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4 Keys to Developing Ethical AI

DevOps.com

Companies continue to grapple with how to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a way that doesn’t compromise privacy and that takes into account other key ethical considerations. It is undeniable that AI is one of the fastest-growing categories today. But if we are unable to build tools that live up to high ethical standards, […]. The post 4 Keys to Developing Ethical AI appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Do We Still Need Humans in the Loop for AI?

Dataiku

Automation is a fantastic and scary word. We hear about it in the press with robots doing jobs in manufacturing that people used to do. Robotic process automation (RPA) software captures and automates repetitive business tasks. In many cases, machines and software are better suited to these repetitive jobs — they don't get bored, they deliver consistent quality, and they don't leave or demand a transfer to a better paying, more exciting job.

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CatalyzeX grabs $1.64M seed to help developers find right machine learning model

TechCrunch

Machine learning is exploding, and so are the number of models out there for developers to choose from. While Google can help, it’s not really designed as a model search engine. That’s where CatalyzeX comes in: It not only helps developers find the most appropriate model for their data, it provides a direct link to the code in a simple interface.

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History of CSS

The Crazy Programmer

CSS is another thing you may learn just after understanding HTML. CSS stands for the cascading style sheets, which Hakon Wium Lie created in 1994. Hakon Wium Lie is considered the father of CSS as he created this amazing thing. And he used to work with the father of HTML, Mr. Tim Berners-Lee, when he was working in CERN. CSS was offered as the web styling language to make it appealing.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways to To Empower Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Want to empower your team? Find opportunities in the chaos. During times of uncertainty and change, it’s easy for your team to get lost in the chaotic swirl of indecision —to wring their hands and wait and see. It’s also the perfect time to empower your team, to step up and take the lead. “Where there is chaos, seize control.” One of my early bosses and mentors, Gail, said this to me almost daily during a turbulent time at Verizon.

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Here’s where MLOps is accelerating enterprise AI adoption

TechCrunch

Ashish Kakran. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ashish Kakran , principal at Thomvest Ventures , is a product manager/engineer turned investor who enjoys supporting founders with a balance of technical know-how, customer insights, empathy with challenges and market knowledge. In the early 2000s, most business-critical software was hosted on privately run data centers.

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History of HTML

The Crazy Programmer

HTML is one of the first things that a student learns during a web development course. Hence, it becomes essential to learn about the history of HTML and its version in an accurate timeline. So, if you are also a web development learning enthusiast and wish to have a deep understanding of the same. Then read this crucial article to understand some foundational information about the same.

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Make It, Don’t Fake It with Sabrina Horn

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s a cliche you’ve undoubtedly heard more than once: Fake it until you make it. The problem is that the pressure to succeed can drive leaders to exaggerate their strengths, minimize weaknesses, bend the truth, and sacrifice the very authenticity that would help them succeed. In this episode, former Silicon Valley communications CEO Sabrina Horn gives you the tools to lead with integrity, navigate the challenges that compromise authenticity, and transform your influence by leading f

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Cloud native security threat: Kubernetes UI Tools Turn into a Weapon

Aqua Security

For many years, threat actors have been using legitimate remote access tools (RATs) in their campaigns, tricking users into installing them to get full control over the victims’ systems. Similarly, in the cloud native world, attackers are increasingly targeting user interface (UI) tools to gain access to Docker and Kubernetes instances. In this blog, we’ll explain how misconfigured UI tools can allow access and control over cloud native environments and describe the techniques that threat actors

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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The industrial data revolution: What founders got wrong

TechCrunch

Joe Hellerstein. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Joe Hellerstein is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Trifacta and the Jim Gray Chair of Computer Science at UC Berkeley. In February 2010, The Economist published a report called “ Data, data everywhere.” Little did we know then just how simple the data landscape actually was. That is, comparatively speaking, when you consider the data realities we’re facing as we look to 2022.

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Netlify Acquires OneGraph, A Powerful GraphQL Platform for Connecting APIs and Services

Netlify

Today we’re thrilled to announce that Y Combinator and SignalFire-backed OneGraph is joining Netlify, driving innovation in the Netlify platform to make it even easier to compose apps with APIs and services. We launched Netlify in 2015 to help developers move from legacy monolithic web architecture to Jamstack, where the web presentation layer is decoupled from backend logic.

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Improve Your Customer Service Experience (TV Video Interview with Shep Hyken)

Let's Grow Leaders

If you want to improve your Customer Service Experience (CX), Start with Culture. This week, we interrupt our regularly scheduled “Asking for a Friend Series” to feature this important interview with Shep Hyken on Be Amazing or Go Home, TV, about how to improve your customer service experience through culture. What’s the best way to improve your customer service experience?

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Rethinking Programmer Education for Today’s Coders

DevOps.com

The proliferation of low-code and no-code applications are changing the landscape for software. In the past decade, growth in these areas has empowered employees to generate solutions at the speed of a digital world, regardless of their technical background. This raises several questions: What kind of programmers do businesses really need? Should they still rely […].

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

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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Huge deals are pushing more AI startups into IPO territory

TechCrunch

Venture investors are betting that AI-focused startups are ready for the public markets, making more, larger, earlier bets on such companies. It’s a great time to raise capital if your startup is building with — or on top of — artificial intelligence, regardless of how far along you are toward an exit. While many startup niches have seen their funding tallies rise in 2021, AI startups appear to be enjoying strong gains across younger and older cohorts, implying a broad base of custom

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Interview Performance Does Not Equal Job Performance

Professor Beekums

This is a conversation I had when I was interviewing a few years ago: Interviewer: “Yeah, a lot of candidates actually have trouble with this problem because it never shows up in the software we write.” Me: “…so why is it part of the interview?” Silence There is so much content out there right now about what candidates can do to “stand out” and “perform” well on interviews.

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Top 11 Time Wastes as a DevOps Engineer

Dzone - DevOps

The daily work of DevOps can be like a puzzle in the sense that the idea is to assemble several pieces in a logical order to create a structure understood by everyone. The different assembly steps are usually the same for any puzzle and therefore require learning to gain efficiency. Efficient time management is probably what every DevOps engineer seeks to advance in his career.

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What Developers Need to Know About Edge Computing

DevOps.com

More and more companies are living “on the edge” as they move from “I’ll think about edge computing” to “I don’t think our business can optimally grow and compete without edge computing.” Developers will play a key role in helping organizations use the edge, but their effectiveness will depend on having edge-aligned processes, products and […].

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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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How to implement an actionable data ethics framework

TechCrunch

John Story. Contributor. Share on Twitter. John Story is general counsel and chief data ethics officer at Acoustic. Previously, he served as a senior member of the legal team at Pax Labs and GoPro. Did you know your company’s data privacy practices can be a competitive differentiator? Usually, we think of competitive differentiators around the level of service you provide, the quality of your products or even the price point for your solutions.

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5 AIOps advances that might just rock your world

TechBeacon

AIOps remains in the pilot phase within many organizations that have yet to determine what it can offer. The issue most face is how to find the time and money to select an AIOps technology stack that will succeed the first time. The technology itself is scary.

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Why collaboration is harder than it sounds

CEO Insider

Did you know there’s two definitions of collaboration in the Oxford dictionary? The first is “the action of working with someone to produce something”. Which is what we mean when we say we want collaboration. The second is “traitorous communication with an enemy”. Which is sometimes how it feels when collaboration isn’t working. Even the […].

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Netlify Acquires OneGraph to Integrate GraphQL APIs

DevOps.com

Netlify this week announced it has acquired OneGraph, a provider of a platform that simplifies the integration and management of application programming interfaces (APIs) based on the GraphQL query language. At the same time, the company is committing $1 million to sponsor open source projects and setting aside $10 million for a Netlify Jamstack Innovation […].

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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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Nigeria’s Kippa gets $3.2M pre-seed for its small business finance management app

TechCrunch

Millions of small businesses globally, especially in emerging markets, have stayed offline for the better part of the past decade. Due to that, most of them still rely on scribbles using pen and paper or ledgers for bookkeeping and storing important information. In Nigeria, some go to the extent of keeping information offhand. All these inefficiencies, asides from being time-consuming, lead to errors and affects cash flow and finance, which is why almost nine out of 10 small businesses in the co

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Git Clone Command vs. GitHub Backup - Best Practices

Dzone - DevOps

Cloning is a popular theme in science fiction movies and literature. Just to mention Star Wars and Attack of the Clones. But it’s not science fiction at all – in the real world probably everyone has heard of Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal. Since then, mankind has managed to clone, among others horse, pig, or dog. Wait, we are interested in the IT world, right?

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2022 Office Life: Here’s How to Prepare

CEO Insider

Many workers remain teleworking due to the pandemic, and many companies don’t plan to return to the office until 2022. Because the shift to remote work was so successful for many organizations, some workers will be reluctant to head back to in-person work. When approaching the return to the office, leaders need to keep these […]. The post 2022 Office Life: Here’s How to Prepare appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Nvidia/ARM Wavering | Google Outage Outrage | Backblaze IPO on Fire

DevOps.com

In this week’s The Long View: Nvidia’s faltering attempt to buy Arm, Google’s load balancers go offline, and Backblaze’s newly-IPO’ed stock jumps 60%. The post Nvidia/ARM Wavering | Google Outage Outrage | Backblaze IPO on Fire appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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Entrepreneur First launches partnership with Tezos to spin up Web3 startups

TechCrunch

Entrepreneur First (EF), an accelerator-come-company builder, is partnering with the Tezos crypto platform to attract new potential founders to Web3. EF specializes in putting together early-career co-founders, developing their ideas and putting them in front of investors. Technical training and guidance will be provided by experts from the Tezos community.

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9 strategic cybersecurity outcomes CISOs should focus on

TechBeacon

Over the past two years, chief information security officers have had to face an increasingly hostile cybersecurity landscape, with cyberattacks continuing to rise in volume, velocity, and sophistication—a situation aggravated by the borderless IT environment many CISOs find themselves working in.

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People With Passion And Purpose = Profit

CEO Insider

Good leaders understand that people are their greatest asset. Prioritising the needs and well-being of your people can have a remarkable impact on the organisation and your bottom line. In this profit-driven world, we live in today, it’s no surprise that sales, margins, shareholder return and revenue is at the forefront of most leaders’ minds. […].