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6 Traits That Define DevSecOps

DevOps.com

How do we define DevSecOps? A combination of DevOps and security is readily apparent, but the philosophy goes much deeper. In a recent eBook, The State of DevSecOps, we asked industry experts to define what DevSecOps meant to them. Below, we’ve condensed their answers into five core attributes. Following these principles, CIOs or CTOs now […].

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The Last Step In The Journey To Leadership Greatness

Terry Starbucker

As a good more human leader, you’ve framed your vision, set your strategy, built your model, hired your team, designed your processes, set expectations, established a culture of accountability , and pushed confidently forward on executing your path to success. But yet, there’s one last thing that you need to do to get it all from “just good” to true greatness.

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Cyber security fatigue: what is it and how can your business avoid it?

Strategy Driven

Cyber security fatigue occurs when people become overwhelmed by cyber security issues , to the point they start ignoring security best practice, treating threats less seriously, and missing important warning signs. Unfortunately, it is still the case that humans are the weak link in cyber security – and cyber fatigue has a role to play in this. Most businesses understand that they need to provide their staff with cyber security training.

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Three Scales of Organizational Change

Change Starts Here

I’ve often heard people say something along the lines of, “Organizations don’t change, individuals do,” which implies that the focus of our attention as change agents should be on individuals, not the organization.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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7 Technologies You Need to Know for Artificial Intelligence

CTOvision

Artificial Intelligence. Everybody wants it. Everybody knows they need to invest in pilots and initial projects. Yet getting those projects into production is hard, and most companies still aren’t in with both feet. If you aren’t hands-on with the projects yourself, you may have heard a lot of different terminologies. You may be wondering what it […].

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How DevOps Teams Can Skill Up on DataOps

DevOps.com

If you’re a DevOps engineer, you probably don’t think of data operations as a key part of your job. You help to write code and deploy and manage applications, while someone else handles data management and analytics, right? Probably not. Although it might be comforting to imagine that every company has a dedicated team of […]. The post How DevOps Teams Can Skill Up on DataOps appeared first on DevOps.com.

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NLP With Google Cloud Natural Language API

Toptal

Natural language processing (NLP) has become one of the most researched subjects in the field of AI. This interest is driven by applications that have been brought to market in recent years. In this article, Toptal Deep Learning Developer Maximilian Hopf introduces you to Google’s Natural Language API and Google AutoML Natural Language.

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AI for IT Operations: All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

DevOps.com

Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is becoming a critical tool for organizations attempting to bring automation quickly to network management and IT problem resolution. However, many organizations are still unsure how to deploy AIOps for the most value and to net the full, promised results. Perhaps the challenges come from not looking beyond data […].

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How the Stars are Aligning Around Zero Trust

Symantec

The proper implementation of Zero Trust depends upon a well-defined strategy focused on a holistic approach towards protecting your data wherever it resides

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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How to Rethink Sprint Retrospectives to Shape a Better Culture

DevOps.com

If you have been in a scrum team (or even an agile software development team), you most certainly have had or heard about sprint retrospectives or gone through them. They often happen after the team showcases the work done during the sprint reviews or demos. The original intent behind retrospectives is to help the team […]. The post How to Rethink Sprint Retrospectives to Shape a Better Culture appeared first on DevOps.com.

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How to govern AI in your organization: 6 tips

CTOvision

Read Alison DeNisco Rayome list six tipis for organizations to implement AI optimally on Tech Republic : As more organizations adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into daily workflows, they must consider how to govern these algorithms to avoid inaccuracies and bias, according to KPMG’s Controlling AI report, released last week.

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Get beyond short-term: Secure your apps by stage and role

TechBeacon

For the second year in a row, insecure software applications have been the main culprit of breaches, according to Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report. But applying methods for shoring up your applications by stage and role will help.

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The fourth Industrial revolution emerges from AI and the Internet of Things

CTOvision

Big data, analytics, and machine learning are starting to feel like anonymous business words, but they’re not just overused abstract concepts—those buzzwords represent huge changes in much of the technology we deal with in our daily lives. Some of those changes have been for the better, making our interaction with machines and information more natural […].

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

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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Three Essential Components of Small Business Sustainability Strategies

CEO Insider

Small business sustainability strategies don’t just promote energy efficiency and social responsibility. They can improve a brand’s reputation, particularly with younger, socially conscious consumers. They can also help organizations strengthen their position in the marketplace. Sustainability requires a balance of tactics. It involves reducing a business’s carbon footprint and maintaining long-term operational and financial health.

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AI World Conference and Expo 23-25 Oct 2019 in Boston: The intersection of AI and Business

CTOvision

CTOvision and the due diligence consultancy OODA LLC will be sponsoring AI World 2019, the largest independent business event focused on the state of the practice of AI in the enterprise. Register with our discount code (see below) for deep savings. The AI World 3-day program delivers a comprehensive spectrum of content, networking, and business […].

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Crypto-mining Attack: The Container Security Demo that Went Terribly Right

Aqua Security

Sometimes life, a.k.a., the internet, throws us a bone when it comes to running demonstrations on security tools.

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The President Gets A Daily Brief, Shouldn’t you get one too?

CTOvision

OODA Loop provides actionable intelligence, analysis, and insight on global security, technology, and business issues. Our free newsletter keeps our readers up to date on a daily basis, and our special reports and advisories provide insights for those that need deeper insights into key markets and topics of executive interest. OODALoop offers additional insights and […].

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

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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More Than Code: Our 2019 Cross-Disciplinary Hackathon

Praxent

We’re redefining “Hackathon.” Traditionally a computer-programming–focused event, hackathons often involve coders going deep to refine their craft and explore new technologies. This year, we’re tapping into the benefits of cross-disciplinary hackathons, structured around well-rounded teams with clear vision and purpose. These teams exhibit a balance of talents, including engineering, design, user research and project management.

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Big Data Is Dead. Long Live Big Data AI.

CTOvision

Read Gil Press write about big data artificial intelligence on Forbes : In December 2014, I asked whether we were at the beginning of “the end of the Hadoop bubble.” I kept updating my Hadoop bubble watch (here and here) through the much-hyped IPOs of Hortonworks and Cloudera. The question was whether an open-source distributed […].

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7 Things a Mobile App Development Company in Detroit Can Do for Your Business

KitelyTech

The internet has taken on a life of its own. It’s a whole other world where people shop, communicate, watch films, games and so much more. With the internet being a constantly evolving and growing world, applications are the DNA that gives it life. Because of the internet’s rapid expansion, app development companies are vital to the business market.

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In Fierce AI Race, Everybody Wants This New Human-Like Chip

CTOvision

Simon Knowles, chief technology officer of Graphcore Ltd., is smiling at a whiteboard as he maps out his vision for the future of machine learning. He uses a black marker to dot and diagram the nodes of the human brain: the parts that are “ruminative, that think deeply, that ponder.” His startup is trying to […].

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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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Kicking Off Summer Together as a Company

Linux Academy

Linux Academy has grown immensely over the past year, so we decided to celebrate and kick off summer together as a company! We previously held a companywide meet-up in December but already a lot has changed! 1 year ago, we had 100 employees on the team. In 2019 today, we have 154 employees! Since April 1 of this year, we’ve hired 39 new team members.

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Symantec Mobile Threat Defense: A Snapshot of Mobile Security Incidents in Q2 2019

Symantec

Threats associated with risky apps, iOS-device hacking and mobile phishing were among the major incidents

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Happy 4th Birthday, ParkMyCloud! Cloud Optimization Year in Review

ParkMyCloud

It’s that time of year again at ParkMyCloud’s cloud optimization headquarters. Summer is in full swing, the 4 th of July is on Thursday, and the USWNT is in World Cup semi-finals – let’s GO USA. And, of course, ParkMyCloud is four years old. . Anniversaries in Review. We always like to take a moment of reflection on these anniversaries –– here are our previous ones, if you’re curious: July 2016: Happy First Birthday, ParkMyCloud !

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IoT: Learn to speak the language

Beyond B2B

Software AG has been named a “visionary” by industry analyst firm Gartner in in its “Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms, Q2 2019.”.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Preparing for PCI DSS 4.0

Coalfire

PCI DSS 4.0 is currently in its request for comments (RFC) process, where the industry can provide comments and feedback to help shape the next iteration. This process is initially open to the participating organizations – members that help steer and inform the PCI SSC based on their experiences. The RFC period for PCI DSS 4.0 ends in November 2019, and the council hopes to release PCI DSS 4.0 toward the end of 2020.

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CodeSOD: Answer the Questions on this Test

The Daily WTF

Jake works in Python. Python is a very flexible language, and Jake has some co-workers who like to exploit it as much as possible. Specifically, they’re notorious for taking advantage of how any symbol can be redefined, as needed. Is int a built-in function? Yes. But what if you want to have a variable called int ? No problem! Just go ahead and do it.

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Navigating interoperability in multi-cloud models

Accenture

Cloud interoperability emerges as an essential element as the enterprises try to collaborate efficiently across different cloud platforms. Read more.

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