Wed.Sep 18, 2024

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What Does Azure DevOps Services Cost?

Xebia

It is a question I often get when I talk to customers about Azure DevOps. Some of them run on-premises Azure DevOps Server and wonder what it costs to run it in the Cloud as a SaaS service. Some say their on-premises environment is very cheap. Let’s dive into the calculations and nitty gritty details. Disclaimer All prices mentioned in this blog have been checked by the time the blog was published and all the information in this blog has been written with utmost care.

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Using GenAI to extract low-level details and high-level explanations from legacy systems

Martin Fowler

Alessio Ferri , Tom Coggrave , and Shodhan Sheth use their combination of an AST-fueled knowledge graph and LLMs to gain understanding of legacy systems. They have found it aids them both in extracting the low-level details of the code and can provide high-level explanations to support human-centered approaches such as event storming.

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Do boards understand their new role in cybersecurity?

CIO

Julie Ragland was CIO of vehicle manufacturing company Navistar, and has held IT leadership roles at Adient and Johnson Controls. To Ragland, who also sits on several state agency and non-profit boards, one of the greatest responsibilities for today’s boards is in governing cyber security risk. And while board members are generally tuned in to the importance of cyber governance, they don’t always understand the true risks with cyber and their own governing role.

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Research: Flat Hierarchies Can Discourage Women Applicants

Harvard Business Review

An experiment with over 8,000 job seekers found that women often worry these organizations will present them with frustrating challenges.

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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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Oracle CloudWorld 2024: 10 key takeaways from the big annual event

CIO

As competition heats up among cloud service providers, especially on the generative AI front, Oracle is focusing its energies on providing IT infrastructure that can help developers and enterprises take advantage of generative AI in their operations. Shifting gears from his standpoint last year, Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison took to the stage last week to unveil the company’s strategies and products around multicloud, distributed cloud, AI, application development, and security.

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Human vs. humane: How companies pursue AI for enhanced CX

CIO

We’ve all been there. Your laptop breaks down, you miss a flight, or you need to call an insurance company. You hope for a quick conversation to resolve the matter but instead, you’re greeted by a disembodied voice delivering scripted questions and answers with no empathy, passing you through one list of choices after another, leaving you even more frustrated than when you started.

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To Set a Great Strategy, Start by Imagining the Future You Want

Harvard Business Review

Practical steps you can take to look beyond the short-term planning horizon.

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El 30% de las empresas automatizarán más de la mitad de sus actividades de red para 2026

CIO

La automatización gana protagonismo gracias al impulso del valor empresarial, la eficiencia y la agilidad para las organizaciones. De hecho, con vistas al 2026, la firma de análisis e investigación Gartner estima que el 30% de las empresas automatizarán más de la mitad de sus actividades de red. Una cifra que arroja un incremento del 10% al compararla con los datos de mediados del 2023.

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CortexClick Leverages Generative AI to Automate Software Documentation

DevOps.com

CortexClick today launched a content generation platform based on large language models (LLMs) that have been specifically trained to create documentation, tutorials and technical blog posts, including screenshots, for organizations building software.

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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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“No hay decisión comercial en SAS que no aproveche nuestra propia tecnología”

CIO

Cinco años al pie del cañón en la industria tecnológica, dado el acelerado ritmo de desarrollo y evolución, son un mundo. Jay Upchurch, vicepresidente ejecutivo y Chief Technology Officer (CIO, por sus siglas en inglés) de SAS desde el pasado 2019, es gran conocedor de ello. “En el último lustro han cambiado muchas cuestiones. Cuando yo entré en el cargo -reflexiona- había ciertas cosas que estaban sucediendo y con las que tuve que lidiar; hoy en día puedo decir que de alguna manera han formado

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Attacker VS Defender.  Who Will Win the Race to Best Operationalize and AI?

Ooda Loop

The arrival and continued emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has made a huge impact on the cyber ecosystem. With any new technology, the possibilities seem endless for its capabilities and uses.

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Luz verde a la digitalización de la Tarjeta Sanitaria Individual

CIO

El Consejo de Ministros ha dado luz verde a la modificación del Real Decreto 183/2004, que regula la Tarjeta Sanitaria Individual (TSI) del Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS). El objetivo, apuntan desde el Ejecutivo, no es otro que adaptar la normativa a los avances tecnológicos, estableciendo la emisión de la TSI en un formato virtual para todas las comunidades autónomas , además del soporte físico que se viene utilizando tradicionalmente.

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Secondary Financings Offer Lifeline In A Slow Exit Market

Crunchbase News

In a slow exit market, investors have had to become more creative in finding ways to bring cash back to their pockets and those of their limited partners. Secondary financings have become one way to solve the liquidity crunch facing the venture markets and its backers. “For so long it was taboo,” said Larry Aschebrook , managing partner at G Squared — an investor in growth stage companies in primary and secondary financings — on the newfound popularity of secondary financings.

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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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Autodesk enlists Einstein AI to enhance customer service

CIO

Even as it designs 3D generative AI models for future customer deployment, CAD/CAM design giant Autodesk is “leaning” into generative AI for its customer service operations, deploying Salesforce’s Einstein for Service with plans to use Agentforce in the future, CIO Prakash Kota says. Einstein for Service — Autodesk’s first use of Salesforce’s gen AI platform — has driven sizable efficiencies for Autodesk customer agents, says Kota, singling out AI-generated summaries of case issues and resolutio

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Former MA Governor Charlie Baker on Solving Complex Problems

Harvard Business Review

If you’re struggling with bureaucracy and politics in your organization, this episode is for you.

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Al 58% de los CIO españoles les preocupa el impacto de la Ley de Atención al Cliente

CIO

El 58% de los CIO españoles están preocupados por cómo afectará la nueva Ley de Atención al Cliente a sus empresas. Así se desprende de un reciente estudio firmado por Twilio. El informe, basado en una encuesta realizada en España a un centenar de CIO y 101 directores de Atención al Cliente, revela una importante brecha en la preparación de las empresas españolas para cumplir con la nueva normativ a.

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Enter The AI-Native Founder

Crunchbase News

By Jeff Becker Evidence suggests that there’s a new breed of founder in tech. It’s difficult to source the origins of what we might label an AI company; AI has been around for decades. In the past 10 years, there has been an increasing creation rate of companies for which AI is at the core of their technology. Since 2017 the number of such companies in the U.S. has doubled.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Es hora de que los CIO piensen en la criptografía postcuántica

CIO

Ante la amenaza de que los ordenadores cuánticos rompan los actuales métodos de cifrado, la adopción de la criptografía poscuántica es ahora una prioridad crítica , sobre todo para los sectores que manejan datos confidenciales, según revela un informe reciente. El estado actual y futuro de la cuántica es una de las seis tendencias que recoge el informe Tendencias Tecnológicas 2025 de Info-Tech Research Group, basado en las respuestas de unos 1.000 responsables de la toma de decisiones informátic

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Abuse CDK functionality in CloudFormation

Xebia

Each “Infrastructure as Code” framework has pros and cons. My go-to framework is CloudFormation, but I like CDK’s tree view, so I started thinking about borrowing this. What is the tree view? AWS announced this functionality on September the 14th, 2022. Customers using CDK want a simple way to map the resources synthesized in a CloudFormation template back to the source CDK Construct.

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INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award

CIO

INE Security is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the prestigious 2024 SC Awards, named Best IT Security-Related Training Program. This designation underscores INE Security’s commitment to excellence and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. The SC Awards , now in its 27th year, recognize the solutions, organizations, and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the security of information systems.

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Enterprise-Level Azure DevOps Permissions From The Trenches

Xebia

Or how to implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure DevOps in enterprise environments and still keep it maintainable. 4 Antipatterns and an approach on how to implement this yourself! Introduction and key values Assigning permissions to users and groups of users in Azure DevOps in small companies, maybe up to about 25-50 employees is easy and straightforward.

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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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Automating Web Application Security Testing to Combat Cyber Threats

DevOps.com

Despite the hundreds of exposed web applications and APIs in our attack surfaces, many assets remain dangerously untested and vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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Revolutionize logo design creation with Amazon Bedrock: Embracing generative art, dynamic logos, and AI collaboration

AWS Machine Learning - AI

In the field of technology and creative design, logo design and creation has adapted and evolved at a rapid pace. From the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt to the sleek minimalism of today’s tech giants, the visual identities that define our favorite brands have undergone a remarkable transformation. Today, the world of creative design is once again being transformed by the emergence of generative AI.

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Accelerate AI Innovation with RHEL AI on Dell PowerEdge Servers

Dell EMC

Dell and Red Hat boost AI innovation industry's first solution optimized for RHEL AI.

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Partnership Could Put $100B Into AI Data Center Infrastructure

Crunchbase News

As AI technology advances, it’s putting ever-increasing strain on existing data centers and associated power sources. To keep up, we’ll need to build a lot more infrastructure. That’s the broad thinking behind an effort announced today, the Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, that seeks to put up to $100 billion in private equity and debt financing into building and expanding data centers.

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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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Dependencies & Creep : Project Estimating (Part 2)

Perficient

This post is the second in a series of four about estimating project hours. Part 1: Sandbagging & Lowballing Part 2: Dependencies & Creep Coming Soon: Part 3: Assumptions & Uncertainty Part 4: The Emotional Conclusion Continuing our dive into project estimating, let’s talk about two more problem areas: dependencies and project creep. These two can turn your pristine project plan into a tangled mess.

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Cuatro pasos para avanzar de productos a resultados: cómo ser un ‘impact driver’

CIO

Muchas organizaciones confunden el ajetreo con el progreso. Sin métricas claras para controlar y comunicar el impacto en el negocio, los equipos de proyecto se centran a menudo en completar tareas sin comprender plenamente cómo su trabajo contribuye a lograr unos objetivos empresariales más amplios. Un director de Sistemas de la Información de una empresa global -llamémosle David- se enfrentó exactamente a este problema.

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A Marketer’s Perspective on the Critical Role of AI

Dell EMC

Discover the many ways companies are leveraging their multimodal, unstructured data to drive AI use cases in a variety of industries and how Dell PowerScale can help.

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