O'Reilly Media - Data

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Roger Magoulas recently sat down with Rob Thomas and Tim O’Reilly to discuss Thomas’s AI framework called the AI Ladder, which, according to his recent paper , is a framework that describes “the increasing levels of analytic sophistication that lead to, and buttress, a thriving AI environment.” Thomas notes both in his paper and in a recent keynote discussion he had with O’Reilly that “there is no AI without IA [information architecture].

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TechBeacon

DECEMBER 18, 2019

A penetration test can uncover hidden security vulnerabilities and exposures on your network. It can also help you verify that your prevention and detection controls are working as intended and identify areas you might need to strengthen.

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DevOps.com

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To keep up with the pace of innovation, testing must play a larger role in the software development life cycle The speed of digital transformation is already staggering, and it’s only going to increase. To put this into some very concrete terms, consider that: There are 7.7 billion people in the world. 5 billion have […]. The post DevOps Places Software Testing in the Crosshairs appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As 2019 winds down, I’ve been talking with a lot of clients and one thing that everyone (including me) has in common is that we’re coming in hot. The end of year cram down to get stuff done before the holiday break begins has felt crazier than ever. And, then, in a couple of weeks, we’ll wipe the slate clean and start pursuing the goals of 2020. Here’s some advice (for myself as much as anyone) before you dive into next year.

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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

DevOps.com

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It is interesting to watch the growth of an idea over time. The idea of using flags in code to do different things is as old as programming itself. Old-school configuration files used them, and they worked, so they were adapted. Thing is, given an idea that works, humanity inevitably takes it too far, and […]. The post The Use of Feature Flags in Code: Too Many Flags?

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To most people, defining a job title is the work of a few sentences. A company recruiter could pull together a few key responsibilities, expectations, and goals within a few minutes and think that they accomplished their task well enough. ] Defining a role, however, is different. An employee’s role in a company is far […].

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Increasing system complexity. Cloud-native applications are a type of complex system that depends on the continuous effort of software professionals that combines the best of their expertise to keep them running. In other words, their reliability isn't self-sustaining, but is a result of the interactions of all the different actors engaged in their design, build, and operation.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Sabrina Smith, thoughtLEADERS’ Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss ownership. In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Sabrina goes into detail about taking ownership in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This is how change happens. Cloud-native applications are a type of complex system that depends on the continuous effort of software professionals that combines the best of their expertise to keep them running. In other words, their reliability isn't self-sustaining, but is a result of the interactions of all the different actors engaged in their design, build, and operation.

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WorkingMouse

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This is a question we get asked quite frequently. It's a very difficult one to answer when it comes to software innovation, this is no one answer, the path to success is different for everyone. However, the key to finding your pathway lies in minimising the risk of failure so you set out in the right direction.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Give your automation testing process a jumpstart with Selenium. Testing is an important aspect of the software delivery process. This process of finding bugs and security flaws manually is not only expensive but time-consuming as well. To expedite the process and control cost, testers are more and more inclining towards automated testing. With test automation, QAs and testers are striving to decrease the amount of manual testing.

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InfoQ Culture Methods

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This article shows how Lean has been successfully applied to its own activities by an Enterprise Architecture team. Making the flow visible, loving problems and having fun solving them, and welcoming voice of the customer feedback were some of the practices that helped the team navigate the flow. Lean allowed them to better live to their purpose, both individually and as a team.

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Daffodil Software

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Books and their inexhaustible wisdom is no more limited to startups, students, or newbies in the industry. Bill Gates reportedly reads 50 books a year. Mark Zuckerberg reads a new book every two weeks and has a book club named ‘A Year of Books’.

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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.

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InfoQ Culture Methods

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This article shows how Lean has been successfully applied to its own activities by an Enterprise Architecture team. Making the flow visible, loving problems and having fun solving them, and welcoming voice of the customer feedback were some of the practices that helped the team navigate the flow. Lean allowed them to better live to their purpose, both individually and as a team.

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Daffodil Software

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Books and their inexhaustible wisdom is no more limited to startups, students, or newbies in the industry. Bill Gates reportedly reads 50 books a year. Mark Zuckerberg reads a new book every two weeks and has a book club named ‘A Year of Books’.

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Teradata

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Carrie Ballinger discusses the techniques for managing concurrency inside the Advanced SQL Engine and the benefits provided. Read more.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This is how change happens Cloud-native applications are a type of complex system that depends on the continuous effort of software professionals that combines the best of their expertise to keep them running. In other words, their reliability isn't self-sustaining, but is a result of the interactions of all the different actors engaged in their design, build, and operation.

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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.

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Digital Realty

DECEMBER 18, 2019

2019 brought significant innovations to the world of data centers, colocation, cloud and connectivity.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Increasing system complexity Cloud-native applications are a type of complex system that depends on the continuous effort of software professionals that combines the best of their expertise to keep them running. In other words, their reliability isn't self-sustaining, but is a result of the interactions of all the different actors engaged in their design, build, and operation.

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TIBCO - Connected Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Reading Time: 2 mins 30 sec. From the famously sparse but quaint “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree, to the whimsical, Grinch-inspired “grump” tree, evergreen trees have been a symbol of the holiday season, dating back to medieval Europe. Today, it’s a booming industry for both real, and artificial trees as well. Christmas trees, actually classified as a crop by the USDA, have become much more than the centerpiece of the holiday (for those who celebrate); it’s an integral part of the holiday landsca

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Productivity is an area that has a direct impact on the success of a business, but it is also an area that can fluctuate drastically. When you are able to keep productivity high and find ways to boost productivity when inevitable dips occur, it can help you to take your company forward and keep your employees working at a high level at all times. This is an enormous challenge for business owners, but there are a few effective strategies that should help to increase your productivity and, in turn

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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.

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PowerSchool

DECEMBER 18, 2019

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I recently finished the excellent book Kochland. This isn’t my first interest in Koch—I read The Science of Success by Charles Koch himself a couple of years ago. Charles Koch inherited a tiny company in 1967 and turned it into one of the world’s largest ones. That’s impressive! Just a quick disclaimer just to get it out of the way.

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Confluent

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The amount of time it takes for a message to move through a system plays a big role in the performance of distributed systems like Apache Kafka®. In Kafka, the […].

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Flexagon

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Merry Microservices and Happy Containers to All! Every business is competing in an environment that is constantly changing. To keep up with the increasing customer demands for speed and quality while controlling costs, IT leaders are adopting DevOps, CI/CD, and release automation. Deployment strategies are one way to release changes faster, eliminate downtime, and reduce.

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Agile Alliance

DECEMBER 18, 2019

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DevOps.com

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The integrated development environment (IDE) is an indispensable tool for software developers. Before it came along, coding was a laborious, detail ladened undertaking. We’ve become accustomed to the syntax checking and code completion features than even the most basic IDEs provide. These days we tend to forget how hard it was programming with nothing but […].

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Synopsys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Connected toys, a hot holiday seller, aren’t all fun and games. What questions should buyers be asking about the security and privacy of connected toys? The post Consumers, the security of connected toys is pretty much up to you appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.

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