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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

What happened In CrowdStrikes own root cause analysis, the cybersecurity companys Falcon system deploys a sensor to user machines to monitor potential dangers. By comparison, the previous record-holder for most expensive downtime was the 2017 AWS outage, which cost customers an estimated $150 million. Clancy asks. Trust, but verify.

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TDD saved the day

Xebia

To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). As an aside, TDD is an iterative workflow that involves describing a specific aspect you want to solve in terms of the programming language you’re using. Truly, TDD saved the day!

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CIOs are rethinking how they use public cloud services. Here’s why.

CIO

Increasingly, however, CIOs are reviewing and rationalizing those investments. While up to 80% of the enterprise-scale systems Endava works on use the public cloud partially or fully, about 60% of those companies are migrating back at least one system. Are they truly enhancing productivity and reducing costs?

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From cloud spend to cloud value: The power of Cloud Unit Economics

CIO

As cloud spending rises due to AI and other emerging technologies, Cloud FinOps has become essential for managing, forecasting, and optimising costs. Cloud can unlock new capabilities to strategically drive the business.

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AI market evolution: Data and infrastructure transformation through AI

CIO

However, many face challenges finding the right IT environment and AI applications for their business due to a lack of established frameworks. Many believe that responsible AI use will help achieve these goals, though they also recognize that the systems powering AI algorithms are resource-intensive themselves.

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Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. One of the easiest ways to tank employee engagement is to screw up an end-of-year review.

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Vetted lands $15M for AI that helps shoppers find top products and deals

TechCrunch

Vetted , the startup formerly known as Lustre, today announced that it secured $15 million to fund development of its AI-powered platform for product reviews. There’s plenty of product comparison tools out there, like PayPal-owned Honey and Paribus (now Capital One Shopping). Image Credits: Vetted.