Mon.Mar 11, 2024

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Has the CIO title run its course?

CIO

There’s a lot in a name, and as Tim Wenhold sees it, the time has come to revamp the CIO title so it reflects how integral technology is to business. “We technologists have disrupted and augmented so many industries, yet that [title] has stayed … we’re really talking about digital leaders now,’’ says Wenhold, chief operating officer and chief innovation officer at Power Home Remodeling, a $1 billion exterior home remodeler.

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What Everyone Needs to Know About Agile Scaling Frameworks

Xebia

Large organizations often have many cross-functional and cross-disciplinary teams working on different products and services. To help them do so effectively in a complex environment, many organizations use an Agile scaling framework that scales Scrum , such as Nexus , SAFe , LeSS , Spotify , or Scrum@Scale. To be sure, there is nothing wrong with that.

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Vertical solutions rise in 2024

CIO

2023 was a challenging year, to say the least, for our industry – and software/SaaS vendors were hit particularly hard. As was clear from our recently conducted CIO.com poll , buyers strongly believe that they have overinvested in “point” solutions and are taking steps to consolidate vendors. Although there are signs of general economic recovery including lower inflation & interest rates and higher growth as we navigate early 2024, there’s little evidence to suggest that buyers will suddenly

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The Benefits of Innovation That Isn’t Disruptive

Harvard Business Review

Disruption is not the only path to innovation and growth. Creation without disruption or nondisruptive creation is about creating a new market outside or beyond existing industry boundaries, and has its own organizational and business advantages. In this article, the authors outline four advantages to opting for this nondisruptive route: 1) It allows you to avoid direct confrontations with established incumbents. 2) It is an effective way to respond to full-on disruption. 3) It makes it easier t

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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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Simplify IT operations with observability and AIOps

CIO

IT organizations are taxed with managing, maintaining, and augmenting complex IT infrastructures that are constantly evolving. At the same time, they must deliver consistent IT service performance and availability to end users, while enabling innovative digital transformation for the business. And yet, IT teams face significant challenges, including: • Addressing information overload • Predicting capacity planning • Assessing risks that are sometimes unknown • Meeting complicated regulatory stan

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An archetype-based approach to driving your global workforce transformation

CIO

This article was co-authored by Michael Bertha, Partner, Metis Strategy , and Ishan Prakash, Manager, Metis Strategy In today’s ever-expanding digital landscape, in which many IT teams operate across geographies, it’s no secret that your ability to leverage technology to its fullest depends crucially on your workforce composition: on how your resources are allocated across various sourcing models, namely, FTEs, onshore, nearshore and offshore.

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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. This article gives you some practical tips for better influence and less stress. Sound familiar? You glance at your phone, and your heart does a mini samba. It’s Last Minute Linda. The clock’s ticking down to your big presentation, and Linda decides now is the perfect time for her “Eureka” moment.

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Ecco le ragioni che spingono i migliori manager IT a lasciare l’azienda

CIO

Nel mondo del lavoro c’è un detto che non si dimentica tanto facilmente: le persone lasciano i loro capi, non i loro posti di lavoro. Ma è davvero così? Quando si tratta di capire perché i migliori manager IT si licenziano, le domande che ci si pone possono avere molteplici risposte. La prima è che i top manager – come tutti gli high performer – sono meno propensi a tollerare di lavorare per un cattivo capo; poiché in genere sono più motivati (ed è per questo che sono dipendenti di valore), sono

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Evaluating Candidate Integrity in Interviews

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Uncover effective methods for assessing candidate integrity in interviews, from questions to integrating AI analytics and the future of virtual hiring. Today’s guest post is b y Paul Bramson, CEO — The Paul Bramson Companies In the modern hiring processes, the evaluation of candidate integrity stands as a cornerstone, often determining an organization’s long-term success and cultural health.

Training 107
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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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Covanta’s step-by-step approach to AI enablement

CIO

Internal and external customer experience has always been a top priority for most companies, especially as demands increase for faster response and improved personalization. The arrival of generative AI and advanced chatbots has accelerated the development of intelligent systems that go well beyond scripted queries by intuitively adapting and engaging in more dynamic and context-aware conversations.

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Getting Along: My New Manager Didn’t Give Me the Promotion I Was Promised

Harvard Business Review

Not getting a promotion you were promised can bring up a whole host of feelings, from frustration to resentment. In this article, HBR’s advice columnist Amy Gallo answers a question from a reader who is facing this situation and offers advice and resources for how to work through their disappointment while keeping their career growing.

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CIO

フランク・ラキンタは、エドワード・ジョーンズのデジタル、データ、オペレーション部門の責任者であり、金融サービス会社のテクノロジー、デジタル、データのリーダーシップ、ビジョン、戦略を統括する役割を担っている。彼はウォール街で30年間テクノロジーに携わった後、2016年にエドワード・ジョーンズに入社し、2018年に最高情報責任者に任命された。 最近のTech Whisperersポッドキャストのエピソードで、ラキンタは現在の職務で引き受けた追加的な責任と、大きく大胆な約束を実現するために必要なこと、継続的に成功を推進し、挫折に直面しても忍耐する方法、世界クラスのチームを構築するためのアプローチ、変革的リーダーとしての経験から学んだことなどについて語った。また、番組終了後には、彼のリーダーシップのもう一つの側面、つまり、何十年もの間、最高のCIOの特徴であった、よく考え抜かれ、明確化されたリーダーシップの原則を持つことについても、少し時間を割いて探った。

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) Powered Product People

Perficient

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Powered Product People Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence can transform not only our lives but also our professions? As someone passionate about technology and digital product development, I have always been intrigued by new tools and how they can improve our lives and careers. In recent times, artificial intelligence (AI) has captured my attention.

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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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Unlocking the Economic Benefit of NGFWs

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Firewalls Deliver 229% ROI in Forrester TEI Study Cyberthreats are increasing in volume and complexity, making it difficult for network defenders to protect their organizations. Threat actors are evolving their tools and techniques, finding new ways to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid detection and exploit vulnerabilities.

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Most-Active US Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, GV And Alumni Have Big February

Crunchbase News

This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and ends of who spent what. See January’s most active startup investors here. It may be the year’s shortest month, but that didn’t mean Andreessen Horowitz didn’t have time for a big month.

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Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com

Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Broadcom, CGI, EY and more!

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How generative AI will change low-code development

InfoWorld

It’s been over two decades since I developed my first low-code application. Since then, I’ve seen platform capabilities evolve to make it easier for both software developers and citizen developers to build and enhance applications. Low-code and no-code can help developers build apps faster , enable business users to convert spreadsheets to workflows , and help IT departments accelerate application modernization.

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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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Feature Flags and Canary Releases in Microservices

Dzone - DevOps

Feature flags are commonly used constructs and have been there for a while. But in the last few years, things have evolved and feature flags are playing a major role in delivering continuous risk-free releases. In general, when a new feature is not fully developed and we still want to branch off a release from the mainstream, we can hide our new feature and toggle it off in production.

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Python stretches lead in language popularity index

InfoWorld

Python has its largest lead ever in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, having jumped ahead of second-place C language by nearly 4.5 percentage points. Published yesterday, the Tiobe Programming Community Index of language popularity for March 2024 saw Python once again leading the index that C and Java once dominated. Python first topped the Tiobe index in October 2021.

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5 Ways To Grow Your Business Through Feedback-Driven Decisions

Crunchbase News

By Ivan Saprov As entrepreneurs, we depend on the feedback of our customers. If they like our product or service, and it effectively meets their needs, we will succeed. Otherwise, our company will falter. Therefore, we must learn to objectively receive feedback. While it can be easy to pump ourselves up after receiving a stellar review or to deflate ourselves after a negative experience, focusing too much on either side of the spectrum is not ideal.

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How a new database architecture supports scale and reliability in TiDB

InfoWorld

In the good old days, databases had a relatively simple job: help with the monthly billing, deliver some reports, maybe answer some ad hoc queries. Databases were important, but they weren’t in constant demand. Today the picture is different. Databases are often tasked with powering business operations and hyperscale online services. The flow of transactions is incessant, and response times need to be near-instantaneous.

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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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Essential Techniques for Performance Tuning in Snowflake

Dzone - DevOps

Performance tuning in Snowflake is optimizing the configuration and SQL queries to improve the efficiency and speed of data operations. It involves adjusting various settings and writing queries to reduce execution time and resource consumption, ultimately leading to cost savings and enhanced user satisfaction.

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Alation extends its Data Lineage capabilities

InfoWorld

Data intelligence software provider Alation on Monday added a new feature, dubbed business lineage, to its Data Lineage product to help business users track data flow across enterprise systems. “Business lineage is an extension of Alation’s end-to-end data lineage, providing an abstraction layer to filter views of data flows and visualize relationships across technical, system, and business metadata ,” the company said in a statement, adding that this visibility increases trust in data and accel

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Istio Explained: Unlocking the Power of Service Mesh in Microservices

Dzone - DevOps

In the dynamic landscape of microservices, managing communication and ensuring robust security and observability becomes a Herculean task. This is where Istio, a revolutionary service mesh, steps in, offering an elegant solution to these challenges. This article delves deep into the essence of Istio, illustrating its pivotal role in a Kubernetes (KIND) based environment, and guides you through a Helm-based installation process, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of Istio's capabilities and i

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An Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

Ooda Loop

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, an evolution of its predecessor, is a comprehensive guide designed to assist organizations across various sectors in managing and mitigating cybersecurity risks effectively. This framework, while not prescribing specific actions, offers a taxonomy of high-level cybersecurity outcomes, enabling organizations, regardless of their size, sector, or maturity, to better understand, assess, prioritize, and communicate their cybersecurity efforts.

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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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CodeSOD: Wait for the End

The Daily WTF

Donald was cutting a swathe through a jungle of old Java code, when he found this: protected void waitForEnd ( float time) { // do nothing } Well, this function sure sounds like it's waiting around to die. This protected method is called from a private method, and you might expect that child classes actually implement real functionality in there, but there were no child classes.

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How To Secure All of Your Assets - IT, OT and IoT - With an Exposure Management Platform: The Importance of Contextual Prioritization

Tenable

Discover how contextual prioritization of exposure is revolutionizing OT/IoT security, enabling organizations to shift from reactive to proactive breach prevention. Connectivity of physical assets— such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in data centers and office buildings, and cameras on the manufacturing floor – has created an expanding cyberattack surface.

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Leveraging eBPF for DevSecOps

DevOps.com

The applications for enhancing security observability with eBPF are vast, and it's increasingly valuable for DevSecOps use cases.