Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
I cried as I read his note. I’ve been wrestling with how to share this with you ever since. I thought about writing about it generically but that fell flat. I couldn’t write it in a way that kept the impact. So here’s my pre-apology. This is not a “look what I did, follow my lead” post. It’s a “look what HE did, and OMG do we need more of that in this world” post.
General Leadership
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. “ Omar Nelson Bradley. . 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.
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The video at this link and embedded below captures a first in human history, the first reusable space launch vehicle launching into space and returning in reusable form via a soft landing. This is important for many reasons. The economics of it is a key driver. Up to 90% of the cost of launch is in the rockets that till this point have always been destroyed by re-entry.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
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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.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Even if it all feels warm and wonderful, your team needs you to remove roadblocks. If they’re frustrated with stupidity in the organization, they’re frustrated with you. Sure, they appreciate the check-ins about their kid’s soccer victories. And they want you to prepare them for the next promotion. But, if you’re not out there with them doing some basic blocking and tackling, I’d venture to guess, they’re frustrated.
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
There are seven key megatrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the helpful mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing, A rtificial Intelligence, M obility, B ig Data, R obotics, I nternet of Things, C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the trend of Mobility. This is the greatest leap in humanity's ability to stay connected since the advent of spoken word.
QAspire
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Businesses are struggling to keep the pace with rapid rate of change and disruption around. To keep up with the change, businesses try to diversify into newer areas, build products and services to cater to new market needs and innovate. Organizations on their transformation journeys cannot afford to rely only on the technology innovations because innovation is a result of something more deeper – innovation is a result of mindset, behavioral constructs, leadership and culture.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
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Toptal
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Rapid prototyping and the ability to produce quick visual results are features of many programming languages and frameworks. However, some take it even further by making these their primary goals. Processing, a programming language based on Java, allows its users to code within the context of visual arts and has been designed from the ground up to provide instant visual feedback.
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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.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
At the 2015 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC15), in Austin, Texas, Bright Computing was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards. Bright Computing’s Cluster Manager for HPC was named the Editors’ Choice for Best HPC Cluster Solution or Technology. The annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors Choice Awards are determined through a nomination and voting process with the global HPCwire community, as well as selectio
Next Level Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (yes, I have my tickets for the new Star Wars movie), I found myself in a conference room in Arlington, Virginia taking the oral exams for the United States Foreign Service. The day was a series of group exercises, in-box exercises and interviews. One of the interviews was conducted by a panel of Foreign Service officers politely firing unpredictable questions at you.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
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Kentik
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Full traffic visibility to diagnose those nasty attacks. In many organizations, networks are at the core of the business, enabling not only internal functions such as HR, supply chain, and finance but also the services and transactions on which the business depends for revenue. That makes network availability critical. Any interruption of access from the outside world turns off the revenue spigot, impacting profit and creating a bad user experience that can damage customer satisfaction and resul
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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.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
Strata + Hadoop World is the leading event on how big data and ubiquitous, real-time computing is shaping the course of business and society. It brings together the world’s best data scientists and business leaders to share hard-won knowledge and innovations in technology and strategy. Check out the impressive program and make plans to join Strata + Hadoop World in San Jose March 28-31, 2016.
Rapid BI
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Are you getting the most out of LinkedIn? Are you a recent graduate or job hunter? New to the world of work? Here are some top tips to help you get the most out of LinkedIn Getting the most out of LinkedIn can be hard and sometimes scary. You do have a profile on Linkedin…right? […]. The post Top tips for you on getting the most out of LinkedIn for Graduates appeared first on.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Photo courtesy of Gui Seiz. There are plenty of reasons why businesses all over the world are becoming more eco-friendly. It’s a money-saver, for a start. All those high electricity bills, waste paper – it all costs you far less when you try and limit the use. But, one of the most overlooked benefits of running a greener business is that it is great for your marketing efforts.
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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.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. 19 years and counting. Nextgov: Pentagon Launches Self-Confirmation Tool for OPM Hack Victims - ExecutiveGov. Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce to Change Name to Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce in 2016.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
If you ask people why they chose a certain product or service or candidate or team, they might try to give you a sensible, logical rationale. “It was cheaper.”. “It looked better.”. “She has the right qualifications to lead this city.”. “They’ve got a top-notch coach.”. But the real reasons people make those kinds of choices go beyond these answers.
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“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.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
The technology insights and context of CTOvision are brought to you by Cognitio. Cognitio is a strategic consulting and engineering firm established and managed by a team of former senior technology executives from the U.S. Intelligence Community. Our accomplished team has a track record of safeguarding some of the nation’s greatest secrets, equipping U.S. leadership with actionable intelligence that helps protect lives and driving technology innovation that has kept key agencies generations ahe
Erik Bernhardsson
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
(Warning: super speculative, feel free to ignore). As Yogi Berra said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future”. Unfortunately predicting is hard, and unsurprisingly people look for the Magic Trick™ that can resolve all the uncertainty. Whether it’s recruiting, investing, system design, finding your soulmate, or anything else, there’s always an alleged shortcut.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
One of the greatest barriers for women is our reticence to raise our hands, ask for what we want and be noticed. This lack of confidence appears as a weakness. It makes women seem less comfortable with risk taking and decisiveness, both of which are critical competencies for senior leaders. Right now many people are asking why women have a crisis of confidence.
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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.
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem (from FedTechTicker.com and TopTechTicker.com ): Fed Tech Ticker. National Science Foundation, Agriculture Release CIO-Boosting FITARA Plans - Nextgov. 2015 Greater Washington Heart Walk Raises $1.85 Million with Vencore’s Mac Curtis as Chair. Leidos, USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Information Sciences Institute to Partner on Research Projects.
Erik Bernhardsson
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
(Warning: super speculative, feel free to ignore). As Yogi Berra said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future”. Unfortunately predicting is hard, and unsurprisingly people look for the Magic Trick™ that can resolve all the uncertainty. Whether it’s recruiting, investing, system design, finding your soulmate, or anything else, there’s always an alleged shortcut.
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