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How Co-Leaders Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Co-leadership, where an executive, department, or team leadership role is shared, can result in more creative and strategic problem solving and wiser decision making. But it can also lead to unhealthy game playing in the pursuit of dominance and positioning for the next role, resulting in organizational misalignment, inertia, and confusion. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Google integrates Gemini AI into enterprise tools

CIO

Tech major Google has announced that it is replacing Duet AI for Google Workspace with Gemini for Google Workspace as it attempts to offer an alternative to ChatGPT Enterprise. Duet AI for Workspace offered AI integration with Google’s popular applications like Docs and Gmail. The company also announced the launch of two plans, Gemini Business, and Gemini Enterprise, to help businesses of all sizes leverage AI for growth.

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The software delivery tool trap

Xebia

If you’ve worked in software development for any amount of time, you’re probably used to working in a certain way, and have been in the situation where a new tool forces you to change your way of working. Some may also think that using tool X automatically means following process Y. For example, "We’re using ArgoCD, therefore we’re doing GitOps, right?

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Nvidia’s strong earnings highlight AI’s rapid incursion across industries

CIO

Nvidia has announced stellar earnings for the fourth quarter, further fueling the momentum behind its soaring valuations. This highlights a broad interest in AI across various sectors, including enterprise, healthcare, and automotive. Revenue for the quarter, which ended January 28, reached $22.1 billion, marking a surge of 265% year-on-year. For fiscal 2024, revenue climbed to $60.9 billion, a 126% rise from the previous year.

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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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How To Configure FQDN Firewall Rules In Google Cloud

Xebia

Filtering web traffic is easy with Cloud Firewall , a cloud-first NGFW with advanced threat protection. How easy? A single policy allows or denies traffic to a domain name and applies as fine-grained as tags or service accounts. Looking for more examples? Check out the GitHub repository. Allowing egress to xebia.com The following policy allows all hosts to access xebia.com : resource "google_compute_network_firewall_policy_rule" "allow_xebia" { project = var.project_id firewall_p

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How a Well-Executed Social Initiative Strengthens Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

In the modern competitive business environment, innovative social initiatives offer a unique avenue for growth, customer loyalty, and employee engagement, often overlooked by organizations. Traditional social efforts like standard volunteering and environmental goals lack impact due to their inability to establish a unique and emotionally engaging identity.

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Ferrovial puts AI at the heart of its transformation

CIO

With the aim to accelerate innovation and transform its digital infrastructures and services, Ferrovial created its Digital Hub to serve as a meeting point where research and experimentation with digital strategies could, for example, provide new sources of income and improve company operations. Since its creation over five years ago, the Digital Hub has included a team of experts in innovation, technologies, and trends — such as IoT, big data, AI, drones, 3D printing, or advances in customer ex

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The EU’s AI Act and How Companies Can Achieve Compliance

Harvard Business Review

The EU’s forthcoming AI Act imposes requirements on companies designing and/or using AI in the European Union, and backs it up with stiff penalties. Companies need to analyze where they might fail to be compliant and then operationalize or implement the requisite steps to close the gaps in a way that reflects internal alignment. For most companies, that won’t be easy.

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ESG software: 6 tips for selecting the best fit for your business

CIO

Increasing pressures around environment, social, and governance (ESG) concerns have organizations across industries turning to their CIOs to revamp their strategies for ESG reporting. After putting in place the right data infrastructure and governance for ESG reporting, ensuring the enterprise has the right ESG reporting tools in place is critical. To date, many companies have merely repurposed existing technology solutions for their ESG reporting needs.

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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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IDC Ranks Tenable No. 1 in Worldwide Device Vulnerability Management Market Share for the Fifth Consecutive Year

Tenable

The research firm’s latest report also provides market insights that security professionals can use to improve their vulnerability management strategy. IDC recently published its “Worldwide Device Vulnerability Management Market Share, 2022: Exposures Present a Clear and Present Danger'' 1 report, which presents the worldwide device vulnerability management market shares for 2022.

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CIO Gray Nester on fostering a culture of success

CIO

Brown & Brown Insurance EVP and CIO Gray Nester leads with intention. In heading up people, strategy, operations, and processes for the world’s seventh-largest insurance brokerage, he instills in his team the courage to challenge the status quo and explore solutions that will further differentiate the firm in the marketplace. Like all the best CIOs, Nester doesn’t allow himself to lose focus or get thrown off course by setbacks or the latest distractions.

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Zigs & Zags – The Opposite of a Great Idea Can Also be a Great Idea

Perficient

I get a lot of enjoyment from the creative and innovative side of the work I do. Helping clients or my teams break out of the day-to-day and explore the unexpected. I’ve discussed innovation myths before and how to use lateral thinking to expand your pool of ideas in unexpected ways. One of my favorite aspects is seeing how random great ideas can be!

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Intel unveils Intel Foundry with eye to AI and next-gen lithography manufacturing

Ooda Loop

Intel Corp. executives today detailed a new business vision for its foundry unit, freshly renamed Intel Foundry, and revealed the most advanced chip manufacturing process on the company’s technology roadmap. The process will be powered by High NA EUV machines from ASML Holdings NV.

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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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Salesforce: A Growth Mindset for 2024 and Beyond

Perficient

We’re in Our #GrowthEra It’s a new year, and with that, there is always change. One of those changes is that I’m now leading Perficient’s Salesforce business unit as the Managing Director. I’ve had the opportunity to work in the Salesforce ecosystem for 8+ years with top-notch talent. Our team continues to do amazing work for our clients, maximizing the value they’ve invested in the Salesforce platform, bringing innovation to life, and driving business outcomes.

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How Do I Build Better Leadership Trust on my Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Insights on Leadership Trust from Stephen M.R. Covey Leadership trust begets trust. “It’s possible to have two trustworthy people working together, both trustworthy and yet, no trust between them.” – Stephen M.R. Covey. I was delighted to have this important conversation with Stephen M. R. Covey where we both keynoted the Northview Church LEADS Conference.

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What’s the view in your company of people taking company time off to volunteer for non-profit causes?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: What’s the view in your company of people taking company time off to volunteer for non-profit causes? We encourage it strongly and have programs to support it 53.39% We encourage it but don’t have formal programs 17.80% We’re okay with it but it needs to be limited 14.84% We tolerate it but don’t really like to do it 4.23% We discourage it and only support it in extreme cases 1.69% We prohibit it.

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The Network Effect: Why VCs Should Set Up An Entrepreneur Collective

Crunchbase News

By Eugene Malobrodsky Despite 2023 being labeled a “bloodbath” for venture capitalists, the industry remains optimistic with more than half of VCs reporting they plan to raise in the next 12 months. But to gain the confidence of LPs, VCs need to set themselves up for success beyond cash reserves. Although it takes a lot of time and energy, setting up an entrepreneur collective should be on a VC’s 2024 to-do list.

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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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What Does Build Quality Look Like in Software Design?

DevOps.com

By leveraging modern build health tools, DevOps teams can more effectively monitor a project’s overall quality and performance.

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Eye On AI: So Much For That Funding Slowdown

Crunchbase News

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Before the year started, we pontificated there might be a slowdown in venture dollars and for the first few weeks it was looking like that prediction might be borne out. While the first half of January saw some nice-sized funding rounds for AI startups, extremely big rounds were nonexistent.

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GitHub Copilot makes insecure code even less secure, Snyk says

InfoWorld

GitHub’s AI-powered coding assistant, GitHub Copilot , may suggest insecure code when the user’s existing codebase contains security issues, according to developer security company Snyk. GitHub Copilot can replicate existing security issues in code, Snyk said in a blog post published February 22. “This means that existing security debt in a project can make insecure developers using Copilot even less secure,” the company said.

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Early-Stage Unicorn Numbers Tail Off In 2023

Crunchbase News

It’s getting harder and harder to be a young unicorn in the slowing venture market. With overall unicorn numbers way down — fewer than 100 joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in 2023 — the number of new early-stage unicorns has also dropped off significantly. Only 29 unicorns were minted last year after an early-stage funding round — defined as seed, Series A or Series B — an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.

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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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Palo Alto Networks and Kyndryl: Unlocking Industry 4.0 with Private 5G

Palo Alto Networks

Consult-led Zero Trust, Private 5G deployments allow clients to implement secure OT networks and edge applications in manufacturing environments (under ISA-95 and Purdue Model). The use of private 5G networks is growing quickly as companies accelerate digital transformation to drive innovation and new technological capabilities. According to Analysys Mason , network spend on private networks will increase from $1 billion USD in 2022 to $9 billion USD in 2028.

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Astronauts celebrate success of 1st surgery robot on ISS: ‘It’s a real game-changer’

Ooda Loop

One slice through rubber bands may pave a new pathway for space surgeons. A robot on the International Space Station (ISS), remote-controlled by a big team on Earth, simulated surgical cuts on Feb. 10 in a historic first for space medicine.

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Tabnine Extends Generative AI Testing Platform by Embracing RAG

DevOps.com

Tabnine's generative AI platform for creating test code can make more accurate and personalized recommendations based on specific code and engineering patterns.

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An online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers a rare window into pervasive state surveillance

Ooda Loop

An online dump of documents originating from a private security contractor is currently being investigated by the Chinese authorities as the dump details hacking activity, as well as domestic and foreign spying tools used by the Chinese government.

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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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Java virtual threads hit with pinning issue

InfoWorld

Java’s virtual threads , introduced in JDK 21 in September 2023 to make it easier to write and maintain concurrent applications, has suffered from a “pinning” issue that arises with synchronized methods or synchronized statements. Oracle detailed the virtual thread pinning issue this week on the Inside Java website. The two most common cases involve a virtual thread parking while in a synchronized method, and a virtual thread blocking when entering a synchronized method, because the object’s a

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Microsoft and OpenAI Issue a Stark Report and a $10M Bounty from the State Department

Ooda Loop

Competing cyber capabilities (on a spectrum from nation-state to non-state actors alike) and cyber-based conflict will continue to restructure, reformulate, and transform the very essence of what power, prestige, international governance, and geopolitical strategy are in the 21st century - and large language models are the new force multiplier. Microsoft and OpenAI have quantified the breadth and scope of this new threat vector - including the major state sponsored actors.

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Cloud and AI apps take center stage in.NET 9

InfoWorld

Just three months into the tenure of.NET 8 , it’s already time for Microsoft and the.NET Foundation to start laying out their plans for the next release,NET 9 , which is due to arrive in November with.NET Conf. You can think of.NET’s annual release cadence as an agile development model writ large, each year ushering in a new sprint that builds on a select set of user stories.