Wed.Nov 13, 2019

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Developers Are Gaining Clout, and We Need to Pay Attention

DevOps.com

I’ve been watching the ascent of developers for quite some time. A few years ago, I wrote an open letter to developers in which I noted their power and collective influence over the direction of technology across industries. As creators of our digital future, developers hold incredible power—and with that power comes great responsibility. Developers […].

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Untangling the service mesh

DXC

You may have noticed that, as you run more and more applications in containers it’s not easy to get them to talk and play well with each other. That’s because instead of monolithic applications using APIs to talk to components on one machine, we now have one app here, another there and they use networking […].

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Put Limits on Your Energy Drainers

Next Level Blog

One of my favorite things to talk about with my executive coaching clients is “What are your energy givers and your energy drainers?”. That’s almost always a useful conversation because when leaders are working through their agenda day after day it’s easy to lose sight of the kinds of work and people who either give them energy or drain their energy.

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“AI is a lie”

O'Reilly Media - Data

In this interview from O’Reilly Foo Camp 2019, Eric Jonas, assistant professor at the University of Chicago, pierces the hype around artificial intelligence. Highlights from the interview include: Jonas argues that “AI is a lie”—meaning that our expectations far outsize the reality of what’s currently possible. One of the issues arising from that disconnect is a level of corporate investment in the research process that hasn’t been seen before.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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Is Agile Accountability an Oxymoron?

Agile Alliance

Despite what some people may think, accountability and Agile are not mutually exclusive. How does your organization incorporate accountability? Is it part of your organization’s value statement or part of your enterprise culture? Most companies and leaders I’ve worked with (Agile or otherwise) are not very good with accountability. Most are either too lenient (they … Continued.

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5 key elements of the next-gen security operations center

TechBeacon

Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) recently surveyed 372 IT and security professionals about issues surrounding enterprise security analytics and operations processes. The results: Cloud migration, digital transformation initiatives, and the IoT are imposing new requirements on the security operations center (SOC).

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NET Core Roadmap: Reasons to Use.NET Core Now and in the Future

Gorilla Logic

NET Core is an open-source, free, multi-platform framework from Microsoft; it replaces.NET Framework.NET Core 3.0 was released in September 2019. In this post, I will present to you a.NET Core roadmap and will discuss why to use it in your projects and what you should know about its future. .NET Core Performance Speed Stands Out. The open-source philosophy behind.NET Core, combined with its features, makes it increasingly popular with developers.NET Core is one of the faster frameworks in the ma

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Conflict: Uncomfortable, Yet Necessary with Jennifer Jones-Patulli

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Episode 29. ?Is conflict always a bad thing? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Jennifer Jones-Patulli, discuss how people tend to think about conflict and how they handle it. Jennifer provides insight and tools to use as leaders to help handle conflict situations within an organization and among staff. Conflict may be uncomfortable, but it is not always bad.

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The engineering manager's guide to the code review process

Gitprime

When done correctly, code review can help you identify bugs, ship stronger code, improve knowledge sharing and more. Here’s how to improve the process and elevate your development team as a whole.

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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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Load Balancing: Round Robin May Not Be the Right Choice

DevOps.com

Based on our experience, we believe Round Robin may not be an effective load balancing algorithm, because it doesn’t equally distribute traffic among all nodes. You might wonder, how is this possible? How Does Round Robin Algorithm Work? Round Robin algorithm sends requests among nodes in the order that requests are received. Here is a […].

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10 principles of data-driven companies

Gitprime

When it comes to shipping a digital transformation project, data gathering and analysis often mean the difference between failure and success. Get the 10 principles of data-driven companies to ensure your organization succeeds.

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4 steps to generate 20% sustainable growth

CEO Insider

A powerful mathematical law is compounding interest. The wealthiest companies and individuals in the world have this process mastered. However most companies have never connected this principle to client experience and therefore miss the massive leverage that’s available. What makes this process unique is how you can combine these principles into client experience analytics so […].

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Introduction to code churn

Gitprime

Tracking trends in code churn can help you identify when a deadline is at risk, an engineer is stuck or when issues arise with outside stakeholders. Learn how.

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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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Developing Your Team Members

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

It's never a great idea to work in a silo, but you also have make sure you're working with a strong team. Learn about how you can strengthen your team and your leadership. Today's post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS. Personalizing Your Leadership Approach Do you feel like you're investing a ton of time in your people and not getting the results you expect?

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Difference Between Smoke Testing and Regression Testing

Dzone - DevOps

Here are the differences between smoke and regression testing. Software code development and software testing form an integral part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Software code is developed by developer teams while software testing is usually performed by quality assurance (QA) teams. The QA teams perform various types of software testing for the product or software application developed and identify the defects or bugs within the software.

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Understanding the Basics of Bifrost in Maya

Gitprime

Bifrost is an incredibly powerful fluid simulation tool that's now available directly in Maya. Let's go over some of the core concepts you'll need to understand to get started with the basics of Bifrost in Maya.

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GFI MailEssentials Multi-Server

TechTalk

GFI MailEssentials is a powerful and complete solution that provides anti-spam, anti-malware, and email security for on-premises mail servers. With its new multi-server feature, it became easier than ever to use and manage in large organizations. Let’s have a look at what this feature is and what it provides. Multi-Server Feature Larger environments typically […].

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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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Technical Skills Section in Resume for IT Pros

Gitprime

The technical skills section is a crucial part of your IT resume. Candidate screening for IT positions often begins (and frequently ends) by assessing technical competence. Today we take a closer look at some tips for perfecting your technical skills section of your resume.

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Spooky Scenarios in Debugging

LaunchDarkly

Rick Zucker, an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Manager, spoke at the October Test in Production Meetup in Seattle, co-hosted by LaunchDarkly and the Seattle DevOps Meetup. He shared about spooky scenarios in debugging and lessons learned from those scenarios. “So, what are the lessons? Well, again, be careful about what you take for granted, and as always, consider corner cases that aren’t recommended but are permitted.

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Project Success: Time To Get Your Metrics Right

Mentormate

Michael O’Brochta, the renowned creator of the CIA’s project management and system engineering training and certification program, says: “The future of successful project management involves being more successful more of the time”. But what does this really mean? When is a project considered successful? Is it when the triple constraint (budget, scope, time) has been met?

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Agile Alliance Announces Agile2020 Call for Speaker Submissions

Agile Alliance

Premier industry event now accepting session proposals for those who want to present ideas, experiences, and best practices in Agile software development PORTLAND, Ore., November 13, 2020 — Agile Alliance invites leaders in Agile development to answer the Call for Submissions for Agile2020, Agile Alliance’s annual global conference that attracts Agile practitioners, academia, business, and … Continued.

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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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Tech skills of tomorrow: Software development

Gitprime

More content to make you smarter than yesterday.

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How to Read and Write to JSON File in Python

The Crazy Programmer

In this tutorial we will go through the process of reading and writing JSON files in Python. While sending or receiving data between server it can only be text, so JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a data format used to convert JavaScript object to JSON and send it to the server. Python has a module json which is used in doing manipulation on json files and for creating new json files.

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Tech skills of tomorrow: Data

Gitprime

More content to make you smarter than yesterday.

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Handling Integration Tests In a CI Pipeline

Dzone - DevOps

Check out how integration tests play a role in CI pipelines. Integration tests are a fundamental block of every project. And as such, they deserve a special treatment in the CI pipeline. First of all, let’s make a clear distinction between unit and integration tests.

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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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How to use Akka Streams or Reactor with Vert.X

Xebia

With a few lines of code you can process Vert.X streams using any Reactive Streams implementation, while preserving backpressure. The Reactive Streams helpers can convert Vert.X streams to the [crayon-5dcc19c03d9ce425223422-i/] and [crayon-5dcc19c03d9db142415081-i/] of Reactive Streams. The API is a bit confusing at first, this article will clear it up.

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Google’s plan to collect health data on millions of Americans faces federal inquiry

CTOvision

The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched an inquiry into Google’s partnership with giant US Catholic healthcare non-profit Ascension. The healthcare deal is a major win for Google’s cloud business, Google Cloud, but it has immediately raised concerns over the level of access Google will have to patient data. Ascension, a faith-based healthcare provider, […].

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6 Signs You’re A Developer (You Just Need To Learn To Code)

Coding Dojo

Thanks to decades of movies, TV shows and pop culture, most people have a general idea as to what people … Read more >>. The post 6 Signs You’re A Developer (You Just Need To Learn To Code) appeared first on Coding Dojo Blog.