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Four ways to put people at the heart of Agile practices

Agile Alliance

To make humans the heroes of Agile again, organizations need to leverage the right tools in the right way — prioritizing these four factors: inclusivity, engagement, flexibility, and collaboration. The post Four ways to put people at the heart of Agile practices first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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3 questions to ask before adopting 5G for IoT

CIO

The power of 5G networks will one day usher in new generations of IoT applications, but large-scale adoption may still be a long way off. For one thing, none of the network providers is anywhere near full rollout. In the US, for example, the three biggest mobile network providers are ahead of the curve, but they still have a lot to do. According to software company WhistleOut, which compares internet and mobile phone providers, T-Mobile offers 5G coverage in 53.79% of the country, AT&T in 29

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Top Qualities to Look for in an Interim Executive: Expert Insights from N2Growth

N2Growth Blog

Interim executives are experienced professionals who can step in to fill a sudden leadership gap, manage a crisis, guide a merger, or spearhead a new initiative. They have a talent for quickly understanding and navigating complex situations. One crucial skill for an effective interim executive is managing change seamlessly. Change can be challenging and often met with resistance, so it’s essential for these leaders to have exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence , and stro

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How data literacy allows gen AI to drive productivity at Dow

CIO

With a huge amount of innovation going into the gen AI products marketplace, large, global companies must improve their ability to leverage these technologies. But what does it take to build a culture that embraces gen AI? For Melanie Kalmar, the answer is data literacy and a strong foundation in tech. Learn how she, her team, and the executive committee create a “gen AI ready” culture.

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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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Refresh of the PoEAA catalog page

Martin Fowler

From time to time I take a look at my site analytics to see how much traffic various bits of this site get. When doing this I saw that I continue to get a lot of traffic to the Catalog of Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. I put this together not long after writing the book, and it’s rather minimal. Since it still gets traffic I felt it was time for some sprucing up.

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Use the ApplyGuardrail API with long-context inputs and streaming outputs in Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications become more prevalent, maintaining responsible AI principles becomes essential. Without proper safeguards, large language models (LLMs) can potentially generate harmful, biased, or inappropriate content, posing risks to individuals and organizations. Applying guardrails helps mitigate these risks by enforcing policies and guidelines that align with ethical principles and legal requirements.

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AI insights trends in data science

CIO

IT and business leaders can learn how to help data science teams accelerate the adoption, use, and implementation of AI. In this survey conducted by Mozaic Group, more than 800 data scientists and analysts shared how they are thinking about and using AI at work. The research aims to uncover opportunity areas to help facilitate & drive AI adoption among data science teams.

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A Robust Seed Market Creates Its Own Dilemmas In A Slower Funding Market

Crunchbase News

In the first half of 2024, U.S. seed funding reached $6.4 billion, which is flat compared to H2 2023 and down from $7 billion in H1 2023. However, through the downturn following the 2021 market peak, seed was the most robust of all the funding stages. In 2022, early- and late-stage funding fell, while seed funding grew year over year. The seed train has slowed since 2022, down from the peak years, but still well above 2020 amounts.

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OpenTofu: Liberating IaC and DevOps beyond Terraform

CIO

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps have come together to completely reshape the cloud landscape over the last few years. For the uninitiated, IaC is a fundamental DevOps practice – a core component of continuous delivery. It lets DevOps teams use descriptive versioning to define and deploy topologies, networks, VMs, and servers within cloud environments.

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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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Unlocking Japanese LLMs with AWS Trainium: Innovators Showcase from the AWS LLM Development Support Program

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committed to supporting the development of cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by companies and organizations across the globe. As part of this commitment, AWS Japan announced the AWS LLM Development Support Program (LLM Program), through which we’ve had the privilege of working alongside some of Japan’s most innovative teams.

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Técnica, liderazgo y habilidades blandas: esta es la formación ideal para ser CIO

CIO

El rol de CIO está cambiando. Así lo expone el State of the CIO de Foundry, que en su edición de este año para la región de EMEA certificaba como un 90% de participantes se veía como agentes de cambio. Se asumen cada vez más liderazgo en iniciativas de negocio y de tecnología, lo que lleva a un incremento de la relación con otros departamentos, entre ellos recursos humanos, operaciones y finanzas.

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Dell Technologies at Black Hat 2024

Dell EMC

Dell at Black Hat 2024: Advancing cybersecurity maturity and enhancing cyber resilience.

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Corporación Mondragón recibe 315.000 euros del Gobierno para impulsar las capacidades productivas de la industria manufacturera

CIO

El Consejo de Ministros ha aprobado una subvención directa de 315.440 euros, realizada por el Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública, a la Corporación Mondragón para que desarrolle, a través de una infraestructura continua edge-cloud en la nube europea, aplicaciones de Internet de las Cosas (IoT) Inteligencia Artificial (IA) y procesamiento en el borde ( edge ) para integrar en los procesos de producción de la industria manufacturera.

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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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Three’s a Cloud: Dell, Nokia and Red Hat Together

Dell EMC

OTEL validates Dell, Nokia, and Red Hat certified cloud-native 5G solutions on Intel-based PowerEdge 16G servers.

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Los siete mejores casos de uso empresarial de la IA generativa

CIO

El lanzamiento de ChatGPT en noviembre de 2022 desencadenó una fiebre del oro de la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa , con empresas que se apresuraron a adoptar la tecnología y demostrar innovación. Muchos de los casos de uso de IA que hoy están arraigados en las empresas utilizan formas más antiguas y establecidas de esta tecnología , como el aprendizaje automático, o no aprovechan las capacidades ‘generativas’ de la IA para generar texto, imágenes y otros datos.

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Spring Health’s Valuation Jumps To $3.3B After $100M Series E

Crunchbase News

Mental health funding has been as hot as the weather the past few weeks. Spring Health became the latest startup in the sector to raise big, locking up a $100 million Series E at a $3.3 billion valuation — a 65% increase from the $2 billion valuation it received in 2021 after a $190 million in Series C. The new round was led by Generation Investment Management , with participation from existing investors including Kinnevik , The William K Warren Foundation , RRE Ventures and Northzone.

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The Procurement and Operational Benefits of a Cybersecurity Platform

Palo Alto Networks

The IT landscape is undergoing significant transformation with the expansion of technologies like SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and GenAI, which increase the complexity for organizations. This is exacerbated by the challenges in recruiting and retaining skilled cybersecurity professionals, which remains a critical gap given the need to enhance investigation capabilities.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Marketing in a Digital Age: The Multifaceted Responsibilities of Modern Chief Marketing Officers

N2Growth Blog

The Evolution of CMO Responsibilities in the Digital Era The digital age has undeniably redefined the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO ). In the pre-digital era, a CMO focused on traditional marketing channels such as television, radio, and print to convey a consistent brand message. However, with the digital explosion, CMOs now have expanded roles.

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Dell and SK Telecom Enhance Customer Experience with AI

Dell EMC

Insights from our exciting AI collaboration to advance the telecom industry.

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Elevate Your Commercial Strategy: N2Growth’s Chief Commercial Officer Searches

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In corporate leadership, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) guides a company’s commercial strategies. The CCO is responsible for steering, implementing, and overseeing the organization’s commercial policies and initiatives. This multifaceted role combines marketing, sales, and customer service expertise to drive sustainable growth and profitability.

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Embracing the Future: How GenAI is Revolutionizing Cloud Infrastructure for Growing Tech Vendors 

IDC

This year, the convergence of cloud computing and generative AI (GenAI) is creating unprecedented opportunities for innovation. For growing tech vendors and startups, leveraging these technologies is not just a competitive edge—it’s a necessity. This blog explores how GenAI is transforming cloud infrastructure, offering practical insights and strategies to help your business thrive.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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The AI Search War Has Begun

Ooda Loop

Every second of every day, people across the world type tens of thousands of queries into Google, adding up to trillions of searches a year. Google and a few other search engines are the portal through which several billion people navigate the internet.

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Finding acoustical delight in THE THOCK

David Heinemeier Hansson

Before diving into the world of mechanical keyboards, I'd never heard the word "thock" before. But I soon learned that it describes one of those strangely seductive sounds you can produce from pressing the keys on a keyboard tuned for acoustical joy. And now, dammit, I've acquired a taste for this type of ear candy, and I can't stop smiling as I type with a tune.

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The Global Perspective: Cross-Cultural Considerations in Succession Planning

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Importance of Succession Planning Succession planning is vital for any organization’s long-term stability and growth. A well-crafted plan safeguards the company’s cultural future by ensuring smooth transitions and maintaining key leadership roles during unexpected changes or executive departures. When done right, it serves as both an insurance policy against uncertainty and a roadmap for the company’s future talent development.

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Better than Ring? This video doorbell features all the benefits and no subscription fees

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Lorex 2K video doorbell is the company's flagship security system. I tested it to see if it was worth the money.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Lightrun Adds Generative AI Tool to Debug Code in Runtime Environments

DevOps.com

Lightrun this week added a runtime debugging tool that makes use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to identify the root cause of issues in runtime environments.

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This turntable is designed for beginners, but even experts will love its features

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Audio-Technica's new AT-LP70X series of turntables is aimed at those new to vinyl, but without sacrificing audio quality.

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Report: High Risks to Software Supply Chains are Commonplace

DevOps.com

A nine-month analysis of more than 100 million alerts, tens of thousands of code repositories, and 140,000 real-world applications finds 95% of organizations have at least one high, critical, or apocalyptic risk within their software supply chain.