Wed.Jan 02, 2019

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Best Practice Response Can Mitigate Data Breaches Quickly

CTOvision

Read why Sue Poremba says that best practice response can help companies mitigate data breaches quickly on Security Boulevard : Data breaches are fairly common nowadays but it is the time that the company takes to identify the breach and notify its users that counts. It generally takes about six months for a company to […].

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Heuristic Principles for Mobile Interfaces

Toptal

Nielsen’s heuristic principles have stood the test of time, and have been revisited to be further integrated with human-centered design for mobile—including clear definitions and design examples.

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How to Build a Balanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Budget

CTOvision

Read Jessica Davis’ tips to healthcare firms for building a balanced cybersecurity budget on Health IT Security : The majority of healthcare security stakeholders agree that cybersecurity budgets are underfunded. And frankly, health organizations aren’t keeping pace with hackers who are continuously improving in sophistication. Data security programs are still often underfunded and understaffed, according to a […].

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What To Do When Your DevOps Initiative is Failing

DevOps.com

These days, it is difficult to find someone who hasn’t heard of DevOps. Statistics show that in 2017, just 6 percent of developers worldwide had never heard of it, and in 2018 this number decreased to 3 percent. You have to wonder who these 3 percent of developers are! Companies have been embracing DevOps initiatives […]. The post What To Do When Your DevOps Initiative is Failing appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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What Does an Agile Coach Do and How Can You Become One?

Toptal

The role of Agile coach has been gaining popularity in recent years. In this article, we will talk about the different types of Agile coaches and their responsibilities. We will discuss how to effectively work with them as a project manager and give suggestions to PMs who want to become Agile coaches themselves.

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The best DevOps conferences of 2019

TechBeacon

Whether you just started your DevOps journey or are already practicing its principles, this list of conferences is indispensable. Every team's DevOps implementation is different, so it's important to know your specific requirements and see how teams like yours are following DevOps best practices.

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How SMBs can minimize damage from ransomware attacks

CTOvision

There has been a lot written about how businesses can avoid being digitally defrauded by ransomware. “A ransomware infection often starts with someone clicking on what looks like an innocent attachment, and it can be a headache for companies of all sizes if vital files and documents (think spreadsheets and invoices) are suddenly encrypted and […].

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How to Change the WordPress Admin Login Logo

David Walsh

There are numerous content management systems that thrive these days but none are as prolific as WordPress. Every client wants the ability to change their website at a moment’s notice and they want to do it themselves, and again, WordPress is the best fit for that. You fit the client with WordPress, customize it with plugins for the features they need, and give them the login URL…where they would see a WordPress logo…which cheapens the work you’ve done.

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The 3 Biggest Challenges for Tech

CTOvision

Read why Susan Fowler says that privacy, security, and cyber warfare are the top risks to American businesses in 2019 on New York Times : The biggest challenges for US tech firms in 2019: GDPR-like privacy protections, large security breaches becoming routine, and anti-government employee protests. If you thought 2018 was a bad year for tech, 2019 might […].

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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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How to Troubleshoot CPU Problems

DevOps.com

Diagnosing and troubleshooting CPU problems in production in cloud environments can be tricky. Your application might have millions of lines of code, so identifying the exact line of code that is causing the CPU to spike might be the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. This article shows how to find that needle […]. The post How to Troubleshoot CPU Problems appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Insider Threats & Insider Objections

CTOvision

Read Richard Ford’s article about why CISO’s find it difficult to implement robust insider threat prevention program on Dark Reading : There’s no shortage of good coverage in the media on the important topic of insider threats. Yet despite the headlines, according to a 2018 report by CA , only 36% of companies surveyed say […].

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The top cyber stories of December 2018

TechTalk

The top cyber stories of December 2018 Marriott data breach The Marriott hotel group revealed that the systems of its “Starwood” division had been compromised and could have leaked detailed data on as many as half a billion customers. The Starwood group includes such major hotel brands as Sheraton, Westin and W hotels, among many […].

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Top Reasons to hire a dedicated Java web development company

Xicom

Java web development is one of the most sought after technologies in developing apps, websites as well as web apps. As the world advances with the latest techniques and technologies especially in the IT sector, the development of the apps and web apps is pacing fast forward with the experts of the industry. This calls the business owner to hire Java developer who has had enough experience in creating some really unique and dynamic apps for the clients across the world.

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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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250+ live online training courses opened for January, February, and March

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Get hands-on training in Python, Java, machine learning, blockchain, and many other topics. Learn new topics and refine your skills with more than 250 new live online training courses we opened up for January, February, and March on our online learning platform. AI and machine learning. Getting Started with Chatbot Development with the Microsoft Bot Framework , January 7-8.

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A Beautiful Song to Start Your New Year

Steve Farber

“Sons Of Abraham” by The Brothers Koren is one of my favorite songs, and I had the great joy of accompanying them in this special concert. This clip is from our first Extreme Leadership Experience at the beginning of 2018, and I think it’s a beautiful way to begin 2019. (By the way, The Brothers Koren will be joining us again this year for the 2nd Annual Extreme Leadership Experience , February 21-23, 2019 in San Diego–Register before January 10 to save $100!).

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8 open source tools that will lift your OpenAPI game

TechBeacon

With the use of APIs on the rise, developer usability is a focal point for many platform architects. But creating a self-service developer portal is no easy task, and the true champions provide support that directly matches the needs of their developers.

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Representative Line: Innumerable Enum

The Daily WTF

Ah, the enumerated type. At its core, it's really just a compile-time check to ensure that this constant containing 1 isn't getting confused with this other constant, also containing 1. We usually ignore the actual numbers in our enum s, though not always. Perhaps, though, we should just pay more attention to them in general, that way we don't end up with code like Andrew found. public enum AddressPointerTable { Default, Two }.

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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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Four short links: 2 January 2019

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Robot Cafe, Surveillance Sci-Fi, Hardware is Hard, and UI Typeface. Tokyo Cafe Staffed by Robots Controlled by Paralyzed People -- Developed by Ory, a startup that specializes in robotics for disabled people, the OriHime-D is a 120 cm (4-foot) tall robot that can be operated remotely from a paralyzed person’s home. Even if the operator only has control of their eyes, they can command OriHime-D to move, look around, speak with people, and handle objects.

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Two Ideation Methods to Enhance Your Innovation Thinking

Planbox

In a previous article, we talked about one method that you can implement to enhance innovative thinking called re-expression. Today we will look at two more ideation methods you can implement in your brainstorming sessions with a team (or on your own). Revolution Method. The way we approach and think about challenges is often limited by the attributes or rules we associate with the issue.

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The Evolution of ITIL

Samanage

ITIL From Humble Beginnings to Worldwide Adoption. Unless you’re a current, aspiring, or former IT professional, you probably don’t know exactly what ITIL is. Then again, you’re reading this blog right now, so chances are, you’re familiar with IT service to some degree. Even if you don’t know exactly why or how, your work has most definitely been heavily impacted by the ITIL phenomenon.

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Enhance Your Innovative Thinking with Re-Expression

Planbox

Project management teams must be able to creatively come up with new ideas that go with the territory. Being a bottomless supply of great ideas can be difficult. Thinking about things in a different way is just plain hard sometimes. We can blame our human nature for this because we are wired to fit new challenges and information into our existing understanding of the world as opposed to challenging that understanding.

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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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iQuate Best Five of 2018

CloudSphere

2018 has gone fast, here is a recap of some of the top moments we have had at iQuate from new partners to new technology integrations. 1. iQuate launched technology integration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise at Discover Las Vegas and Madrid. iQCloud technology serves as the cornerstone of Right Mix Advisor from HPE Pointnext to deliver complete visibility into Hybrid IT estates to enable intelligent migration decisions and ongoing optimization. 2. iQuate enabled Cisco CloudCenter with iQCloud

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Integrate Your Customers into the Innovation Process with Co-Creation

Planbox

Customer integration and alignment can lead to transformation that exceeds your expectations. The more your customers realize you are committed to listening and delivering their needs and requests, the more they want to be involved and the more they value your brand. Today, customers have more know-how and request simple solutions more often. It is difficult for companies that operate isolated R&D departments to meet these innovative needs.

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How I define Lean-Scrum (how Net Objectives does Scrum)

Net Objectives

I mostly love Scrum, but I am concerned with that it: 1) doesn’t work everywhere but is promoted as if it does 2) sets up a sub-conscious resistance to go beyond it as because the case where “We do Scrum, but we do X instead of Y” is virtually always considered negative whether it is … Continue reading "How I define Lean-Scrum (how Net Objectives does Scrum)"

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When Brainstorming Sessions Go Wrong

Planbox

Most companies are continually searching for new ideas – or should be if they aren’t. Some companies do not pursue innovative ideas because they lack the proper tools or know-how. Wherever you are on the spectrum of innovation, principles for effective brainstorming can support your mining for ideas. But just as we should consider principles that make your sessions fruitful, it is also important to consider how brainstorming techniques can go wrong.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Bluetooth Mobile App Testing Checklist

Atomic Spin

Bluetooth is one of those technologies that seems like a very simple thing from the perspective of a user—you set it up once and forget about it. But in reality, there’s a lot of complexity hidden behind the scenes. As we all know, wherever there’s complexity, there’s more that can potentially go wrong. Over the years, I’ve spent a great deal of time developing and testing mobile applications that use Bluetooth to pass data to and from custom electronic devices.

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Making Frameworks Elegant: Avoiding the Simplistic or Complicated Trap

Net Objectives

I define elegance as enhancing while simplifying. These two have to go together. The result of enhancement without simplification is complicated. The result of simplification without enhancement is simplistic. In tour complex world both of these extremes are high risk approaches.

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Business Politics Impacts – Cost of Litigation, Fines, and Payouts

Strategy Driven

Harassment litigation represents a catastrophic leadership failure. In these instances, exhibited aberrant behavior may be non-compliant with applicable laws. Such occurrences represent large one-time costs associated with court mandated payouts as well as reduced productivity, heightened distraction, and elevated attrition. Litigation events are acute occurrences unlike the more typically chronic workplace conditions resulting in diminished productivity, increased distraction, and elevated attr