Dataiku

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The stakes have never been higher in a changing world that demands constant agility and adaptability from businesses across all industries, and the race is on for organizations to fully transform with AI. That said, urgency doesn’t translate to ease. Many organizations still feel overwhelmed by the decisions and challenges that stand in the way of implementing AI throughout their business processes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s my last day of work for the year, so we’re going to have some fun. Obviously, we’re talking crypto this morning. Jack Dorsey , former Twitter CEO and present CEO of Block, the company formerly known as Square , stirred the crypto pot recently, making explicit his preferences in the larger blockchain landscape by taking swipes at decentralized internet projects that don’t fall under Bitcoin’s aegis.

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DevOps.com

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With the pressure to release more rapidly, security is shifting left within the continuous development pipeline at most organizations. This imperative is increasing with the rise of cyberattacks. Yet both a lack of training and poor visibility are stalling many DevSecOps rollouts, a recent CSA study found. DevSecOps is still a relatively new practice and […].

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With everything that has gone down at Better.com over the past 18 months, many of us are scratching our heads in wonder that CEO Vishal Garg remains employed. On December 10, employees of the digital mortgage lender were notified via email by the Better board of directors that Garg would be taking time off, effective immediately, after the “very regrettable events over the last week.”.

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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The four steps to taking charge of your Imposter Syndrome and reaching the top. According to McKinsey and Lean In’s “Women in the Workplace” 2020 report, the number of women in the C-suite grew from 17% to 21% between January 2015 and January 2020. Moreover, the 2021 Women in CEOs in America reports that 8.2% […]. The post Women in leadership on the steady rise, but can we speed it up?

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The level of waste our book supply chain produces each year is environmentally unfriendly and inefficient to a fault. Some readers have embraced the convenience of ebooks, but the majority of readers still prefer the familiar feel of a paperback or hardcover book in their hands. There is just something comforting about the smell of […]. The post The Current Book Publishing Model is Bad For Our Planet.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With traction metrics that would make any startup CFO foam at the mouth, TikTok influencer marketing platform Ubiquitous is making a big splash in the chaotic market of influencer marketing. It’s one of the fastest-growing segments of advertising and marketing, but one that brings some unique challenges; working with influencers directly is labor-intensive, but results don’t lie , and many brands are finding it’s worth the hassle.

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TechBeacon

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Adopting cloud computing doesn't spark the debate inside enterprises that it once did, and companies have many service providers to choose from, all vying for market share. But it's still necessary to get the maximum return on investment and to verify that the company is indeed reaping the benefits of the cloud, whatever the "-as-a-service" offering consumed—software-, platform-, infrastructure-, or any other.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Planet42 , a South Africa-based car subscription company that buys used cars from dealerships and rents to customers via a subscription model, has raised $30 million in equity and debt. The investment — which co-founder and CEO Eerik Oja called a bridge round — is a prequel to a larger Series A round next year. It comprises $6 million equity and $24 million in debt financing. .

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Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Since the release of Cloudera Data Engineering (CDE) more than a year ago , our number one goal was operationalizing Spark pipelines at scale with first class tooling designed to streamline automation and observability. In working with thousands of customers deploying Spark applications, we saw significant challenges with managing Spark as well as automating, delivering, and optimizing secure data pipelines.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Tackle.io , an Idaho-based startup that helps software companies sell through cloud marketplaces such as AWS’s, announced today it has raised a $100 million Series C funding round. Co-led by Coatue and Andreessen Horowitz , the round also saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners. Bringing Tackle’s total funding to $148 million, the Series C turned Tackle into a unicorn with a $1.25 billion valuation.

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DevOps.com

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In this week’s The Long View: Ruby on Rails 7.0 is go, working from home is still de rigueur , and HIBP gets far, far bigger. The post Rails 7 FTW | WFH is SOP | 586M Passwords Dumped appeared first on DevOps.com.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Veho , a startup applying technology to next-day package delivery, aims to solve the last mile of delivery — how packages get from fulfillment centers to the customer’s door. It also wants to do it with a unique flair: providing transparency into deliveries that starts with the option of when, where and how customers want their packages delivered and then real-time communication throughout the whole process.

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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Agile42

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 was another unpredictable year. Although we seemed more prepared for remote working and different ways of doing business, there were, as always, some unexpected curve balls. COVID-19 variants, hybrid working arrangements, and cancelled Christmas parties, among many other challenges, made for an interesting year of work. If there is anything we can learn from the past few years, it is to expect the unexpected.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Jamie Viggiano. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jamie Viggiano is the chief marketing officer at Fuel Capital , an early-stage venture capital firm investing in consumer, SaaS and infrastructure businesses. More posts by this contributor. Start building your brand book with a visioning workshop. 5 questions startups should consider before making their first marketing hire.

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Agile42

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 was another unpredictable year. Although we seemed more prepared for remote working and different ways of doing business, there were, as always, some unexpected curve balls. COVID-19 variants, hybrid working arrangements, and cancelled Christmas parties, among many other challenges, made for an interesting year of work. If there is anything we can learn from the past few years, it is to expect the unexpected.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Joey Noble. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Joey Noble is community manager at Demand Curve. More posts by this contributor. Demand Curve: How Customer.io’s homepage converts readers into customers. Demand Curve: How Zapier acquires customers via its homepage. If you want your homepage to convert, it’s crucial to ensure that there is minimal confusion and friction for the user.

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Gitprime

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From machine learning with SageMaker, to AWS Amplify Studio, to storage and data, this blog will cover some of the biggest announcements from AWS re:Invent 2021. Don’t miss out!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Ampla Technologies , a startup which provides financing to small-to-medium sized consumer-facing businesses, announced today it has raised $40 million in a Series A round of funding co-led by VMG Partners and Forerunner Ventures. Existing backer Core Innovation Capital also put money in the round. In conjunction with the equity investment, Ampla has also secured $250 million in a debt facility so that it can begin financing brands.

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Daffodil Software

DECEMBER 21, 2021

An overwhelming number of leading banking organizations have been adopting conversational AI to improve customer service and end-user experience. This has been especially evident in the retail banking sector where there is no shortage of competitors. Valuable customer analytics and 24/7 support are some of the benefits that conversational AI offers.

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The Daily WTF

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Dirk 's employer bought some software from a vendor, and the vendor promised that it was a cutting edge system, which was pushing the boundaries of technology. Digging through the API documentation, Dirk definitely found some unusual innovations, like the way it tracked log levels: [ FlagsAttribute ] public enum TraceEventType { NoTracing = 0 , Critical = 1 , Error = 2 , Warning = 4 , Information = 8 , Verbose = 16. }.

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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

CEO Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Many traders get into trading because they view it as easy money they can make from home in their pajamas. This really couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m a full-time professional trader and before I created my unique method for trading, I struggled to find consistent success in the markets. Another huge myth is […]. The post People Think Trading is About Trusting Your Gut.

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Confluent

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Collecting and indexing logs from servers, applications, and devices enables crucial visibility into running systems. A log analytics pipeline allows teams to debug and troubleshoot issues, track historical trends, or […].

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Palo Alto Networks

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As the threat landscape continues to evolve and organizations embark on a variety of digital transformation projects, high levels of enterprise security have become increasingly elusive. As an industry, we have often responded to each emerging threat with a new tool or technology with many organizations deploying upwards of 100 different security products on average.

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Gitprime

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Businesses across the globe are being impacted by the recent Log4j2 vulnerability. Find out how you can protect your organization today!

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Planbox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Planbox will help Rogers-O’Brien create ‘an environment that nurtures a collaborative culture for accelerated learning.’. Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, the world’s pioneering agile innovation management platform, has been selected by Rogers-O’Brien Construction, Texas’ premier builder and general contractor for commercial construction. As a leader in construction technology, Rogers-O’Brien is laying the foundation for a highly scalable innovation system using Planbox’s top-ranked innovation ma

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DXC

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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Megaport

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From mental health research to supporting children, our Megaporters rallied together for some wonderful causes in 2021. Here are our charity highlights from the year to share the festive spirit, and inspire you with some ideas on how you can give back this season. North America: Toys for Tots The holiday season is a time of celebration for most. But with 11 million children in the United States.

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