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7 enterprise data strategy trends

CIO

Every enterprise needs a data strategy that clearly defines the technologies, processes, people, and rules needed to safely and securely manage its information assets and practices. As with just about everything in IT, a data strategy must evolve over time to keep pace with evolving technologies, customers, markets, business needs and practices, regulations, and a virtually endless number of other priorities.

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#MyTechFrenemy

TechCrunch

Some students at the MyTechBestFriend academy have always been a little suspicious of the program and its founder, Mary Awodele. Since its founding in 2020, a whisper network murmured that many of the materials taught by the academy were plagiarized from various other online programs, such as those from Google or Salesforce. Founded by Awodele in 2020, MyTechBestFriend (MTBF) launched to public acclaim, especially within the Black tech community.

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Etsy's observability and ML infrastructure teams moving to the cloud

Martin Fowler

Tim Cochran and Keyur Govande. continue their account of how Etsy used the cloud to scale up by describing the journey of two teams : observability and ML infrastructure. more….

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True Gratitude – More Than Pleasantries or Recognition

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s easy for true gratitude to get lost in the swirl of formal recognition programs, everyday courtesies, and the relentless push for more and better. Progress is good. You need recognition. And courtesy is vital. But none of these are genuine gratitude. True gratitude begins with deep humility. It changes us. True gratitude transforms our relationships.

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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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Leaning into Retail’s Challenges with Digital Transformation

CIO

Digital transformation initiatives have picked up in the retail sector in recent years as store chains compete for brand awareness and sales in a rapidly evolving market. By 2026, retailers’ global investments in digital transformation tools are expected to reach $388 billion , growing by 18% a year. That may sound like retail leaders are all in , ready to use new technology tools to extract maximum value out of their operations; ready to embrace change and grab the future by the horns.

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A Winning Strategy for Students Learning C++

The Crazy Programmer

C++ is one of the most popular programming languages used by developers across the world. This language can be a great tool for those interested in getting into software engineering, cryptocurrency mining, or other tech-related professions. Despite its wide range of applications, this programming language is also relatively simple to learn. Nevertheless, there are a few strategies that beginners can adopt in order to become an expert in C++ in no time.

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A DevOps Thanksgiving: What Are You Thankful For?

DevOps.com

As crazy as it seems, here we are on the cusp of another Thanksgiving. This year has gone by so quickly, and as we enter the holiday season and the end of 2022, those of us in the DevOps community have much to be thankful for. First and foremost, I’m so happy to once again […]. The post A DevOps Thanksgiving: What Are You Thankful For? appeared first on DevOps.com.

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies. Their unique focus and approaches to innovation can make startups a highly advantageous partner in delivering business value in ways traditional vendors can’t offer.

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College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast

TechCrunch

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks , persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. Yet Stanford dropout Teddy Solomon’s story of co-founding Fizz is so reminiscent of Facebook that he was introduced to his investor and now-CEO Rakesh Mathur as “the next Mark Zuckerberg.” So, is it a good time to be building a buzzy new social app, or is it a complete mess?

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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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10 Emerging Technologies CIOs Are Investing In

TechBeacon

To better understand the technologies organizations are investing in over the next 12 months, Forrester combined industry research with insights from its analysts and clients to develop a list of the top 10 emerging technologies in 2022.

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CircleCI Will Use AI to Increase Collective DevOps Intelligence

DevOps.com

CircleCI has committed to adding additional collective intelligence capabilities to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that will leverage machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize application development and delivery. CircleCI CEO Jim Rose said that as the company’s namesake CI/CD platform continues to collect more telemetry data from multiple customers, […].

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What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

CIO

Enterprise architecture definition Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. EA helps organizations structure IT projects and policies to achieve desired business results, to stay agile and resilient in the face of rapid change, and to stay on top of industry trends and disruptions using architecture principles and practices, a process also known as enterprise architectural

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Google Cloud partners with Indian startup SuperGaming to offer gaming engine to developers

TechCrunch

Google Cloud has partnered with SuperGaming to offer the Indian gaming startup’s proprietary gaming engine, SuperPlatform, to developers worldwide, the latest in a series of recent steps from the Android-maker to expand focus into the gaming industry. The cloud arm of the search giant said Thursday that as part of its partnership, it will offer the Pune-headquartered startup’s gaming engine to help developers worldwide to help them manage their live ops, matchmaking, player progressi

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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 Evolution of DevOps: Where It Began and What's Ahead

Dzone - DevOps

The goal of DevOps is to increase the speed, quality, and reliability of software delivery. It is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). DevOps is often used in the context of web ops, application development, and security.

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Culture a Stumbling Block to DevOps, DevSecOps

DevOps.com

Organizations are struggling to improve DevSecOps practices as they confront a lack of cultural alignment and investment, according to a global Progress survey of more than 600 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision-makers. Many companies are behind in achieving their DevOps and DevSecOps goals, with 73% of organizations saying they could be doing more. […].

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Episode 4: Data is the New Currency

CIO

Data is the new currency of business. We hear that constantly and it is an accurate description of the value that data provides for the successful operation of a business. Put simply, organizations with “better” data management and use it more effectively, win in the market. This blog summarizes a recent podcast that featured Graeme Thompson, CIO of Informatica.

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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

TechCrunch

When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Now, its users will be able to do so all within the Female Invest platform. The Copenhagen-based startup announced the acquisition of fellow Danish fintech Gaia Investments this week with plans to integrate the trading platform, which focuses on investing in com

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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What Should You Avoid When Doing DevOps?

Dzone - DevOps

The goal of the DevOps practice is an enabling technology that allows developers (Dev) and operations teams (Ops) members to work together more efficiently by automating deployment processes — all while keeping the customers' data safe. But along this journey, companies face many common challenges and traps when implementing these principles, which we'll explore here.

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Rezilion Adds Windows Support to Dynamic SBOM Tool

DevOps.com

Rezilion has added support for Windows applications to its tool for dynamically generating software bills of materials (SBOMs). Rezilion CEO Liran Tancman said in addition to existing support for Linux applications, it’s now possible to analyze all the components that make up a Windows application runtime environment in real-time. That capability also makes it possible […].

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A healthcare CDIO’s unexpected path to interim CEO

CIO

Andy Callow was appointed Group CDIO at the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire in December 2020, and has spent the last three years unifying the Kettering and Northampton hospitals through one digital strategy, taking strides to adopt cloud, build an RPA Centre of Excellence, and roll-out AI proof-of-concepts. Then the call came that CEO Simon Weldon was leaving temporarily for health reasons, and looking in-house for his replacement.

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Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith

TechCrunch

Let’s start with the supposition that the venture-founder compact is built almost entirely on trust, especially early on. Sure, due diligence matters in the investment process, but lying about your capabilities can undercut the founder-investor relationship — and in extreme cases, to the detriment of the larger, global startup market. In the wake of Elizabeth Holmes’ sentencing on Friday for defrauding investors, I’ve seen people argue that she was only guilty of messing with the wrong people —

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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

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How to Create an Ansible Playbook

Dzone - DevOps

In this post, you will learn how to create an Ansible playbook. As an exercise, you will install an Apache Webserver onto two target machines and change the welcome page. 1. Introduction. In the two previous Ansible posts, you learned how to setup an Ansible test environment and how to create an Ansible inventory. This post continues this series, but it is not necessary to read the first two posts.

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DevOps, Drought and Climate | Meta??PTP

DevOps.com

In this week’s The Long View: Data centers cause climate change, and Meta is rolling out Precision Time Protocol. The post DevOps, Drought and Climate | Meta??PTP appeared first on DevOps.com.

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CIO Leadership Live with Glen McLatchie, Chief Information Officer of SkyCity Entertainment Group

CIO

SkyCity Entertainment Group Chief Information Officer Glen McLatchie on his career-defining moments, the importance of mentoring and professional development, and the transformation plans ahead for the casino and hotel group after a challenging few years.

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Visible launches activity-tracking platform to tackle Long COVID

TechCrunch

A new activity-tracking platform is launching out of stealth today with $1 million in pre-seed funding, with a view toward helping those suffering from Long COVID track and manage their symptoms. Visible , as the company is called, is the brainchild of Harry Leeming , a London-based engineer who says he has suffered from Long COVID for the past two years, and Luke Martin-Fuller.

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“Build vs Buy Analytics?” The Question ALL SaaS Leaders Need to Answer in 2024

As a SaaS leader, you know that the more metrics, insights, and analytics you add to your products, the more engagement you’ll have – and the stickier your product will become with customers. At what point do you decide to keep building your analytics in-house or invest in an embedded analytics solution? Read our Build vs. Buy Analytics guide to learn: Top 4 benefits of embedded analytics A quick cost comparison of in-house analytics development vs embedded analytics 10 considerations to help yo

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Empower Your Team to Make Better Decisions

Let's Grow Leaders

Use This Powerful Process to Empower Your Team. to Solve Problems on Their Own. How do you empower your team to solve more problems on their own? In today’s Asking for a Friend from the PMI Rochester conference, David shares our very popular “9 What’s” whats coaching methodology to empower better decision-making and problem-solving.

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VMware Brings Java 17 Support to Spring Boot Framework

DevOps.com

VMware this week made a Spring Boot 3.0 update for building microservices-based Java applications that is based on the latest long-term support release for the Java Standard Edition (SE) platform. Michael Minella, senior director of software engineering at VMware, said the latest edition of the framework supports Java 17. The hope is that adding this […].

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What You Need to Know About Digital Innovation Now

CIO

Don’t miss CIO’s Future of Digital Innovation Summit and Awards Canada, happening on November 29-30 produced by IDC and CIO, in partnership with TECHNATION. Registration is complimentary , and attendees will have the opportunity to gain the latest knowledge in innovation from experts in a broad range of industries. The conference will kick off on November 29 with a keynote from Lee-Anne McAlear, Program Director, the Centre of Excellence in Innovation Management, York University.