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Bliki: ConwaysLaw

Martin Fowler

Important enough to affect every system I've come across, and powerful enough that you're doomed to defeat if you try to fight it. Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure. -- Melvin Conway.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

CIA produced a fantastic book during the peak of World War 2 called Simple Sabotage. Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Encourage communal ownership of systems.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

CIO

Part of the problem, Clark says, is that middle managers in IT need to get up to speed quickly on new technology and integrate it into existing systems. This can lead less experienced managers to have difficulty balancing technical requirements and business objectives, he says.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

But many CIOs, worried about going over budget, pre-book too much capacity. While having that cushion avoids unplanned budget issues down the road, many CIOs waste money on substantial amounts of pre-booked capacity they never use, McKee says. Usage estimates need to be more accurate, and cushions should be smaller, he says.

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Cyber Canon Book Review: Hacks that Shocked the World

Palo Alto Networks

We modeled the Cybersecurity Canon after the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, except for cybersecurity books. We have more than 25 books on the initial candidate list, but we are soliciting help from the cybersecurity community to increase the number. Please write a review and nominate your favorite. .

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Don’t let collation versions corrupt your PostgreSQL indexes

The Citus Data

Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut (earlier versions) Discussion: [link]. Book binders use it to mean putting pages into the correct order. Outside special technical fields, it may be better known as an old fashioned and formal name for a cold meal (cf. Collations are part of the static type system of SQL. What is a collation?

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SAP 2024 outlook: 5 predictions for customers

CIO

SAP RISE will be an inevitable part of customers’ journey to the cloud Customers will begin to come to terms with the inevitability of RISE beyond SAP’s obvious motivations to drive adoption for increased renewable revenue and backlog bookings. Enterprise Applications, ERP Systems, SAP