Martin Fowler
JULY 1, 2021
When you are using Leaders and Followers, you can use Follower Reads to achieve better throughput and lower latency. However there is always a replication lag between the leader and the followers, so you may need to take action to preserve consistency. more….
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
We first covered Traptic back in 2019, when it appeared as a Battlefield finalist on stage at Disrupt SF. Today, the South Bay robotics startup is announcing some major progress. For starters, it began commercial deployment of its strawberry-picking mobile robot early this month. Traptic tells TechCrunch that Blazer-Wilkinson, a top-five U.S. strawberry producer, began to deploy the technology in June, the system working in tandem with human pickers.
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Honeycomb
JULY 1, 2021
Modern software services are expected to be highly available, and running a service with minimal interruptions requires a certain amount of reliability-focused engineering work. At the same time, teams also need to build new features and improve existing ones, so that users are delighted and don’t churn. Balancing these two categories of work is a challenge for every engineering team.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
Rhys Spence. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization. Last week was a good one for edtech in Europe. GoStudent became Europe’s first edtech unicorn (IPO’d companies aside), raising its third round in 12 months and the biggest ever in the sector in Europe.
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.
DevOps.com
JULY 1, 2021
One of the hallmarks of DevOps is to improve the delivery of software. Therefore, mature DevOps systems employ continuous delivery (CD), the process of releasing bite-sized software changes on a regular basis. Amid high demand for digital innovation, streamlining this release pipeline is becoming more and more crucial for enabling overall software fluidity.
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TechBeacon
JULY 1, 2021
As multi-cloud and hybrid cloud become the norm, enterprises have come to understand that they need a tool set that sits above the cloud brands to manage all public and private clouds.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
Nowports , an automated digital freight forwarder in Latin America, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Mouro Capital — a venture capital fund focused on fintechs and adjacent businesses that is backed by Banco Santander — led the round for the Monterrey, Mexico-based startup. Foundation Capital also participated in the financing, which included participation from existing backers Broadhaven Ventures, InvestoVC, Monashees, Base10 Partners and Y Combinator.
Aqua Security
JULY 1, 2021
While Docker has become synonymous with containers, various container tools and platforms have emerged to make the process of developing and running containers more efficient. Still, a lot of the same principles around Docker security apply for protecting container-based applications built with other tools as well. We compiled 20 essential Docker security best practices into the most comprehensive hands-on guide that will help you build more secure containers.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
This afternoon Robinhood, the popular investing app for consumers filed to go public. The company intends to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol “HOOD.” That Robinhood released an S-1 filing today is not a surprise. The company privately filed to go public back in March, leaving the startup-watching world waiting for the eventual filing drop.
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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.
Dzone - DevOps
JULY 1, 2021
Introduction. In this AWSome Pipeline tutorial, I will deploy a Spring Boot microservice to AWS Cloud using the different CI/CD tools provided by AWS. We will be creating different IAM roles needed and then set up the AWS pipeline to continuously deliver software changes to our EC2 instances. I will walk you through different steps involved from uploading your code to GitHub, then check out that using AWS code stage, building using AWS Code Build, and then deploying the generated artifact to you
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
LA-based game studio Singularity 6 has banked more funding as it scales itself up and readies for the launch of its debut title. The startup tells TechCrunch they’ve raised $30 million in a Series B bout of funding led by FunPlus Ventures with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), LVP, Transcend, Anthos Capital and Mitch Lasky.
Coding Dojo
JULY 1, 2021
Transitioning from hobbyist to full-stack developer is not uncommon. Programming is one of those skills that often starts as a … Read more >>. The post How to go from hobbyist to full-stack developer appeared first on Coding Dojo Blog.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
Sanjoe Tom Jose. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sanjoe Tom Jose is a thought leader in the HR tech space and the founder and CEO of Talview. When considering a move to the United States, Indian startup founders first need to make a mental pivot to face the market they want to sell into and ask themselves how much risk they are willing to own. In the SaaS space, there are (broadly) two types of companies you can build.
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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.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
It’s a sweltering day here in New York City, and that means Wall Street is on fire, and so is Robinhood, apparently. The popular stock trading app officially filed its Form S-1 with the SEC a few hours ago to go public , where it will trade under the ticker “HOOD.” Robinhood files to go public after squeaking to profitability in 2020.
Darktrace
JULY 1, 2021
The US administration have announced that ransomware will now be treated as a terrorism-level threat. This blog discusses what this means for the cyber-criminal world and private organizations, as all levels of society adapt to the new classification.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
Edtech startup Microverse has tapped new venture funding in its quest to help train students across the globe to code through its online school that requires zero upfront cost, instead relying on an income-share agreement that kicks in when students find a job. The startup tells TechCrunch it has closed a $12.5 million Series A led by Northzone with additional participation from General Catalyst, All Iron Ventures and a host of angel investors.
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Apiumhub
JULY 1, 2021
We are continuing with our interview series ( previously we had interviewed Diego Ojeda – Android Lead at Apiumhub and Serhii Zabolennyi – QA Automation engineer at Apiumhub ) and today we have a Backend interview with Javier Gomez – backend developer at Apiumhub. In this interview Javier gives advices for junior developers who are hoping to grow professionally as a backend developer and shares his programming style, his favourite books and how he deals with the unexpected as a backend dev
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2021
This afternoon Robinhood filed to go public. TechCrunch’s first look at its results can be found here. Now that we’ve done a first dig, we can take the time to dive into the company’s filing more deeply. Robinhood’s IPO has long been anticipated not only because there are billions of dollars in capital riding on its impending liquidity, but also because the company became something of a poster child for the savings and investing boom that 2020 saw and the COVID-19 pandemi
Confluent
JULY 1, 2021
Companies adopt streaming data and Apache Kafka® because it provides them with real-time information about their business and customers. In practice, the challenge is that this information is spread across […].
DevOps.com
JULY 1, 2021
Now more than ever, organizations around the world are looking to extend their existing mainframe investments as part of larger digital transformation initiatives. As core systems of record and reliability, mainframes continue to run many organizations’ most important applications and the idea of replacing these systems comes with greater risk than reward.
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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.
Coding Dojo
JULY 1, 2021
Wondering what an API is? API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a piece of code that lets two … Read more >>. The post What is an API? appeared first on Coding Dojo Blog.
InfoQ Culture Methods
JULY 1, 2021
Each of us has an inner lizard that frets constantly about our safety. People come with brains that are pre-configured to scan everything you say for threats to their safety. Learning to recognize when you're operating under reptilian influence is a great start. This article introduces some techniques to help you manage the lizard within you along with those around you.
TechSoup
JULY 1, 2021
In order to empower more organizations to use Amazon Web Services (AWS), we've made changes to the AWS for Nonprofits Program. As of July 1, eligible nonprofits can access $1,000 in credits per fiscal year (July 1 to June 31) instead of the previous $2,000 offering. These credits will be made available for a lesser admin fee, and we hope that a greater number of organizations can now use this versatile and valuable offering.
SecureWorks
JULY 1, 2021
Cyber Threat Basics, Types of Threats, Intelligence & Best Practices Secureworks® gives you an updated look at cyber threats, types of threats, intelligence, emerging threats and today's best practices for protection. An updated look at cyber threats, types of threats, intelligence, emerging threats, and today's best practices for protection.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
JULY 1, 2021
Our reader poll today asks: When delivering bad news, how do you handle it? I’m very direct and matter of fact: 48% I soft-pedal it and try to cushion it: 29% I try to find a cheery upside to balance it out: 20% I avoid it and don’t deliver it or ask someone else to: 3% Delivering Bad News is Hard. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
Arcserve
JULY 1, 2021
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you spend plenty of time in your data center. If so, you know that your data center is evolving and changing just as quickly as the business environment around us. That means new challenges are popping up all the time.
Dzone - DevOps
JULY 1, 2021
You may have experienced the situation that an experienced team member, equipped with a large number of configured WinSCP sites, would like to share this information with a newbie team member (and all future newbies). A simple export & import will not suffice, since the configuration contains personalized authentication data (usernames and passwords, or keyfile locations).
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