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8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence

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Will your organization and your code pass technical due diligence when it’s your turn? Let’s start with the positives: If an investor is proceeding with technical due diligence (TDD), you’ll likely pass. Here’s the not-so-good news: Companies can pass the business test, but fail TDD.

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3 views: How due diligence will change in 2022

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A few years ago, VCs were expected to perform extensive due diligence on startups. This compressed diligence cycles, leading to less intrusive vetting. The acceleration of venture capital and the burgeoning check sizes in the last few years has led to a decline in traditional due diligence.

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Due diligence is ever more critical as the battle for cloud sovereignty intensifies

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Indeed, it puts the EU in a precarious position as well, given that 72% of the European cloud market spend was aligned with AWS, Microsoft, and Google in Q2 2022. All these issues and many more are putting U.S. legislation. The EU wants a fair market and a protected European cloud without compromising cloud functionality.

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Is the gen AI bubble due to burst? CIOs face rethink ahead

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Operating profit gains from AI doubled to nearly 5% between 2022 and 2023, with the figure expected to reach 10% by 2025, she adds. In the enterprise, huge expectations have been partly driven by the major consumer reaction following the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, Stephenson suggests. What comes up must come down.”

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How AI and ML Can Accelerate and Optimize Software Development and Testing

Speaker: Eran Kinsbruner, Best-Selling Author, TechBeacon Top 30 Test Automation Leader & the Chief Evangelist and Senior Director at Perforce Software

Though DevOps is a relatively new role, it’s one that allows visibility across the whole operation, making it important to senior tech positions. With new AI and ML algorithms spanning development, code reviews, unit testing, test authoring, and AIOps, teams can boost their productivity and deliver better software faster.

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SAP faces probe in the US over alleged price fixing in government contracts

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German software giant SAP is under investigation by US officials for allegedly conspiring to overcharge the US government for its technology products over the course of a decade. Federal agents have searched Carahsoft’s offices in Washington, DC, and the DOJ is reviewing court records filed in Baltimore.

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14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies

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Last year, round sizes for climate tech startups quadrupled, with more than 600 investments totaling over $40 billion. The start of 2022 shows no signs of slowing, with more startups jumping into the fray to tackle one of humanity’s biggest challenges. What is your climate tech investment thesis in H1 2022?

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. billion in 2022. Today’s technology leaders play a more strategic role in establishing cybersecurity strategy for their organizations. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3