Survey Surfaces Increasing Reliance on AI to Develop Software
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 5, 2023
AI is already being used in code writing, code review, quality assurance/testing, debugging and design and architecture, according to a recent survey.
The early returns on gen AI for software development
CIO
MARCH 12, 2024
Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Early use cases include code generation and documentation, test case generation and test automation, as well as code optimization and refactoring, among others.
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Investors share how infrastructure as code is taking over DevOps
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Infrastructure as code (IaC) has been gaining wider adoption among DevOps teams in recent years, but the complexities of data center configuration and management continue to create problems — and opportunities. We surveyed top investors in IaC startups to find out more. Sri Pangulur , partner, Tribe Capital.
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IT staff shortages damage the bottom line: IDC report
CIO
MAY 15, 2024
Nearly two thirds of the IT executives surveyed said “a lack of skills has resulted in missed revenue growth objectives, quality problems, and a decline in customer satisfaction. And the situation is not expected to get any better,” according to the report. trillion in delays, quality issues, and revenue loss.”
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Cybersecurity Due Diligence: Now a best practice in Merger & Acquisition (M&A)
CTOvision
MARCH 14, 2017
In a recent post on the Cooley M&A website titled Cybersecurity Diligence in M&A Transactions , Cooley partners Andrew Lustig and Randy Sabett bring clarity to a clear trend in the marketplace: cybersecurity diligence is now a part of the M&A diligence assessment. The Verizon/Yahoo!
Lack of IT alignment hampers migration to SAP S/4HANA, report says
CIO
AUGUST 1, 2022
Just 12% of current and intended SAP ERP users responding to a LeanIX survey have completed the transition to S/4HANA, SAP’s cloud-based ERP suite that runs on the HANA in-memory database. The survey polled 100 enterprise architects, IT managers and other IT practitioners across US and Europe.
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Cloud Security: 5 Key Takeaways from the SANS DevSecOps Survey
Tenable
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Check out key highlights from the “SANS 2022 DevSecOps Survey.”. Organizations continue to mature DevSecOps – the alignment of development, operations and security teams, tools and processes – but improving their security posture isn’t getting easier due to newer, more complex challenges. Improved communications among dev, sec and ops.
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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!
Apiumhub
JUNE 22, 2022
We are delighted to announce the release of our new book “ Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture ”. Global Software Architecture Summit for meeting all these software architects, who push me forward and who generate interesting discussions.
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94% of enterprises are overspending in the cloud: report
CIO
AUGUST 5, 2022
In a survey that saw participation of over 1,000 IT decision makers across North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, 94% of respondents said their organizations had notable, avoidable cloud spend due to a combination of factors including underused, overprovisioned resources, and lack of skills to utilize cloud infrastructure.
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Book review: Accelerate
Henrik Warne
MAY 26, 2019
The book Accelerate details the findings of four years of research on how DevOps affects various outcomes, such as software delivery tempo and stability, as well as the organizations’ profitability and market share. Software Delivery Performance. Many aspects of software development are hard to measure.
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Innovative data integration in 2024: Pioneering the future of data integration
CIO
MAY 8, 2024
This helps reduce the points of failure due to human intervention. This is crucial for extracting insights from text-based data sources like social media feeds, customer reviews, and emails. However, it’s important to consider some potential drawbacks of serverless architecture. billion by 2025.
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Sustainable Software Talks and Latest News About Green Software
Apiumhub
DECEMBER 27, 2023
In recent months, Apiumhub has hosted insightful sustainable software talks featuring two great speakers addressing the intersection of software engineering and environmental sustainability. Green Software Foundation’s Guidelines Freeman introduced the Software Carbon Intensity Guide developed by the Green Software Foundation.
7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge
CIO
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
After all, 41% of employees acquire, modify, or create technology outside of IT’s visibility , and 52% of respondents to EY’s Global Third-Party Risk Management Survey had an outage — and 38% reported a data breach — caused by third parties over the past two years.
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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability
CIO
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey found that 71% of global IT decision-makers agree that sustainability strategy and practices are critical to the longevity of their business, and 65% said their companies would only work with IT partners who can prove they meet key carbon-reduction targets.
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Modernizing applications: the importance of reducing technical debt
CIO
APRIL 27, 2023
Technical debt can be defined as the accumulation of legacy systems and applications that are difficult to maintain and support, as well as poorly written or hastily implemented code that increases risk over time. Learn more about Protiviti’s Innovation vs. Technical Debt Tug of War survey results.
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[Survey 2018] The State of Accountability in Dev and Ops
OverOps
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Take our 5 minutes survey about DevOps, tools and error resolution practices and you might win an Amazon Gift Card worth $300! Over the past few years, we have seen the emergence of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), introducing a more collaborative approach to delivering reliable software. Take the Survey.
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Sprig raises $30M to help companies gauge users’ reactions to products
TechCrunch
AUGUST 2, 2022
Sprig , a startup offering tools for user and software product research, today announced that it raised $30 million in a funding round from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, First Round Capital, Elad Gil and Figma Ventures. Sprig provides surveys and templates for research teams conducting user experience studies. Image Credits: Sprig.
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Contentstack raises $80M to grow its headless CMS platform for the enterprise
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
“Composable architectures ensure that enterprises can innovate swiftly, deploy new features rapidly, and remain agile in the face of digital disruption. But Sampat makes the case that Contentstack is the only CMS offering automation capabilities that don’t require code.
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Software Outsourcing: Why CEOs Love It
Gorilla Logic
MAY 19, 2021
Should you build software in-house or outsource it? KPMG reports that 67 percent of tech leaders struggle to find the right tech talent, and 22 percent of organizations surveyed by Coding Sans ranked increasing development capacity as their top challenge. Software outsourcing: the CEO’s best (not so) new business strategy.
6 strategic imperatives for your next data strategy
CIO
JUNE 23, 2023
According to the MIT Technology Review Insights Survey, an enterprise data strategy supports vital business objectives including expanding sales, improving operational efficiency, and reducing time to market. The problem is today, just 13% of organizations excel at delivering on their data strategy.
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Interesting facts about software development: statistics 2018
Apiumhub
JULY 9, 2018
To get the full report with Interesting facts about software development, click here. Sneak peek: interesting facts about software development. As we all know, software development is a fast-changing field. Almost every year we see new languages, software architectures, containers, methodologies, etc.
Software outsourcing: interesting statistics, predictions, facts, and key players
Apiumhub
MARCH 9, 2023
Traditionally, companies outsourced simple projects because they were concerned that the outsourcing providers may not have the expertise to execute complex software development projects. Software outsourcing predictions Looming recessions are creating a sense of uncertainty for midmarket technology companies.
11 ways to reduce your IT costs now
CIO
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The need to reorient IT’s budget toward future opportunities is one big reason CIOs are reviewing their IT portfolios now. West Monroe’s Tanowitz agrees, saying, “There’s cloud spend where immature governance approaches have resulted in excess consumption that can be reduced when a holistic cloud architecture approach is taken.”
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Why Companies Are Moving Their Analytics to AWS Cloud
Datavail
AUGUST 4, 2021
According to a 2020 survey by MicroStrategy , 47 percent of organizations have already moved their analytics platform into the cloud, while another 42 percent have a hybrid cloud/on-premises analytics solution. Before executing any cloud migration, organizations need to perform due diligence and develop a clear strategy.
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CIO playbook: Rebalancing your portfolio in a multicloud world
CIO
JULY 17, 2023
Fifty-three percent of IT decision makers said they were moving workloads out of public clouds to other locations, compared to 45% of respondents who are moving from datacenters, 40% from colos, and 34% from edge environments, according to an internal Dell survey 1. Other micro-trends are emerging. Cloud rebalancing or optimization?
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Pros Say How AI Is Changing Their Work, While the FBI Reports Ransomware Hit Critical Infrastructure Hard in 2023
Tenable
MARCH 8, 2024
Plus, a survey shows how artificial intelligence is impacting cybersecurity jobs. That’s according to ISC2’s survey “AI in Cyber 2024: Is the Cybersecurity Profession Ready?” More than 40% of ransomware attacks last year impacted critical infrastructure. Meanwhile, MITRE updated a database about insider threats. And much more!
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Is Java Still Popular with Software Developers?
Datavail
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
What are software developers doing with Java? Creating web applications is probably the most well-known Java use case in software development. Developers can produce simple code using Java and it offers a high level of security. The post Is Java Still Popular with Software Developers? How Java is Used Today.
What do software engineers do?
Openxcell
APRIL 19, 2022
Software engineering jobs carry a whole lot of hype around it. Regardless of the toil a software engineer goes through, it is certainly a well-paying career profile that has a bright future. Now that the world’s existence is going to rely mostly on technologies, a software engineer job is certainly going to offer great opportunities.
Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA and NSA Dive into CI/CD Security, While MITRE Ranks Top Software Weaknesses
Tenable
JULY 14, 2023
Plus, check out the 25 most dangerous software weaknesses. MCAs (malicious cyber actors) can multiply impacts severalfold by exploiting the source of software deployed to multiple operational environments,” the guide reads. “By These weaknesses lead to serious vulnerabilities in software. Learn about the guidance from the U.S.
Software Developer vs Software Engineer Differences: Bogus or Real
Codegiant
AUGUST 27, 2020
From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: “ The difference between a software developer and a software engineer is the same as the difference between a c**k and penis. ”?—?Unknown. So, today’s topic… Software Developers vs Software Engineers Personally, it pisses me off. They are all about SEO. You’re like an overseer.
AI-powered videoconferencing platform Headroom raises $9M
TechCrunch
AUGUST 25, 2022
Headroom , a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures. “There has been a slow rollout of AI features (e.g.,
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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment
CIO
JANUARY 10, 2024
To gain that insight he monitors ongoing usage and meets weekly or biweekly with internal business leaders — and with Microsoft, the city’s primary cloud service provider, to review current and future needs. Understand your licensing schemes and usage policies, which can be very complicated,” says McMasters. Then there’s housekeeping.
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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold
CIO
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. This applies to his IT group as well, specifically, in using AI to automate the review of customer contracts, Nardecchia says.
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Software Architect Role, Skills, and Impact on Product Success
Altexsoft
JUNE 16, 2020
There is no better job in 2020 than a software architect. So says job search engine Indeed in its recent survey. Let’s see why software architects rank so high and what value they bring to companies. Who is a software architect. How a software architect fits into the organization structure. This expert defines.
Digital transformation isn’t possible without cybersecurity
Modus Create
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Preventing security breaches is a top challenge for 40% of organizations surveyed in our research report. Prioritizing data security Data security involves a wide array of specific skills — from information architecture to understanding regulatory requirements. The good news?
Improving Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance with Sovereign Cloud
CIO
MAY 4, 2023
Sovereignty and Compliance Data residency – the physical location where data (and metadata) is stored and processed – is a key aspect of data privacy and sovereignty regulations Data residency laws require that companies must operate in a country and that data should be stored in that country, often due to regulatory or compliance requirements.
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The CIO at a crossroads: Evolve or become a dead-end job
CIO
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The growing use of low-code software development platforms meanwhile puts tech-creation capabilities into the hands of workers outside IT. 1 task by 2026 will be driving innovation, according to CIO.com’s 2023 State of the CIO survey. Line-of-business professionals can now use the cloud to buy their own IT solutions on demand.
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Scaling Continuous Deployment Adoption
Dzone - DevOps
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Continuous deployment helps in delivering software faster with high quality and low risk and improves productivity and efficiency. However, the automation for CD is a lot less, as per many surveys, due to underlying complexity. Most organizations have successfully automated CI over the last decade.
An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing
CIO
MARCH 27, 2024
BYD partnered with Huawei to build a 10 Gbps campus network featuring ultra-fast connectivity, enhanced user experience, a simplified architecture and simplified operations and maintenance (O&M). To support such rapid growth, the company needed the right capabilities for its R&D network and production systems.
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How architecture evolves into strategy
O'Reilly Media - Ideas
OCTOBER 23, 2018
I should start by saying this section does not offer a treatise on how to do architecture. By 2012, Harvard Business Review published an article by Thomas Davenport and D.J. Likewise, the term "architect" didn't enter popular usage to describe a role in the software field until the late 1990s. Solid doesn't mean inflexible.
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Main senior developer characteristics & qualities
Apiumhub
JULY 24, 2020
We have run a survey and collected feedback from our own Apiumhub team and in this article you find the results. . Based on our experience and on the survey we run, these are the characteristics of a senior developer: . There is a hot debate going on regarding the main senior developer characteristics & qualities. Experience.
How To Find and Hire an Offshore Software Development Team in 2023
Mobilunity
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The Concept of an Offshore Software Development Team During the lockdown, many companies had to find new ways to cut costs to survive. IT outsourcing assumes getting turnkey software development solutions from an agency, and this format suits more and more businesses. These factors promoted the outsourcing business model.
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Business or IT: Who Drives Results with Your Data?
CIO
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Among all respondents surveyed for the latest State of the Data Race report , complexity, cost, and accessibility are cited as the top three challenges they face in leveraging real-time data. Consider pharma giant Novartis (as detailed in this Harvard Business Review article ). Leveraging real-time data used to be a technology problem.
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Hardest tech roles to fill (+ solutions!)
Hacker Earth Developers Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2019
A survey of 42,300 employers across 43 countries and territories found that the demand for IT skills has skyrocketed. Software architects . The unicorns of the tech job market, software architects make high-level design choices and define software coding standards. Software architect. Software developer.
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