Mon.May 04, 2020

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AI in Media & Entertainment and the Tale of Data Storytelling

Dataiku

According to a study by PwC , “the central theme of [the] growing world of media is that it’s personal and increasingly digital. And it is one that is constructed by the individual for his or her own enjoyment and gratification, and delivered through personal devices.”.

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Branching Patterns: Reviewed Commits

Martin Fowler

Reviewed Commits: every commit to mainline is peer-reviewed before the commit is accepted. more….

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How to Help Your Team Manage Change

Let's Grow Leaders

Connection is key to help your team manage change When you have a clear picture of where you want to go but your team won’t come along as quickly as you want, it can feel like you’re trying to pull a car […]. The post How to Help Your Team Manage Change appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How underwater Internet of Things will work

CTOvision

Read Patrick Nelson explain how the underwater Internet of Things will work using lasers on Network World : More than two-thirds of the world’s surface is covered by water. It […].

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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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On COBOL

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

We’ve all seen that the world (well, governments, specifically state governments , to say nothing of the banks) is screaming for COBOL programmers—a cry that goes up roughly every five years. We somehow muddle through the crisis at hand, then people forget that it was ever a problem. It’s time we asked what the crisis really is, and why it keeps returning.

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Shift security left with your continuous testing: 3 key focus areas

TechBeacon

Security is often the black sheep of testing. At many organizations, functional testing has continuous support and funding throughout the lifecycle of the application, but when the focus shifts to security, there is usually only a scan before the release.

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Article: What Does AI and Test Automation Have in Common?

InfoQ Culture Methods

These days AI is a big buzzword. While it rises in popularity, the controversy surrounding it flourishes as well. We will demystify AI, and see how it is already embedded in our everyday life, and then you are going to learn about how we (The folks at Testim.io) utilised this kind of groundbreaking technology to bring test automation to the next level.

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Mitigating Telework Risks Using Software Defined Network Concepts: A webinar 13 May 2020

CTOvision

Just about every corner of the federal government and just about every major commercial enterprise has been leveraging technologies to allow employees to work from home, at least a bit. […].

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Understanding DevOps Tools

Dzone - DevOps

Last week, a few of my very senior colleagues and I were remarking about how many new DevOps tools are emerging and how it’s getting harder and harder every day to keep track of them and where they fit into the world. I asked several of them where these tools — Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Chef, Bamboo, CloudFormation — fit in. Why would I use one versus the other?

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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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Alibaba to pump $28 billion into cloud computing to handle coronavirus traffic

CTOvision

Alibaba has pledged to invest 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) in its own cloud computing infrastructure over the next three years — roughly half the company’s revenue from the last […].

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A Scrum Master Wears Multiple Hats

SCRUMstudy

Flexibility and speed are the need of the hour. The use of Scrum framework to deliver projects has enabled organizations to go to market with their products and services faster than ever. To adopt the Scrum framework correctly and produce the outcomes the organizations require, they need to have an expert on the team — The Scrum Master! A Scrum Master’s position in an organization is relatively limited in scope, yet quite broad in terms of influence.

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How Sony Keeps Innovating With Blockchain Technology

CTOvision

Sony Corporation (Sony) has been at the forefront as the world’s leading innovator for years. This has resulted in Sony owning the largest music business through Sony Music Entertainment, operating […].

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IBM Launches Ambitious AIOps Initiative

DevOps.com

IBM today announced it will apply a range of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to automate the management of IT operations and modernize applications, also known as AIOps. Announced at IBM’s Think Digital conference, Watson AIOps leverages algorithms to continuously optimize IT operations while Accelerator for Application Modernization with AI is a suite of tools that […].

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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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What Happens When Self-Driving Cars Kill People?

CTOvision

Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article in Forbes about the tangled web of liability for self-driving vehicle injuries and fatalities. While it’s no doubt early days for this technology, it’s also early […].

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DevOps as a Service: Migrating Your Entire DevOps Stack to the Cloud

DevOps.com

DevOps as a Service (DaaS) enables teams to centralize their tooling and workflow into one unified solution. This solution typically contains all necessary DevOps pipeline features, which replace legacy tooling. This article explains how DaaS works, including pros and cons, and an example showing how to migrate from Azure DevOps Server to Azure DevOps in […].

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Walmart’s Real-Time Inventory System Powered by Apache Kafka

Confluent

Consumer shopping patterns have changed drastically in the last few years. Shopping in a physical store is no longer the only way. Retail shopping experiences have evolved to include multiple […].

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Securing Internet-Facing Portals

DevOps.com

Against the backdrop of the current pandemic, barely a day goes by without another portal or web application being launched to help citizens and customers interact with governments and corporations. Bringing these applications to market quickly, and ensuring they can’t compromise the security of the organization, requires DevOps to embrace news techniques and technologies.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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How to Display Mode-Specific Images

David Walsh

Now that we have most of the basics of HTML and CSS in the browser, we’ve begun implementing new features that I would consider “quality of life” improvements, many of which have been inspired by mobile. One great example is the CSS prefers-color-scheme media quer y, which allows developers to cater their design to system theme (dark or light) preference: /* Light mode */ @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) { html { background: white; color: black; } } /* Dark mode */ @media (

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Need for Increased Training — Strained Budgets Strain Enterprise IT Teams

DevOps.com

As enterprises have increasingly embraced cloud, hybrid IT environments and DevOps methodologies, many of the old siloes associated with IT departments have crumbled—while demand for training and skills that reflect new technology requirements have risen considerably. This new reality was reflected in the findings of a new survey from IT management software provider SolarWinds, and […].

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Say “hola” to glocalization

Capgemini

Product quality and service standards are the main reasons brands are well recognized, but a company’s ability to “glocalize” also determines the extent of its global footprint. Let us take a leading global retailer as an example. This US-based retail giant learned a valuable lesson back in 1998 when its traditional greeting practice was found to alienate consumers at its German stores.

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Big Data as a Double-Edged Sword in the Fight Against COVID-19

CTOvision

Read why Abeer Raza says that big data is a double-edged sword in the fight against COVID-19 on Read Write : Big Data has emerged as a leading technological advancement […].

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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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Managing Windows 10 Updates and Patches

Kaseya

Everyone in IT knows about Microsoft Patch Tuesdays. It refers to that one day every month when Microsoft provides software updates for its Windows OS, browsers and business applications. These updates fix either security vulnerabilities or bugs in the software. On the most recent Patch Tuesday in April, Microsoft provided updates to fix 113 vulnerabilities across its different software products.

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Unlocking Data Insights with PowerEdge and Microsoft SQL Server

Dell EMC

Understanding how to uncover insights and drive value from data can give your organization a distinct competitive advantage. This can be complicated since the IT landscape is constantly evolving, especially when it comes to data management and analytics. In a recently published report, ESG surveyed IT decision makers and “nearly two-thirds (64%) said they believe IT is more complex now compared with two years ago; and another 17% said it is significantly more complex.

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Amazon unit’s vice-president resigns over whistleblower firings

CTOvision

As many Amazon workers called out sick for a May Day Strike, Tim Bray was spending his final day at the company. The VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web […].

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Automate Your Development Workflow With Github Actions

Dzone - DevOps

Hi everybody. My name is Hacene. I am a software developer and interested in DevOps. Today, I will show you how to automate a development workflow life cycle using Github Actions. On November 13, 2019, Github engineers revealed some news: GitHub Actions is supporting CI/CD now, and it's free for public repositories! We can manage and automate our development workflows right in our repository using GitHub Actions.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Appling 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle) in Software Development

Xicom

Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist professional expressed a standard in 1895 that we know as Pareto rule. The rule expresses that, for some occasions, generally 80% of the impacts originate from 20% of the causes. This is presently broadly known as the 80/20 standard, the law of the crucial few, or the guideline of factor sparsity. Also Read : HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DEVELOP AN APP LIKE INSTASHOP?

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Are You Promoting Responsibility? Are You Sure?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Managing a team comes in many different forms and requires a lot of different skills, check your ego at the door and rethink how you’re promoting responsibility in your organization. Today’s post is by Lonnie Wilson, author of Sustaining Workforce Engagement (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Several weeks ago, I had two experiences that reminded me of the nature of responsibility; and management’s role in promoting and sustaining a responsible workplace.

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How to lead your team through the COVID-19 crisis

Gitprime

Learn how VP of Mobile Engineering Services at Comcast NBC Universal, Edwige Robinson leads her team during unprecedented times of crisis.

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