs shipped in 2024 included dedicated low power AI processing chips (NPUs or Neural Processing Units) and this figure is projected to soar to 60% by 2027,, with the commercial sector leading the charge.[ 1 ] As businesses look to stay competitive in an AI-driven world, choosing the right technology will be critical to success.

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AI Is Just Getting Started. Here Are 4 Ways To Prepare For The Next Leap Forward 

Crunchbase News

By Yotam Kramer Despite the perception of many, as we enter 2025 AI is still in the very early stages of its adoption. In fact, while the technology has been in development for a number of decades, its application has only recently become a reality for the majority of enterprises. While large language models such as the offerings from OpenAI may have taken much of the oxygen out of the room, it represents just one example of where AI can add value.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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StackGen’s New Migration Engine: A DevOps Game-Changer for Multi-Cloud Transitions

DevOps.com

StackGen introduces automated cloud-to-cloud migration capabilities, eliminating manual infrastructure work while maintaining security and compliance. Here's what DevOps teams need to know.

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A major Gemini feature is now free for all users - no Advanced subscription required

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Google is making a very useful Gemini featur available to everyone for free. The AI is also getting a little smarter today.

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When Your Job Breaks Your Heart

Harvard Business Review

An interview with author Morra Aarons-Mele on how to recover from professional heartbreak.

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Cerealto’s pursuit to find the right blend of tech and business targets

CIO

The mission of aligning Cerealtos IT with business objectives is the ongoing responsibility of CIO Juan Manuel Garca Dujo. After more than a decade leading the digital transformation and cybersecurity initiatives of the services company, hes managed to forge a synergy where tech and information security are established as fundamental pillars for business success.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Redis as a Primary Database for Complex Applications

Dzone - DevOps

First, we will see what Redis is and its usage, as well as why it is suitable for modern complex microservice applications. We will talk about how Redis supports storing multiple data formats for different purposes through its modules. Next, we will see how Redis, as an in-memory database, can persist data and recover from data loss. Well also talk about how Redis optimizes memory storage costs using Redis on Flash.

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Achieve ~2x speed-up in LLM inference with Medusa-1 on Amazon SageMaker AI

AWS Machine Learning - AI

This blog post is co-written with Moran beladev, Manos Stergiadis, and Ilya Gusev from Booking.com. Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized the field of natural language processing with their ability to understand and generate humanlike text. Trained on broad, generic datasets spanning a wide range of topics and domains, LLMs use their parametric knowledge to perform increasingly complex and versatile tasks across multiple business use cases.

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How fake security reports are swamping open-source projects, thanks to AI

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Patch spam contains code that is downright wrong and nonfunctional. Even worse: It can introduce new vulnerabilities or backdoors. What's a developer to do?