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IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?

CIO

Hes seeing the need for professionals who can not only navigate the technology itself, but also manage increasing complexities around its surrounding architectures, data sets, infrastructure, applications, and overall security. These are also areas where organizations are most willing to use contract talent.

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Faction raises $4.3M to deploy 3-wheeled EVs for driverless delivery

TechCrunch

“We keep doing the same things over and over again,” said McKendrick, who was previously VP of engineering at the now shuttered self-driving truck startup Starsky Robotics. ” Under the driverless delivery applications, the user would be charged on a per-mile basis.

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How genAI is transforming financial services

CIO

By Michael Cullum, VP of Engineering at Bud Financial Generative AI (genAI) is a powerful tool that is transforming the financial industry and empowers financial services professionals. From refining risk decisions to shaping innovative propositions and offering predictive customer service, the potential applications are vast.

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Unit 42 Predicts the Year of Disruption and Other Top Threats in 2025

Palo Alto Networks

Many modern applications rely on deeply nested layers of open-source components, where dependencies often create vulnerabilities that propagate across multiple products and vendors. This interdependence makes it difficult to track and mitigate risks, allowing a single flaw to potentially affect an entire software ecosystem.

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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

TechCrunch

This has led to a dramatic increase in cybersecurity issues — leading businesses to look for new ways to protect and connect their users, networks, and applications,” Ahuja told TechCrunch in an email interview. “We find ourselves in an extremely good place to have the right solution that meets the market needs.”

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20 influential women in software development

Apiumhub

She has over 18 years of experience in software industry as an author, speaker, mentor, consultant, technology leader and developer. Ana-Maria Mihalceanu is a custom application development enthusiast, co-founder of Bucharest Software Craftsmanship Community and a constant adopter of challenging technical scenarios. LinkedIn.

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Opportunities for DevSecOps in 2021

Dzone - DevOps

When developing an application, user experience needs to be a top priority as end users are among the most important stakeholders. By breaking down silos and incorporating their input into overall DevSecOps, teams can create better-performing and more seamless and secure applications.