Fri.Jul 12, 2024

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Green Software Foundation: On a mission to decarbonize software

CIO

Good coding practices for performance and efficiency have been part of software engineering since the earliest days. “When we were programming mainframes, every character counted,” says Sanjay Podder, chair of Green Software Foundation , an organization that aims to build a trusted ecosystem of people, standards, tooling and best practices for green software.

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Mindful spaces for introverts at Agile2024

Agile Alliance

Agile2024 offers Quiet Zones, Quiet Tables, Stoplight Dots, and an Observer Path to support attendees needing less stimulation or interaction. The post Mindful spaces for introverts at Agile2024 first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Ulta Beauty embraces low-code to deliver better CX

CIO

About six years ago, Ulta Beauty formed a dedicated innovation team to identify technologies that resonate to improve the customer experience. As the VP of digital innovation, Michelle Pacynski heads up this team and oversees around 40 innovators whose job is to leverage new and emerging tech to come up with fresh and creative value propositions for the business.

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From Adversity to Leadership: A Conversation with John Miles (Part 1)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: Clint delves into John’s inspiring journey from overcoming a childhood accident to rebuilding his confidence and graduating with honors from the Naval Academy. He explores his definition of self-leadership, highlighting the importance of hard work, mindset and behavior shifts, and the psychology of progress. John offers insights on how managers can infuse passion and purpose into their daily work and introduces the concept of being a “mosquito auditor.

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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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Almacenamiento: el gran olvidado de las implantaciones de IA

CIO

A medida que las empresas comienzan a desplegar y utilizar la inteligencia artificial (IA), muchas se dan cuenta de que necesitarán acceso a una potencia informática masiva y rápidas capacidades de red, pero las necesidades de almacenamiento pueden pasarse por alto. Es probable que la puesta en marcha de un chatbot o la adopción de un asistente de IA no pongan a prueba la capacidad de almacenamiento de la mayoría de las empresas, pero los grandes proyectos de IA con acceso a millones de puntos d

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IFS acquires EmpowerMX to bolster its aviation sector offering

CIO

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider IFS has agreed to acquire EmpowerMX, a vendor of software for managing aircraft maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), adding to the capabilities of its fleet service management suite for the aviation sector. IFS already offers software for MRO providers and airlines, including end-to-end aircraft management for maintenance, repairs, operations (MRO) enterprises, defense contract management, and ERP for aerospace and defense organizations.

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Most Active Investor Rankings Got Reshuffled In Q2 As VCs Got Busier

Crunchbase News

The Crunchbase rankings of active startup investors looked quite different in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago. First, nearly all of the most active venture investors were busier in Q2 of this year. Second, several names at or near the top of the list of busiest and highest-spending investors — including Khosla Ventures , Coatue , and Accel — were much lower down a year ago.

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¿Cómo lidiar con el aumento de los costes de ‘cloud’?

CIO

La complejidad de las infraestructuras de TI es cada vez mayor, al igual que la presión sobre los presupuestos de TI, que los CIO deben gestionar de la forma más inteligente y eficiente posible. Administrar de forma eficaz los costes de los entornos de nube es, por tanto, cada vez más importante; sin embargo, a muchas empresas les sigue resultando difícil vigilar los costes del despliegue en estos entornos y optimizarlos continuamente.

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Venue.sh DevOps Tools Extend To Orchestration & Standardization

DevOps.com

Venue.sh has launched its own DevOps platform. Initially presented as a tool catalog for software engineering teams to access throughout their development and delivery phases, the company has lofty ambitions for extending the platform’s functionality, remit and scope.

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Subscription Management in the SaaS World: Challenges and Solutions

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Skild AI Grabs $300M To Build Robot Brains

Crunchbase News

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. After a quiet holiday week, investors were back in action dishing out big rounds to startups in robotics, biotech, healthcare and more. Half a dozen rounds hit nine figures — perhaps a good sign for startups for the rest of summer. 1.

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Embracing Originality and Adaptability: A Conversation with John Miles (Part 2)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: In Part 2 of his enlightening conversation with John Miles, he underscores the significance of a learning mindset and continuous improvement while providing strategies to overcome self-doubt and confront fears. He introduces the concept of a reverse bucket list as a tool for reflecting on accomplishments and shares valuable insights for project managers.

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Living with Linux and Android after two decades of Apple

David Heinemeier Hansson

It now seems laughable that only a few months ago, I was questioning whether I'd actually be able to switch off the Apple stack and stick to my choice. That's what two decades worth of entrenched habits will do to your belief in change! But not only was it possible, it's been immensely enjoyable. What seemed so difficult at first now appears trivial, since it's been done.

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Sustainable Growth Strategies: How Top Executives Are Innovating for a Greener Future

N2Growth Blog

Embracing the Shift Towards Eco-Friendly Green Business Practices In today’s business environment, sustainability has become an essential component of corporate strategy. Forward-thinking organizations understand the need to go beyond mere regulatory compliance. They strive for business models that not only drive economic value but also make a positive impact on the environment.

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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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How to make the Xfce desktop more user-friendly

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Give these Xfce tweaks a try if you want a lightning-fast desktop operating system that's as user-friendly as possible.

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AI’s Impact on Intellectual Property, Privacy, and Ethics

Invid Group

Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Intellectual Property, Privacy, Ethics By Leticia N. Ruiz, Data Scientist at INVID Group In recent years, the rise of Large Language Models (LLM), such as Chat GPT, has significantly increased the general public’s interest in incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in everyday solutions to improve workplaces, households, and society.

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Get an Echo Pop smart speaker for just $18 with this Prime Day deal

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

An Echo Pop is the perfect way to add a little pop of Alexa to your life this Prime Day, pun intended.

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API Implementation on AWS Serverless Architecture

Dzone - DevOps

This article describes the implementation of RESTful API on AWS serverless architecture. It provides a detailed overview of the architecture, data flow, and AWS services that can be used. This article also describes the benefits of the serverless architecture over the traditional approach. What Is Serverless Architecture? Serverless architecture, also known as serverless computing or function as a service, is a software design approach that allows developers to build and run applications without

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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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How Coaching Can Elevate Your Leadership Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 262: In this Leadership Without Losing Your Soul episode, you’ll hear from Kim Ades, the founder of Frame of Mind Coaching, as she dives into the challenges leaders face and the significance of coaching in elevating leadership skills. Ades emphasizes leaders’ need to prioritize self-care, ensuring that critical aspects of your life don’t get neglected.

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7 Essential Tips for a Production ClickHouse Cluster

Dzone - DevOps

ClickHouse is the fastest, most resource-efficient OLAP database which can query billions of rows in milliseconds and is trusted by thousands of companies for real-time analytics. Here are seven tips to help you spin up a production ClickHouse cluster and avoid the most common mistakes.

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How Coaching Can Elevate Your Leadership Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 262: In this Leadership Without Losing Your Soul episode, you’ll hear from Kim Ades, the founder of Frame of Mind Coaching, as she dives into the challenges leaders face and the significance of coaching in elevating leadership skills. Ades emphasizes leaders’ need to prioritize self-care, ensuring that critical aspects of your life don’t get neglected.

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Advancing Healthcare With Dataiku and NVIDIA

Dataiku

Last month, in an insight-packed webinar , Kelci Miclaus, Global Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences AI Solutions at Dataiku, Shashank Gaur, Solution Engineer at Dataiku, and Brad Genereaux, Global Lead Healthcare Alliances at NVIDIA, shared and discussed the state of AI in healthcare and how NVIDIA AI services are helping organizations in unlocking digital health and medical imaging workflows, followed by demonstrations of seamlessly using NVIDIA AI services in Dataiku.

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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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Investing in Success: Why Executive Coaching is Crucial for Start-Up Entrepreneurs

N2Growth Blog

The Benefits of Executive Coaching for Start-Up Entrepreneurs Executive coaching has become increasingly popular among start-up entrepreneurs, and for good reason. The benefits of executive coaching for these ambitious individuals are undeniable. By working with a seasoned coach, start-up entrepreneurs gain invaluable guidance and support that help them navigate the complexities of building a successful business.

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Navigating AI and APIs in Telecommunications: Critical Questions and Insights

IDC

Discover the pivotal role of AI and APIs in the telecommunications sector. Explore frequently asked questions, investment trends, challenges, use cases, and future outlooks, alongside expert insights and strategies for navigating this evolving landscape.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Tells Tech Vendors To Squash Command Injection Bugs, as OpenSSF Calls on Developers To Boost Security Skills

Tenable

Check out CISA’s call for weeding out preventable OS command injection vulnerabilities. Plus, the Linux Foundation and OpenSSF spotlight the lack of cybersecurity expertise among SW developers. Meanwhile, GenAI deployments have tech leaders worried about data privacy and data security. And get the latest on FedRAMP, APT40 and AI-powered misinformation!

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The Succession Planning Playbook: Practical Tips for Smooth Board Chair Transitions

N2Growth Blog

The Need for Effective Leadership Succession Regardless of size or industry, every organization goes through leadership transitions. This inevitable change can sometimes cause instability and uncertainty within the workforce if not managed carefully. Effective leadership succession fills the vacancy left by a departing leader, ensuring a seamless transition and continuity in the organization’s strategic direction and operations.

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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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The best VPN services of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

We tested the best VPNs and ranked them based on speed, security, and features, to help protect you as you browse and stream online.

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The N2Growth Advantage: Accelerating Chief Customer Officer Search

N2Growth Blog

Tasked with aligning company objectives with customer needs, the Chief Customer Officer role has grown prominently over the years. As the executive in charge of client and customer relationships, the CCO ensures that all customer-facing operations consider the customer perspective. With their leadership, an organization can develop strategies to enhance the customer experience and cultivate long-term customer loyalty.

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The best Chromebooks for students in 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

We tested the best Chromebooks for students that are great for note-taking, videoconferencing, essay writing, and more.

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