Mon.Sep 09, 2024

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How to Kickstart Your Post-Summer Career Development

Harvard Business Review

Using the end of the summer to reset your approach to development can create new energy for your career. Instead of feeling like another thing to fit in, it can be a new source of motivation that supports everything else you’re trying to do. The idea is to identify actions that will kick-start your learning in a way that’s easy to add into your day.

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The deflating AI bubble is inevitable — and healthy

CIO

The hype and excitement surrounding AI was bound to come back to earth at some point, and this summer was that moment. Those of us old enough to remember saw something similar during the dotcom boom and bust of the late 90s and early 2000s, as well as more recently with crypto. After rising nearly 200% in the first six months of the year, AI darling Nvidia saw its share price fall 20% during July and August, which tracks with Gartner putting gen AI in the “Trough of Despondency” in its latest Hy

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Confluent + WarpStream = Large-Scale Streaming in your Cloud

Confluent

Confluent has acquired WarpStream, an innovative Kafka-compatible streaming solution. Read the full statement by Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO of Confluent.

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GenAI use cases that deliver on promises

CIO

There’s widespread agreement that generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has transformational potential. Although genAI made its debut in the form of chatbots that targeted a general audience, its value for knowledge workers, managers, executives, and developers quickly has become apparent. Yet there’s also a pervasive sense of trepidation. Enterprises want to enjoy genAI’s many advantages and gain a competitive edge, but they need guidance on putting genAI to work and reassurance that it de

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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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Don’t Make This Common Networking Mistake

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to job searches, everybody knows how important networking is. But a surprising number of people fail to follow up with the people they’ve met with and sought advice from. That’s a problem, because it can alienate mentors and hold job seekers back. The authors discuss the main reasons for this lack of follow-up and then recommend a simple three-part plan for following up effectively.

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CVE-2021-20123, CVE-2021-20124: DrayTek Vulnerabilities Discovered by Tenable Research Added to CISA KEV

Tenable

With patches out for three years, attackers have set their sights on a pair of vulnerabilities affecting DrayTek VigorConnect. Background In November 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, an effort to focus on vulnerabilities known to have been exploited and provide defenders with an actionable list of vulnerabilities to prioritize their remediation efforts.

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Composite AI: The trifecta that is transforming AIOps

CIO

When it comes to the different types of artificial intelligence (AI), 1+1+1 can equal more than three. Composite AI combines causal, predictive, and generative AI to supercharge AIOps, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) from hours or days to minutes. Composite AI provides explanations of root causes in plain language and often automatically fixes issues before they grow into giant headaches for IT.

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Why VCs Should Use Net Promoter Scores with Founders

Harvard Business Review

Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to provide innovative solutions to urgent challenges that require concentrated, collaborative effort. But to scale these solutions, founders need more than just capital — they need strong, effective support from their investors. As a result, in recent years, it’s become increasingly common for VCs to claim that they view startup founders as their customers.

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4 steps toward integrating genAI into DevSecOps processes

CIO

A hallmark of DevSecOps is that security is a shared responsibility. Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) can reinforce that principle by improving communication and collaboration. What’s more, by substituting automation for certain manual operations, genAI can significantly reduce human error and heighten product reliability. Accelerating vulnerability remediation with genAI Although the responsibilities of developers, security professionals, and operations teams overlap, their communicat

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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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Content Hub: Data Model Simplified

Perficient

Sitecore Content Hub is a world-class platform for centralizing and managing content across various channels. It helps businesses organize and streamline often chaotic, messy content operations. It does this by providing an architecture or schema for content and its interconnections. A schema defines how different types of assets are structured, organized, related to each other.

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Balance between innovation and market adaptability key to Tencent Cloud’s AI success

CIO

Tencent Cloud’s expansion in Asia Pacific (APAC) reflects its strategic efforts to capitalize on the growing demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing services. According to IDC’s Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide (August 2024) , the global AI market is expected to surge from US$235 billion in 2024 to US$632 billion by 2028.

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The 4 biggest new health features Apple just announced

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Actionable health insights were an overarching theme across Apple's new line of products, including the ability for the AirPods Pro 2 to act as an over-the-counter hearing aid.

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Horizonte 2027: el 40% de las soluciones de IA generativa serán multimodales

CIO

Con el punto de mira fijo en el próximo trienio, la firma de análisis e investigación Gartner estima que el 40% de las soluciones de inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa serán multimodales, frente al 1% de 2023. Este cambio de modelos individuales a multimodales con vistas al 2027 proporciona, según la casa, “una i nteracción humano-IA mejorada y una oportunidad para que las ofertas habilitadas para la IA generativa se diferencien”.

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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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A ‘Shark’ Explains Why Pakistan Has An Underfunded Startup Scene

Crunchbase News

Editor’s note: We put together a comprehensive look at the country’s companies that have successfully raised capital, complete with a list of 33 of Pakistan’s more prominent funded startups here. As founder of Pakistani startup investment fund Zayn Venture Capital , Faisal Aftab has spent plenty of time grilling entrepreneurs. Never before, however, has he done it in front of an audience of millions.

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Close Brothers unlocks RPA with Document Understanding

CIO

Close Brothers has been on an RPA journey for more than six years, and much of its work in this area has focused on automating rules-based, structured processes. But Stephen Durnin, the company’s head of operational excellence and automation, says the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic thrust automation around unstructured input, like email and documents, into the spotlight.

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Mexico’s Wealthiest Individual, Carlos Slim, Increases Stake in Talos Energy Amid CEO Exit and Stock Drop

CEO Insider

Carlos Slim, Latin America’s wealthiest individual, has significantly increased his ownership in U.S. oil and gas producer Talos Energy Inc. following the unexpected resignation of the company’s founder and CEO, which led to a decline in its stock value. Through his investment firm, Control Empresarial de Capitales, Slim acquired around 2.7 million additional shares this […] The post Mexico’s Wealthiest Individual, Carlos Slim, Increases Stake in Talos Energy Amid CEO Exi

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Santander, epicentro del talento y la innovación, gracias a un nuevo CIE

CIO

A la vanguardia. Tras acoger la 38ª edición del Encuentro de la Economía Digital y las Telecomunicaciones que Ametic celebra tradicionalmente en la ciudad cada inicio de curso, Santander vuelve a ocupar la primera plana con la inauguración de un nuevo Centro de Iniciativas Empresariales (CIE). Emplazado en la calle La Tesilla (La Albericia), este nuevo hub abre sus puertas tras una inversión de más de 3,6 millones de euros a cargo del Ayuntamiento de Santander con una subvención de la iniciativa

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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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iPhone 16 Pro vs. iPhone 15 Pro: Should you upgrade to the latest model?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

The newest iPhone model features a larger and stronger display than last year's, a more powerful and efficient processor, and a camera control button. Is it worth upgrading?

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Cinco consejos para pasar a la contratación por competencias

CIO

La contratación en el sector TI se ha basado tradicionalmente en el examen de la experiencia y la formación del candidato, con menos atención a las competencias específicas. Pero este enfoque está cambiando, y el énfasis en los títulos y la experiencia está dando paso a estrategias de contratación que dan prioridad a las habilidades organizativas. Este cambio de mentalidad en la contratación está creciendo rápidamente en popularidad para los puestos técnicos , según un informe de Test Gorilla, c

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iPhone 16 Pro vs. iPhone 14 Pro: Is it worth an upgrade?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Apple's new iPhone 16 Pro has some notable improvements, but are they enough to warrant upgrading from the iPhone 14 Pro just two years later? Here's how to decide.

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MedAI Lab, la iniciativa de la Universidad de Murcia para aprovechar la IA en la medicina

CIO

Ya son más que conocidos los beneficios que la inteligencia artificial (IA) tiene para las empresas y, poco a poco, comenzamos a ver cómo otros sectores e industrias incursionan en proyectos y casos de uso para aprovechar esta tecnología en sus respectivas áreas. En un caso concreto, la Universidad de Murcia (UMU) ha creado el laboratorio de investigación interdisciplinar MedAI Lab, que tiene como misión elaborar programas asistidos por la IA para resolver cuestiones de la práctica clínica y la

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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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Every iPhone 16 model compared: Which new iPhone should you buy?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 with standout camera improvements and larger displays, but which one is right for you? We'll break down how each model compares.

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New regulation intensifies focus on IT risk management and operational resilience

CIO

Digital transformation initiatives, for the most part, offer significant advantages—enhancing efficiency, agility, and innovation across the business. However, these initiatives can also introduce new challenges. As IT landscapes and software delivery processes evolve, the risk of inadvertently creating new vulnerabilities increases. Left unaddressed, these gaps can result in cyberattacks, system outages, and network intrusions.

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Webinar | Ask the Scrum Trainer: Key Insights from our Webinar

Agile42

Recently, agile42 hosted an enlightening webinar, “Ask the Scrum Trainer: A Q&A for Aspiring Agility Aces,” featuring expert Agile coach and trainer, Regina Martins. This comprehensive session addressed a wide array of Scrum Master questions, tackling everything from the composition of Scrum Teams to the challenges of virtual environments.

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“Teníamos en casa tecnología con las máximas capacidades que no se empleaba adecuadamente”

CIO

Los pagos B2B comprenden, hoy en día, alrededor del 35% del volumen total de transacciones a lo largo y ancho del globo. Así lo afirma la decana de las tarjetas corporativas en España desde 1954, Diners Club Spain. La compañía que nació del descuido del empresario Frank McNamara allá por 1949, cuando éste se dejó su cartera olvidada en casa mientras cenaba en un restaurante de Nueva York y fue su esposa quien hubo de abonar la cuenta, ha recorrido un largo camino hasta la actualidad.

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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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The Pakistan-Based Startups That Are Getting Funded

Crunchbase News

In an interview with VC and “Shark Tank Pakistan” judge Faisal Aftab , published today , we discussed the not-very-heavily funded Pakistani startup scene. To accompany, we thought it might be useful to provide a more comprehensive look at the country’s companies that actually have been successful in raising capital. So, with that in mind, we put together a list of 33 of Pakistan’s more prominent funded startups in sectors like delivery, e-commerce and online banking.

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Six ways Tencent Cloud supports an enterprise’s global expansion

CIO

Since its inception in 2019, the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Conference has been showcasing Tencent’s latest technology advances, products, and solutions, and inspiring enterprises worldwide. Its sixth edition was recently held in Shenzhen from September 5-6 under the theme Intelligence Brings Opportunities, Cloud Boosts Growth. In addition to the main summit, this year’s event featured 136 sub-forums covering areas such as digital ecosystems, enterprise globalization, product technology, a

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iPhone 16 hands-on: So packed with features, I almost forgot about its Pro model

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

By offering the Camera Control button, Action button, and even the A18 chipset, the gap between the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro is now smaller than ever.

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