Wed.Jan 17, 2024

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A history of tech adaptation for today’s changing business needs

CIO

The best weapon to make decisions in a dynamic world is accurate and relevant information so organizations can carry out strategic plans in the most reliable way. Ipsos, for example, has been offering its more than 5,000 clients an understanding and vision of the actions, opinions, and motivations of millions of citizens, consumers, patients, and employees in order to help them confidently navigate a world in rapid transformation.

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Rotating secrets with serverless

Xebia

Rotating secrets is a critical element to your security posture that, when done manually, is often overlooked due to it being a more and more tedious and complex process as the company and secrets grow. Security breaches due to secret access are difficult to detect as the hacker has gained access via legitimate means, and they can persist for months unless the secret is rotated.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

What do the following quotes have in common? “Call me Ishmael;” “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen;” “I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.” Whether it’s Moby-Dick, Nineteen Eighty-Four, or I Capture the Castle, respectively, these opening lines from classic novels make us want to read on because we are piqued, amused, surprised, or intrigued in some way.

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Automate Lambda Dependencies with Terraform

Xebia

Recently I have been working on a few projects that involved Lambda functions. This meant defining and building these functions and all infrastructure around them via Terraform. When doing this previously I have always struggled to find simple ways to integrate the dependencies into the deployment to minimise manual intervention or unnecessary convoluted steps, so this time around I decided to invest some time into finding a better solution!

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Ecco come i CIO affrontano l’X factor dell’IA generativa sul posto di lavoro

CIO

Nella fretta di stabilire strategie tecniche per mantenere la promessa dell’IA generativa, molti CIO si trovano a dover affrontare quello che potrebbe essere il loro compito più impegnativo: preparare gli utenti finali della loro azienda – dai lavoratori della conoscenza e delle catene di montaggio ai medici, ai commercialisti e agli avvocati – a coesistere con l’IA generativa.

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Elections Are Coming: Time to Sound Misinformation’s Clarion Call… Again

Ooda Loop

A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent published an article in which he states that misinformation and not tampering with election systems remains the primary threat against U.S. elections. More here.

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Why Security Should Be a Top Priority in Mobile App Development?

The Crazy Programmer

Today, the use of smartphones has increased a lot. Therefore, the Internet has become very easily available to everyone. The scenario changed during the lockdown period when people had nothing much to do than focus on different types of apps. Therefore, cyber threats have also increased to some great extent. Now, business owners, whether small or big, want to release mobile apps to establish their digital footprints.

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Using “Digital Academies” to Close the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

“Digital academies” are among the most successful approaches to closing the digital skills gap. These initiatives are specific to the company’s culture and narrative, are highly experiential and considerate of organizational team dynamics, and reach across the enterprise. Using DuPont’s digital academy as a model, companies should design their own internal upskilling programs to serve broad employee segments, include experiential elements, encourage continuous engagement, and prioritize flexibil

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The Heartbeat of Change: A Leadership Journey Inspired by Polyvagal Theory

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

By understanding and applying the principles of Polyvagal Theory and Neuroception, leaders can create workplaces that not only drive success but also promote well-being and human connection. Today’s guest post is b y Randy Brazie MD, SEP® and Geoffrey VanderPal DBA, CFP®, PMP, SHRM-SCP, coauthors of The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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When You Think You’re Doing Good Work — But Others Don’t

Harvard Business Review

Learning that others’ perception of you or your work doesn’t match up with your own is unsettling, but there are steps you can take to repair it. Learning how you’re perceived can provide an opportunity for self-improvement and professional growth. When you make the effort to reflect, seek additional feedback, acknowledge missteps, learn, and reach out for support, you’ll foster a new perception that you’re committed to — and capable of — growth.

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Monitoring Cloudera DataFlow Deployments With Prometheus and Grafana

Cloudera

Cloudera DataFlow for the Public Cloud (CDF-PC) is a complete self-service streaming data capture and movement platform based on Apache NiFi. It allows developers to interactively design data flows in a drag and drop designer, which can be deployed as continuously running, auto-scaling flow deployments or event-driven serverless functions. CDF-PC comes with a monitoring dashboard out of the box for data flow health and performance monitoring.

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Update and Upgrade JBoss EAP With Ansible

Dzone - DevOps

In this follow-up to Automate and deploy a JBoss EAP cluster with Ansible , we will explain how to maintain and keep those instances updated, again in a fully automated manner, leveraging Ansible and the Ansible collection for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP). Indeed, it is critical to ensure that all JEE application server instances always be up to date, especially in regard to security fixes.

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Have $2B to blow? Buy a submersible superyacht

The Hustle

What do you get for the supervillain who has everything? A luxury submersible superyacht, probably. And lucky for you, one’s coming. Austrian company Migaloo is developing the Migaloo M5: a 541-foot-long submersible that can hold 20 passengers and 40 crew members, dive to a depth of 820 feet, and stay submerged for four weeks, per Air Mail. The superyacht, which would cost ~$2B to build, comes tricked out with all the bells and whistles, including: Two six-person minisubmarines, a helipad, and a

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Date.now()

David Walsh

Ask any software engineer and they’ll tell you that coding date logic can be a nightmare. Developers need to consider timezones, weird date defaults, and platform-specific date formats. The easiest way to work with dates is to reduce the date to the most simple format possible — usually a timestamp. To get the immediate time in integer format, you can use Date.now : const now = Date.now(); // 1705190738870 I will oftentimes employ Date.now() in my console.log statements to differenti

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How the Pandemic Rebooted Entrepreneurship in the U.S.

Harvard Business Review

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a boom in business applications in the U.S. after years of sluggishness. But is this startup surge real? It appears to be. While some data sources on entrepreneurship operate on a lag, so far it appears that the entrepreneurship surge is real and likely to lead to greater job creation and productivity in the U.S. over the long run.

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AI in Security — Ready for Prime Time

Palo Alto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a regular blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more. Our objective is to present different viewpoints and predictions on how artificial intelligence is impacting the current threat landscape, how Palo Alto Networks protects itself and its customers, as wel

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Get started with Anaconda Python

InfoWorld

No question about it, Python is a crucial part of modern data science. Convenient and powerful, Python connects data scientists and developers with a galaxy of tools and functionality, in convenient and programmatic ways. Still, those tools sometimes come with assembly required, sometimes a lot of it. Because Python is a general-purpose programming language, how it’s packaged and delivered doesn’t speak specifically to data scientists.

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“Build vs Buy Analytics?” The Question ALL SaaS Leaders Need to Answer in 2024

As a SaaS leader, you know that the more metrics, insights, and analytics you add to your products, the more engagement you’ll have – and the stickier your product will become with customers. At what point do you decide to keep building your analytics in-house or invest in an embedded analytics solution? Read our Build vs. Buy Analytics guide to learn: Top 4 benefits of embedded analytics A quick cost comparison of in-house analytics development vs embedded analytics 10 considerations to help yo

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Mastering Docker Networking Drivers: Optimizing Container Communication

Dzone - DevOps

Docker has transformed the world of containerization by providing a powerful platform for packaging, shipping, and running applications within containers. A key aspect of containerization is networking, and Docker offers a range of networking drivers to facilitate communication between containers and with external networks. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the significance of networking drivers in Docker, how they work, the different types available, and best practices for selecting

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Dell’s Direct Liquid Cooled Servers Scale with Intel Power

Dell EMC

Rising demand for AI and HPC drives the need for liquid cooling in data centers, promising cost savings and sustainability.

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3 visions for the future of the Internet

InfoWorld

The Internet may be the greatest creation of modern technology, and it is a work in progress. At the heart of its ongoing development are three different visions of what the Internet might become. In this article, we'll explore the three ideas guiding the technological and architectural future of the Internet: Web 3.0, Web3, and the semantic web. Web 3.0: The future of the Internet Web 3.0 is the most expansive of the three visions for the Internet.

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3 Key Elements of a High Impact Sales Enablement Strategy

IDC

Sales enablement stories, when crafted with finesse, have the power to captivate, persuade, and ultimately drive conversions. If you find yourself questioning how to create high-value sales enablement content, consider these three pivotal elements that elevate sales enablement stories into high-impact narratives.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Pinecone’s new serverless database may see few takers, analysts say

InfoWorld

There might be few takers for Pinecone’s new serverless vector database , dubbed Pinecone Serverless, analysts believe. “Why set up and administer a separate database—even one with the advantages of serverless scalability—if you can get the same functionality from the database you are already using and in which you are already managing your data?”, said Doug Henschen, principal analyst at Constellation Research.

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Dell’s Workspace ONE Solutions: From Setup to Success

Dell EMC

From hassle-free setup to empowering your organization for success, unlock the potential of Workspace ONE with Dell Technologies.

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JFrog, AWS team up for machine learning in the cloud

InfoWorld

Software supply chain provider JFrog is integrating with the Amazon SageMaker cloud-based machine learning platform to incorporate machine learning models into the software development lifecycle. The JFrog platform integration with Amazon SageMaker , available now, ensures artifacts produced by data scientists to develop machine learning applications are pulled from and saved in the JFrog Artifactory.

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Microsoft taught Apple nothing

David Heinemeier Hansson

Apple is protecting its App Store racket with the same kind of indignant entitlement that characterized Microsoft during its darkest monopoly days. They’re in full “cut off the air supply” mode in Cupertino, pursuing Epic for a $73m legal bill in a lawsuit they partially lost. But the red mist of vindictiveness is blinding Apple’s view of history, and making them repeat the mistakes it took Microsoft two decades to undo.

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Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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Red Hat launches platform for building developer portals

InfoWorld

Red Hat has unveiled the Red Hat Developer Hub , an enterprise-level internal developer platform (IDP) for building developer portals. The platform provides an opinionated framework and set of templates that will “reduce friction and frustration” for development teams, Red Hat said. Based on the Backstage open source Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project and accessible from a Red Hat account , the Red Hat Developer Hub was announced January 16 and features a self-service portal, stand

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Automate Application Load Balancers With AWS Load Balancer Controller and Ingress

Dzone - DevOps

Automating AWS Load Balancers is essential for managing cloud infrastructure efficiently. This article delves into the importance of automation using the AWS Load Balancer controller and Ingress template. Whether you're new or experienced, grasping these configurations is vital to streamlining Load Balancer settings on Amazon Web Services, ensuring a smoother and more effective setup.

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Oracle January 2024 Critical Patch Update Addresses 191 CVEs

Tenable

Oracle addresses 191 CVEs in its first quarterly update of 2024 with 389 patches, including 37 critical updates. Background On January 16, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2024 , the first quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 191 CVEs in 389 security updates across 26 Oracle product families. Out of the 389 security updates published this quarter, 9.5% of patches were assigned a critical severity.

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