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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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?
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Los debates marcaron, una vez más, gran parte de la agenda de la última edición de CIO Summit 2024 , celebrado en Madrid los pasados 25 y 26 de septiembre. La expansión digital protagonizó el primer panel, moderado por Alejandro Cadenas, vicepresidente asociado para Telecomunicaciones y Movilidad en Europa en IDC. En su rol de cliente final, María Ángeles Vicente, CIO de Alsa , comentó que su estrategia digital está motivada por su estrategia empresarial.
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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.
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.
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
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.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
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.
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.
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
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.
Advertiser: Procom Services
Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda
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.
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.
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.
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.
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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Ooda Loop
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The Dominican Republic has announced plans to deport up to 10,000 Haitians per week. The Dominican Republic has announced that they intend to deport up to 10,000 Haitians per week.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
USB-C ports can be fragile, and a ripped cord can seriously damage your laptop. This clever MagSafe-like gadget keeps your laptop safe, and is on sale ahead of October Prime Day.
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
Gartner says AI will require 80% of developers to upskill, but that's not the whole story. From buggy AI code to endless revisions, here's what wasn't mentioned in the report.
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IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.
Ooda Loop
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Google is bringing some big AI updates to its main Search platform and Google Lens visual search software. On Thursday the company announced it will start rolling out AI-organized search results pages for users in the US.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2024
If you're looking for a lightweight, portable battery that'll get you out of a pinch without breaking the bank, check out the EcoFlow River 3, especially at only $159 ahead of October Prime Day.
Ooda Loop
OCTOBER 4, 2024
As expected, NVIDIA recently ventured into the AI landscape with powerful open-source multimodal large language models (LLMs) dubbed NVLM 1.0 with the flagship model, NVLM-D-72B featuring up to 72 billion parameters. The AI model performs exceptionally in vision-language tasks and enhances text accuracy.
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