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Top 11 LLM Tools That Ensure Smooth LLM Operations

Openxcell

LLM or large language models are deep learning models trained on vast amounts of linguistic data so they understand and respond in natural language (human-like texts). The inner transformer architecture comprises a bunch of neural networks in the form of an encoder and a decoder. These encoders and decoders help the LLM model contextualize the input data and, based on that, generate appropriate responses.

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How to set up God Mode in Windows 11 - and the wonders you can do with it

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

God Mode provides easy access to an array of Windows settings from one single window. Here's how it works.

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How to Make Your Team’s Work More Visible

Harvard Business Review

Showcasing their contributions is essential for their success — and yours.

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The Early Days of the New US Administration

IDC

This IDC Blog provides an initial assessment of the potential implications of the new US administration on the worldwide Information Communication Technology (ICT) market. The global digital landscape is experiencing profound transformations, with a deepening interdependence between technology and economic growth. This convergence brings a host of uncertainties, opportunities, and challenges, further complicated by ongoing [.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Ephemeral Environments are Better for Scaling Your Tests

DevOps.com

Quality is a top priority for every engineering leader, not just in terms of user experience and high availability, but also faster turnaround while making developers' lives easier, instead of just verifying that all features and functions are working as expected.

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Podcast with Luca Rossi

Martin Fowler

Luca Rossi hosts a podcast (and newsletter) called Refactoring, so it's obvious that we have some interests in common. The tile comes from me leaning heavily on Beth Anders-Beck and Kent Beck's metaphor of The Forest and The Desert. We talk about the impact of AI on software development, the metaphor of technical debt, and the current state of agile software development.

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Databricks Lakehouse Optimization: A deep dive into Delta Lake’s VACUUM

Xebia

Databricks is a powerful Data + AI platform that enables companies to efficiently build data pipelines, perform large-scale analytics, and deploy machine learning models. Organizations turn to Databricks for its ability to unify data engineering, data science, and business analytics, simplifying collaboration and driving innovation. However , managing costs can be challenging, a reality that applies to any cloud-based or on-premise service.

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2025 and Beyond

Harvard Business Review

Gartner research has identified three key challenges for company leaders in the coming year: 1) New demands for a future-ready workforce; 2) The evolving role of managers, and 3) Emerging talent risks for the organization. Within these challenges they offer nine predictions that address ongoing organizational concerns around technology, collaboration, employee retention, AI, knowledge management, and more.

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Gen AI ROI falls short of expectations, but belief persists

CIO

AI, and gen AI in particular, are continuing to bombard the enterprise, but the gains to date havent been as big, nor come as quickly, as many business leaders hoped. Thats according to the fourth quarterly edition of Deloitte AI Institutes State of Generative AI in the Enterprise report released on Tuesday. Were seeing more of a focus on the pragmatic, says Jim Rowan, applied AI leader and principal at Deloitte Consulting.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 24H2 update on all eligible PCs, but is it stable enough?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Computers running the Home and Pro flavors of Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 will gradually be updated, whether you like it or not.

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Resolving Re-Used Business Keys in Data Vault 2.0 with the Business Vault

Xebia

Introduction In the world of data modeling, one of the challenges organizations face is managing tables with business keys (BKs) that are re-used over time. This issue typically occurs when a company, for technical limitations in the source system, reuses primary keys or "unique identifiers" over time. This practice can lead to ambiguity, especially when historical data is needed for analytical purposes.

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Using Blockchain to Build Customer Trust in AI

Harvard Business Review

Lessons from FICO.

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3 promises every CIO should keep in 2025

CIO

Nearly all tech surprises last year were related to gen AI, which was so hyped in 2023 that every organization had to try it in one or more projects in 2024. IT departments ran proofs-of-concept (PoCs), but some business leaders outside IT with P&L to manage also ran their own experiments without necessarily informing IT when they did so. Sometimes its as easy as subscribing to an AI-driven service.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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How ChatGPT solved an Ancestry DNA mystery for me and my long-lost cousin

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, my third cousin and I used AI to connect the dots between generations. Here's how and what we learned.

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VPC Service Controls – A step by step guide

Xebia

Introduction Having the ability to utilize resources on demand and gaining high speed connectivity across the globe, without the need to purchase and maintain all the physical resources, is one of the greatest benefits of a Cloud Service Provider (CSP). But how can we control our data assets, while there are suddenly so many possible egress points to consider?

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The Future of Deepfakes May Be as a More Targeted and Calculating Weapon

Ooda Loop

Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominated the tech landscape during the past year integrating into business with companies seeking to improve their operations, work more efficiently, automate wherever possible, and generally enhance their operations The post The Future of Deepfakes May Be as a More Targeted and Calculating Weapon appeared first on OODAloop.

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5 practical tips for emerging IT leaders

CIO

When they announced my name on stage at CIO Summit and Awards 2024 as the winner for Emerging ICT Leader of the Year award, my profound disbelief and shock flared up my impostor syndrome one more time as I walked up the stage. While walking up the stairs of that prestigious stage, I realized the immense responsibility I carried on my shoulders representing several women in tech who are walking their paths on their leadership journey while navigating their own complex inner worlds.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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This E reader tablet made me put down my Kindle and iPad within hours of using it

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I've been a Kindle user for years, but the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G has become my favorite e-reader tablet for several reasons.

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Stop organizing scavenger hunts in your cloud infrastructure

Xebia

A CloudWatch alarm is triggered. Now what? I am not the first person to tell you that observability is essential to your cloud infrastructure. You are not done when you have set up CloudWatch alarms! Who will act on those alarms? Observing some metrics and raising an alarm if a certain threshold is breached is just the start! You must also consider who will act if this alarm is breached.

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Anthropic Snags Another $1B From Amazon; OpenAI Joins Data Center Push

Crunchbase News

Competitors Anthropic and OpenAI continue to refuse to take a back seat to each other when it comes to headline-grabbing news. Anthropic, a ChatGPT rival with its AI assistant Claude, is reportedly taking in a fresh $1 billion investment from previous investor Google. In October 2023, Google invested $2 billion in the OpenAI rival. The new funding also comes just a couple of weeks after it was reported the startup was in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Part

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Altman now says OpenAI has not yet developed AGI

CIO

Confusion over whether or not OpenAIs o3-mini has reached the major milestone of artificial general intelligence (AGI) or not deepened on Monday following a post on X by CEO Sam Altman that completely contradicts what he said two weeks ago in an interview with Bloomberg. In the post he wrote, twitter hype is out of control again. We are not gonna (sic) deploy AGI next month, nor have we built it.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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This new framework aims to finally set the standard for open-source AI models

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Open Source Alliance unveils Open Weight Definition, bringing a new take to the open-source artificial intelligence definition debate.

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Research: Incivility at Work Silences Everyone, But Especially Women

Harvard Business Review

When women notice incivility at work, they’re more likely to anticipate gendered backlash — and they withhold ideas as a consequence.

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Codemods in other languages

Martin Fowler

Juntao Qiu finishes his description of codemods by looking at some other approaches outside the JavaScript world such as JavaParser and OpenRewrite.

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What does AI success look like? Real stories from across industries

CIO

The robust economic value that artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced to businesses is undeniable. Yet, whats less well-known is that right at the centre of this transformation is the advent of AI factories. This is a conversation that has taken off in recent months, with companiesfrom small and medium businesses (SMBs) to larger enterprisesincreasingly exploring the use of AI factories within their operations.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Is classic Outlook crashing when you start or reply to an email? A fix is on the way

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

A fix is due out in late January. For now, Microsoft has a workaround.

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Seed Rounds Got Larger Through The Downturn. Why Is That?

Crunchbase News

Editors note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the evolution of seed funding since the 2021 market peak. Part 2, which will look at the fallout from seed startups slower progression to Series A, will publish next week. Seed funding was the most resilient venture investment stage through the startup funding downturn, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.

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To Increase Your Shareholders’ Loyalty, Understand What Matters to Them

Harvard Business Review

Creating profiles of your shareholders’ individual interests can help you speak directly to their concerns.

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