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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

In addition to AI and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and other hard-to-find skills , IT leaders are also looking for outside help to accelerate the adoption of DevOps or product-/program-based operating models. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment. “The

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Systers is still functioning today and is now the “largest email community of women in technical computing” with more than 8,500 members worldwide.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

Her pitch laid the groundwork for a pilot program in which Gusto covered the cost of a seven-month, full-time bootcamp while continuing to pay McGrath a salary and maintain her benefits and vesting. I had seen others leave to learn software engineering and not come back, which is why we advocated for this program.”.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

That said, it is 100% oversaturated, and there are too many examples of strong technical founders creating “yet another” SaaS security startup. (2) There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. Interestingly, valuation trends seem to trail the U.S. by about 12-18 months.

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New sexual-assault allegations against ‘phone phreaker’ John Draper

The Parallax

READ MORE ON TRENDS IN HACKER CULTURE. He invited in Jay, who was still hoping to discuss technical topics in-depth. ”—Leigh Honeywell, adviser, Ada Initiative. We acknowledge the program may have been considered unusual, and may have brought people discomfort after they gave informed consent to participate.