October, 2019

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Why you should hire DevOps enablers, not experts

TechBeacon

We are regularly asked if we know any DevOps or site reliability engineering (SRE) experts available for hire. Our answer is, invariably, "Not really." It's a tough market out there.

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How Do You Know Something Is A Bug? – Using Mental Models and Oracles in Testing

Xebia

Did you ever find a problem of which you weren’t sure it was a bug? You probably thought it over, looked up the requirements or discussed with a team member. Perhaps you figured it out by yourself, the requirements made things clear or your team member could help you out. Either way, you needed some […]. The post How Do You Know Something Is A Bug?

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How to Lead Multiple Agile Teams Without Sacrificing Sanity

Gorilla Logic

I have been leading Agile teams for some time now and working at Gorilla Logic for almost a year. One of the most impressive things I have seen thus far is the capacity this company has to lead multiple projects at multiple levels in an Agile way. In theory, this may sound easy-peasy, even common sense, but in practice, it can be a huge challenge. Of those challenges, the most common ones are: . • Delivery is not what the client was expecting. • There was a problem and it was not mentioned in ti

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Applying Secrets Management to DevOps

DevOps.com

DevOps has changed the way enterprises operate, allowing for quick and efficient product development. In order for companies to keep up with market competition, many companies that are not structurally prepared to implement DevOps will still put together a team just to meet demand, which in turn creates vulnerabilities and gaps within their security posture. […].

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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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DevOps Skill: Become a Yes-Man Who Frequently Uses No

Dzone - DevOps

Sometimes you just have to. “Sometimes ‘No’ is the kindest word,” says Vironika Tugaleva, author of The Love Mindset. The art of saying no is a skill you must have in DevOps.

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Toxic Team Members

Agile Alliance

Imagine this was your Agile team: Your Product Owner has expert domain knowledge but is more focused on career progression than on developing a great product. The Business Analyst is thorough but is a poor time manager and often misses deadlines. And your lead Developer is a highly talented and creative coder but is also … Continued.

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An Easy Way to Check on Your Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

Check your culture by looking at shared resources Is there anything more gross than a neglected break-room microwave oven? If Marvel needs another super-villain, I’d recommend someone spawned from the splatter of last night’s warmed up spaghetti and powered by the fumes […]. The post An Easy Way to Check on Your Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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How Google and Facebook do code analysis

TechBeacon

Over the past five years the internal developer productivity teams at Google and Facebook have been exploring a new approach to incorporating static code analysis into their development workflows. In contrast to traditional uses of static analysis, they are building code analysis into existing developer feedback mechanisms, such as code review or continuous integration (CI) checks, resulting in a highly effective, yet almost transparent, approach to ensuring code quality.

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Going Back to the Basics: Agile Values

UruIT

Key takeaways from Ágiles Colombia 2019. Last month I had the opportunity of attending “Ágiles Colombia”, the Colombian Conference on Agile frameworks that draws in attendees from all over Latin America. Typical of the Agile world, the conference had an open space format, one in which anyone can propose a talk and the schedule is self-organized. After hearing all the proposals and elevator-pitches, I was more drawn to the talks that were related to soft skills and Agile values rather than the te

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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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Preparation Is the New Leadership Differentiator

Next Level Blog

In watching and working with top executives and their teams over the past few years, I’ve come to a fresh conclusion. Preparation is the new leadership differentiator. You might argue that preparation has always been important. I would agree with you on that but would contend that preparation is in shorter supply than it used to be. As pretty much every organization continues on its quest to do more with less, it’s become common for executives and managers to show up for meetings and conversatio

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Common Cloud Security Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

DevOps.com

Over the last few years, it’s become apparent that traditional on-premise security policies are not a good fit for newer cloud-native environments. Even though the writing has been on the wall for a long time, the brewing security crisis still hasn’t been resolved. Far too many organizations continue to use security measures that are ineffective […].

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DevOps 100: Top leaders, practitioners, experts to follow

TechBeacon

As the DevOps movement continues to make significant headway into Corporate America, TechBeacon has updated our "DevOps 100" list to keep pace. This year we partnered with IT Revolution and the DevOps Enterprise Summit programming committee, to identify the 100 practitioners you should get to know and follow on Twitter. We've added many new names, as well as many new accomplishments for DevOps experts you've seen listed here in last year's listing.

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What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

CIO

Business intelligence definition. Business intelligence (BI) leverages software and services to transform data into actionable insights that inform an organization’s strategic and tactical business decisions. BI tools access and analyze data sets and present analytical findings in reports, summaries, dashboards, graphs, charts and maps to provide users with detailed intelligence about the state of the business.

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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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Highlights from TensorFlow World in Santa Clara, California 2019

O'Reilly Media - Data

People from across the TensorFlow community came together in Santa Clara, California for TensorFlow World. Below you’ll find links to highlights from the event. Opening keynote. Jeff Dean explains why Google open-sourced TensorFlow and discusses its progress. Watch “ Opening keynote “ Accelerating ML at Twitter. Theodore Summe offers a glimpse into how Twitter employs machine learning throughout its product.

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How to Stop the Destructive Power of Sarcasm at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

An audience member asked us recently, “Can you talk about the danger of sarcasm? Our VP uses it all the time it ruins presentations, derails meetings, and shuts people down.” We thought, “We know that guy.” We bet you do too. Sure, […]. The post How to Stop the Destructive Power of Sarcasm at Work appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Why Less is Best

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “If you seek tranquility, do less. Or (more accurately) do what’s essential?—?what the logos of a social being requires, and in the requisite way. Which brings a double satisfaction: To do Less, Better.”.

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SRE vs. DevOps:? SRE Is to DevOps What Scrum Is to Agile

Dzone - DevOps

DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) both seem to rule the world of software development, and at the same time, both appear to overlap or confuse people to some extent. Today, we will try to analyze both terms and see if we can see some differentiating factors between the two. DevOps Engineer. The term "DevOps Engineer" strives to dim this divide between Dev and Ops conjointly and suggests that the best approach is to hire engineers who can be excellent coders as well as handl

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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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Interview: How Open Organizations Facilitate Change

Change Starts Here

In this episode, Jen Kelchner, Founder of LDR21 Change Agency, shares the concept of Open Organizations — those characterized by transparency, adaptability, community, collaboration, and inclusivity — and how they are more conducive to change than traditional organizations.

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Machines and Trust: How to Mitigate AI Bias

Toptal

Unwanted AI bias is already a widespread problem. Machine learning models can replicate or exacerbate existing biases, often in ways that are not detected until release. So what can be done about it?

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Highlights from the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference in London 2019

O'Reilly Media - Data

People from across the AI world came together in London for the Artificial Intelligence Conference. Below you’ll find links to highlights from the event. When flying is cheaper than standing still. Raffaello D’Andrea presents his vision of how autonomous indoor drones will drive the next wave of robotics development. Watch “ When flying is cheaper than standing still “ When to trust AI.

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A Case-For-Change Story That Works

Let's Grow Leaders

Today, we’re excited to bring you a guest post by Paul Smith, one of the leading experts in business storytelling. As an experienced leader, no doubt you already tell a few stories. But how do you know you’re telling the right stories? […]. The post A Case-For-Change Story That Works appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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How the World Measures DevOps Quality

DevOps.com

With continuous everything, knowing whether each new release will ultimately enhance or undermine the overall user experience is essential. Yet, most of today’s go/no-go decision still hinge upon quality metrics designed for a different era. Every other aspect of application delivery has been scrutinized and optimized for DevOps. Why not re-examine quality metrics as well?

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3 GUI test automation mistakes that will kill your project

TechBeacon

Have you ever had some idea catch fire, then spread at your workplace until the whole atmosphere changed? Maybe it was some new initiative or an improvement to a nonworking process that sparked change in your organization forever.

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How to Properly Leverage Authority to Lead Change

Change Starts Here

I recently caught up with a Sustainability Manager who had attended my Fundamentals of Influencing Change at Work course last year. When I asked how things were going, she said, “What a difference a leader’s attention makes!

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Top 6 Complete Automation Testing Solutions

Dzone - DevOps

Here are the top six automation testing tools. Finding an automation testing tool that suits the needs of your project might be a difficult task. There are many tools, each with its strengths and weaknesses. Here is a list of testing tools that might help you in the decision making process. You may also enjoy: 14 of the Best Automation Testing Tools Available.

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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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When to trust AI

O'Reilly Media - Data

This is a keynote highlight from the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference in London 2019. Watch the full version of this keynote on the O’Reilly online learning platform. You can also see other highlights from the event.

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How to Lead for Results and Stop the Zombie Apocalypse

Let's Grow Leaders

Lead for results and keep the zombies at bay… They’re the phrases that should send a shiver up your spine if you want to lead for results. I’ve heard them from team members in every industry imaginable. You might recognize them: “I’ve […]. The post How to Lead for Results and Stop the Zombie Apocalypse appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Why Legacy Application Development is a Challenge

DevOps.com

Enterprises seeking to modernize their legacy mainframe applications often cite the key reason as not being able to evolve quickly enough to support the changing needs of the business. This is also a driving force behind the increasing trend toward moving these legacy applications onto other platforms, either by attempting to rewrite or re-platform them. […].