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From project to product: Architecting the future of enterprise technology

CIO

In todays digital-first economy, enterprise architecture must also evolve from a control function to an enablement platform. This transformation requires a fundamental shift in how we approach technology delivery moving from project-based thinking to product-oriented architecture. The stakes have never been higher.

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Why GreenOps will succeed where FinOps is failing

CIO

Capital One built Cloud Custodian initially to address the issue of dev/test systems left running with little utilization. The result was a compromised availability architecture. Architects must combine functional requirements with multiple other long-term requirements to build sustainable systems. Neglecting motivation.

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Political engineering 101: The biz-savvy IT leader’s survival guide

CIO

Nor is this visit a social call. George had decided that, in his spare time, he should perform an informal technical architecture review. Which he did, and it revealed several areas of significant fragility in the architectures layers and stacks. Engineers: Cant live with em; cant drown em in WD-40.

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Bliki: ConwaysLaw

Martin Fowler

Pretty much all the practitioners I favor in Software Architecture are deeply suspicious of any kind of general law in the field. Good software architecture is very context-specific, analyzing trade-offs that resolve differently across a wide range of environments. We often see how inattention to the law can twist system architectures.

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Multi-LLM routing strategies for generative AI applications on AWS

AWS Machine Learning - AI

For example, consider a text summarization AI assistant intended for academic research and literature review. For instance, consider an AI-driven legal document analysis system designed for businesses of varying sizes, offering two primary subscription tiers: Basic and Pro. However, it also presents some trade-offs.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Once inside the system, the hacker gained access to files uploaded by Okta customers using valid session tokens from recent support cases.

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Mastering sustainability challenges in the water domain with smart meter synergy

CIO

This story is about three water utilities that worked together, like the fictional Fremen of the desert-planet Arakkis, to build a synergistic system to manage water usage across their entire water sector sustainably and much more efficiently. If you watched DUNE or read the book, then you’ll get my drift: waste not, want not.