January, 2009

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-31 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Snipt - Share code snippets on twitter. Now it's easy to share code snippets via Twitter. Snipt supports several dozen programming languages. Handy when you just have to get that code block out to the world. Hal Varian on how the Web challenges managers - The McKinsey Quarterly - Hal Varian web challenge managers - Strategy - Innovation. Hal Varian, professor of information sciences, business, and economics at the University of California at Berkeley does a decent bit on how many business l

article thumbnail

Los Angeles Tech Launched - Hot List

SoCal CTO

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point.

Metrics 60
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Importance of Managing User Access in Today’s Economy

Sailpoint

Today’s brutal economy is producing a perfect storm for massive insider threats. Shotgun mergers on a grand scale, which historically would take months of due diligence to complete, are happening over the weekend. Staggering levels of layoffs are being announced weeks before they’re being executed, leaving employees in a state of fear and uncertainty.

Malware 49
article thumbnail

Did You Know? Living in Exponential Times

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

And since we seem to be immersed with the visuals today, here is another YouTube video that will surely make you think on the topic of the impact of Technology and the Internet in our society. You may remember the series Did You Know? (Which I have been blogging about over here a couple of times), right? Well, here is another one along the same lines.

Social 45
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

To Tail Recurse or Not - Part 2 (A follow up for Haskell)

Ruminations of a Programmer

In an earlier post , I had talked about tail recursion and tail call optimization and we saw that it really needs hard benchmarking before deciding to transform a body recursive call to a tail recursive one. The entire discussion was based on strict evaluation, where the arguments to a function are always evaluated completely before the function is applied.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-30 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Information Technology Keys Web 2.0 Deployments. Unlike a few years ago, IT departments are now central to driving Web 2.0 deployments. This article cites IT's awareness around security and focus on resources, and the modern Web 2.0 project is a multi-disciplinary, collaborative process between business and IT. I'd have to agree that this is the trend we're seeing. » Tipping Point Reached For Cloud Computing?

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-29 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Communication Service Providers Turn to Mashups to Put New Intelligence Into the Hands of Users, Improve Customer Service. Good overview on CNNMoney of what IBM is doing with it's innovative and market-leading Mashup Center product lately. Like any industry where a top flight and extremely good user experience is the central requirement, end-user mashups have slowly been wending their way to market and this is one sign the critical mass is probably building. cloudMQ.

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-28 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

JetBrains onBoard Online Magazine :: Language Oriented Programming: The Next Programming Paradigm. Sergey Dmitriev makes an interesting case for moving to language-oriented programming, which promises to automate more of the software development process by creating on-demand domain specific frameworks. Gen Y in the Workforce - HBR.org. The Harvard Business Review has a thoughtful new piece on Gen Y in the workforce, highlighting some of the challenges, preconceptions, and criticism that is comin

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-27 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Best Buy seeks to expand its reach online | Finance and Commerce. This is the most detailed news story yet that delves into Best Buy's move into open Web APIs to drive growth. Discusses Michele Azar's strategy with Web 2.0 business models and how they are promoting the retailer's API to drive innovation, growth, and marketshare. Few Fortune 500 companies are offering APIs yet, content to let themselves be encircled by Web competitors, but this is one outstanding example of the opp

PHP 71
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-26 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

50 Essential Strategies For Creating A Successful Web 2.0 Product [Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog]. I ponder the strategic lessons in developing Web 2.0 products over the last few years and share them in this new list. Please add any of your own in the comments below.

article thumbnail

Links for 2009-01-13 [del.icio.us]

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

8 Predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2009 | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com. I get out my crystal ball for 2009 and take a look. Lots of SOA, 2.0, open business models, mobile, cloud computing and more in your future.

SOA 71
article thumbnail

Connected Collaboration by Alan Lepofsky

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

It looks like this week I have been blogging about plenty of content with visuals, and it surely seems to have sparked plenty interest; so, to that extent, I am going to finish up the week sharing with you folks another presentation I have bumped into, which, to date, is probably one of the most comprehensive, easy to digest, straight to the point, compelling, educational, inspirational, thought-provoking and engaging that I have seen in a while.

Social 40
article thumbnail

Connected Collaboration by Alan Lepofsky

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

It looks like this week I have been blogging about plenty of content with visuals, and it surely seems to have sparked plenty interest; so, to that extent, I am going to finish up the week sharing with you folks another presentation I have bumped into, which, to date, is probably one of the most comprehensive, easy to digest, straight to the point, compelling, educational, inspirational, thought-provoking and engaging that I have seen in a while.

Social 40
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Mac Tip #1: MacBreakZ - Healthy Computing Made Fun

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Here is the first of a series of blog posts I will be putting together during the course of 2009 on how I am using my MacBook Pro and a good number of (Social) (Productivity) tools to successfully give up e-mail at work, as well as increase my productivity into higher levels. Using the Mac, of course. Tags: MBP Fitness Challenge Your Inbox Thinking Outside the Inbox Apple Stretch MacBook Pro Workrave Health Progress Reports email Repetitive Strain Injury MacBook Work Time Out Mac Tips No-Email e

Course 40
article thumbnail

Mac Tip #1: MacBreakZ - Healthy Computing Made Fun

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Here is the first of a series of blog posts I will be putting together during the course of 2009 on how I am using my MacBook Pro and a good number of (Social) (Productivity) tools to successfully give up e-mail at work, as well as increase my productivity into higher levels. Using the Mac, of course. Tags: MBP Fitness Challenge Your Inbox Thinking Outside the Inbox Apple Stretch MacBook Pro Workrave Health Progress Reports email Repetitive Strain Injury MacBook Work Time Out Mac Tips No-Email e

Course 40
article thumbnail

The Impact of Corporate Culture on Social Media (IBM's Case Study) by Adam Christensen

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Reflecting on this superb quote from one of my fellow IBM colleagues, Adam Christensen, of the role of social media in the corporate environment: "That culture is, in my view, the most overlooked, underestimated factor determining whether social media succeeds or fails in a company.". Tags: Business Case Adam Christensen Networking Innovation Connections People Social Networks Knowledge Sharing Social Computing Communities Social Media Social Software Corporate Culture Enterprise 2.0 Relationshi

article thumbnail

The Impact of Corporate Culture on Social Media (IBM's Case Study) by Adam Christensen

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Reflecting on this superb quote from one of my fellow IBM colleagues, Adam Christensen, of the role of social media in the corporate environment: "That culture is, in my view, the most overlooked, underestimated factor determining whether social media succeeds or fails in a company.". Tags: Business Case Adam Christensen Networking Innovation Connections People Social Networks Knowledge Sharing Social Computing Communities Social Media Social Software Corporate Culture Enterprise 2.0 Relationshi

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Communities of Practice: Conversations to Collaboration by Steve Dale

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Do you want to have a fundamental resource on Communities of Practice, i.e. CoPs, that could get you started in helping build your own community building program within your company to help drive the adoption of social software. Well, then, read on. heh. Tags: Case Studies Social Media Steve Dale CoPs Community Building Networking Innovation Social Software Communities of Practice Enterprise 2.0 Slideshare Productivity Knowledge Management Social Networking Social Networks Community Builders KM

article thumbnail

Information Management and Knowledge Management by John Bordeaux

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

And since it looks like I am on a roll, now that I have returned back home from a long business trip to the US and Madrid and have spent most of the day today on a massively intense catchup with everything that has been happening since I left, I thought I would share with you another presentation which I am sure you are going to enjoy quite a bit. Tags: Innovation Information Management Traditional KM Essentials Knowledge Management Slideshare IM KM Knowledge Sharing Learning John Bordeaux Tradi

article thumbnail

Communities of Practice: Conversations to Collaboration by Steve Dale

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

For a good number of years Communities (of Practice, of Interest, of Purpose, etc. etc.) inside of the corporat. Tags: Case Studies Social Media Steve Dale CoPs Community Building Networking Innovation Social Software Communities of Practice Enterprise 2.0 Slideshare Productivity Knowledge Management Social Networking Social Networks Community Builders KM Social Computing Knowledge Sharing Remote Collaboration Communities Learning Collaboration CoP.

article thumbnail

Information Management and Knowledge Management by John Bordeaux

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

And since it looks like I am on a roll, now that I have returned back home from a long business trip to the US and Madrid and ha. Tags: Innovation Information Management Traditional KM Essentials Knowledge Management Slideshare IM KM Knowledge Sharing Learning John Bordeaux Traditional Knowledge Management KM Essentials Collaboration.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Giving up on Work e-mail - Status Report on Week 50 (Impact of Social Software in HR)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Still on the road, in Madrid to be more precise, but thought I would go again and blog about the weekly progress report while I am preparing myself for the Lotusphere 2009 highlights, which are going to be more surprising than ever! In this blog post though I comment on what last week was all about and how HR needs to jump into the bandwagon of social software.

Social 40
article thumbnail

IBM Lotusphere 2009 Highlights

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Well, not many, I am afraid. At least, for now. More than anything else due to the lack of DAI ( Decent Access Initiative ). Yes, that same one David Te. Tags: Events Networking Innovation Connections Social Networks Internet Access Florida Knowledge Sharing Social Computing Lotusphere Communities Orlando Lotusphere 2009 LS09 David Terrar Conference Events Social Media Twitter Social Software Live Tweeting Enterprise 2.0 Relationships Knowledge Management Social Networking Wi-Fi Highlights Decen

article thumbnail

IBM Lotusphere 2009 Highlights

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Well, not many, I am afraid. At least, for now. More than anything else due to the lack of DAI ( Decent Access Initiative ). Yes, that same one David Te. Tags: Events Networking Innovation Connections Social Networks Internet Access Florida Knowledge Sharing Social Computing Lotusphere Communities Orlando Lotusphere 2009 LS09 David Terrar Conference Events Social Media Twitter Social Software Live Tweeting Enterprise 2.0 Relationships Knowledge Management Social Networking Wi-Fi Highlights Decen

article thumbnail

Giving up on Work e-mail - Status Report on Week 50 (Impact of Social Software in HR)

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Still on the road, in Madrid to be more precise, but thought I would go again and blog about the weekly progress report while I am preparing myself for the Lotusphere 2009 highlights, which are going to be more surprising than ever! In this blog post though I comment on what last week was all about and how HR needs to jump into the bandwagon of social software.

Social 40
article thumbnail

Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group

As contact centers navigate the challenges of delivering excellence within budget constraints and adapting to evolving employee expectations, optimizing agent tasks becomes crucial. Discover a holistic approach across three pillars - people, process, and technology - that is essential to excel in this dynamic landscape, and explore how next-gen technologies such as generative AI, performance analytics, and process intelligence play a pivotal role in transforming contact centers into advanced CX

article thumbnail

Lessons from TJX: Proactive Risk Management Pays

Sailpoint

I read today that TJX just held a “Customer Appreciation” sale related to the massive data breach that exposed as many as 100 million customer accounts. According to TJX spokesperson Sherry Lang, TJX offered customers 15% off entire purchases on January 22 “to express our appreciation to customers for their continued support and patronage following the criminal attack(s) announced on our computer systems two years ago.” I’ve been tracking the TJX data breach since t

article thumbnail

Seeking Scala equivalent for this Haskell snippet

Ruminations of a Programmer

I was going through an old post of Tom Moertel, where he defines a cute function in Haskell, clusterBy , that clusters an aggregate based on a signature function. Here are some examples of its usage from his post. * Main > let antwords = words "the tan ant gets some fat" * Main > clusterBy length antwords [[ "the" , "tan" , "ant" , "fat" ],[ "gets" , "some" ]] * Main > clusterBy head antwords [[ "ant" ],[ &q

article thumbnail

Generic Repository and DDD - Revisited

Ruminations of a Programmer

Greg Young talks about the generic repository pattern and how to reduce the architectural seam of the contract between the domain layer and the persistence layer. The Repository is the contract of the domain layer with the persistence layer - hence it makes sense to have the contract of the repository as close to the domain as possible. Instead of a contract as opaque as Repository.FindAllMatching(QueryObject o) , it is always recommended that the domain layer looks at something self revealing a

Storage 40