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Women IT leaders take center stage

CIO

Judy Balaban has seen firsthand how stepping into the professional spotlight, even on a small stage, pays dividends. Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. She considered her commitments to PMI as a way to give back to her professional community.

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My successful transition from project manager to Scrum master

Agile Alliance

A project manager's transformation into a Scrum master, detailing the challenges, mindset shifts, and growth experienced during the transition to embrace Agile methodologies. The post My successful transition from project manager to Scrum master first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO

CFOs want certainty when it comes to spend. And they want to know exactly how much return on investment (ROI) can be expected when IT leaders make technology-related changes. Meanwhile, CIOs want certainty when it comes to funding. Continuous and dependable funding facilitates IT leaders’ ability to deliver leading-edge technology solutions while not increasing technical debt.

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Agile Alliance Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors

Agile Alliance

Agile Alliance is pleased to announce our Call for Nominations for Agile Alliance Board of Directors term of 2025-2027. The post Agile Alliance Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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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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Government, Energy, and IT sectors identified as primary targets for cyber threat actors in the UAE

CIO

Cybersecurity is established as one of the priorities of companies in the UAE, proof of this is the increase in investment and the participation of the CISO in the management committee. Cybersecurity in UAE’s companies is one of the top priorities; new work models and growing cyber threats have caused companies to dedicate more staff and capital to mitigating these types of risks.

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Stability AI CEO steps down ‘to fix concentration of power in AI’

CIO

Emad Mostaque stepped down as CEO of Stability AI, the developer of the Stable Diffusion image generation tool, over the weekend, saying he wanted to “fix” the concentration of power in AI. The company said he had also quit its board of directors, which had appointed COO Shan Shan Wong and CTO Christian Laforte as interim co-CEOs while seeking a replacement for him.

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Agile Alliance New Zealand: Who we are and where we’re going

Agile Alliance

Agile Alliance New Zealand is a volunteer-led society founded in 2016 to foster Agility across industries and support local Agile communities in adapting to evolving practices. The post Agile Alliance New Zealand: Who we are and where we’re going first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Introducing pydargs

Xebia

In this blog post I introduce pydargs as a helpful tool in configuration management for python projects. The Evolution of Configuration in a Machine Learning Project In my career as a data scientist I have seen many projects start as a simple proof-of-concept scripts or notebooks, be consolidated into minimum-viable-products and eventually grow out to large codebases as they were improved and expanded.

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Agile Alliance Launches Young Professionals Committee

Agile Alliance

Join Agile Alliance ion a journey of growth, learning, and innovation by participating in the virtual launch of the Young Professionals Committee on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The post Agile Alliance Launches Young Professionals Committee first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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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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2024 CSO30 Middle East Awards: Nominations are now open

CIO

Foundry and IDC Middle East are proud to launch the first edition of CSO30 Awards in the UAE, KSA and Qatar, recognising the top 30 senior security executives in each country with outstanding leadership in driving positive business outcomes through effective risk mitigation strategies Reflecting Foundry’s (formerly IDG Communications) and IDC’s increasing commitment to the region, CSO30 is aligned to a global awards program and viewed as a mark of excellence within the enterprise.

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Research: How Different Fields Are Using GenAI to Redefine Roles

Harvard Business Review

The interactive, conversational, analytical, and generative features of GenAI offer support for creativity, problem-solving, and processing and digestion of large bodies of information. Therefore, these features can act as cognitive resources for knowledge workers. Moreover, the capabilities of GenAI can mitigate various hindrances to effective performance that knowledge workers may encounter in their jobs, including time pressure, gaps in knowledge and skills, and negative feelings (such as bor

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How Pixar Fosters a Culture of Vulnerability at Work

Harvard Business Review

In an era where the boundary between work and personal life is increasingly blurred, navigating personal story sharing demands a nuanced approach. For workers, sharing the personal remains essential to their well-being and success, but requires an intentional and strategic approach. The way forward for leaders involves dismantling workplace paradigms that penalize some individuals for sharing with vulnerability.

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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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7 modi per rendere le IT operation più efficienti

CIO

Nessun CIO vuole essere alla guida di un’organizzazione IT inefficiente: è un dato di fatto. Tuttavia, a causa della disattenzione o della conduzione di pratiche obsolete, l’IT può diventare progressivamente inefficiente e improduttivo. Il perseguimento dell’efficienza nell’IT dovrebbe essere un processo continuo, non un evento una tantum, afferma Robert Orshaw, global cloud operate leader di Deloitte Consulting.

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Demystifying Multimodal LLMs

Dataiku

Picture this : You’re scrolling through your favorite social media platform, and you come across a stunning image of a picturesque landscape. Intrigued, you type in a question about the location, expecting a response from a fellow user. But instead, a machine seamlessly identifies the scene and its location, provides a detailed description, and even suggests nearby attractions.

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How to Navigate Unclear Expectations and Fuzzy Norms at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

If it feels like you never received your company-issued secret decoder ring, you’re likely dealing with unclear expectations. Often, people have unspoken values or expectations, and there isn’t one “right” way to do things. Maybe your manager never clarified an important process. Or the team hasn’t agreed on norms, so you’ve found yourself in a conflict cocktail of vague and unclear expectations and strong points of view.

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Should You Invest In AI Startups In 2024? Sure, But Here’s A Piece Of Advice

Crunchbase News

Last year, AI-related startups raised nearly $50 billion. But if we look at who received that money, we’ll see that a significant portion of this sum went to investments in technology giants. For example, Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI , funding that accounts for a fifth of the total investment in the sector. We are witnessing a serious battle among technology giants for a leading position in the AI market.

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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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Why Some Companies Grow Amid Uncertainty — and Others Don’t

Harvard Business Review

A survey of 3,000 global executives suggests that it’s not strategic thinking that sets them apart. It’s their inclination to move quickly.

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AI-Powered Accounting Startup FundGuard Locks Up $100M

Crunchbase News

Artificial intelligence is disrupting most industries, and financial services certainly is no exemption. To that point, New York-based FundGuard , an AI-powered investment accounting platform for asset managers, raised a fresh $100 million led by Key1 Capital and new investors including Euclidean Capital and funds managed by Hamilton Lane. The round also included participation from existing strategic investors, the company says, as well as previous investors such as Blumberg Capital and Team8.

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Undersea Communications Cables and the Seabed Continue to Evolve as Threat Vectors and Contested Arenas

Ooda Loop

Back in March 2023, we provided an analysis of "Undersea Telecommunications Cables and the Seabed as Geopolitical Contested Arenas" which, at the time, we framed relative to a great power competition with China: "Along with Africa and the Arctic, add the growing tensions between the U.S. and China about undersea cable deployment and seabed warfare to your geopolitical tracking, risk awareness, and strategic impacts for your business or organization.

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Is Crypto Cleaning Up Its Act?

Harvard Business Review

This article argues that markets in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are maturing. This is partly due to firmer regulation and a greater willingness of crypto-asset creators to accept existing regulation. But there is also evidence that innovative moves by crypto-asset issuers to create new vehicles for investment in crypto-assets have improved price efficiency and market liquidity, making investment in crypto-assets safer for investors.

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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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Simple Ways Employers Can Show Appreciation for Their Employees

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

To boost employee satisfaction and retention, try recognizing your employees with personal and meaningful gifts. Today’s guest post is b y Eshed Doni , CEO & Founder — GiftCrowd Employees are the backbone of your organization. Showing appreciation for their hard work and dedication is not only good manners but also good business. A recently updated report from Gallup reveals that when companies prioritize employee recognition, they experience significantly decreased turnover and increa

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From Chaos to Clarity: Streamlining DevSecOps in the Digital Era

DevOps.com

Organizations need a scalable security orchestration framework that eliminates friction in DevSecOps workflows and drives efficiency in real-time.

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Get Started in AI and NFTs with the Limewire API (Sponsored)

David Walsh

AI media creation has expanded to incredible video art and a host of other important improvements, and LimeWire is leading the way in creating an awesome interface for the average user to become an AI artist. Limewire has just released its Developer API , a method for engineers like us to create dynamic AI art on the fly! Quick Hits Free to sign up!

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#ClouderaLife Employee Spotlight: Jess Hohn-Cabana

Cloudera

Meet Cloudera’s new Senior Vice President of Global Communications, Jess Hohn-Cabana. In this Employee Spotlight, we’ll get to know more about Jess, her new role, and her recent award win at the 2024 Ragan Top Women in Communications Awards. Get to Know Jess: A Seasoned Leader in Tech Communications and Branding Coming to Cloudera with nearly three decades of experience in tech communications and branding, Jess is a leader and a visionary on all things storytelling.

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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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Where Active AI Investor Felicis Is Placing Its Bets

Crunchbase News

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. Read previous interviews with Battery Ventures , General Catalyst , Bessemer Venture Partners , Accel , Insight Partners , Index Ventures , Sequoia Capital , Section 32 , M12 and Sapphire Ventures as well as highlights from these stories from 2023.

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The world needs more (and better) open map data

InfoWorld

The trend of open data is taking hold around the world and it will unleash untold innovation. McKinsey notes that open data, which is data that can be freely used and freely redistributed, could contribute $3 trillion annually to the global economy and has the potential to “unleash innovation and transform every sector of the economy.” The World Bank also recognizes “the huge potential of open data,” noting that private company use of open government data has “only begun to be exploited.

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The New AI Era: Networking for AI and AI for Networking*

Arista

As we all recover from NVIDIA’s exhilarating GTC 2024 in San Jose last week, AI state-of-the-art news seems fast and furious. Nvidia’s latest Blackwell GPU announcement and Meta’s blog validating Ethernet for their pair of clusters with 24,000 GPUs to train on their Llama 3 large language model (LLM) made the headlines. Networking has come a long way, accelerating pervasive compute, storage, and AI workloads for the next era of AI.