Perficient

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Welcome to our ongoing series on Universal Design for Healthcare! In this segment, well explore the importance of Visual Disabilities in Healthcare. Effective communication is vital in healthcare, and ensuring that it is accessible to individuals with visual disabilities is an essential aspect of universal design. Clear and accessible communication methods help patients understand their health information, engage with their care, and make informed decisions.

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CIO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While genAI has been a hot topic for the past couple of years, organizations have largely focused on experimentation. In 2025, thats going to change. Its the year organizations will move their AI initiatives into production and aim to achieve a return on investment (ROI). But first, theyll need to overcome challenges around scale, governance, responsible AI, and use case prioritization.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Its no secret that women have long been underrepresented in the tech space. This issue demands our attention, as it not only limits opportunities for women to work, grow, and thrive but also hinders companies in their pursuit of top talent. Although global organizations, policies and programs to address this issue have gained momentum in recent years, theres work still left to do.

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Netflix Tech

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article is the first in a multi-part series sharing a breadth of Analytics Engineering work at Netflix, recently presented as part of our annual internal Analytics Engineering conference. We kick off with a few topics focused on how were empowering Netflix to efficiently produce and effectively deliver high quality, actionable analytic insights across the company.

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When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In a competitive job market, recruiting the right talent efficiently and effectively can set your organization apart. However, even with a streamlined hiring process, theres always room for improvement. This is where benchmarking metrics for your recruiting funnel come into play. By evaluating the key stages of your recruitment process against industry standards, you can identify areas of improvement, optimize hiring strategies, and ultimately make better hiring decisions.

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Xebia

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I remember when a couple of years ago, GitHub started giving free usage of GitHub Codespaces to all its users. Not only was it a great way to help people contribute to open source with fewer hassles, but it was also a huge step in supporting diversity and equality around the world. Democratizing access to fast, persistent compute across the globe, it allows anyone in the world to access a powerful development machine, learn how to code, automate repetitive tasks and build a small enterprise.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After another slow year in 2024 for new tech listings, there is an expectation that the IPO markets will pick up in 2025. A year ago, the outlook was not bullish. What has changed? I think there’s a lot of confidence in the market. Stock markets are trading at all-time highs, said Ran Ben-Tzur of legal advisory firm Fenwick & West. And there’s been a rotation back to focusing on growth, which obviously is great for tech.

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Ruby on Rails

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Last week, we published a bunch of new and updated resources to help you learn Rails and learn how companies leverage Rails to build successful businesses. But we also made a few structural and navigational changes to the website that you may not have noticed (yet). The challenge: lots of resources, little space Earlier this year, we had big plans: Create a new flagship tutorial (with more planned soon).

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

CIO Jason Birnbaum has ambitious plans for generative AI at United Airlines. With the core architectural backbone of the airlines gen AI roadmap in place, including United Data Hub and an AI and ML platform dubbed Mars, Birnbaum has released a handful of models into production use for employees and customers alike. Chief among these is United ChatGPT for secure employee experimental use and an external-facing LLM that better informs customers about flight delays, known as Every Flight Has a Stor

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Xebia

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Still using sensitive service account keys in your GitLab repository? Want to enhance the security of your CI/CD pipelines? In this blog post, I will show you the process of authenticating your GitLab CI/CD pipelines to Google Cloud using OpenID Connect (OIDC). By leveraging OIDC, you can eliminate the need to store sensitive credentials in your repository, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

AI cloud infrastructure startup Vultr raised $333 million in growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, marking the decade-old startups first outside round of financing. The deal was co-led by AMD Ventures , the venture arm of semiconductor company AMD underscoring the fierce competition between chipmakers to provide AI infrastructure for enterprises.

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Honeycomb

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Space.com sums up the Big Bang as our universe starting with an infinitely hot and dense single point that inflated and stretchedfirst at unimaginable speeds, and then at a more measurable rate […] to the still-expanding cosmos that we know today, and thats kind of how I like to think about November 2022 for junior developers. All the conditions necessary to alter the career paths of brand new software engineers coalescedextreme layoffs and hiring freezes in tech danced with the irreversib

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organizations logical and physical data assets, and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). Its an offshoot of enterprise architecture that comprises the models, policies, rules, and standards that govern the collection, storage, arrangement, integration, and use of data in organizations.

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Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Xebia

DECEMBER 19, 2024

GitHub has made GitHub Copilot available to every single GitHub user on the planet, which allows you to get started discovering GitHub Copilot for free, right now! Here is how to get started and what you need to know. GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered pair programming buddy that can help you write, review, understand code, and more! As it is available inside of coding editors as well as on github.com, it has the context of the code (or documentation, or tests, or anything else) that you are workin

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

After several slow quarters, were seeing a pick up in funding to digital banking startups. In the past three months, investors have plowed close to $1.2 billion into a geographically dispersed group of online banking providers, Crunchbase data shows. Three of the largest funding recipients One , Tyme and Current announced new rounds this past week.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As businesses grow and cloud systems get more complex, traditional DevOps methods struggle to keep up with fast changes. Thats where Generative AI comes in. This new technology is changing how applications are made and used. It is also evolving DevOps practices by automating repetitive tasks, improving processes, enhancing security, and providing better monitoring insights.

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

How and why is Ingram Micro becoming a platform business? Our history is rooted in a traditional distribution model of marketing, selling, and shipping vendor products to our resellers. But today, were working toward becoming a platform business, and recently re-entered the public eye under the NYSE: INGM ticker symbol. Many digital transformations focus on platforms to support the business, but thats different from running a platform business.

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Xebia

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The rise of platform engineering Over the years, the process of software development has changed a lot. The way applications are built, deployed, and managed today is completely different from ten years ago. Initially, our industry relied on monolithic architectures, where the entire application was a single, simple, cohesive unit. This approach made the development process straightforward initially, but as applications grew in complexity, maintaining and scaling them became increasingly challen

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By Rob Biederman As we turn the page into 2025, my colleagues and I at Asymmetric Capital Partners are optimistic for what the next year holds for growth and innovation. We do not expect these gains to be shared uniformly, however, we see distinct winners and losers. On the positive side, we expect to see truly valuable AI companies outperform and prosper as flash-in-the-pan and hype companies falter.

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Ooda Loop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system that lets robots practice tasks in simulated reality 430,000 times faster than in the real world. Researchers can also use an AI agent to generate 3D physics simulations from text prompts. The accelerated simulation means […] The post New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality appeared first on OODAloop.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on Friday announced a shutdown of almost all services on WordPress.org, the open source project site thats the home of the software, plugins, and the WordPress community, but was unclear on when the shutdown would end. This move sharply increases the uncertainty surrounding WordPress, which is the software that runs roughly a third of the top 10,000 web sites by traffic, IDC said.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

Generative AI

AWS Machine Learning - AI

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Generative AI offers many benefits for both you, as a software provider, and your end-users. AI assistants can help users generate insights, get help, and find information that may be hard to surface using traditional means. In addition, they can help your employees reduce repetitive tasks and focus on high-value work. However, adding generative AI assistants to your website or web application requires significant domain knowledge and the technical expertise to build, deploy, and maintain the in

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By Katherine Maslova This has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector. There’s also been lots of buzz and hard, painful truths learned. As it turns out, certain trends are more aspirational than practical. Heres what I mean. AI implementation: More buzz than reality Katherine Maslova of Bourgeois Bohme As you may have noticed, AI dominates the headlines.

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Netflix Tech

DECEMBER 19, 2024

David J. Berg * , David Casler ^, Romain Cledat * , Qian Huang * , Rui Lin * , Nissan Pow * , Nurcan Sonmez * , Shashank Srikanth * , Chaoying Wang * , Regina Wang * , Darin Yu * *: Model Development Team, Machine Learning Platform ^: Content Demand ModelingTeam A month ago at QConSF, we showcased how Netflix utilizes Metaflow to power a diverse set of ML and AI use cases , managing thousands of unique Metaflow flows.

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CIO

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its digital transformation, cybersecurity has become a cornerstone of its national strategy. With the rise of digital technologies, from smart cities to advanced cloud infrastructure, the Kingdom recognizes that protecting its digital landscape is paramount to safeguarding its economic future and national security. Saudi Arabias comprehensive cybersecurity strategy focuses on strengthening its infrastructure, enhancing its resilience against cyber threats, and positio

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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Many enterprise customers across various industries are looking to adopt Generative AI to drive innovation, user productivity, and enhance customer experience. Generative AIpowered assistants such as Amazon Q Business can be configured to answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on data and information in your enterprise systems.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Databricks raised $10 billion at a $62 billion valuation, marking the largest venture capital raise of 2024 and one of the largest on record even surpassing the $6.6 billion raised by generative AI giant OpenAI this fall. Databricks new valuation marks a 44% increase from its 2023 valuation of $43 billion. The San Francisco-based company which helps businesses process, analyze, and manage large amounts of data quickly and efficiently using tools like AI and machine learning is now the fourth m

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As enterprises at every stage of maturity strengthen their digital capabilities, the Chief Digital Officer has emerged as a strategic force within the executive suite. This role is no longer confined to technical oversight or incremental operational improvements. Instead, it has evolved into an indispensable leadership position encompassing digital innovation, organizational change, and business model reinvention.

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