8 ways to know when you’ve done agile well
TechBeacon
JUNE 4, 2020
You'll find many measures of agile team performance and behavior out there, but the eight listed here are ones you don’t often hear much about—even though they're key to success.
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AWS Looks to Accelerate Windows Migrations to the Cloud
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ratcheting up pressure on Microsoft by devoting more resources to enable IT organizations to migrate Windows workloads to the cloud. Fred Wurden, general manager for enterprise engineering at AWS, said a Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) for Windows, now generally available, provides IT teams with prescriptive guidance, consulting support, tools, training […].
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Security Is Everybody's Job (Part 2)
Dzone - DevOps
JUNE 4, 2020
Application Security is every action you take towards ensuring the software that you (or someone else) create is secure. This can mean a formal secure code review, hiring someone to come in and perform a penetration test, or updating your framework because you heard it has a serious security flaw. It doesn't need to be extremely formal, it just needs to have the goal of ensuring your systems are more secure.
Your passwordless future: Make it sooner rather than later
TechBeacon
JUNE 4, 2020
Recent research reminds us that managing unique passwords is hard. For sure, you’re more than capable of doing it, but for the vast majority of “normal” users, it’s basically impossible.
Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration
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Stream Processing with IoT Data: Challenges, Best Practices, and Techniques
Confluent
JUNE 4, 2020
The rise of IoT devices means that we have to collect, process, and analyze orders of magnitude more data than ever before. As sensors and devices become ever more ubiquitous, […].
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Explaining Bias in Your Data
Dataiku
JUNE 4, 2020
Over the last five years, unfairness in machine learning has gone from almost unknown to hitting the headlines frequently, and new cases of unwanted bias introduced in automated processes are frequently discovered. However, there is still no “one-size-fits-all” standard machine learning tool to prevent and assess such bias. In this article, we will deal with how to explain unfairness in a machine learning algorithm.
What to Do About a Ghost Leader
Change Starts Here
JUNE 4, 2020
Have you ever worked with a leader who never returned emails or answered phone calls, always rescheduled meetings, and in general seemed like a ghost? It can be especially frustrating when you’re working remotely and have no way of stopping by their office to force them to interact with you.
It?s Time to Take a Customer-First Approach to AIOps
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) has several use cases that IT operations managers can’t deny: reduce alert noise with statistically significant outcomes (up to 80%), correlate alerts and events to uncover the critical business issues immediately, analyze data across environments to find root causes and resolve routine issues (like patching) automatically.
Under the Hood of GitOps
Dzone - DevOps
JUNE 4, 2020
To quote the English writer Aldous Huxley, "Speed provides the one genuinely modern pleasure", and how true could he be. Even in the realm of software, we talk about ‘velocity’. The fastest way of sending code from ideation to production, that is the dream. A dream that is slowly becoming a reality with the rise of DevOps and its ancillary practices such as the novel concept of GitOps.
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.
Why Use the DevOps Approach For Your Next Project?
Kovair - DevOps
JUNE 4, 2020
We often hear the buzzword “DevOps” every day, now and then on tech blogs and everywhere else. People are learning it, modern applications are DevOps.
Security Is Everybody's Job (Part 3)
Dzone - DevOps
JUNE 4, 2020
What IS DevOps? There are many definitions of DevOps, too many, some might say. Some people say it's "People, Processes and Products", and that sounds great, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with that. When I did waterfall I also had people, processes and products, and that was not great. I thought DevOps was supposed to be a huge improvement?
Why Pixel Perfect Matters
MagmaLabs
JUNE 4, 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although code, structures, and algorithms are the core of every platform, users only see the pixels on the screen. So, to them, that is what defines how useful, enjoyable, or reliable a software product is. If the front end looks shoddy, then they will assume the back-end is shoddy too. Keep reading to know why Pixel Perfect could help you achieve optimal perfection.
Connecting IT Podcast – MSP Metrics and Fundamentals with Nigel Moore
Kaseya
JUNE 4, 2020
In this edition of the Connecting IT Podcast, Jim Lippie, Kaseya’s GM and SVP of Partner Development, talks with Nigel Moore, founder of The Tech Tribe. Throughout their in-depth 30-minute conversation, Nigel and Jim go back and forth on important MSP metrics, explore Nigel’s MSP origins and more. At one point in the interview, Jim asks Nigel to pick three different daily or weekly metrics that are the most important for an MSP to track.
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.
It’s Time To Rewrite Your 2020 Goals
CEO Insider
JUNE 4, 2020
I can’t imagine that I was the only person who woke up on 1 January 2020 and announced ‘2020 is MY year!’ The possibilities, the positivity, the drive, the excitement – this was THE year! Ah, the best-laid plans of mice and men … who could have predicted the devastation of Covid-19 (other than Bill […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article It’s Time To Rewrite Your 2020 Goals are those of the author Kate Christie alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine.
See How Software and AI can Make the Security Skills Gap Irrelevant
SecureWorks
JUNE 4, 2020
See How Software and AI can Make the Security Skills Gap Irrelevant What if there was a way to increase the productivity of your current team without hiring more staff? What if there was a way to increase the productivity of your current team without hiring more staff?
How Does Deployment Automation Support Continuous Delivery?
Flexagon
JUNE 4, 2020
The software delivery lifecycle consists of the build, deploy, test and release processes. Automating each step supports the eventual goal of successful, mature, functioning DevOps: with continuous integration of software, and continuous delivery of releases. Continuous delivery means that all changes to code are built, tested, and pushed to the next stage or environment, whether.
Working with SAFe and Microservices: Learnings from Developers
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
As developers, the prospect of working for a big company might bring about feelings of oppression, rather than opportunity. Envisaging endless team syncs, pointless meetings and processes wrapped up in bureaucracy inside a set of procedures. It’s easy to imagine why some are put off. For many though, the fear comes from the thought of […]. The post Working with SAFe and Microservices: Learnings from Developers appeared first on DevOps.com.
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.
How Does Deployment Automation Support Continuous Delivery?
Flexagon
JUNE 4, 2020
The software delivery lifecycle consists of the build, deploy, test and release processes. Automating each step supports the eventual goal of successful, mature, functioning DevOps: with continuous integration of software, and continuous delivery of releases. Continuous delivery means that all changes to code are built, tested, and pushed to the next stage or environment, whether.
SAP ECC vs. HANA vs. S/4HANA: Understanding Your Options
Protera
JUNE 4, 2020
As a leader in SAP managed services, we receive many questions around the differences between SAP’s core offerings, and which would best suit an organization.
Building an Android POS App That Can’t Be Closed
Toptal
JUNE 4, 2020
It’s not every day that a client asks a developer to create a mobile app that cannot be closed, but this can be a crucial feature for Point of Sale (POS) devices. In this article, Toptal Software Developer Tudor Filip Stupariu demonstrates how he built an Android POS app that can’t be closed.
Popular Cloud Technologies for Nonprofits
TechSoup
JUNE 4, 2020
As the fiscal year draws to a close for many U.S. nonprofits, we have decided to spotlight some of the best cloud products we offer. Budgets can be tight at the best of times, and we know that many nonprofits are paying extra-close attention to their finances over the past several months. But cloud-based tools are a good investment for years to come in terms of flexibility, security, and the ease with which they can be used remotely.
Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI
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An Open Letter From MediaOps
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
On behalf of all of us at MediaOps, we are so deeply troubled by what is going on in the world around us. As we continue to battle a deadly pandemic and the effects of racial injustice, the idea of devolving into factions and hurting one another cuts to the core of our being. This is […]. The post An Open Letter From MediaOps appeared first on DevOps.com.
How UX Design Can Help You Connect with Multiple Generations
Altexsoft
JUNE 4, 2020
This is a guest article by tech blogger Luke Smith. Imagine having the ability to reach out to each and every one of your customers and personally make sure they understand and enjoy your product, all while introducing yourself to potential customers looking for a product. Unfortunately, you can’t do all this at once, and that’s why your business website does it for you.
CloudBolt Acquires SovLabs to Advance Hybrid Cloud Strategy
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
CloudBolt Software this week announced it has acquired SovLabs, a provider of a framework that extends the reach of automation frameworks from VMware. Company CEO Jeff Kukowski said that as a provider of a cloud management platform, the SovLabs framework will extend CloudBolt’s reach deeper into VMware environments that have already invested in automation tools […].
Migrate Critical Workloads with Dell Technologies Services
Dell EMC
JUNE 4, 2020
In previous blog posts, we have been walking through the benefits of optimizing your organization’s infrastructure for your most critical workloads. Now that we have discussed future-proofing your infrastructure and embracing power & simplicity at length, let’s turn to the topic of optimizing your hybrid IT infrastructure for critical workloads from end-to-end.
Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options
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History of Software Development ? Part 1
DevOps.com
JUNE 4, 2020
The post History of Software Development – Part 1 appeared first on DevOps.com.
Why Do Developers (Sometimes) Wreak Chaos on Their Own Systems?
Dzone - DevOps
JUNE 4, 2020
In the ideal world, high-load systems used by thousands of people across time zones should be able to survive – and quickly recover from – sudden traffic spikes, server outages, interruptions to Internet connectivity, and other such problems. When engineers work to proactively mitigate the consequences of aforementioned problems, DevOps folks talk about continuous resilience.
Error'd: Just a Big Mixup
The Daily WTF
JUNE 4, 2020
Daniel M. writes, "How'd they make this mistake? Simple. You add the prices into the bowl and turn the mixer on." . "I'm really glad to see a retailer making sure that I get the most accurate discount possible," Kelly K. wrote. . "I sure hope they're not also receiving invalid maintenance," Steven S. wrote. . Ernie writes, "Recently, I was looking for some hints on traditional bread making and found some interesting sources.
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