Fri.Apr 10, 2020

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Using Small Datasets to Build Models

DataRobot

The world is going through extremely turbulent times. With the ongoing disruption of our lives, communities, and businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic, predictions from existing machine learning models trained prior to the pandemic become less reliable. There is plenty of historical data, but historical examples from before the pandemic may not provide the relevant examples needed to train a model that is useful today.

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Jumpstarting Collaboration in the COVID-19 Era

IDC

Explore seven ways to accelerate and support collaboration across your remote workforce in the face of COVID-19 with IDC.

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Thriving in a complex world of uncertainty, ambiguity and volatility

Xebia

Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity – VUCA – or simply a catch-all phrase to say “it is crazy out there”. Living in a VUCA world means we have to think differently about how we organise our organisations and projects. It is important that any organisation is able to quickly adjust their plans and structure if […]. The post Thriving in a complex world of uncertainty, ambiguity and volatility appeared first on Xebia Blog.

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MicroK8s: Up and Running in Azure

Linux Academy

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Microsoft, under Satya Nadella, has taken a new stance on open-source , which to some is a complete flip-flop from the Microsoft of the past. The “New Microsoft” is one of the top open-source contributors on GitHub and has opened the following projects to open-source: PowerShell.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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BigPanda Provides Free 90-Day Access to IT Ops Platform

DevOps.com

BigPanda, a provider of an IT ops platform infused with machine learning algorithms, this week announced it will make available for free for 90 days an instance of its software available to IT professionals working from home to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohan Kompella, vice president of product marketing for BigPanda, said the Ops […].

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SRE (Part 2): A Practical Approach

DevOps.com

In my last piece on cultural SRE, I covered the basics of defining what SRE means for your team. However, some teams may not need dedicated SRE support. This is where the central organization comes in handy. Dedicated resources are focused on building guidelines, standards, services and platforms for teams to consume that can operate […]. The post SRE (Part 2): A Practical Approach appeared first on DevOps.com.

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The evolution of deepfakes: Fighting the next big threat

TechBeacon

"Deepfake" sounds like something out of science fiction, but the threat is real, and not just in politics. Deepfakes—synthetic media in which a person in a video is replaced with someone else's likeness—are evolving fast and becoming an increasing threat to businesses, and one that's hard to counter.

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DevOps Chats: Swiss, Simple Secure Collaboration with Adeya

DevOps.com

The current situation with so many working from home has shined a spotlight on potential security issues with many of our collaboration solutions. Adeya, says they have the answer, offering Swiss, simple collaboration on a military grade scale. I sat down with Francois Rodriguez of Adeya’s executive team to discuss what makes Adeya both simple […].

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What's New in NLP: Transformers, BERT, and New Use Cases

Dataiku

The last couple of years have been anything but boring in the field of natural language processing , or NLP. With landmark breakthroughs in NLP architecture such as the attention mechanisms , a new generation of NLP models — the so-called Transformers — has been born (no, not the Michael Bay kind).

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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.

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Guidelines for Configuring Zoom at Your Nonprofit

TechSoup

As organizations increase the use of remote work tools, Zoom usage has skyrocketed. With this, some basic flaws in Zoom's native and default security have come to light, along with increased concern over privacy. In response to this, Zoom has worked to improve its security and privacy policies.

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Find Hope Again with a Solid Business Plan

CEO Insider

Many home service businesses started with a dream. The owners hoped to earn money, provide better service and higher standard of client care, grow their companies and have more freedom. So, they did what many others before them had done — they jumped in their trucks and got to work. While that’s admirable, a business […].

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LF Edge Moves Open Networking Push Forward

DevOps.com

A vendor-neutral initiative dubbed the State of the Edge was acquired this week by LF Edge, an arm of The Linux Foundation focused on defining an open source stack of software for edge computing applications. The State of the Edge project will be merged with the existing Open Glossary of Edge Computing initiative that LF […]. The post LF Edge Moves Open Networking Push Forward appeared first on DevOps.com.

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CVE-2020-3952: Sensitive Information Disclosure in VMware vCenter Server (VMSA-2020-0006)

Tenable

VMware patches a critical information disclosure flaw in vCenter Server with a CVSSv3 score of 10.0. Background. On April 9, VMware published VMSA-2020-0006 , a security advisory for a critical vulnerability in vCenter Server that received the maximum CVSSv3 score of 10.0. Analysis. CVE-2020-3952 is a sensitive information disclosure flaw in VMware vCenter Server.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

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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Three Priorities for IT Operations Continuity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

DevOps.com

The world has been turned upside down amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations that are trying to maintain best IT and security practices are faced with new challenges such as sudden remote workforces, increased COVID-19-related phishing and business e-mail compromise scams, and quarantine-imposed travel restrictions. Are you facing disruptions in your workforce, limitations in the […].

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What is Purchase Order Automation?

Docuphase

Purchase Order Automation is the method of using an automation platform to enforce and automate a purchase order approval process. A centralized software would automatically send a purchase request to the appropriate team member for review and approval. Once approved, the PO would automatically be created within the ERP, eliminating the need for data entry.

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Development Versus QA: Ending the Battle Once and for All

DevOps.com

It’s an accepted norm in software engineering that quality assurance (QA) engineers and developers will be perpetually at odds. We are so used to this dynamic that some organizations have decided it’s a good thing. They believe some animosity is beneficial, because QA has to hold developers accountable for good quality, and developers need to […].

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Who’s Attacking My Containers?

Lacework

If you’re concerned about the security of your cloud resources then you may have asked yourself: “Who’s attacking my containers?” This blog will attempt to answer that question. As described in the kill chain model, the first phase of any attack is reconnaissance. This entails some form of information gathering about the target and usually [.]. Read More.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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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A Mini Guide to Construct a Website Like Zillow

Xicom

The worldwide real estate market is a huge field of chance that is continually developing. As per Grand View Research, it must develop to over $4 billion US dollars in income by 2025. As the market develops, various doors open for real estate programming development. Considering, the expanding interest for real estate web architecture organizations and the achievement of such companies present an ever-growing strength in this field.

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Dell Technologies Bolsters PC Security for Today’s Remote Workers

Dell EMC

Cybercriminals are opportunistic by nature, altering their attack methods to compromise endpoints and access critical data. This is never truer than during times of change such as now with the overnight shift to a global remote workforce. With cybercriminals ramping up activity, organizations need to protect their remote workers starting with the devices they use to get their jobs done.

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Article: Leading through Experimentation in a Distributed Agile Organization

InfoQ Culture Methods

Change is our work as agile coaches and leaders. When your teams and organizations are distributed, experimentation becomes the primary tool to aid our change navigation. As online collaboration technologies improve and we begin to understand how flexibility and choice become critical in distributed work, modeling and teaching experimentation is important for agile coaches all leaders.

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Stop Your Video Conferencing Headaches, Virtual Reality is the Future of Remote Meetings

CEO Insider

Working from home has become the new normal. While we all make adjustments, now is the time for organizations to look to virtual reality as a viable medium for productivity and inter-team communications. With the uncertainty of a timeline around the end of COVID-19 and an increase in investments made into virtual team communication, working […].

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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GitLab vs Github?—?What Are The Key Differences And Which One Is Better? [2020 Update]

Codegiant

GitLab vs Github?—?What Are The Key Differences And Which One Is Better? [2020 Update] Gitlab vs Github? Which one is better in 2020? Which one should you pick? That’s the everlasting question, right? In order to give you an accurate answer, I’m going to dive deep into what both platforms offer and what makes them stand out. NOTE: This article is written based on heavy data.

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Prisma Cloud Helps 3-GIS Secure AWS Workloads

Palo Alto Networks

When the fiber network software company 3-GIS began looking for new methods of managing large software deployments, it knew it needed assistance to do it right. . The company, which helps the telecom industry build and manage complex fiber networks, looked to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for infrastructure support, and Prisma Cloud from Palo Alto Networks to help secure AWS workloads. .

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Clearing the Clouds: Comparing CMMC to other Frameworks

Coalfire

These days, I spend a lot of time talking to our cloud-based clients about Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): what it is, why it’s important, and how they can prepare. As one of the leading cybersecurity consulting firms and third-party assessment organizations (3PAO), Coalfire’s clients range from small businesses to the largest technology companies in the world; many of whom are offering essential services to the Department of Defense (DoD).

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The ABC of Test Automation Frameworks

Dzone - DevOps

The need for test automation framework has brewed up in the minds of many software testers. Stakeholders now understand that implementing an automation framework is one of the key factors in the success of software automation projects. From improved test efficiency to minimal manual intervention, the benefits of test automation frameworks are many. Let us take a deep dive into what exactly is a test automation framework, how do automation scripts work and how test automation frameworks provide y

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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How Telehealth Apps Can Change the Field of Medicine

KitelyTech

It is impossible for businesses to survive without information technology solutions. In the healthcare industry, telemedicine is a sub-sector that has gained a lot of popularity. Telemedicine is a term that refers to a system that uses smart technology to record care-services information on patients and guide them with the right medical care procedures without wasting time.

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CI Test Automation Strategy

Dzone - DevOps

What happens when you put two top thinkers together to talk about DevOps, continuous integration, and CI test automation strategy? That’s what happened in November 2019, when Dr. Nicole Forsgren , Google Cloud researcher and strategic thinker, and co-author of Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps , joined a webinar with Angie Jones , test automation consultant and automation architect at Applitools.

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Secrets of Successful Remote or Dispersed IT Teams

Exadel

In today’s business climate, the reality of remote work is sinking in, especially for technology teams who must continue to work to keep the lights on. As more workers move to remote settings and consumers and users begin to rely more heavily on digital apps and experiences, being able to work successfully and productively in such an environment is critical.