Tue.Jan 28, 2025

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Restructuring How We Think About Alerts

Honeycomb

Back in Alerts Are Fundamentally Messy , I made the point that the events we monitor are often fuzzy and uncertain. To make a distinction between what is valid or invalid as an event, context is needed, and since context doesnt tend to exist within a metric, humans go around and validate alerts to add it. As such, humans are part of the alerting loop, and alerts can be framed as devices used to redirect our attention.

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Apple researchers reveal the secret sauce behind DeepSeek AI

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The AI model that shook the world is part of a broad trend to squeeze more out of chips using what's called sparsity.

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How to Structure a Great Interview

Harvard Business Review

The questions to ask to increase the odds of hiring the right person for the job.

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This new Android feature protects your phone, even if someone has your PIN

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

If you're looking for an additional layer of security for your Android device, Google's Identity Check might be just the ticket. Here's how it works.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Scaleups are Turning to Low Code to Build Modern Internal App Ecosystems 

DevOps.com

Exploring how engineering leaders are adopting low code to reshape the development of internal tools and drive operational excellence.

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How Emerging Technologies Can Foster Human Connections at Work

Harvard Business Review

Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.

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Why I pick this ultraportable Lenovo tablet over the iPad Air for mobile entertainment

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The Lenovo Tab Plus houses a surprisingly powerful speaker system and a 2K display, enough to make a competing iPad look bad.

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Bridging Creativity and Technical Expertise: How Designers and Engineers Drive Optimal Product Development 

DevOps.com

In the world of product development, collaboration between designers and engineers is pivotal to creating innovative, user-centered and technically sound solutions.

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The Lenovo ThinkPad I recommend to most professionals is also one of the most affordable

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Lenovo's sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 is a budget laptop designed to be a reliable workhorse for day-to-day tasks.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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DevOps Scaling Practices — A Roadmap With Challenges and Strategies 

DevOps.com

As DevOps aims to enhance software delivery lifecycles with improved quality, scaling DevOps can help enterprises grow.

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How to protect your privacy from Facebook - and what doesn't work

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Bothered by Facebook looking over your shoulder? Here are some ways to keep Meta from being such a snooper.

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IDC Directions: The META region’s path to AI-Driven digital transformation

CIO

The META region is on the brink of a technological revolution, with governments and businesses accelerating their efforts to embrace AI and GenAI technologies. This transition represents more than just a shift from traditional systemsit marks a significant pivot from experimentation and proof-of-concept to scaled adoption and measurable value. As organizations work to embed AI into their operations, investment in the necessary infrastructure, platforms, and skills will be key to supporting this

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Installing iOS 18.3? Here are the 3 biggest features you should try out first

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

iOS 18.3 is a relatively small update but with notable changes to the iPhone's AI features. Here's the rundown, and how to modify them.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Optimizing Splunk Cloud Performance for Large-Scale Deployments 

DevOps.com

Optimizing Splunks performance in large-scale deployments requires a deep understanding of its capabilities and the ability to fine-tune its configurations to meet specific needs.

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Block's new open-source AI agent 'goose' lets you change direction mid-air

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Block built its agent - 'codename goose' - to do it all, from writing code to ordering your dinner. Here's how to access it.

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Employment Is Changing Forever

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with entrepreneur and author Deborah Perry Piscione on the new world of work.

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What to know about DeepSeek AI, from cost claims to data privacy

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Besides one-upping US rivals and panicking investors, DeepSeek presents a host of security concerns. Here's what you should know.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Public & Private Partnerships Key to Maximizing Sovereign AI Opportunities

Dell EMC

Like the acceleration of AI adoption in the enterprise market, adoption of AI by nations continues to evolve in innovative ways.

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I've used every Samsung Galaxy S25 model - and the one I love most isn't the Ultra

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

My favorite Galaxy S25 model (and the one most people should buy) strikes the right balance of form and function.

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Why Use AWS Lambda Layers? Advantages and Considerations

Dzone - DevOps

I'm originally a.NET developer, and the breadth and depth of this framework are impressive. You probably know the phrase, "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Nevertheless, although I wrote a few articles about.NET-based Lambda function, this time, I decided to leave the hammer aside and look for another tool to serve the purpose.

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Apple reveals the secret to updating every AirPods model - and it's easier than you think

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Rather than leave it up to chance, you can take steps to update your specific AirPods model to the latest software version.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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Introducing Real-Time Embeddings: Any Model, Any Vector Database—No Code Needed

Confluent

Confluents Create Embeddings Action for Flink helps you generate vector embeddings from real-time data to create a live semantic layer for your AI workflows.

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I mapped my iPhone's Control Button to ChatGPT - here are 5 ways I use it everyday

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I haven't used Siri once since the switch.

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The Art of Writing Test Classes in Salesforce Apex

Perficient

Imagine you are building a skyscraper. Before you allow people to move in, you ensure it can withstand earthquakes, high winds, and other stress factors. Similarly, when you develop in Salesforce Apex, you need to test your code to ensure it works seamlessly under all scenarios. This is where the art of writing test classes comes into play. For beginners, understanding test classes is not just about code coverage; it’s about quality and confidence in your applications.

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I put DeepSeek AI's coding skills to the test - here's where it fell apart

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Is DeepSeek the next big thing in AI? How this Chinese open-source chatbot outperformed some big-name AIs in coding tests, despite using vastly less infrastructure than its competitors.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The Era of Agent Experience (AX)

Netlify

Just as user experience (UX) and developer experience (DX) transformed how we use and build technology, AX is about enabling AI agents to work easily with people, websites and tools.

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I found the 'Goldilocks' of travel chargers, and I don't travel without it (plus it's on sale)

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Even when traveling with a laptop, I find that a 65W travel charger is the ultimate sweet spot, offering plenty of power without the bulk and weight.

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Addressing the Problem of Drift Detection and Drift Cause Analysis  

DevOps.com

Perhaps the biggest challenge of IaC operations is drifts a scenario where runtime environments deviate from their IaC-defined states, creating a festering issue that could have serious long-term implications.