Martin Fowler
OCTOBER 4, 2024
I was interviewed on the Book Overflow podcast about the Refactoring book. We talked about the origins of the book, the relationship between refactoring, testing, and extreme programming, how refactoring is used in the wild, and the role of books and long-form prose today.
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The extraordinary potential of generative AI (GenAI) has seen businesses scrambling to adopt the technology and realize untapped opportunities. But building an AI strategy is more than just deploying the newest GenAI tools. A robust foundation, one founded on a digital workforce and an AI-optimized infrastructure, is necessary to reap the technology’s outsized rewards.
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Crunchbase News
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The past quarter was a quirky one for North America startup funding, with a slowdown in some pockets counterbalanced by continued high enthusiasm around artificial intelligence, Crunchbase data shows. Overall, the number and size of funding rounds to North American startups slowed sequentially in the third quarter based on reported investments. However, the tallies did not include an enormous $6.6 billion financing for OpenAI that was widely reported in Q3 but only officially announced this week
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2024
In the ever-changing tech landscape, service interruptions and company disappearances are more common than CIOs would like. Sometimes a provider proposes a solution based on technology that swiftly becomes obsolete, or just can’t move fast enough when a more promising solution emerges. According to capital management solutions firm Carta, in Q1 this year, startup bankruptcies increased by 58% compared to the same time in 2023.
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Crunchbase News
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here. It is no shock to see the company that tops this list — a $6.6 billion raise makes a lot of headlines.
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Ooda Loop
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Federal agencies must proactively adapt their cryptographic systems to withstand future quantum computing capabilities. This strategy outlines how automated tools can help ensure a smooth and effective transition to post-quantum cryptography.
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Muchas organizaciones han luchado por encontrar el retorno de la inversión (ROI) después de lanzar proyectos de inteligencia artificial (IA) , pero existe el peligro de exigir demasiado, demasiado pronto, según la firma de investigación y asesoramiento de TI Forrester. La empresa predice que las empresas obsesionadas con el retorno de la inversión darán marcha atrás prematuramente , a medida que algunos responsables de TI empiecen a darse cuenta de que dar más tiempo a los experimentos para que
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 4, 2024
A global survey of 309 decision-makers responsible for modernizing mainframe applications finds that while 69% of respondents said the initiatives are either very or extremely important for enabling their organizations to achieve their business objectives, only 18% of the budget allocated for these projects is being used to specifically modernize or rewrite those applications.
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Cuando en 1989 se creó SPOUG, el grupo de usuarios de Oracle en España , utilizar tecnología era una decisión activa que había que tomar. No como hoy en día, cuando las herramientas digitales son pervasivas y la decisión activa es no emplearlas. Los 35 años que han pasado desde que se inscribiesen como asociación (de aquellas, por cierto, con el nombre Círculo de Usuarios Oracle de España o CUORE) han sido décadas de pasos agigantados en el sector, que no solo han vivido en primera persona, sino
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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?
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2024
A new study sheds light on why we choose to do things early, even if it means we have to pay more or work harder.
Ooda Loop
OCTOBER 4, 2024
US authorities have sized domains linked to phishing campaigns. The FBI in partnership with Microsoft has seized 41 domains and shutdown another 66. The domains were linked to phishing campaigns that were run by groups associated with the Russian Federal Security Service.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Serving on a professional panel is a big opportunity. It’s a chance to showcase your expertise, network, and contribute to industry dialogue. How can you take advantage of it? First, make sure to prepare. You should understand the host and their goals for the event, including the topic of discussion and what areas they’d like to focus on. It’s also useful to research the other panelists and audience to see where you each connect (or don’t).
AWS Machine Learning - AI
OCTOBER 4, 2024
In the generative AI era, agents that simulate human actions and behaviors are emerging as a powerful tool for enterprises to create production-ready applications. Agents can interact with users, perform tasks, and exhibit decision-making abilities, mimicking humanlike intelligence. By combining agents with foundation models (FMs) from the Amazon Titan in Amazon Bedrock family, customers can develop multimodal, complex applications that enable the agent to understand and generate natural languag
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2024
An exercise to help leaders and employees make better business decisions by anticipating climate risks, assessing vulnerabilities, and implementing adaptive and mitigative strategies.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The twelfth-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a solid pro-level laptop thanks to its Intel Ultra 7 CPU, lightweight design, and near bezel-less display. It's available on Amazon for 40% off its original price ahead of the Prime Big Deals Days sale.
Dzone - DevOps
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr) is a portable and event-driven runtime that commoditizes some of the problems developers face with distributed systems and microservices daily. Imagine there are 3-4 different microservices.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Google's Pixel 9 Pro is a brilliant piece of technology, but the software isn't what makes this entry in the series stand out for me.
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Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 4, 2024
To attract volunteer leaders, invest in connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. Shortly after joining a new church, the council president enthusiastically revealed that I (Karin) was part of their “volunteer leadership succession plan.” I politely declined and spent the next month working to act less “leader-like” at church. Plus, I figured if I skipped coffee hour, I could dodge the recruiters.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Several new features are coming to Facebook, and they may help you explore your local community more.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Episode 274: Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by burnout and looking for a success boost in your leadership role? What if you could achieve your goals without sacrificing your well-being? In this episode of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul , host David Dye and guest Chazz Scott discuss the powerful ways leaders can transcend negative thinking, regain focus, and build stronger relationships.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
YouTube is expanding the runtimes of its short-form content and giving users an easy way to remix their favorite clips.
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DevOps.com
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The latest edition of the OpenStack framework released this week adds an ability to reserve instances of graphical processor units (GPUs) along with a revamped user interface (UI) that promises to make the cloud management framework more accessible.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
This deal gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac and access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for 89% off.
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Honeycomb has made available an extension to its observability platform that provides the ability to analyze front ends of applications.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The October Prime Day sale is coming. Discover the quirky side of Amazon deals for spontaneous joy and creative vibes.
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Confluent
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Bad data causes serious issues and outages for downstream data users. It can be prevented with good data practices, but it must be properly fixed when it does occur.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
They may be refurbished, but ongoing feature updates and any form of discount make the Ray-Ban smart glasses worthy of your consideration.
Dataiku
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Ninety percent of leaders are already investing in Generative AI in some way, but there's a common challenge: How can you objectively measure whether an LLM's output is actually "good enough"? For instance, imagine you’re using an LLM to power a conversational Q&A chatbot. After a few successful exchanges, it’s tempting to assume the model is delivering high-quality answers, but how can you quantify and benchmark that?
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