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Start small, think big: Scaling AI with confidence

CIO

AI is having its moment. Theres no shortage of headlines, hype, or hesitation. The conversation often swings between awe and anxiety and I get it. Its hard to know where to start without overcomplicating things. But thats the point. You dont need to start big. You just need to start smart. Keep it simple. Then keep going. The biggest myth I hear? That everyone else already has this figured out.

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Linux drops support for 486 and early Pentium processors (20 years after Microsoft)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Do you know anyone who's still running a PC from the early 2000s?

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Function calling using LLMs

Martin Fowler

While LLMs excel at generating cogent text based on their training data, they may also need to interact with external systems. Kiran Prakash describes how we get them to construct external function calls to do this. The LLM does not execute these calls directly, instead it creates a data structure that describes the call, passing that to a separate program for execution and further processing.

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4 recs for CIOs as they implement agentic AI

CIO

Last year, in 5 ways CIOs can help gen AI achieve its lightbulb moment , I wrote about how we were in more of a gaslamp moment, with widespread experiments and accidents, as opposed to a true lightbulb moment. I noted then that despite the current level of hype and mainstream adoption, gen AI still needed to experience an expectation reset before embarking on a path to peak productivity.

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Mastering Apache Airflow® 3.0: What’s New (and What’s Next) for Data Orchestration

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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A whopping 94% of leaked passwords are not unique - will you people ever learn?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Your lazy passwords are putting you and your company at risk.

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Causely Extends Reach of Observability to Grafana Dashboards

DevOps.com

Causely, a provider of an observability platform based on causal artificial intelligence (AI) models, today revealed it is now adding support for open source Grafana dashboards.

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InterSECt — The Fast Lane to a Secure Future Starts Here

Prisma Clud

The world is moving faster than ever. AI, cloud networks and more distributed workforces are driving business growth and innovation. These advancements bring tremendous opportunities, but they also introduce new security challenges, like AI-driven threats, expanding attack surfaces and a more complex landscape reshaping the road ahead. As your organization continues to grow and innovate, staying ahead of these risks is crucial.

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Rethinking digital transformation for the agentic AI era

CIO

Digital transformation enables growth, creates efficiencies, improves experiences, and develops competitive advantages. A primary objective is evolving business models as technology, data, and AI rapidly change customer expectations and market opportunities. Technological paradigm shifts and disruptive global forces require CIOs to rethink their digital strategies every two years.

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I changed 10 settings on my Pixel phone to significantly improve the user experience

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Pixel phones come packed with useful features, but these settings will take your experience to the next level.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Optimism Runs Wild At RSA Cybersecurity Confab

Crunchbase News

The RSA Conference in San Francisco has come and gone, and the main feeling from venture capitalists is one of optimism as talk of dealmaking, the IPO market and of course, AI dominated the week. Venture capitalists are optimists by nature one has to be optimistic (among other words) to invest millions of dollars in five or six 20-year-olds who think they can do something Microsoft cant.

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Palo Alto Networks: Champion in Two Canalys Global Leadership Matrices

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Is Recognized for Excellence in the Channel and Cybersecurity Quadrants for 2025 We are honored to announce that we have been named a Champion in not one, but two Canalys Global Leadership matrices for 2025 the first-ever Canalys Global Channel Leadership Matrix and the Canalys Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix. These placements highlight our commitment to supporting partner growth while helping our customers solve their complex cybersecurity challenges with comprehensiv

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Preparing the Industry for the Next Era of Broadband Innovation

CableLabs

The broadband industry is only as strong as the people who power it. At CableLabs, we believe that innovation isnt driven by technology alone its driven by the people behind it. Thats why were focused on strengthening the industry through three key areas: collaboration, connection and preparation. By creating environments where people can exchange knowledge, engage with peers and accelerate skill development, were not just preparing for the future were actively shaping it.

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“Existe el riesgo de sobrevalorar la inteligencia artificial, especialmente la generativa en entornos de negocio”

CIO

ngela Salmern, actual directora de investigacin del rea de Estrategias de transicin energtica global en la firma de investigacin IDC y experta en innovacin tecnolgica, estrategias empresariales y cumplimiento normativo, responde por correo electrnico a unas preguntas planteadas por CIO ESPAA antes de su participacin, el prximo 27 de mayo en Madrid, en Data & AI Summit 2025.

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Subscription Management in the SaaS World: Challenges and Solutions

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I changed 7 Samsung phone settings to significantly improve the battery life

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Even if your Samsung phone offers decent battery life, I'm confident that adjusting these settings will make things even better.

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Behind the Scenes: Building a Robust Ads Event Processing Pipeline

Netflix Tech

Kinesh Satiya Introduction In a digital advertising platform, a robust feedback system is essential for the lifecycle and success of an ad campaign. This system comprises of diverse sub-systems designed to monitor, measure, and optimize ad campaigns. At Netflix, we embarked on a journey to build a robust event processing platform that not only meets the current demands but also scales for future needs.

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Enhancing UK Government Operations with Emerging Technology

Palo Alto Networks

Spotlight on Prisma Access Browser (PAB) In today's advanced digital environment, public sector organisations face the dual challenge of maintaining security and enhancing efficiency amid growing cyberthreats. These threats are increasing in complexity, and with employees spread across various locations, protecting sensitive data while facilitating team collaboration is crucial.

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Radar Trends to Watch: May 2025

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Anthropics Model Context Protocol (MCP) has received a lot of attention for standardizing the way models communicate with tools, making it much easier to build intelligent agents. Googles Agent2Agent (A2A) now adds features that were left out of the original MCP specification: security, agent cards for describing agent capabilities, and more. Is A2A competitive or complementary?

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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IT leaders on DOGE’s bold COBOL ambitions: Pure folly

CIO

Many IT leaders scoffed when they heard that Elon Musks US Department of Government Efficiency wants to rip out millions of lines COBOL code at the Social Security Administration and replace it within a matter of months. COBOL is more than 60 years old, and concerns about maintaining the ancient programming language are on the rise, as many longtime COBOL coders head toward retirement and enterprises across nearly every industry remain beholden to it for mission-critical systems.

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I switched to a $125 Android phone for a week, and my buying advice took a surprising turn

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The latest phone from Nuu is a well-designed device that won't break the bank. A week of testing revealed the truths of the budget market to me.

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Measuring Dialogue Intelligibility for Netflix Content

Netflix Tech

Enhancing Member Experience Through Strategic Collaboration Ozzie Sutherland , Iroro Orife , Chih-Wei Wu , BhanuSrikanth At Netflix, delivering the best possible experience for our members is at the heart of everything we do, and we know we cant do it alone. Thats why we work closely with a diverse ecosystem of technology partners, combining their deep expertise with our creative and operational insights.

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UPS Explores Humanoid Robots As Figure AI Secures $675M From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, And Intel, Targeting $9B Revenue By 2029

Ooda Loop

Figure AI, the robotics company aiming to build the first commercially viable humanoid worker, recently announced it secured a staggering $675 million in funding from some of the biggest names in tech and venture capital, including Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Intel. Now valued at $2.6 billion, the San Jose, California-based startup is in […] The post UPS Explores Humanoid Robots As Figure AI Secures $675M From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, And Intel, Targeting $9B Revenue By 2029 appe

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Network Security Checklist for Enterprises

Firemon

Protecting your network isnt just a best practice, its a necessity. Cyber threats are getting more sophisticated by the day, and attackers arent slowing down. Whether its ransomware, insider threats, or misconfigured access security controls, gaps in security can lead to financial loss, reputational damage, and regulatory fines. A solid strategy isnt just about plugging holes; its about proactively managing risks.

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State of the CIO, 2025: CIOs set the AI agenda

CIO

Rob Mills is no stranger to executing on the frontlines of major technology shifts. In the run up to the pandemic, the technology lead for Tractor Supply Company had already cast significant bets on disaster recovery readiness and cutting-edge digital commerce and delivery capabilities, ensuring the retailer was well positioned during and in the aftermath of the COVID period. [ Download the State of the CIO Research here. ] Now with the focus on AI, Tractor Supply is once again capitalizing on i

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This Lenovo mini PC may be the computing system Linux users have been waiting for

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Lenovo's ThinkStation P3 Tiny is a compact yet powerful machine, offering extensive customization options - including built-in support for Linux right out of the box.

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Learn How We’re Making It Safer to Work in a Connected World

Symantec

Weve been named a Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Data Security

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The 2025 Recruitment Playbook

The 2025 Recruitment Playbook by Procom is a strategic guide tailored for hiring managers to navigate the evolving talent landscape. Highlighting innovations like AI-driven tools and data analytics, the playbook empowers leaders to streamline processes, enhance candidate experiences , and foster diversity and inclusion. It provides actionable insights for every recruitment stage—from sourcing and screening to onboarding and retention.

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Developing Software That Solves Real-World Problems – A Technologist’s View

DevOps.com

Solving real-world issues with software is not only about creating the biggest and the best system, but creating the right one.

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Mastering Advanced Traffic Management in Multi-Cloud Kubernetes: Scaling With Multiple Istio Ingress Gateways

Dzone - DevOps

In my experience managing large-scale Kubernetes deployments across multi-cloud platforms, traffic control often becomes a critical bottleneck, especially when dealing with mixed workloads like APIs, UIs, and transactional systems. While Istios default ingress gateway does a decent job, I found that relying on a single gateway can introduce scaling and isolation challenges.

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ServiceNow reimagines platform for agentic AI

CIO

ServiceNow is reimagining its platform in the era of agentic AI. At its annual customer and partner event today, the company unwrapped its new ServiceNow AI Platform, intended to help customers streamline business operations. An agentic era needs a platform that brings AI, data, and workflows together, and that should be an open, connected, enterprise-ready platform, said ServiceNows chief innovation officer Dave Wright in a press conference last week.