Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

How does the landmark theory apply to tech start-ups, three decades after its introduction?

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

The retail industry has no shortage of cases on display where generative AI has shown tangible benefits. Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. They had ChatGPT write the script, and other gen AI tools to create a digital person who reads the script, a scalable process with at least one measurable benefit: speed.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In recent years, the duration of C-suite executives’ tenures has become a subject of growing interest and discussion. The traditional model of long-serving executives has shifted, giving way to a more dynamic environment where factors like performance, industry disruptions, and stakeholder expectations play significant roles. A study by Equilar reveals that the median tenure among S&P 500 companies has decreased by 20% from six years in 2013 to 4.8 years in 2022.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Salesforce’s reported bid to acquire enterprise data management vendor Informatica could mean consolidation for the integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) market and a new revenue stream for Salesforce, according to analysts. “With this deal, Salesforce would be the dominant data integration company, making it the starting point for enterprises trying to bring disparate data sources together,” said Hyoun Park, chief analyst at Amalgam Insights.

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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.

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Perficient

APRIL 17, 2024

Empowering Automation in the Digital Era In this highly digitally connected world, companies are always looking for new and creative ways to improve efficiency, simplify procedures, and provide better customer service. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has become a game-changing technology that helps businesses accelerate up operations, cut down on human error, and automate repetitive activities.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

Even if you’re an introvert who dreads the notion of networking, you can develop your skills to get out there and do it. Research by the Lehigh@NasdaqCenter, a partnership between Lehigh University and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, identified make-or-break factors for developing networking skills. They include: the ability to adapt your thinking swiftly in response to changing situations; combating a tendency to focus more on avoiding errors and negative results and instead striving for pos

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Innovation is essential, especially in the contact center as the tip of the spear in customer experience, but how do you activate your modernization plan? I had the opportunity to speak with Mary Daniel, VP of Customer Solutions Center for Aflac, a long-time Avaya customer, at the Gartner Symposium last fall. Mary is a veteran when it comes to customer experience and was most recently named by Constellation Research to the AX100 list , an elite group of executives who are breaking barriers and

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

APRIL 17, 2024

Learn what a commit goal is and what you should consider when creating one. When you set goals, I encourage you to set two kinds of goals. The first is a commit goal and the second is a stretch goal. A commit goal is something you’re committing to do for the organization. If you miss it, you can get fired. There should be extreme consequences for missing a commit goal.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Organizations with subscription-based business models have not only survived the recent global economic challenges but have also outperformed their traditional, product-based counterparts, according to The Subscription Economy Index (SEI) report for 2023 by Zuora. The latest SEI findings reveal that subscription-based companies have grown remarkably, outstripping traditional business models significantly.

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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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

As we grow or change, our identity transitions are often invisible — unless we do the work to help others see our changes. This can be particularly true for people who have worked at a company for a long time. If you’re feeling like your colleagues aren’t recognizing your growth, the authors recommend three strategies: 1) Get clear on the differences between how you are perceived and how you want to be perceived; 2) Let go of work you may still be doing that was associated with your previous rol

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2024

Certinia has joined the growing ranks of enterprise software vendors turning to generative AI to enhance their offerings. The provider of ERP and professional services automation software based on the Salesforce platform today announced it has added AI-powered features aimed at simplifying common processes for midrange service firms to its latest update.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 17, 2024

Typically, when a venture-backed startup raises a follow-on round, the size of the investment and the company’s valuation go up as well. One expects a Series D round, for instance, to be larger than a Series C. Another bump usually occurs should the company secure a Series E. Lately, however, sequential rounds aren’t always getting bigger, a review of Crunchbase data suggests.

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InfoWorld

APRIL 17, 2024

In a move that could redefine how generative AI can be used by enterprises sans the present ambiguity over its ability to scale and interoperable across business systems, the LF AI & Data Foundation has announced the launch of the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) in collaboration with several technology companies. The objective is to spearhead the development of open, robust, multi-provider, and composable GenAI systems that are flexible, scalable, and enterprise-grade.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

A young Brazilian Mixed Martial Arts fighter has just kicked off a wave of interest in the teachings of a little known philosopher, Ludwig von Mises. This has generated excitement among Boyd fans, who have long seen a connection between the philosophy of Mises and the attitudes and approaches of Boyd. Moicano has also been made a hero of the cryptocurrency community for the way he contextualized Mises.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 17, 2024

The XZ attack wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last. Linux dodged a bullet the other day. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But, can we stay lucky?

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

When the White House issued an executive order last October to promote safe and responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in the federal government, one of the first agencies to say it was on board the AI train was the Department of Homeland Security.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 17, 2024

I am happy and proud to announce with Daniel Newman, CEO of Futurum Group, an agreement under which Futurum has agreed to acquire Techstrong Group. The combination of these organizations will create a new, powerful force in the world of tech analysis and media that will scale great heights and do tremendous things.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

The next generation of the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion is still in preview, but Stability AI is making it available to some developers via API and a new content creation platform. Stability AI says developers can now access Stable Diffusion 3 from its Developer Platform.

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Tenable

APRIL 17, 2024

Oracle addresses 239 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2024 with 441 patches, including 38 critical updates. Background On April 16, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2024 , the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 239 CVEs in 441 security updates across 30 Oracle product families. Out of the 441 security updates published this quarter, 8.6% of patches were assigned a critical severity.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

When Boston Dynamics announced on Tuesday it was retiring the hydraulic version of Atlas, there were a few hints that the company wasn’t done with humanoid robots entirely. Sure enough, one day later, Boston Dynamics has unveiled an all-electric model.

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Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 17, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the specter of ransomware looms larger than ever before. Once considered merely an IT issue, ransomware has since evolved into a pervasive threat, affecting individuals, businesses and governments alike. The sophistication of ransomware actors continues to grow, posing significant challenges for defenders.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner said leading AI companies should be required to share information with the public about the capabilities and risks of the technology they’re building, and collect more data when these tools go awry.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 17, 2024

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, as revealed by CEO Tim Cook during discussions with President Joko Widodo, aimed at enhancing local content and fostering partnerships with domestic enterprises. Cook, who arrived in Jakarta after a visit to Vietnam, engaged in discussions with President Jokowi regarding the […] The post Indonesia Collects Wealth as Apple CEO Tim Cook Explores Manufacturing Prospects appeared first on CEOWOR

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

Electricity supply is becoming the latest chokepoint to threaten the growth of artificial intelligence, according to leading tech industry chiefs, as power-hungry data centers add to the strain on grids around the world.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 17, 2024

By Alex Axelrod Recruiting the right team is the first step in ensuring any startup’s success. As a founder, it’s essential that you attract and retain top talent for long-term prosperity. However, that is easier said than done. Nearly half of all startups globally face difficulties finding qualified talent, and recruitment can be time-consuming and complex.

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Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

Ivanti, an IT software company, recently released fixes for 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche enterprise mobile device management (MDM) product, including two critical-severity bugs allowing command execution. The critical flaws, identified as CVE-2024-24996 and CVE-2024-29204, involve heap overflow issues in the WLInfoRailService and WLAvalancheService components, enabling remote exploitation without authentication.

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DevOps.com

APRIL 17, 2024

Datadog today published a State of DevSecOps report that finds 90% of Java services running in a production environment are vulnerable to one or more critical or high severity vulnerabilities introduced by a third-party library, versus an average of 47% for alternative programming languages.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 17, 2024

Armis, a cyber exposure management firm, has acquired Silk Security, a cyber risk prioritization and remediation company, for $150 million. The acquisition aims to enhance Armis’s Centrix Vulnerability Prioritization and Remediation product by integrating Silk’s platform, providing security teams with a consolidated view of security findings from various sources.

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