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Handling real-time data operations in the enterprise

O'Reilly Media - Data

Getting DataOps right is crucial to your late-stage big data projects. At Strata 2017 , I premiered a new diagram to help teams understand why teams fail and when: Early on in projects, management and developers are responsible for the success of a project. As the project matures, the operations team is jointly responsible for the success. I've taught in situations where the operations team members complain that no one wants to do the operational side of things.

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How to Be an Effective Manager in Scrum

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

You’re a manager. You recently helped implement Scrum in your organization. You have received praise for this, because quality of work is now steadily improving and customers are delighted by the steady stream of product improvements. Your Scrum teams are now self-organizing. Things are flowing so smoothly now, the team has taken on tasks that you used to do.

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What is Python used for?

The Crazy Programmer

In this article you will get to know what is python used for or its applications. Python is an ubiquitous scripting language. Of course many of us might be aware of the magical things we can do with the help of python, that is another story all the way and we will talk about this sometimes later for sure. These days python has found its way to web development, app development, scientific and numeric field, business applications, GUI designing, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learnin

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How do we get better at our jobs? Practice, practice, practice …

Agile Alliance

I’ve asked this question a lot over the last few years to a wide range of professionals across different occupations and get similar answers. We can read, take classes, attend seminars, find a mentor, or attend conferences. If I change up the question slightly and ask, “How would you get better at sport or playing … Continued.

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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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Will blockchain revolutionize the Internet of Things?

CTOvision

Read why Megan Ray Nichols says that blockchain technology can be used to revolutionize the Internet of Things on Euro Scientist : Here is an interesting convergence no one is talking about – blockchain technology and Internet of Things. Blockchain technology is essentially a secure, distributed ledger that can serve as the foundation for many systems. […].

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An interview with Robert Fink, Architect of Foundry, Palantir’s open data platform Part One: Open Data Architectures

CTOvision

Editor’s note: This post is the first of a series of three capturing the result of recent interview/discussions I had with Robert Fink of Palantir. The conversation was wide ranging, hitting on topics of design, development environments and a bit on the philosophy of enterprise tech. Several common themes emerged in those topic areas, including […].

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Life in the POCLAC

Agile Alliance

At Agile2018, I had a conversation with Nienke Alma about her experiences as a member of a POCLAC leadership team at ING. POCLAC stands for Product Owner, Chapter Lead, and Agile Coach (pronounced Pok-lack). In 2015, ING decided to base it new organizational structure on small teams, or squads, containing no more than nine people. … Continued.

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The biggest insights and trends in digital transformation for 2019

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Many organizations have embarked on the journey of digital transformation over the last several years to sustainably reinvent themselves in modern terms. The first crop of lessons learned should now be evident but have been challenging to isolate and capture until recently. It's also clear that those lessons learned have been hard won, so we must build on them.

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Blockchain: The Strong Backbone for Businesses

CTOvision

Read Vinod Sharma’s article about how blockchain can offer a strong backbone for business on Finextra Blog : What is Blockchain Technology? How one blockchain can have Infinite possibilities & opportunities in hand in this red ocean market world. Blockchain as on date is a mystery story for many (Including my self). We have heard a […].

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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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Wife, Mother, Entrepreneur? 6 Tips to Help You Get Started in Business

Women on Business

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5 Questions Retailers Should Ask Before Using The Internet Of Things In Stores

CTOvision

Read Kass Dawson list five questions that every retailer who intends to use Internet of Things connected devices in their stores should be ready for on Ad Age : McKinsey estimates that by 2025, the potential economic impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) in retail could be anywhere from $410 billion to $1.2 trillion annually. […].

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Dell EMC and Microsoft Deliver for the Data Center with Windows Server 2019

Dell EMC

Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd running Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017 processed 6.7 times as many orders per minute and lowered average application latencies by 88 percent.[i] Promising seamless integration on-premise, in the cloud and everywhere in between, the new Windows Server 2019 is designed to support you at every stage in your transformation journey.

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Global spending on digital marketing nears $100 billion: study

CTOvision

44% growth is huge, especially in a market sized in billions of dollars. Spending on digital marketing grew by 44% last year in the US and Britain to $52 billion, with global spending on “martech” estimated to near a whopping $100 billion. The Moore Stephens survey covered 800 companies in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe […].

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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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Unplug from Technology!

Career Advancement

“Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.”. ~Gretchen Rubin~. Vincent found himself obsessively scanning email when he was trying to focus on other tasks. Incoming communications were dominating his focus.

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Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop lets you run Windows 10 in the cloud

CTOvision

Microsoft announced Windows Virtual Desktop, a new Azure-based service that provides a full virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience. There are plenty of third-party solutions for running a Windows desktop in the cloud, but until now, Microsoft itself seemed hesitant to offer the same kind of user experience. Today, however, the company announced Windows Virtual Desktop, a […].

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XtremIO X2 v6.2 : Full Steam Ahead!

Dell EMC

When we released XtremIO X2 with XIOS v6.1 at Dell Technologies World 2018, we delivered XtremIO metadata-aware replication – the industry’s most efficient replication across a wide area network (WAN). Since then our innovation engine has continued chugging along full steam ahead! Latest release of XtremIO X2 hardware and software (XIOS v6.2) includes many great features, but I’d like to focus on the following: Cloud-based Monitoring Enhanced Quality of Service Greater Flexibility Improved Ease

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Approaching the Grace Hopper Celebration 2018: We get what we give…

Symantec

As conference season ramps up, we should remember to think ahead of what we want to contribute, and what we want to gain from attending events like GHC18.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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CodeSOD: Shell Out

The Daily WTF

Developers sometimes fail to appreciate how difficult a job Operations really is. In companies that don't hold with newfangled DevOps, the division of labor often comes with a division of reputation as well. After all, developers do the hard work of making software. What are Ops guys even for? They don't make software. They don't generate leads or fix your desktop PC.

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How Edge Computing Will Affect IT Business

Arcserve

Businesses see the value in their data, but need ways to turn their raw information into actions that accelerate growth. In our everything-connected world, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data a day. It’s a massive amount of information to make sense of, and the servers and desktops that power a traditional business don’t typically. Read more » The post How Edge Computing Will Affect IT Business appeared first on StorageCraft Technology Corporation.

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What is a blockchain?

Distributed Agreement

This is the first in a series of posts on blockchains. This post focuses on precisely what a “blockchain” actually is. What is a blockchain? People use the term “blockchain” in a variety of different ways. But it definitely helps to know what it is we are talking about. By “blockchain”, I literally mean a … Continue reading "What is a blockchain?

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Salesforce unicorn incoming: Daniel Peter joins Robots & Pencils

Robots and Pencils

At Robots & Pencils, our ability to build great software and create experiences that future-proof our clients’ businesses is thanks to the hyper-talented people who call R&P home. Today, we are fortunate to once again welcome one of the best into our family. Daniel Peter , Salesforce MVP, sought-after speaker, community advisor and mentor, has joined Robots & Pencils.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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MobileIron Access PLUS Okta for better mobile-cloud security

Ivanti

MobileIron Access PLUS Okta for better mobile-cloud security. sraikow. Mon, 09/24/2018 - 16:55. As IT professionals in the modern world, we help our companies make the most of mobile and cloud technologies. We enable employees to work anywhere, at any time, and be more productive than ever before. But for many of us, the rapid adoption of modern technologies has outpaced our ability to fully secure digital information.

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MadoMiner Part 1 - Install

AlienVault

2018 seems to be a time for highly profitable cryptominers that spread over SMB file-shares. Following my analysis on ZombieBoy in July, I found a new malware sample that I’m calling MadoMiner. With the help of Chris Doman, I was able to analyze it to discover that it uses techniques similar to ZombieBoy, because it hijacks Zombieboy’s CPUINFO.exe.

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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training Workshop in Ottawa—December 19-20, 2018

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Agile Pain Relief presents a two-day Certified ScrumMaster Workshop in Ottawa—December 19-20, 2018 taught by certified Scrum Trainer Mark Levison.

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Have You Insured Your Business Correctly?

Strategy Driven

Insurance: if you don’t have it, you’ll only wish you did if the time comes to call upon it. Indeed, it’s far safer, smarter (and sometimes more financially viable) to invest in insurance, just in case. This protection becomes even more important when you’re running a business — you’ve certainly got a lot on the line if you fail to insure your business properly.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Object Detection for Self Driving Cars

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In the previous blog, Introduction to Object detection , we learned the basics of object detection. We also got an overview of the YOLO (You Look Only Once algorithm). In this blog, we will extend our learning and will dive deeper into the YOLO algorithm. We will learn topics such as intersection over area metrics, non maximal suppression, multiple object detection, anchor boxes, etc.

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Meet The Coach: Kemmy Raji

Agile42

Continuing with the “ Meet The Coach ” series, we have Kemmy Raji - an Agile Coach and Trainer who has been embracing agile principles and practices for over 10 years. In this post, she will talk about her agile journey and her source of inspiration, but more importantly, she will provide you with practical and actionable advice that you can take away from.

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How to Get Green Blood in PUBG

David Walsh

My current video game obsession is Player Unknown’s Battleground, also referred to as PUBG. It’s an online multiplayer game which drops yourself and 99 others into a single, large map and you battle it out until the last man is standing. It’s frustrating, heart-attack inducing, exciting…it’s PUBG. One problem with the game can be that seeing red blood is difficult, especially if you’re sniping from hundreds of meters away; an alternative color, green for exa

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