Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
AUGUST 27, 2024
The Firewalla Gold Pro is a high-performance firewall designed for small offices and power users, offering robust security features, seamless setup, and advanced management through a user-friendly app and web-based subscription service.
CIO
AUGUST 27, 2024
In 2019, it took an act of Congress to formally initiate the expansive modernization of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), marking an ambitious leap toward reimagining taxpayer services and operations. The strategy unfolded through careful planning, leveraging technology to enhance the taxpayer experience and ensuring robust cybersecurity measures.
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Ooda Loop
AUGUST 26, 2024
There are things business and government executives should know about these new algorithms and what they mean for our collective future. This post captures what you need to know.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 26, 2024
To be a better performance coach avoid these common mistakes. Have you ever had (what you thought was) a great performance coaching conversation—your employee commits to behavior change—but fifteen minutes later they’re back to their old habits? So you give them more performance coaching, this time “louder” literally or through progressive discipline.
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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.
CEO Insider
AUGUST 26, 2024
In today’s fast-paced, dynamic marketplace, future-proofing your customer experience (CX) strategy is not just a competitive advantage – it’s a necessity. Customers’ expectations are continually rising, driven by rapid advancements in technology and an increasing emphasis on personalized service. To stay ahead, businesses must ensure that their CX strategies are resilient, adaptable, and capable of […] The post How to future-proof your customer experience strategy appeared firs
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The Daily WTF
AUGUST 26, 2024
Lisa was working on a project she quite liked. The tech was cool, the problems being solved were interesting, and the team had a good working process. Company-wide, however, budgets were tight, and other projects were in much worse shape, so the project Lisa was on got put on pause, and her team was moved onto a different project. Someone wanted to make sure that functions which had large side effects were only called in the right places.
Crunchbase News
AUGUST 26, 2024
For a decade, U.S. seed and early-stage round sizes consistently saw an increase until early 2023 when typical round sizes began to come down and the venture market was three quarters into a funding slowdown. The first half of this year, however, has reversed that trend as the median round size for funding at seed through Series C has picked up again, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.
Dell EMC
AUGUST 27, 2024
Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA includes support for NVIDIA NIM™ Agent Blueprints to streamline deployment of AI use cases.
Henrik Warne
AUGUST 25, 2024
Using ChatGPT when I code has been a real productivity boost for me. Instead of reading an example on Stack Overflow and figuring out how to adapt it to my particular case, I immediately get code tailored to my specific needs. I my mind, generating code is a perfect use case for LLMs, since I will always test the generated code. If it isn’t working, I’ll find out right away, so hallucinations is not a problem.
CIO
AUGUST 30, 2024
A more operational, business-specific way of leveraging generative AI is beginning to take shape in the form of AI agents that quietly work behind the scenes, moving beyond gen AI’s creational capabilities toward autonomous decision-making in enterprise workflows. Agentic AI, at its core, is designed to automate a specific function within an organization’s myriad business processes, without human intervention.
IDC
AUGUST 28, 2024
Artificial intelligence is consuming the attention of IT and business leaders. So much so that many organizations are racing to hire or promote individuals to the role of chief AI officer. Call it the rise of the CAIO. The rapid and widespread interest in this strategic job role has helped inspire the CAIO Summit, which [.
AWS Machine Learning - AI
AUGUST 27, 2024
With the advent of generative AI solutions , a paradigm shift is underway across industries, driven by organizations embracing foundation models to unlock unprecedented opportunities. Amazon Bedrock has emerged as the preferred choice for numerous customers seeking to innovate and launch generative AI applications, leading to an exponential surge in demand for model inference capabilities.
Crunchbase News
AUGUST 27, 2024
Venture funding to Chinese startups seems almost certain to hit its lowest point in a decade as early-stage funding to the country continues to plummet. Total funding to startups in China bottomed out last quarter when it hit only $7.4 billion — a stunning 42% decline from Q1, which saw $12.8 billion invested, and the lowest since Q3 2014, per Crunchbase data.
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
CIO
AUGUST 27, 2024
If you’re stressing over cloud cost increases, you’re not alone. Three out of every five organizations saw cloud spending increase in the past year, with nearly four in 10 who experienced price hikes saying their costs jumped by more than 25% — this according to a recent survey of IT professionals commissioned by cloud provider Civo. Several factors appear to be driving cloud cost increases, including inflation, a rush to deploy compute-hungry AI , and energy costs, says Mark Boost, CEO of Civo,
DevOps.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
Programmers say that adopting generative AI is a top priority for their companies and that such investments create openings for new products.
AWS Machine Learning - AI
AUGUST 26, 2024
At AWS, we are transforming our seller and customer journeys by using generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the sales lifecycle. We envision a future where AI seamlessly integrates into our teams’ workflows, automating repetitive tasks, providing intelligent recommendations, and freeing up time for more strategic, high-value interactions. Our field organization includes customer-facing teams (account managers, solutions architects, specialists) and internal support functions (sales oper
Crunchbase News
AUGUST 27, 2024
In the past couple years, a larger share of U.S. startup investment has come from corporate funding rounds. That was the broad finding from a Crunchbase data dive into U.S. rounds solely backed by a corporate investor. Such rounds accounted for 12% of total funding in 2023 — a high point in our survey and potentially a record-setting share. The strong showing was largely due to a single round — Microsoft ’s $10 billion investment in OpenAI.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
CIO
AUGUST 28, 2024
CISOs looking for new IT hires already struggle with talent market shortages and bridging cybersecurity skills gaps. But now they face a growing challenge from an unexpected source: sanctions-busting North Korean software developers posing as potential hires. North Korea is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies, typically but not exclusively in the US.
DevOps.com
AUGUST 28, 2024
Broadcom today at the VMware Explore 2024 conference added an on-premises edition of its Rally project management application for managing software engineering projects.
AWS Machine Learning - AI
AUGUST 28, 2024
Incorporating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into your development lifecycle can offer several benefits. For example, using an AI-based coding companion such as Amazon Q Developer can boost development productivity by up to 30 percent. Additionally, reducing the developer context switching that stems from frequent interactions with many different development tools can also increase developer productivity.
Crunchbase News
AUGUST 29, 2024
These days, hearing about hot companies in generative AI raising huge rounds at multibillion-dollar valuations has gotten pretty routine. However, when news broke this week that OpenAI is in talks for a new funding round at a valuation of over $100 billion, it drove home just how big the stakes have become. The investment, said to include backing from Thrive Capital and Microsoft , represents a 16% jump from OpenAI’s last known valuation.
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.
CIO
AUGUST 26, 2024
IBM is outfitting the next generation of its z and LinuxONE mainframes with its next-generation Telum processor and a new accelerator aimed at boosting performance of AI and other data-intensive workloads. The new processor, the IBM Telum II, has greater memory and cache capacity than the previous generation, and it integrates a new data processing unit (DPU) specialized for IO acceleration along with enhanced on-chip AI acceleration capabilities.
DevOps.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
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AWS Machine Learning - AI
AUGUST 26, 2024
In today’s world, effective communication is essential for fostering inclusivity and breaking down barriers. However, for individuals who rely on visual communication methods like American Sign Language (ASL), traditional communication tools often fall short. That’s where GenASL comes in. GenASL is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) -powered solution that translates speech or text into expressive ASL avatar animations, bridging the gap between spoken and written language and sign language
Crunchbase News
AUGUST 28, 2024
Covering tech startup IPOs generally involves writing about companies that lose money. Sure, there are exceptions. Blockbusters, like Google , which was minting search advertising cash well before its IPO. Or, more recently, companies like Instacart or Klaviyo that tapped public markets shortly after turning a modest profit. But in most cases, even the most valuable one-time venture-backed technology companies went public before turning profitable.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
CIO
AUGUST 26, 2024
The recent CrowdStrike incident had a widespread impact on virtually every industry, with transportation, financial services, and emergency services being hit the hardest. This worldwide event highlighted the critical importance of maintaining strong customer experience (CX) frameworks. The disruption affected an estimated 8.5 million devices globally , overwhelming contact centers with stranded travelers, frustrated banking customers, and patients seeking urgent assistance.
Dell EMC
AUGUST 26, 2024
Harness the synergy of Dell Technologies and Broadcom.
Ooda Loop
AUGUST 29, 2024
A recent article raised an important acknowledgement in the world of global, state-driven cyber attacks: “the hacker blame game isn’t working anymore.
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