Martin Fowler

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A very powerful new coding assistance feature made its way into GitHub Copilot at the end of October. This new “multi-file editing” capability expands the scope of AI assistance from small, localized suggestions to larger implementations across multiple files. Birgitta Böckeler tries out this new capability and finds out how useful its changes tend to be, and wonders about what feedback loops are needed with them.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Many organizations are mortgaging their futures by reallocating IT resources from long-term projects to achieve short-term wins, according to a recent survey of CEOs. Two-thirds of CEOs surveyed by the IBM Institute for Business Value acknowledge raiding long-term IT projects to achieve short-term goals. At the same time, the CEOs surveyed see a focus on short-term performance as the top barrier to innovation.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Introduction Performance appraisal has seen a tremendous change over the years. It is no longer just a grading of employees once in a year. Rather, it is now viewed as a central source for workforce development, assisting employees in growing and contributing towards organizational goals as contributors themselves. However, in contemporary work, older appraisal methods are pretty limited as they cannot replicate the complexity of modern work.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From obscurity to ubiquity, the rise of large language models (LLMs) is a testament to rapid technological advancement. Just a few short years ago, models like GPT-1 (2018) and GPT-2 (2019) barely registered a blip on anyone’s tech radar. But with the advent of GPT-3 in 2020, LLMs exploded onto the scene, captivating the world’s attention and forever altering the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), and in the process, becoming an essential part of our everyday computing lives.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

OpenAI's GPT-4o model makes it harder to determine who'll find free ChatGPT adequate and when ChatGPT Plus is worth it. We break down your options to help you decide.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As businesses strive to stay ahead in an increasingly digital world, the role of technology executives has become critical. These leaders are essential for driving innovation and maintaining a competitive edge. However, finding individuals with the technical expertise and strategic vision required for these roles is a significant challenge. Traditional hiring methods often fail to identify candidates with the unique blend of skills needed.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Microsoft and Atom Computing have announced what they claim is a significant step forward in reliable quantum computing, unveiling a commercial quantum machine built with 24 entangled logical qubits. The system, achieved through a combination of Atom Computing’s neutral-atom hardware and Microsoft’s qubit-virtualization technology, aims to address the critical challenge of error detection and correction in quantum computation.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy reunite in a powerful short film using AI and deepfake technology to give fans the emotional farewell they deserve.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As enthusiasm for AI and generative AI mounts, creating a winning AI strategy to help reduce operating costs and increase efficiency is easily topping the priority list for IT executives. There’s little question businesses are ready to reap the rewards of AI. Gartner projects that spending on AI software will grow to $297.9 billion by 2027, with overall market growth accelerating from 17.8% to 20.4% in the same timeframe.

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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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Perficient

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This post is the third in a series of four about estimating project hours. Part 1: Sandbagging & Lowballing Part 2: Dependencies & Creep Part 3: Assumptions & Uncertainty Part 4: The Emotional Conclusion The emotional finale is here! Don’t worry, this isn’t about curling up in a ball and crying – we’ve already done that. This final installment of my series on project estimating is all about navigating the emotions of everyone involved and trying to avoid frustration.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

La industria de los seguros, aunque tradicionalmente considerada sólida y estable, no está precisamente asociada con la toma de grandes riesgos. Pero Brown & Brown Insurance, con sede en Florida, puso a prueba las convenciones de la vieja escuela cuando se unió a un grupo creciente de organizaciones líderes que estaban remodelando su TI para reflejar el papel omnipresente de la tecnología en la transformación empresarial.

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DevOps.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Most security and software development professionals are using GenAI-based solutions for building or delivering applications, but despite its widespread use, significant security challenges persist.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Most IT and business executives recognize the necessity of close alignment. They understand that their strategies, capabilities, resources, and management systems should be configured to support the enterprise’s overarching purpose and goals. But the challenge many executives face is that they tend to focus on how their particular area aligns with overall goals, to the exclusion of other facets of the organization.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Stung by last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown, which crashed Windows PCs and servers worldwide, Microsoft is rolling out a wide range of security changes to Windows.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

La mayoría de los ejecutivos de TI y de negocios reconocen la necesidad de una alineación estrecha. Entienden que sus estrategias, capacidades, recursos y sistemas de gestión deben configurarse para respaldar el propósito y los objetivos generales de la empresa. Pero el desafío que enfrentan muchos ejecutivos es que tienden a centrarse en cómo su área en particular se alinea con los objetivos generales, excluyendo otras facetas de la organización.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It's the beginning of the end for ChromeOS as Google faces a pivotal challenge: compete with Apple's Arm dominance while leveraging AI and custom silicon to redefine affordable computing.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Muchas organizaciones están hipotecando su futuro reasignando recursos de TI de proyectos a largo plazo para lograr objetivos a corto plazo, según una encuesta reciente a directores ejecutivos. Dos tercios de los directores ejecutivos encuestados por el IBM Institute for Business Value reconocen que se dedican a proyectos de TI a largo plazo para lograr objetivos a corto plazo.

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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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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

If you're on the fence about getting an iPhone 16 Pro, I've broken down the key reasons why you should buy or skip the upgrade, especially if you're on an iPhone 15 Pro.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

La firma especializada en soluciones de envases reutilizables para alimentos frescos, IFCO, está de estreno; y es que recientemente ha cortado la cinta inaugural de su nuevo hub digital global en el Pier01 de Tech Barcelona. Con este nuevo paso adelante en la Ciudad Condal, la compañía aspira a reforzar su capacidad para ofrecer seguimiento en tiempo real y análisis basados en datos a sus clientes en todo el mundo, promoviendo la transparencia, eficiencia y sostenibilidad en toda la cadena de su

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The word diversity appears to trigger a wide variety of emotions from its equally wide array of definitions. And in our current moment of political polarization, it appears to be getting worse. What if we could frame a value proposition for diversity that emphasizes the return on investment for the organization, benefits every individual and team, and is rooted in science and backed by empirical research?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

MasOrange, Telefónica, Vodafone Global y el centro de investigación i2CAT se han unido para poner en marcha el primer laboratorio de APIs Open Gateway multioperador de Europa. Se trata de un entorno concebido para desarrolladores que permitirá a empresas y creadores explorar y aprovechar las capacidades de las telco a través de APIs estandarizadas. El laboratorio, según se ha dado a conocer, tiene como objetivo acelerar la adopción de APIs interoperables, creando casos de uso conjuntos y unifica

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

If you need a lightweight, portable battery that won't break the bank, check out the EcoFlow River 3, especially at only $169, with this early Black Friday deal.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

All industries and modern applications are undergoing rapid transformation powered by advances in accelerated computing, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. The next phase of this transformation requires an intelligent data infrastructure that can bring AI closer to enterprise data. The challenges of integrating data with AI workflows When I speak with our customers, the challenges they talk about involve integrating their data and their enterprise AI workflows.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Shopping for a Samsung TV but can't decide between Crystal UHD and QLED? We break down the key reasons to buy one display technology over the other in 2024.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Microsoft announced a host of additions to its Microsoft Fabric data analytics platform at Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago on Tuesday, including Fabric Databases. The innovations are part of Microsoft’s reimagining of the pillars of Microsoft Fabric with a focus on providing AI-powered tools for data projects and delivering an open and AI-ready data lake.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Discover how Microsoft Ignite 2024 unveils powerful AI-powered agents and tools in Microsoft 365 Copilot, improving productivity, automation, and collaboration for hybrid work environments.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

La Comunidad de Madrid continúa apostando por la consolidación de la capital como nodo de desarrollo tecnológico e industrial y polo de atracción de talento especializado. Aprovecha así cualquier cita pública para dar a conocer las ventajas competitivas de la región en materia de innovación en ámbitos como la educación, la vivienda, el transporte o las infraestructuras.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The role of the Chief Revenue Officer has become increasingly pivotal for organizations seeking to drive sustainable growth and stay ahead in competitive markets. Beyond overseeing sales, the Chief Revenue Officer unifies all revenue-generating functions—including marketing, customer success, and pricing strategies—into a cohesive approach that maximizes profitability and market presence.

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