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Using Small Datasets to Build Models

DataRobot

The world is going through extremely turbulent times. With the ongoing disruption of our lives, communities, and businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic, predictions from existing machine learning models trained prior to the pandemic become less reliable. There is plenty of historical data, but historical examples from before the pandemic may not provide the relevant examples needed to train a model that is useful today.

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How to Use Azure Resource Groups for Better VM Management

ParkMyCloud

When you create a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure, you are required to assign it to an Azure Resource Group. This grouping structure may seem like just another bit of administrivia, but savvy users will utilize this structure for better governance and cost management for their infrastructure. What are Azure Resources Groups? Azure Resources Groups are logical collections of virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, web apps, databases, and/or database servers.

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Applications of Array

The Crazy Programmer

In this article, we are going to go through the application of an important data structure of any programming language. We are talking about arrays. . An array is a linear data structure which is used to store collection of similar type of data each of which can be accessed by using an index. The memory location of every element can be calculated by using a simple mathematical formula.

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How to Improve Your Uptime Strategy

DevOps.com

Outages happen, it’s inevitable. But, unplanned downtime often comes with substantial costs—not only in terms of recovery and revenue loss, but also customer happiness, brand reputation and employee morale. While there is no foolproof way for companies to avoid outages, there are steps they can take to help improve uptime. Development teams should determine what […].

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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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Why Zoom Remains My Favorite Business Grade VTC Solution

CTOvision

Here is my view on Zoom: You are either going to use video teleconferencing or not. And if you use it you are going to use a system with vulnerabilities. So your best bet from a security perspective is to use one where the company is proven to take rapid action to address problems, like […].

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MicroK8s: Up and Running in Azure

Linux Academy

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Microsoft, under Satya Nadella, has taken a new stance on open-source , which to some is a complete flip-flop from the Microsoft of the past. The “New Microsoft” is one of the top open-source contributors on GitHub and has opened the following projects to open-source: PowerShell.

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CI/CD Pipeline: Demystifying The Complexities

Dzone - DevOps

Industry leaders consider CI/CD to be an essential part of the app development cycle as enterprises are keen to reduce the time to market. Continuous integration and continuous delivery help in improving and enhancing the quality of the product while reducing the cost of the project. This blog will help you understand the functioning of a CI/CD pipeline , its challenges, and its benefits.

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If Remote Working is the New Norm, How Do We Do it Securely?

CTOvision

The concept of the agile and remote worker has become more prevalent in recent years, as consumer Wi-Fi becomes more faster, we carry corporate laptops or BYOD-permitted smartphones, and realize we don’t all need access to a printer and fax machine. That’s been good preparation for the current COVID-19 lockdown, where remote working has moved […].

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Welcome (back) to the Hope Business

Let's Grow Leaders

Unprecedented. Upside down. Turmoil. Those are just a few of the more popular words used to describe the profound change we’ve all experienced. But as much as they capture, they leave out. They leave out the reality for health care leaders who […]. The post Welcome (back) to the Hope Business appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Preventing Fraud and Fighting Account Takeovers with Kafka Streams

Confluent

Many companies have recently started to take cybersecurity and data protection even more seriously, particularly driven by the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation. They are increasing their investment […].

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One Team at Uber is Moving from Microservices to Macroservices

High Scalability

There may be an undiscovered tribe deep in some jungle somewhere that hasn’t made up their mind on microservices, but I doubt it. People love microservices or love to hate microservices. There’s not much in between. So it means something when even a team at a company like Uber announces a change away from microservices to something else.

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Understanding the Limits of AI

CTOvision

Read Alex Woodie take a look at the limits of artificial intelligence in the real world on Datanami : There’s no denying that artificial intelligence is having a huge impact on our lives. According to PwC, AI will add $16 trillion to the world’s economy over the next 10 years as automated decision-making spreads widely. […].

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Shift-Right Testing: The Emergence of TestOps

DevOps.com

The concept of shift-left has been a popular trend in continuous testing practices for a while. We are now beginning to see shift-right practices as an emergent trend in testing. Shift-right entails doing more testing in the immediate pre-release and post-release phases (i.e. testing in production) of the application lifecycle. These include practices such as: release […].

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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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Digital Hiring: What Are You Worried About, Exactly?

N2Growth Blog

In my last article, I spoke about the importance of managing candidate relationships while searches are on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we figure out how to navigate from here, I’d like to think outside the box a bit about digital hires. Let’s assume, for the purposes of this article, that important hires will still have to be made while almost 90% of the country is under lockdown.

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Working with React Hooks and TypeScript

Toptal

Hooks have already changed the way we use React for the better. Add TypeScript to the mix, and developers can leverage static typing and type transformations to reduce the noise of many interface descriptions. In this article, Toptal Software Developer Nicolas Zozol demonstrates hooks and TypeScript in React and explains how this powerful combo can save time and streamline your code.

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Battling cloud breaches requires a new type of ‘privilege’

CTOvision

Read Balaji Parimi take a look at how cloud data breaches happen on Payments Source : Cornerstone Payments Systems recently suffered a data breach, potentially exposing 6.7 million payment records, as anyone with an internet connection had the ability to access this sensitive customer data. In the payments industry, the ability to demonstrate proficiency in securing […].

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Seven Effective Tips to Get the Most Out of your DevOps

DevOps.com

It seems that every firm is trying to include DevOps in their software delivery cycle these days. This is understandable. According to the 2019 Accelerate State of DevOps Report, companies using DevOps are more likely to achieve elite performance in software development and delivery. Companies such as Google and Amazon can be deploying thousands of […].

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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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The Size of Your Hope

Nathan Magnuson

I had a conversation with one of my entrepreneur friends this past week. Ryan had big plans for a new software release, but needed to put the project on pause to sort out some of the final details. To bridge the time gap, he took an interim CEO role to help turnaround a small company. Then COVID-19 hit and disrupted everything. “I’m not quite sure how we’re going to make payroll next month,” Ryan told me, taking inventory of his options.

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Leading Teams When Everyone Works from Home

Let's Grow Leaders

For many leaders, the challenge of keeping your team focused, productive, and connected when everyone works from home can feel overwhelming. In this episode, you’ll get practical strategies you can use to lead well, even when everyone’s working from home. Links […]. The post Leading Teams When Everyone Works from Home appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Network Segmentation: The First Line of Defense

CTOvision

Read Chuck Davis explain how small and medium businesses can use network segmentation to thwart cyberattacks on Security Info Watch : Network segmentation is the security integrator’s first and most important line of defense against a data breach. It is a concept and a skill that all integrators will benefit from – particularly smaller independent […].

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SRE (Part 1): A Modern Overview

DevOps.com

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a topic that over the last several years has become a popular discussion across many companies I have interacted with. This article is the first of two that I’m passionate to share, as I’ve come across many organizations who are trying to build and implement this ideology, while all are […]. The post SRE (Part 1): A Modern Overview appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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3 test design principles to get you to continuous integration

TechBeacon

If your test case is causing more harm than good, is it truly useful? In the days of legacy software delivery, with long lead times and great difficulty changing the product once shipped, nearly all test cases (automated or not) were good test cases.

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5 types of software licenses you need to understand

Synopsys

Different types of software licenses require you to meet certain obligations if you want to reuse the code. Here are 5 common types of software licenses. The post 5 types of software licenses you need to understand appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.

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Congrats To The USAF and Wickr: This news could mean significant reduction in several key cyber risks for critical missions

CTOvision

I’ve know and used Wickr for quite a while. We use the pro version at OODA and strongly endorse it to all our OODA members (and even provide a discount to members wanting their own pro version here). We also use it whenever possible for business discussions external to the company. We have kicked the […].

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Sysdig Extends Cloud Monitoring Alliance With IBM

DevOps.com

Sysdig and IBM announced they have extended their alliance to make Sysdig monitoring tools more broadly available across IBM public cloud services. IBM first adopted the Sysdig platform to enable DevOps teams to monitor workloads running on a subset of the IBM Cloud in June 2018. Now the company will extend those managed instances of […]. The post Sysdig Extends Cloud Monitoring Alliance With IBM appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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Why you need a digital transformation center of excellence

TechBeacon

Centers of excellence (CoEs) are indispensable for preparing businesses to work side by side with software robots. The need for solutions to streamline repetitive and time-consuming tasks has propelled the growth of automation in enterprises across the globe and created a need for internal teams dedicated to overseeing a project’s success.

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The Two Things Change Agents Need to Be Good At

Change Starts Here

When it comes down to it, there are really only two things change agents need to be good at in order to bring about results for their organizations. Designing change and influencing change. Designing change is the upfront investigation and planning that goes into figuring out an approach that is likely to work.

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Build Infrastructure as Code Efficiently With an Open Source Terraform Accelerator

Dzone - DevOps

An open-source Terraform accelerator is a set of proven code and a platform that organizations can use to build their AWS and Azure infrastructures faster. Organizations can pick which part of the infrastructure they want to build at what time and choose services accordingly. In addition to requiring smaller teams, this allows for incremental improvements and greater stability.