Coding Horror
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
I've had something of an obsession with digital pinball for years now. That recently culminated in me buying a Virtuapin Mini. OK, yes, it's an extravagance. There's no question. But in my defense, it is a minor extravagance relative to a real pinball machine. The mini is much smaller than a normal pinball machine, so it's easier to move around, takes up less space, and is less expensive.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Bob Gourley. Cognitio's Bob Flores, former CTO of the CIA, was just featured in IDG TechWorld providing context on the state of the cyber threat. From the article: The former CTO of America's Central Intelligence Agency , Bob Flores, has said the gravest cyber security threat facing the world is the lack of protection for critical infrastructure and the internet of things – and that it's worth challenging narratives about attacks from nation states that get repeated without criticism.
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Erik Bernhardsson
OCTOBER 31, 2016
This blog post Data sets are the new server rooms makes the point that a bunch of companies raise a ton of money to go get really proprietary awesome data as a competitive moat. Because once you have the data, you can build a better product, and no one can copy it (at least not very cheaply). Ideally you hit a virtuous cycle as well, where usage of your system once it takes of gives even more data, which makes the system even better, which attracts more users….
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2016
You can’t be your best if you don’t make time for yourself! Here’s how writer-director-producer Peter Berg put it when speaking about his passion for boxing. “[T]he contact and the focus and the energy I get from sparring gives me energy to make movies, energy to be a dad, energy to be a friend, and, you know, makes me feel, probably, a lot younger and behave a lot younger than I am.”.
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Change Starts Here
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
People who implement change often describe the experience with similar metaphors: It’s like running through quicksand, or swimming upstream, or pushing a boulder uphill. They all describe the same feeling of putting in a lot of effort and going nowhere fast. The power of the status quo, or the current state of the organization, contributes to that sense of futility.
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Erik Bernhardsson
OCTOBER 31, 2016
This blog post Data sets are the new server rooms makes the point that a bunch of companies raise a ton of money to go get really proprietary awesome data as a competitive moat. Because once you have the data, you can build a better product, and no one can copy it (at least not very cheaply). Ideally you hit a virtuous cycle as well, where usage of your system once it takes of gives even more data, which makes the system even better, which attracts more users….
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2016
We all know about the pyramid structure. It’s a generic way to think about an enterprise and how most are organizationally design. Divided into three layers, the top layer of the pyramid is comprised of the senior-most leaders. These are the people responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding the enterprise towards its future. While certainly concerned with quarterly performance, the leaders at the top of the pyramid must also have a forward-thinking, “Where will we be in
General Leadership
OCTOBER 31, 2016
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. “ President Abraham Lincoln. . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Read the rest.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Brigg Patten. While the shipping industry moves along daily without much consideration from the general public, the truth is that it is the lifeline of the global economy. If shipping were to be interrupted for any significant period of time, it would literally devastate the global economy. The quality and performance of shipping companies are driven by a highly competitive market.
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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.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 29, 2016
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N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms s are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” But guess what? Nothing could be more detrimental to your organization. Think about it this way: Why would you and your organization want to “follow the herd”? At N2Growth, we’re not just another consulting firm espousing best practices.
Toptal
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Swift is the new programming language created to be a modern replacement for Objective-C in iOS and OS X application development. In general, a skilled Swift developer is usually someone who is already experienced with Objective-C, and that, among other things, might lead them to write Swift code using Objective-C best practices, which can cause some bad mistakes.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Bob Gourley. We live in times of extreme technological hooliganism, where small groups or even individuals can cause asymmetric damage from a distance. This was proven several times over the last few months, most famously in the 21 October attacks against Dyn that impacted many of Dyn's clients, including Amazon, Twitter, Reddit, Airbnb, New York times, Spotfiy, Netflix and many others sites.
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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.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
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N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2016
“I wanted to be a voice that reflected experience and the world I live in. So I knew in 1972 that to do this, I would need to write very well and more individually than I had ever written before.”. That is Bruce Springsteen quoted in his autobiography, Born to Run. Defining himself as an artist is something the Boss spoke about at length with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Nathaniel Crocker. There is a new kind of disaster that is currently striking all our agencies—cyber disaster. Unlike natural disasters, man-made disasters are avoidable. Like other man-made disasters, we need to find a way to prevent cyber disasters. While people often think of security as just the tools used to protect the network, it’s not about that any more.
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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.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
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Toptal
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Any experienced developer will tell you that their best code isn’t code they wrote. It’s code they took from someone else's work. Many of the problems we encounter have already been solved—and the remedies packaged into libraries available to anyone. Why reinvent the wheel when free wheels are everywhere? In this guide, Senior Android Engineer Gilad Haimov will take you on a quick tour of some the most powerful Android libraries out there.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Rick Delgado. By now, most businesses understand that future success will be largely dependent on their ability to use big data. Much of the focus surrounding big data tends to drift in the direction of analysis. After all, it’s through analysis that companies and other organizations can discover hidden insights, leading to changes that can help them be more successful down the road.
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Women on Business
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
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Toptal
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
The news industry has experienced a lot of turmoil recently, bringing new strategies that put publications’ online experience front and center, creating tons of opportunities for visionary designers.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
We need to learn how we can learn from failure Image Credit: Behrooz Nobakht. I’m pretty sure that I’m not only speaking for myself when I say that I really, really don’t like failing at something. Yeah, yeah – I’ve heard all of the sayings like “fail often, fail fast”, “embrace failure”, “learn from your mistakes”, etc.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Junaid Islam. In a few months we’ll have a new Administration in Washington and a chance to update our national security policies. So it’s good time to reflect on what we might want to do differently for cybersecurity. A quick search on the Internet will reveal many national cybersecurity initiatives. However given the recent data theft of DNC emails and DDoS attack on Dyn it’s evident that current initiatives aren’t working.
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Women on Business
OCTOBER 31, 2016
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Next Level Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2016
What difference would it make if you really knew the people you work with every day? Not just knowing what they do at work and maybe one or two facts about their life outside of work, but what they really care about, are passionate about, worry about or laugh about? What difference would it make if you could find the person behind the professional? Chances are you’d connect with them more deeply, trust them more fully and work with them more productively.
Steve Farber
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Chapter 16. “It’s all about the money for you, isn’t it, Cam?” I said with rising vexation. “Isn’t there anything else that turns you on? Anything?”. “Look,” Cam said with an appetizing mouthful of coleslaw. “You’re supposed to be helping me with my business, aren’t you?”. I took a bite of my sandwich. “Well, aren’t you?” he persisted. I turned to Agnes and explained the circumstances that had brought Cam and me together for the day, though I left out the details about the precariousness of Cam’
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