Xebia
JANUARY 11, 2024
Decision-making is becoming more critical than ever. Organizational performance depends heavily on the timing and quality of decisions. We live in a time when everything is questioned — products, ideas, images, old information, prejudices, even people. This makes decision-making harder. To make easier and faster decisions with fewer resources, leaders need the support of decision-makingtechnology.
CIO
JANUARY 11, 2024
2023 was a year made notable by a range of unexpected, unpredictable, and fast-moving challenges that, despite seemingly having little to do with technology, had profound impacts on IT strategies. Add the rapid rise of generative AI, and the past year was one in which CIOs often found themselves on the back foot, reacting to disruptions and shifting strategies in real-time.
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OTS Solutions
JANUARY 11, 2024
Introduction to Digital Technologies in Mental Health Therapy Digital technologies have rapidly transformed mental health therapy practices. With the emergence of AI, ML, DevOps, AR VR cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, digital transformation, application modernization, and other digital technologies, IT practice in mental health therapy is undergoing significant changes.
CIO
JANUARY 11, 2024
When I last dedicated an episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast to the state of tech talent, we were just coming out of a multi-year “sellers” market, and we could sense that we were hitting an inflection point. Fast-forward a year and things have changed significantly. Two of the top executive recruiters in the CIO retained search space, Shawn Banerji and Martha Heller, joined me for the first episode of 2024 to share their insights on a range of talent-related issues, including hiring trends,
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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?
Xebia
JANUARY 11, 2024
Don’t wait to develop your documents until you have all the details: with the help of placeholder chips in Google Docs you can get started and simply fill in the rest later. Google continues to develop their smart canvas options in Docs by helping you simplify workflows and complete common tasks with easy-to-use prompts in Google Docs. And now they’re introducing placeholder chips.
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Xebia
JANUARY 11, 2024
Agile practitioners often refer to the four quadrants that make up the culture of autonomy and alignment. As one of the most reused concepts of the past decade, it demonstrates how teams need autonomy to be efficient, but must be aligned with the organization’s goals and roadmap. Depicted in figure 1, from Spotify, the general idea is that you would want to be in the top right-hand corner in an Agile environment.
CIO
JANUARY 11, 2024
Accenture on Wednesday said it is acquiring digital transformation services provider Navisite in an effort to boost its cloud transformation business. While the terms of the acquisition from private equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners were not disclosed, the Massachusetts-based firm is expected to bolster Accenture’s application and infrastructure-managed services capabilities in North America.
Xebia
JANUARY 11, 2024
Stop Testing Implementations One class, one test. Some of you might agree with this statement, and I used to as well. I no longer do, and have been flagellated for breaking this “rule”. We should stop fixating on a test per class, method, function, or whatever technical construct of your choosing – to make a goal or necessity to have a one to one relation between tests and technical construct.
CIO
JANUARY 11, 2024
SAP is paying a total of over $220 million to settle investigations by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). This is according to a statement from the US Department of Justice. The German software company is alleged to have bribed officials in various countries in order to secure contracts from authorities and governments.
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.
Xebia
JANUARY 11, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing and infrastructure management, Terraform has emerged as a transformative force, empowering organizations to define, provision, and manage their infrastructure as code (IaC). The versatility of Terraform extends to its project structuring, offering a myriad of approaches, from modular designs and remote state management to utilizing workspaces and version control, providing users with a spectrum of options to tailor their IaC projects to diverse n
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2024
Demographic change, driven by decades of low birth rates and increased longevity, is remaking labor markets and economies worldwide at an astonishing pace. That means that organizations need to quickly shift how they recruit and retain employees of all ages, including by developing new policies and benefits. Organizations that take employee well-being seriously realize early on that getting ahead of conditions like menopause reduces an incredible burden on their workforce and can improve the bot
Ooda Loop
JANUARY 11, 2024
The fact that attribution -especially against states – is even done with any confidence is surprising given that those that attributing both herald the sophistication associated with state actors while at the same time citing their carelessness as one of the reasons that they were able to be identified in the first place. Read more here.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2024
Regulators in the United States and Europe have been taking on Big Tech, challenging what they say are the companies’ anti-competitive and predatory strategies that harm consumers and third-party users of their platforms. This article examines the FTC’s case against Amazon and explores the economic arguments in favor of and against each of the agency’s key claims.
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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
DevOps.com
JANUARY 11, 2024
Harness has acquired the assets of Armory, a provider of CD platforms based on the open source Spinnaker platform and a cloud service based on a proprietary platform.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2024
Many leaders learned how to navigate vertical hierarchies — but not how to collaborate with peers who have different agendas, motivations, and priorities.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
In today’s interconnected and fast-paced business world, the lines between cooperation and competition are becoming increasingly blurred. More companies are realizing they can achieve greater success by combining collaborative efforts with competitive actions, giving rise to the term “coopetition.” This dynamic approach has numerous benefits and challenges, and savvy organizations can leverage it to foster growth and gain a competitive edge.
Dzone - DevOps
JANUARY 11, 2024
In the rapidly evolving world of digital commerce, the way we approach online shopping is transforming. E-commerce has come a long way from the early days of simple online storefronts to today's dynamic, multi-faceted shopping experiences. This evolution is not just about technological advancements; it's a response to changing consumer behaviors and expectations.
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.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. However, recent technological advancements and industry shifts have expanded and evolved this role significantly. As organizations become increasingly digital, CMOs are expected to spearhead digital marketing, AI, social media, and analytics initiatives.
Crunchbase News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Circle Internet Financial has circled back around on its hopes to be a public company. The company, which is behind the USDC stablecoin, said it has confidentially filed (although not all that confidentially since it issued a press release ) for a U.S. initial public offering. Circle said the number of shares it plans to sell has not been determined and no proposed price range was given for the offering.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Understanding the Role of a CRO In today’s volatile business environment, the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) has emerged as one of the most indispensable positions in a successful organization. This C-suite role, although not new, has grown more significant in recent times. As the responsible head for all revenue-generation strategies, a CRO is charged with aligning all revenue-related functions.
The Hustle
JANUARY 11, 2024
It’s not every day that an 111-year-old product suddenly shoots to internet fame. But for Stanley, that’s exactly what happened. After more than a century of selling reusable thermoses to pilots and workmen, the brand’s 40-ounce, $45 Quencher tumbler took off with a new group of fans: women on social media. And when we say “took off,” we mean it: Since 2020, the insulated Stanley Quencher has become one of the world’s most popular water bottles.
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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
Dell EMC
JANUARY 11, 2024
Explore mobile connectivity for informed PC choices—considering reliability, speed and ubiquity in 4G LTE, 5G and Wi-Fi options.
Ruby on Rails
JANUARY 11, 2024
Hi! Vipul here with the second edition of This Week in Rails for 2024! This second week continues with a flurry of activity with more than 140+ changes making in. Lets dive into some of these changes! Update the default Puma configuration There was an extensive discussion in this issue about - setting a new default for the Puma thread count , over the last few days.
InfoWorld
JANUARY 11, 2024
2023 was very much the year of the large language model. OpenAI’s GPT models , Meta’s Llama , Google’s PaLM , and Anthropic’s Claude 2 are all large language models, or LLMs, with many billions of parameters, trained on content from the internet, and used to generate text and code.
Crunchbase News
JANUARY 11, 2024
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It’s been nearly a year since Microsoft announced its $10 billion megadeal with OpenAI — the biggest startup funding round of 2023 in any sector. However, it seems like many regulators are just now starting to notice. In what has been a slow beginning to the new year on the AI and funding news front, the biggest news of the week was that European Union antitrust regulators are now looking into whether such a deal
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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.
InfoWorld
JANUARY 11, 2024
OpenAI finally launched the much-awaited GPT store, which allows users to purchase and sell different GPTs based on OpenAI’s large language models. The store serves as a marketplace for personalized AI applications, allowing users to access various AI applications. Some examples of customized applications, shared by OpenAI, include Khan Academy’s Code Tutor for learning coding skills and Canva to design presentations or social posts.
Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens
JANUARY 11, 2024
I’m thrilled for this year because I am publishing my first book! This is the work of three (or twelve, depending on how you count it) years. The book, “ It Depends: Writing on Technology Leadership 2012-2022 ,” includes content from this blog and articles originally published elsewhere. I took all those articles, cleaned up the grammar, edited for clarity, and organized them into themes and logical progression.
Ooda Loop
JANUARY 11, 2024
We are in the midst of a Covid, RSV, and flu virus surge that both media and governmental outlets have not and are no doing any public messaging about (in some regions, the current surge is matches the metrics the first Omnicron surge in 2021). In this post, we take a look at various perspespectives on science and public health policy communication as one of the fundamental failings of both the recent pandemic experience and the ongoing climate crisis.
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