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Want More Runway? Consider Your Infrastructure Costs

Crunchbase News

You probably don’t want to unnecessarily create a situation where a high-performing team takes a morale hit. Before you find product-market fit, your team is why your business is valuable and you want to keep everyone happy. That means, as odd as it sounds, infrastructure is actually a variable cost.

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AI as a service to solve your business problems? Guess again

TechCrunch

Industries of all types are embracing off-the-shelf AI solutions. In the words of Sepp Hochreiter (inventor of LSTM , one of the world’s most famous and successful AI algorithms), “the ideal combination for the best time to market and lowest risk for your AI projects is to slowly build a team and use external proven experts as well.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

IT and infrastructure from the 1990s,” said Casey A. In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent.

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Unlocking Success: Dos and Don’ts of Custom Software Development Solutions

InfoBest

Custom software development has become a strategic imperative for companies aiming to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and gain a competitive edge. However, navigating the intricate path of custom software development presents its own set of challenges. What Challenges Await in Bespoke Software Development?

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Revolutionizing Business Operations with Future-Fit Software

Tandem

It’s not a surprise then that the discussions in many IT departments center around future-fit software and contemporary application development frameworks. It’s not a surprise then that the discussions in many IT departments center around future-fit software and contemporary application development frameworks.

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How Can CIOs Avoid Wasting Their Budget?

The Accidental Successful CIO

All too often they end up building something new rather than buying off the shelf. We can achieve lower infrastructure and storage costs and the technology is improving all the time. However, this is where things can start to get a bit complicated. Where Is The Money Going? We all know that this happens for all sorts of reasons.

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