Wed.Oct 30, 2024

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Are enterprises ready to adopt AI at scale?

CIO

Whether it’s a financial services firm looking to build a personalized virtual assistant or an insurance company in need of ML models capable of identifying potential fraud, artificial intelligence (AI) is primed to transform nearly every industry. In fact, a recent Cloudera survey found that 88% of IT leaders said their organization is currently using AI in some way.

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Data Expo, MS Fabric, Data Mesh, and the AI Revolution. Xebia Data Q3 Highlights

Xebia

At Xebia, knowledge sharing isn’t just a practice—it’s ingrained in our DNA. This quarter, we continued to build on that foundation by organizing and contributing to events, meetups, and conferences that are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in Data, AI, and MLOps. As always, the more we share, the more we learn. We’re excited to take you on a whirlwind journey through everything we’ve accomplished in Q3 2024!

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The future of Gen AI in analytics

CIO

As businesses increasingly rely on digital platforms to interact with customers, the need for advanced tools to understand and optimize these experiences has never been greater. Enter Gen AI, a transformative force reshaping digital experience analytics (DXA). Gen AI allows organizations to unlock deeper insights and act on them with unprecedented speed by automating the collection and analysis of user data.

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Roadmap For Exits: How AI Startups Can Break Through 

Crunchbase News

By Priya Saiprasad It’s no surprise that the AI market has skyrocketed in recent years, with venture capital investments in artificial intelligence totaling $332 billion since 2019, per Crunchbase data. However, as AI booms, exit value in the United States is plummeting. M&A for venture-backed companies totals just $47 billion so far in 2024, down from $148 billion in 2021, Crunchbase data shows.

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Struggling to Scale Test Coverage Under Pressure?

When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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Why ethical AI should be important to CIOs

CIO

Salima Bhimani has been encouraging the responsible and ethical use of AI for several years as Alphabet’s first chief strategist and director for inclusive and responsible technology, business, and leaders from 2017 to 2023. At Google’s parent company, she worked with moonshot companies such as Waymo, Wing, and X, to shape sustainable businesses and global impact.

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Ways to ward off a doomed stakeholder management strategy

CIO

While new technologies have shifted priorities, the need to manage stakeholders has not, says Krishna Prasad, CIO of technology services business UST. And with AI used in almost every part of the business, stakeholders have become much more tech savvy, reducing their dependency on IT departments. But as a result, anybody could then expose a lot of company data inadvertently.

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Article: Jump Into the Demoscene; It Is Where Logic, Creativity, and Artistic Expression Merge

InfoQ Culture Methods

The demoscene is a vibrant, creative subculture where you can use mathematics, algorithms, creativity, and a wee bit of chaos to express yourself. In this article, I want to inspire you to grab the opportunity to get your voice and vision on the table, and show you that the demoscene is not only for mathematical wizards.

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Overwhelmed cybersecurity teams need autonomous solutions

CIO

Today, security teams worldwide are under immense pressure. They are inundated by increasingly potent cyber threats, especially as threat actors are now leveraging AI to enhance their attack strategies. Addressing intensifying threats The modern threat landscape consists of increasingly complex and varied attacks. Today’s cybercriminals are leveraging advanced techniques to breach security perimeters – ransomware attacks are more targeted, phishing campaigns are increasingly sophisticated, and a

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#818 Radically Transforming Network Observability with Tony Davis & John Balsavage from A&I Solutions

Modern CTO

Today, we’re talking to Tony Davis & John Balsavage from A&I Solutions. We discuss the rapid improvements they’ve made to observability thanks to their new AI tool, ScoutIt. We also dive into the real world impacts of accelerated observability, and how Tony was able to synergize his goal alongside John. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

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Subscription Management in the SaaS World: Challenges and Solutions

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How Celanese makes people central to its digital transformation

CIO

Celanese operates more than 50 large manufacturing plants across 27 countries, and has made several significant acquisitions in recent years, including Dupont’s $11 billion mobility and materials (M&M) business. At the same time, the company is undergoing a massive digital transformation. Sameer Purao, who joined Celanese as CIO and CDO in 2021, is keeping the team and company focused by making change management a core competency of his team, and ensuring a focus on value, agility, and purpo

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Diving deeper into using the Strangler Fig with Mobile Apps

Martin Fowler

Matthew Foster and John Mikel Amiel Regida dive into the details of incrementally modernizing a legacy mobile application. They look a t how to implant the strangler fig into the existing app, setting up bi-directional communication between the new app and the legacy, and ensuring effective regression testing on the overall system.

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5 digital tips for peak shopping season

CIO

In 2023, we saw a surge in retail conversion rates during the holiday season, with many shoppers making purchases well in advance of Black Friday. This year only 24% of shoppers are planning to hold off on holiday purchases until Black Friday. To help your brand stay ahead, we’ve gathered some tips directly from Quantum Metric customers, who represent 40% of the worldwide internet users. 1.

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“Write On! How Journaling Fuels Your Learning Journey”

Experience to Lead

By Imane Terrab As a child, journaling was more than just a habit—it was an emotional outlet and a way to process the world around me. Through writing, I vented my frustrations, captured my dreams, and—though I had not rationalized this as a child—reflected on what I was learning about myself and my environment. As a young adult, I realized that my journal entries provided emotional clarity and allowed me to anchor personal insights and lessons that I might have otherwise overlooked.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Mobile Benchmark: Are error rates hurting your mobile conversions?

CIO

Quantum Metric’s latest mobile benchmark report, “ How Mobile Performance Builds Consumer Confidence ,” unpacks the concerns consumers have, the opportunities to grow mobile conversions, and how mobile can finally take center stage in the e-commerce world. Let’s dive into the highlights and what they could mean for your mobile strategy. The traffic-conversion paradox Mobile phones have become our constant companions, driving a staggering 73% of monthly online traffic across industries.

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How to analyze VPC flow logs and find suspicious destinations from the command line

Xebia

In this blog I will show you how you can easily analyse the VPC flows logs and find suspicious internet destinations, from the command line. The process goes through the following 5 steps. Retrieve flow log to a text file Limit the flow log to NAT gateway traffic Removing traffic to own public IP addresses Removing traffic to Datadog Analyze the remaining flow logs But first, what can we find in a VPC flow log?

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This Lenovo laptop is my surprise pick for best MacBook Pro alternative (even for Apple users)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition pairs several unique and helpful features with the high-performing and efficient Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2).

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How to Get Ready for the Drupal 11 Upgrade – Part 2

Perficient

In Part 1 of this series, we explored the exact procedures needed in upgrading from Drupal 10 to 11, as well as the crucial platform specs. If you haven’t already read it, I recommend starting with Part 1 to get a handle on the Drupal 11 upgrade. In this second part, we’ll look at the upgrade pathways accessible to Drupal 9, 8, and 7 users, as well as give information on how to migrate to Drupal 11.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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This $99 Android phone is no Pixel 9 Pro, but performs better than handsets twice the price

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Not everyone needs a $1,000 phone​. If you're on a tight budget or you're shopping for the kids, the NUU N10 is a truly impressive budget handset.

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Revolutionizing Business Growth With Efficient Link Indexing Solutions

Strategy Driven

Efficient link indexing solutions are becoming vital for businesses aiming to boost growth by increasing their online visibility and search engine ranking. Link indexing—the process of ensuring all pages and links on a website are recognized by search engines—is a critical component of SEO. When done effectively, it can maximize the reach of a website, enhance its authority, and drive more organic traffic.

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M4 Mac Mini vs. M2 Mac Mini: Which Apple desktop should you buy?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Apple's new Mac Mini offers a big performance boost thanks to the M4 chipset, but is it enough to warrant a purchase?

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Swing States Are Also In The Middle For Startup Funding

Crunchbase News

In next week’s election, seven swing states will likely deliver the deciding vote in choosing the next U.S. president. But it’s not only narrowly divided politics that the group shares in common. From a startup funding standpoint, the swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona are also all middle-of-the-road players.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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I tested sleep earbuds made by ex-Bose engineers, and they worked like a charm

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Ozlo Sleepbuds, with their calming audio output and comforting fit, are the best sleep earbuds I've ever used.

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Compliance Automated Standard Solution (COMPASS), Part 7: Compliance-to-Policy for IT Operation Policies Using Auditree

Dzone - DevOps

(Note: A list of links for all articles in this series can be found at the conclusion of this article.) In Part 4 of this multi-part series on continuous compliance, we presented designs for Compliance Policy Administration Centers (CPAC) which are typically part of larger platforms known in the industry under various names such as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP), or Cloud Infrastructure En

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We have an official open-source AI definition now, but the fight is far from over

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Which of the three sides are you on?

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Navigating API Challenges in Kubernetes

Dzone - DevOps

Kubernetes has become the standard for container orchestration. Although APIs are a key part of most architectures, integrating API management directly into this ecosystem requires careful consideration and significant effort. Traditional API management solutions often struggle to cope with the dynamic, distributed nature of Kubernetes. This article explores these challenges, discusses solution paths, shares best practices, and proposes a reference architecture for Kubernetes-native API manageme

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Gen AI as a software quality tool? Skepticism is fading as more organizations implement it

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

IT pros' attitudes toward using generative AI as a quality assurance and testing vehicle have shifted significantly over the past 12 months, a new survey found.

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Survey Shines Spotlight on Inability to Keep Application Secrets

DevOps.com

A global survey of 1,000 IT leaders from organizations with more than 500 employees published today finds that 79% have experienced or are aware of secrets leaking within their organization.

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Apple Watch lets you translate your conversations in real-time. Here's how

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

WatchOS 11's Translate app lets you have a live conversation in two languages with another person - right from your wrist.

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