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10 master data management certifications that will pay off

CIO

As data and analytics become the beating heart of the enterprise, it’s increasingly critical for the business to have access to consistent, high-quality data assets. Master data management (MDM) is required to ensure the enterprise’s data is consistent, accurate, and controlled. MDM is a set of disciplines, processes, and technologies used to master an organization’s master data, or data about business entities or objects around which business is conducted.

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How AI Will Reshape Agile Development: Takeaways from a Recent Briefing

Agile Alliance

Dive into the fusion of AI and Agile methodologies and their impact on project management and software development. Uncover expert insights and future trends in this rapidly evolving tech landscape. The post How AI Will Reshape Agile Development: Takeaways from a Recent Briefing first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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GenAI demand helps AWS accelerate revenue growth

CIO

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, posted a 13% growth in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 buoyed by demand for generative AI -related services, despite continued cost optimization activity by enterprises. “Similar to what we shared last quarter, we continue to see the diminishing impact of cost optimizations. And as these optimizations slow down, we’re seeing more companies turning their attention to newer initiatives and reaccelerating existing migrations,” Br

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How Do I Figure Out My Blind Spot and Hidden Motivations? #AskingForaFriend

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Advice to Deal with a Blind Spot and Make it Work For You How do you become aware of a blind spot in your leadership? After all, that’s the point of a blind spot, right? In today’s #AskingForaFriend, I bring you an interview with Mike Maddock , serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author of several books including Plan D. He talks about why you should care about your blind spot and understand your “ghosts” and practical ways to get other perspectives.

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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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Why the Super Bowl halftime show is the most important commercial on TV

The Hustle

Last year at the Super Bowl, Rihanna danced on a platform suspended high above the field at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. It was her first live show in five years, and she moved effortlessly from hits like “We Found Love” to “Diamonds,” in a red leather corset and baggy flight-suit unzipped to emphasize what viewers suspected was a baby bump. (It was.

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The State Of Startups In 7 Charts

Crunchbase News

Last year saw the lowest level of startup funding in five years , witnessed valuations fall drastically, and offered little hope for IPO contenders. But is that all now in the rearview mirror? That’s certainly the hope from many of the startup investors and entrepreneurs we’ve spoken with recently, who say that even if things don’t come roaring back in 2024, they’re at least looking forward to a year of relative calm and predictability.

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Where Does Honeycomb Fit in the Software Development Lifecycle?

Honeycomb

“Mommy, where does software come from?” “Software grows in a circle, just like this!” The Software Development Lifecycle: 1. Plan, 2. Implement, 3. Test, 4. Deploy, 5. Operate. The software development lifecycle (SDLC) is always drawn as a circle. In many places I’ve worked, there’s no discernable connection between “5. Operate” and “1. Plan.” However, at Honeycomb, there is.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Attackers Hack Routers To Hit Critical Infrastructure, as CISA Calls for More Secure Router Design

Tenable

CISA is calling on router makers to improve security, because attackers like Volt Typhoon compromise routers to breach critical infrastructure systems. Meanwhile, data breaches hit an all-time high in the U.S. Plus, Italy says ChatGPT violates EU privacy laws. And a cyber expert calls on universities to beef up security instruction in computer science programs.

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Why Startups are Betting Big on Low-Code/No-Code

DevOps.com

It is exhaustive — from infrastructure to app delivery, from data to applications — to modernize your practices, processes and providers to ensure you have the underlying foundation to take advantage of whatever comes next.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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.

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A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps

Harvard Business Review

Income inequality remains a troubling issue, despite years of progressive and proactive approaches and legislation. All too often, workers of one particular group (usually women or people of color) are systematically underpaid across an organization. The remedy for such pay gaps is often to focus on those workers who are most underpaid. This article explains why this approach falls short and how using a structured approach to pay equity analysis will help companies not only address systematic bi

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Graylog Makes Free API Security Tool Available to Developers

DevOps.com

A free version of Graylog's API security platform is intended to encourage developers to adopt best practices to secure APIs.

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Expert Insights on Leading with Laughter with Steve Cody & Clayton Fletcher

Let's Grow Leaders

In this episode about leading with laughter, Steve Cody and Clayton Fletcher discuss the role of humor in the workplace and how it can be used strategically to improve communication, build relationships, and create a healthy workplace culture. They explain the different forms of comedy, including improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy, and how each can be applied to leadership and business.

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Maintaining Customer Loyalty in the Face of Inflation

Harvard Business Review

In times of inflation and economic uncertainty, customer expectations of brands increase. Brands that acknowledge inflation’s effects on business show vulnerability, which, when perceived as genuine, can build customer loyalty. Conversely, brands that fail to be transparent, will lose trust. The author recommends five strategies for companies to maintain consumer trust during these periods: 1) If you have to increase pricing, tell customers why, 2) practice value-oriented marketing, 3) offer cus

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2024 Salary Guide

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

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Top 4 Developer Takeaways From the 2024 Kubernetes Benchmark Report

Dzone - DevOps

We already know that Kubernetes revolutionized cloud-native computing by helping developers deploy and scale applications more easily. However, configuring Kubernetes clusters so they are optimized for security, efficiency, and reliability can be quite difficult. The 2024 Kubernetes Benchmark Report analyzed over 330,000 K8s workloads to identify common workload configuration issues as well as areas where software developers and the infrastructure teams that support them have made noticeable imp

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Grant Research: Make Better Strategic Decisions with a Decision Matrix

TechSoup

In the first article in this blog series, we identified a process to streamline your grant research. But how do you find the right grants for your specific needs? Enter the decision matrix.

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Wasm-based CheerpJ runs Java in web browsers

InfoWorld

Leaning Technologies has released CheerpJ 3.0, a WebAssembly JVM that runs in modern web browsers. CheerpJ 3.0 is a full rewrite of CheerpJ that supports “very large” Java applications, such as IntelliJ IDEA and Minecraft, the company said in a February 1 announcement. Replacing 2022’s CheerpJ 2.3 as Leaning Technologies’ long-term supported version, CheerpJ 3.0 draws on lessons from seven years of enterprise and community use of CheerpJ, and from other WebAssembly-based projects such as CheerpX

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Meta’s Reality Labs loses record $4.65 billion ahead of Apple’s Vision Pro launch

Ooda Loop

Meta continues to sink billions of dollars a quarter into developing the metaverse, and is just now facing its first real competitive threat from Apple. In its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday, Meta said its Reality Labs unit recorded an operating loss in the period of $4.65 billion.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

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.

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Visual Studio Code adds ‘Hey Code’ voice command

InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code 1.86, the January 2024 release of Microsoft’s code editor, introduces a voice command, “Hey Code,” that starts a session with Copilot Chat. The new release also brings per-window zoom levels. Unveiled February 1 , Visual Studio Code 1.86 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac at the visualstudio.com website. A new accessibility.voice.keywordActivation setting enables Visual Studio Code to listen for the “Hey Code” voice command to start a voice session with Copilot Chat

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Quantum Leap: Beyond the Limits of Machine Learning

Dataiku

Quantum Machine Learning (QML) leverages quantum computing to solve challenging ML problems that classical computers cannot efficiently handle. Significant advantages are expected for classically-intractable problems, such as searching a very high dimensional space, as required in drug discovery or extracting properties from large graphs with applications in DNA sequencing.

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Cloud migration is still a pain

InfoWorld

A recent survey is telling us what most of us already know. Cloud migrations are complex, expensive, and often need to be more successful. Perhaps it’s time we stopped digging a migration hole and learned to do better. Cloud migration is a significant effort in the cloud computing world, even with the advent of generative AI. Cloud migrations are a core effort for data transformation and moving applications to platforms that most enterprises believe are “future-proof.

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Frequently Asked Questions on Security Incident at AnyDesk

Tenable

Frequently asked questions relating to a security incident at AnyDesk that was publicly disclosed on February 2. Background The Tenable Security Response Team has put together this blog to answer frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding a security incident at AnyDesk. FAQ What is the incident being reported at AnyDesk? Since February 1, reports began circulating on social media about a possible breach at AnyDesk Software GmbH, makers of a remote desktop application called AnyDesk.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Dare to connect a server to the internet

David Heinemeier Hansson

The merchants of complexity thrive when they can scare you into believing that even the simplest things are too dangerous to even attempt by yourself these days. That without their rarified expertise, you’ll be left vulnerable. So best just to leave ever-more of your burdens to them, and they’ll happily carry (for a fee!). Don’t listen, don’t succumb.

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ESG Excellence Requires Ecosystem Partnerships

IDC

Organizations are deepening their commitment to sustainability, encountering more complex challenges. They are integrating ESG more broadly and recognizing the need for continuous performance monitoring and collaboration with ecosystem partners to tackle the complexities of ESG effectively.

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How to Get Platform Engineering Just Right

DevOps.com

Getting platform engineering right helps organizations create an environment that drives their teams to develop solutions more efficiently.

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How to Hire Offshore Developers in Poland

TurnKey Labs

Embarking on the journey to hire offshore developers is like navigating a new frontier in the digital world. Poland, with its rich tech scene and vast pool of skilled talent, stands out as a beacon for companies seeking to expand their development capabilities.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

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.

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Podcast highlights on benchmarking Postgres performance, from Path To Citus Con Episode 11

The Citus Data

Episode 11 of Path To Citus Con —the monthly podcast for developers who love Postgres—is now out. This episode featured guests Jelte Fennema-Nio and Marco Slot on the topic “My Journey into Performance Benchmarking” along with co-hosts Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia. The topic of this episode was Jelte’s and Marco’s developer journey into performance benchmarking, specifically benchmarking databases and Postgres.

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EU countries strike deal on landmark AI rulebook

Ooda Loop

European Union member countries on Friday unanimously reached a deal on the bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act, overcoming last-minute fears that the rulebook would stifle European innovation.

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Elon Musk vs. Delaware

The Hustle

Upon losing his $55B+ Tesla compensation package, CEO Elon Musk warned X users against incorporating their companies in Delaware, instead recommending Nevada or Texas “if you prefer shareholders to decide matters.” Tesla is based in Austin, Texas — so why is it, alongside so many companies, incorporated in Delaware? The backstory In 2018, an already-wealthy Musk agreed to work 10 years without pay, in exchange for stock options worth $55.8B if Tesla achieved a $650B valuation.

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