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Corporate Learning Is Boring — But It Doesn’t Have to Be

Harvard Business Review

Most corporate learnings aren’t cutting it. Almost 60% of employees say they’re interested in upskilling and training, but 57% of workers also say they’re already pursuing training outside of work. The author, the former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, argues that creativity is the missing piece to make upskilling engaging and effective.

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The complex patchwork of US AI regulation has already arrived

CIO

As artificial intelligence adoption has surged in the past year, many voices have called for regulation to protect people from adverse machine decisions — and regulatory bodies are responding with a complex patchwork of emerging statutes and mandates that CIOs will need to navigate to ensure their AI strategies are compliant wherever their organizations do business.

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How to configure Google Cloud Workload Identity Federation for Azure DevOps

Xebia

Deploying Google Cloud (GCP) resources via Azure Pipelines used to require service account keys. Today, however, Azure DevOps OIDC tokens can be exchanged to Google credentials using Google Cloud Workload Identity Federation. Google Cloud Workload Identity Federation External workloads can access Google Cloud resources using workload identity federation , without using a service account key.

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EU and US agree to chart common course on AI regulation

CIO

The European Union and the US have agreed to increase co-operation in the development of technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), placing a particular emphasis on safety and governance. The announcement came at the end of a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Leuven, Belgium, on Friday, and followed this week’s broadly similar pact between the US and UK on AI safety.

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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 Successfully Transform Your Team’s Conflict to Collaboration

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 251: In this episode, David Dye discusses transforming workplace conflict to collaboration. He introduces four dimensions that can help alleviate and deescalate conflicts. The four dimensions are: connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. David emphasizes the importance of having a conversation with oneself before engaging in conflict resolution and provides phrases and strategies for each dimension.

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How Do I Encourage My Coworker to Take Initative? (without coming across as a jerk)

Let's Grow Leaders

To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. Hi Karin, “I’ve got a peer who will never take initiative. I’m always stuck feeling like I’m the one to push if we’re going to get anything done. I really don’t like that feeling. What should I do? How can I get them to step it up? #AskingForaFriend.” This one’s tricky.

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The complete guide to hiring a Full-Stack Developer using HackerEarth Assessments

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Fullstack development roles became prominent around the early to mid-2010s. This emergence was largely driven by several factors, including the rapid evolution of web technologies, the increasing complexity of web applications, and the demand for more versatile developers capable of handling both client-side and server-side programming. With the rise of powerful frameworks like MEAN, MERN, Django/Flask, RoR, Spring Boot and Angular/React/Vue building powerful web applications has become easier a

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The Power of Digital Supplier Collaboration: Transforming Accounts Payable Automation 

Cherry Work

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, where efficiency and agility are paramount, digital transformation has become imperative for organizations looking to stay ahead of the curve. One area where digitalization is making a significant impact is in accounts payable (AP) automation. However, the true game-changer lies in the integration of digital supplier collaboration on top of AP automation.

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3 Career-Building Strategies for an Increasingly Complex World of Work

Harvard Business Review

Most workers used to have fixed roles within a hierarchical organization, but today the nature of work today is becoming fluid and dynamic. Project-based work and freelancing are increasingly common, and many roles are now defined by outcomes rather than hours spent at a desk. Success in this new work environment requires not only recognizing that this shift has taken place but also actively strategizing to leverage it to your advantage.

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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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Modern Application Management Requires Deeper Internet Visibility

DevOps.com

Most IT teams regularly employ a range of tools to monitor application performance. But in an era where applications are running everywhere from the cloud to the network edge, the visibility being provided is limited.

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The Buzziest Companies Trading On This New Secondary Markets Platform

Crunchbase News

The secondary markets — where stakeholders can sell private company shares to investors ahead of an IPO, acquisition or other exit — appear to be rebounding again as valuations drop, a slew of new dedicated secondary funds launch, and the backlog of highly valued unicorn startups swells. For Augment , a new platform that launched in mid-2023 to connect buyers and sellers of shares in private companies, interest has been particularly hot in highly valued unicorns such as Rubrik , Databricks , Spa

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Modular Makes a Case for Mojo Programming Language, Based on Python

DevOps.com

Modular created Mojo to provide Python developers with a programming language that uses the same familiar syntax to build high-performance applications.

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How to detect AI deepfakes

Ooda Loop

AI-generated images are everywhere. They’re being used to make nonconsensual pornography, muddy the truth during elections and promote products on social media using celebrity impersonations.

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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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The Unseen Side Of Leadership: Navigating The Solitude Of CEO Life

Crunchbase News

Being a CEO often conjures up images of success, optimism and authority, with many envisioning a leader who is always in control, highly respected and financially successful. However, my experience as a former entrepreneur and strategic adviser working closely with many CEOs on a daily basis paints a somewhat different picture. In reality, the role of a CEO can be incredibly isolating.

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Embracing Business Practices That Actually Improve the World

Harvard Business Review

What organizations need to know about adopting “regenerative” practices that actively help ecosystems and communities — not just minimize harm to them.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Obsidian Therapeutics And Flip Headline Another Strong Week

Crunchbase News

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here. The week saw another five startups lock up rounds of $100 million or more.

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Magento Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Persistent Backdoor

Ooda Loop

Sansec, a cybersecurity firm, has reported that threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-20720, in Magento, allowing them to inject a persistent backdoor into ecommerce websites.

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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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Cohere launches new Command R+ LLM on Azure first

InfoWorld

Cohere has unveiled its latest large language model (LLM), Command R+, which is engineered to enhance enterprise workflows and applications. The company said the new model is its most advanced and scalable LLM yet. Building on the foundations of the earlier Command R model, Command R+ boosts performance for various enterprise tasks, including data categorization and workflow automation, the company said.

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Top 8 IT Certifications for Government Employees

Gitprime

With the expansion of the IT workforce, even government agencies are using IT certifications as a measuring stick for while filling competitive positions. Especially with positions in network security or jobs in the Dept. of Defense, standardized skills along with work experience are more important than ever.

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AI advancements are fueling cloud infrastructure spending

InfoWorld

The latest data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker paints a compelling picture of growth in cloud infrastructure sales on demand. The fourth quarter of 2023 saw an 18.5% year-over-year increase in spending on compute and storage infrastructure for cloud deployments. It is a significant shift in the technological landscape, where AI is now front and center in the push to find cloud infrastructure to run it.

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Unleash Retail Magic: How Perficient Can Supercharge Your B2C Revenue with Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Perficient

In today’s hyper-competitive retail landscape, merely processing orders is no longer sufficient. Businesses need a digital commerce solution that can create immersive online experiences, drive sales, and foster long-term customer loyalty. Salesforce Commerce Cloud stands out as a game-changer in this regard, and with Perficient as your trusted partner, you can unlock its full potential.

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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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Speed up searches using SearchValues in.NET

InfoWorld

With the release of.NET 8, Microsoft introduced a plethora of new features and enhancements in the.NET Core and ASP.NET Core frameworks. One such feature is the SearchValues class, which marks a significant step forward in efficiently fetching data from data sets. SearchValues is a new type introduced in.NET 8 designed to improve application performance.

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The next evolution of AI is already here—and hiding in plain sight

Ooda Loop

Generative AI’s remarkable achievements are creating a growing misconception among executives that all previous artificial intelligence technologies will become obsolete. The resulting over-emphasis on generative AI is counterproductive, leading to the compartmentalizing of AI talent and resources.

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Eclipse joins with industry groups to secure open source

InfoWorld

The Eclipse Foundation announced that it is partnering with the Apache Software Foundation and other open source foundations to establish common specifications for secure software development based on existing open source best practices. In an April 2 blog post , Eclipse said that the goal of the initiative was to meet the challenges of cybersecurity in the open source ecosystem and demonstrate cooperation with the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

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Inside Big Tech’s underground race to buy AI training data

Ooda Loop

At its peak in the early 2000s, Photobucket was the world’s top image-hosting site. The media backbone for once-hot services like Myspace and Friendster, it boasted 70 million users and accounted for nearly half of the U.S. online photo market.

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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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Step by step guide to secure JDBC SSL connection with Postgres in AWS Glue

Perficient

Have you ever tried connecting a database to AWS Glue using a JDBC SSL encryption connection? It can be quite a puzzle. A few months ago, I faced this exact challenge. I thought it would be easy, but I was wrong! When I searched for help online, I couldn’t find much useful guidance. So, I rolled up my sleeves and experimented until I finally figured it out.

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Chinese robot maker says protectionism will not stop its march

Ooda Loop

The founder of China’s largest industrial automation company believes the key role played by the country’s robot makers in keeping global supply chains running will insulate them from rising global protectionism as they try to expand overseas.

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Beyond Technical Expertise: Mastering the Art of Tech Leadership

CTO Academy

Strong tech leadership provide a compelling vision and roadmap, improving team focus and motivation. Combined with a culture of trust and open communication, it creates a high level of psychological safety for the team. In turn, such a team is more open to risk-taking, innovation and honest discussion of challenges. Here, we explain how to master that art.