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APRIL 29, 2021

Change Management Process: Turn Detractors Into Advocates. by Michael Simmons | April 29 , 2021 | Blog. Change happens. Constantly. . Yet change is often difficult, even something to dread. The perceived nature of change can lead to resistance of the ‘new’ even when the change represents a clear and needed improvement to the status quo. That resistance can derail any new initiative, transformation, or organizational refactoring project you undertake. .

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Martin Fowler

APRIL 27, 2021

Recently there's been a lot of interest, indeed hype, around building developer productivity platforms. Done well, they make it easier for developers to build systems aligned with the technology strategy and allow them to build useful features more quickly. However many organizations struggle because in order to do a good job of platforms, you need to have a number of baseline capabilities in place first.

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Agile Alliance

APRIL 30, 2021

Agile is built on many ideas (Kaizan, Lean, Kanban, etc.), but one of the most important is a body of research into human motivation. This article explores some of these ideas and highlights how it is very easy to adopt Agile but miss out on these motivational factors I often ask organisations why they want … Continued. The post Agile: Harnessing Human Motivation first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. The company previously raised a total of $15.5 million, so the latest financing brings its total raised to $95.5 million since it launched in 2017. The latest round caught our attention for a few reasons.

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The Crazy Programmer

APRIL 30, 2021

In this article, we will look into Polish notation in Data Structures. We will discuss its types along with some examples and the use of such notations in general. Polish Notation is a general form of expressing mathematical, logical and algebraic equations. The compiler uses this notation in order to evaluate mathematical expressions depending on the order of operations.

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Agile Alliance

APRIL 29, 2021

I can’t juggle. But this post isn’t about me. Instead, let me introduce our latest curated experience report author and Scrum Master juggler Iurii Ilantaskii. In his report, Parallel Juggling while Coaching Multiple Teams, Iurii shares his experiences juggling his duties as a Scrum Master in support of multiple teams. OK, Iurii didn’t have to … Continued.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

Blade, the French startup behind cloud gaming service Shadow , has been acquired by Octave Klaba’s fund following a commercial court order. Klaba is better known as the founder of OVHcloud , a French cloud hosting company. He’s acquiring Blade (and Shadow) through his investment fund Jezby Ventures — not OVHcloud. Shadow is a cloud computing service for gamers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

Practical Ideas For Becoming a Better Middle Manager. “Middle managers are like the middle child of an organization; often neglected by senior managers and blamed by their reports. However, they’re still expected to be as charming as the youngest and simultaneously as responsible as the oldest. We end up with middle child syndrome, enshrouded in conflict, wanting more of a say, and not sure how they fit in.” .

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2021

The Graph has introduced Scalar, a microtransaction system meant to enable new ways for the platform’s node operators and data providers to make money. The Graph, which describes itself as “the indexing and query layer of the decentralized web,” functions as a link between decentralized applications (dapps) and different blockchains, providing a data querying platform that […].

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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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DevOps.com

APRIL 29, 2021

While having a mature digital enterprise helped organizations to better survive – and even thrive, in some cases – the pandemic, that’s not the primary reason why organizations will continue to invest in their digital transformation efforts. According to new research from consultancy Deloitte, businesses will continue to invest in their digital transformation capabilities to […].

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Nearly a year after its last layoff , online coding bootcamp Lambda School just announced more cuts amid a broader restructuring. In a blog post, CEO and founder Austen Allred said that the startup, which raised a $74 million Series C in August, is laying off 65 employees. . The roles that were cut span senior product, engineering, design, community management and instructional staff.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 26, 2021

How You Respond Sends a Powerful Message. You don’t just want ideas from your team. You want ideas you can use. And let’s be real—sometimes the ideas are so wacky, you might even be fighting back a sarcastic chuckle. Here’s a proven, human-centered “how to respond” technique that recognizes the effort while providing information to help them contribute more relevant ideas in the future.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2021

Scott Goldstein, a U.S. Air Force Reserve major general serving as mobilization assistant to the Air Force undersecretary, has joined defense technology startup Anduril Industries as head of advanced projects, Inside Defense reported Monday. Anduril said in a statement Goldstein’s engineering expertise and military, homeland security and intelligence community experience will help the company develop new […].

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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.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 28, 2021

In a prior blog I explained my 27-factor DevOps assessment model which includes nine pillars of DevOps and three dimensions of people, process and technology. The nine pillars represent categories of practices. In this blog, I include examples of practices for each of the nine pillars. In a future blog I will explain how to […]. The post Nine Pillars of DevOps Best Practices appeared first on DevOps.com.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Google today announced the launch of 40,000 new developer scholarships in Africa. Google will offer the scholarships — created in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela — to developers spread across mobile and cloud development tracks. According to the statement released by the company, Google will give full scholarships (with certifications in Android and cloud development) to the top 1,000 students (beginner and intermediate developers) at the end of the tra

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TechBeacon

APRIL 27, 2021

Migrating to the cloud? What will you do with your mainframe-based applications? Luckily, a new approach is coming into vogue, where you can partition, refactor, and then move mainframe apps. Parts of the application run on the mainframe, and parts run as cloud-native applications.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2021

Read Alex Chow’s analytical article about Palantir Foundry on Choresearch : Palantir has a series of products that essentially helps to remove the hassle and difficulty of managing massive amounts of data. We will talk about Palantir’s Foundry ontology and simulation system in particular and how it helps make life easier for large organizations.Palantir’s Foundry […].

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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.

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Dzone - DevOps

APRIL 28, 2021

AWS offers a lot of options when it comes to deploying containers. But knowing which service does what can leave even the most seasoned pros scratching their heads. In this blog, we look at EKS, ECS, Fargate, EC2, and Kubernetes, explaining the role of each in deploying containers on AWS, as well as their pros and cons.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2021

MasterClass, which sells a subscription to celebrity-taught classes, sits on the cusp of entertainment and education. It offers virtual, yet aspirational learning: an online tennis class with Serena Williams, a cooking session with Gordon Ramsay. While there’s the off chance that an instructor might actually talk to you — it has happened before — the platform mostly just offers paywalled documentary-style content.

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TechBeacon

APRIL 28, 2021

While cloud migration isn't as controversial as it used to be for many organizations, issues about security linger. That's why it's important for security teams to put together a solid program to protect their cloud environments.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2021

High Density storage with PMEM on Aerospike leads to significant Capex/Opex reduction with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory. See the presentation by Athreya Gopalakrishna, Senior Engineering Manager, PayPal and Sai Devabhaktuni, Sr. Director of Engineering, PayPal explaining how PayPal used Aerospike and persistent memory to a good effect on Aerospike Blog.

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Dzone - DevOps

APRIL 27, 2021

Introduction. Observability is a vital component of our architectures, as it allows us to manage a system properly, determine if it is working correctly, and decide what needs to be fixed, changed, or improved. Observability has been an area of interest in the cloud-native community for a long time, supported by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

A U.S./Israeli startup, Sorbet — which is tackling what companies do with the financial risks as employees accrue paid time off (PTO) — has raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Viola Ventures, with participation by Global Founders Capital and Meron Capital. The economics of paid time off is relatively hidden in the business world, but essentially, Sorbet takes on the burden of this PTO from employers and then allows employees to spend it.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 26, 2021

According to Gartner, the worldwide low-code development market is projected to be $13.8 billion in 2021, a whopping increase of 22.6% from 2020. Gartner also predicts that the surge in remote development during COVID-19 will continue to boost low-code adoption, despite budget cuts and efforts to optimize cost. Low-Code’s Popularity Among Professional and Citizen Developers […].

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2021

Capping out a week of firsts for cryptocurrencies, Canada approved three Ethereum ETFs last week, which would be the first in the world to hold Ether tokens. Proposals from Purpose Investments, CI Global Asset Management, and Evolve ETFs all were approved by the Canadian financial regulator and are to begin trading Tuesday, April 20th. The move follows […].

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Confluent

APRIL 27, 2021

There is a class of applications that cannot afford to be unavailable—for example, external-facing entry points into your organization. Typically, anything your customers interact with directly cannot go down. As […].

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Challenger banks continue to make significant waves in the world of finance, with smaller outfits luring customers away from incumbents by providing an easier way for them to not only engage with basic banking services, but to tap into a wave of technology that brings more personalization and often better deals into the equation. In the latest development, Viva Wallet , a Greek startup building banking services aimed at small and medium merchants, has picked up financing of $80 million, money th

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David Walsh

APRIL 26, 2021

Regular expressions are incredibly powerful but can be difficult to maintain. They’re a skill you learn on the job and, when the suits walk by, make you look incredibly smart if you have a few up on your screen. How can we solve the maintainability problem? With a match groups, as Addy Osmani enlightened me about last week: Tip: You can name capture groups for Regular Expressions in JavaScript.

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