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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

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” This point was seconded by other survey respondents, so we reached out to Drach and his team to learn more. More specifically, Solwey provides consulting in all stages of software design and development strategy and execution. How is your team structured? Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. In December 2021, the U.S. Intrepid in India.

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Article: Culture & Methods Trends Report March 2021

InfoQ Culture Methods

The most significant impact on culture and methods in 2021 is the disruption caused by COVID-19. We see what's needed for good remote and the impact of bad remote bad, how management practices are evolving and the importance of people skills for technologists.

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5 ways to attract top cybersecurity talent in a tight labor market

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He earned a master’s degree from Villanova, but it was in human resources development. Cybersecurity is too important to risk having team members who can’t (no pun intended) hack it. Cybersecurity is too important to risk having team members who can’t (no pun intended) hack it. He graduated from a college I’d never heard of.

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Beamery, the all-in-one talent management platform, becomes a unicorn

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It’s no surprise, then, that burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with one survey finding that 42% of teams are struggling under the weight of too many projects and responsibilities. One beneficiary of that increased spending is London-based Beamery, a startup developing a talent lifecycle management platform.

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AoAD2 Chapter 4: Investing in Agility

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Investing in Agility. They’re the secret to Agile success. Martin Fowler.

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Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3B in cash

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In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint , the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2021 was $31.5 More M&A activity is underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. billion in cash. It also however reported a GAAP net loss of $45.3 million, or $0.49

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