Version Vector
Martin Fowler
JUNE 29, 2021
A Lamport Clock is effective to order events on a single server, but with multiple servers we need a vector of version numbers to detect concurrent updates. more….
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Orum raises $56M to help speed up interbank transfers
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Orum , which aims to speed up the amount of time it takes to transfer money between banks, announced today it has raised $56 million in a Series B round of funding. Accel and Canapi Ventures co-led the round, which also included participation from existing backers Bain Capital Ventures, Inspired Capital, Homebrew, Acrew, Primary, Clocktower and Box Group.
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Stepping Back from Speaking
Martin Fowler
JUNE 29, 2021
A personal note on why I wish to give up doing talks.
Zoom to acquire German startup to bring real-time translation to meetings
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
As companies expand worldwide, and meet online in tools like Zoom, the language barrier can be a real impediment to getting work done. Zoom announced that it intends to acquire German startup Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions or Kites for short, to bring real-time machine learning-based translation to the platform. The companies did not share the terms of the deal, but with Kites, the company gets a team of top researchers, who can help enhance the machine learning translation knowledge
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.
EventStorming as a cultural assessment
Xebia
JUNE 29, 2021
We are on a quest… As consultants, we are not only challenged by the technical challenges our customers face, but also how it affects the organisational structures and the culture. Based on our experiences, EventStorming is a great technique to expose the underlying cultural aspects of an organisation, while focusing on the value streams and technology.
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EventStorming as a cultural assessment
Xebia
JUNE 29, 2021
We are on a quest… As consultants, we are not only challenged by the technical challenges our customers face, but also how it affects the organisational structures and the culture. Based on our experiences, EventStorming is a great technique to expose the underlying cultural aspects of an organisation, while focusing on the value streams and […].
Construction robotics company Toggle raises $8M
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
New York-based construction startup Toggle this morning announced that it has raised an $8 million Series A. The round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners and featured Blackhorn Ventures, Point72 Ventures, New York State and Twenty Seven Ventures. It follows a $3 million seed round raised in late-2019. Robotics in general have been a massively popular investment target during the pandemic.
Accidental hybrid clouds: What to do when your migration is stuck
TechBeacon
JUNE 29, 2021
When a cloud migration fails, it's not pretty. Systems are left in limbo: some have been fully migrated to the cloud environment, while others are still running on premises because they've not been able to be migrated to the cloud.
Accel closes on $3B across three funds as it ramps up global investing
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Accel announced Tuesday the close of three new funds totaling $3.05 billion, money that it will be using to back early-stage startups, as well as growth rounds for more mature companies. Notably, the 38-year-old Silicon Valley-based venture firm is doubling down on global investing. The announcement underscores both the robust confidence investors continue to have for backing startups in the tech sector and the amount of money available to startups these days.
Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics
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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.
Online, Managed Schema Evolution with ksqlDB Migrations
Confluent
JUNE 29, 2021
Making changes to a database schema is a natural part of software development. Often, it’s important to carefully manage the timing of changes and keep track of them over time. […].
Forum Brands raises $27M Series A as crowded Amazon roll-up space continues to heat up
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
The number of startups acquiring e-commerce businesses, especially those operating on Amazon, to grow and scale is increasing as more people than ever are shopping online. The latest such startup to raise capital is Forum Brands , which today announced it has raised $27 million in equity funding for its technology-driven e-commerce acquisition platform. .
Fugue Aims to Simplify Securing Infrastructure-as-Code
DevOps.com
JUNE 29, 2021
Fugue today unveiled a 1.0 release for Regula, an open source policy engine for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security that comes with prebuilt libraries for implementing hundreds of policies that validate configurations on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud services. Regula is based on the Open Policy Agent (OPA) software being advanced under the […].
Duolingo’s S-1 depicts heady growth, monetization, new focus on English certification
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Duolingo filed to go public yesterday , giving the world a deep look inside its business results and how the pandemic impacted the edtech unicorn’s performance. TechCrunch’s initial read of the company’s filing was generally positive, noting that its growth was impressive and its losses modest; Duolingo recently began making money on an adjusted basis.
7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production
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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.
Best Practices for Cloud Incident Response
DevOps.com
JUNE 29, 2021
Cloud computing is now mainstream, with almost all organizations running at least some resources in the public cloud—whether software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Security teams have been scrambling to adapt to cloud environments, and with the growing adoption of DevSecOps, they are working together with DevOps teams to secure cloud systems from the […].
Digital greeting card startup Givingli raises $3 million seed round
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
While the digital revolution has transformed nearly every social interaction and communication type in the past couple decades, the humble birthday card has shown surprising resiliency. Givingli , a small LA-based startup with an app aiming to challenge how Gen Z sends digital greeting cards, is picking up some seed funding from investors betting on their philosophy around modern gifting.
Article: Preventing Transformational Burnout by Collaboration, Transparency, Feedback, and Coaching
InfoQ Culture Methods
JUNE 29, 2021
Burnout is not only an individual issue, it happens in teams and organizations. This article explores probable sources of mental breakdowns and lack of motivation and confidence along with types of burnout and describes the role agile coaches and organizational leaders can therefore play in addressing burnout. By Anna Lavrova.
SaaS-focused Acceleprise rebrands, raises $30M in new capital
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
TechCrunch has covered Acceleprise several times over the years, including a look at its mid-2020 accelerator startup batch from its three accelerators. The firm has long focused on business-to-business SaaS startups, helping them get their start in a competitive global software market. As of today, Acceleprise is now Forum Ventures, according to the group’s CEO and managing partner, Michael Cardamone , and it has a bushel of funds to power its work.
Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options
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JFrog Acquires Vdoo to Advance DecSecOps
DevOps.com
JUNE 29, 2021
JFrog today announced it has agreed to acquire Vdoo for $300 million in cash to gain a set of analytics tools that discover vulnerabilities in application binaries. Vdoo’s scanning tools, infused with machine learning algorithms, will be fully integrated with the JFrog Xray vulnerability detection tools along with the rest of the JFrog continuous integration/continuous […].
Late-stage capital is having a ‘cascading effect’ on European VC activity
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Capping off our dig into the early-stage venture capital market, we’re taking a quick look at Europe this morning. Previously, The Exchange tucked into the United States’ early-stage market for startup capital , uncovering startups using abundant seed capital to get more done before raising a Series A, while others were using pedigree, team and market size to accelerate their first lettered raise.
What is Machine Learning Engineer: Responsibilities, Skills, and Value Brought
Altexsoft
JUNE 29, 2021
In a world fueled by disruptive technologies, no wonder businesses heavily rely on machine learning. For example, Netflix takes advantage of ML algorithms to personalize and recommend movies for clients, saving the tech giant billions. Google, in turn, uses the Google Neural Machine Translation (GNMT) system, powered by ML, reducing error rates by up to 60 percent.
Orum raises $52M to help speed up intrabank transfers
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Orum , which aims to speed up the amount of time it takes to transfer money between banks, announced today it has raised $56 million in a Series B round of funding. Accel and Canapi Ventures co-led the round, which also included participation from existing backers Bain Capital Ventures, Inspired Capital, Homebrew, Acrew, Primary, Clocktower and Box Group.
How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
How to Make Your Online Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities
TechSoup
JUNE 29, 2021
One in four American adults has a disability that impacts major life activities. Often these disabilities include communication challenges, like hearing and vision loss, sensory processing disorders, and difficulty speaking clearly. After years of slow steps to include people with communications challenges in workplaces, schools, and services, the COVID pandemic resulted in a giant leap backward.
Toca Football raises $40 million to fuel its budding chain of giant soccer and entertainment facilities
TechCrunch
JUNE 29, 2021
Toca Football , a nine-year-old, Costa Mesa, Ca.-based company that operates 14 sports centers across the U.S. that are focused on soccer training, has raised $40 million in Series E funding to roughly double the number of facilities that are now up and running in the U.S., as well as to open a site in the U.K. that CEO Yoshi Maruyama describes as a “highly themed game-experiences-based dining and entertainment facility focused on soccer training.” Maruyama knows a thing or two about
Applitools Extends Visual AI Testing to Native Mobile Apps
DevOps.com
JUNE 29, 2021
At its online Future of Testing: Mobile event, Applitools today previewed the ability to apply visual artificial intelligence (AI) to applications that run natively on a mobile computing platform. Accessed via a cloud service that is currently available for free on a limited basis, the Ultrafast Test Cloud for Native Mobile offering will extend the […].
Monetizing Analytics Features
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.
IS THERE AN INHERENT CATCH 22 IN WOMEN’S ISSUES?
CEO Insider
JUNE 29, 2021
Women’s issues aren’t just for women, they are issues for business, for men and for society, yet the minute they are framed as ‘women’s issues’ or even the more neutral ‘gender’ issues, there is a tendency for whole swathes of people, mostly men, to disengage. They think it’s all over Many men seem to think […]. The post IS THERE AN INHERENT CATCH 22 IN WOMEN’S ISSUES?
Find Your Fit on Team Tenable
Tenable
JUNE 29, 2021
Engineering, human resources, product management and billing: Here's how four employees with a wide range of skills are making their mark in cybersecurity. At Tenable, we're united in a common mission: to help organizations around the world reduce their cyber risk. While the mission requires a formidable engineering bench, you don't need to be a techie to make a difference in cybersecurity. .
Set Yourself Apart by Getting Ahead of the Communications Curve
Next Level Blog
JUNE 29, 2021
Occasionally, I get to work with an executive coaching client who’s exceptional at communicating with their colleagues. When I talk with the client’s colleagues about what makes them exceptional, one of the big differentiators is that the executive shares with them what they need to know before they need to know it. As a result, the colleagues feel valued by and appreciative of my client.
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