August, 2020

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Patterns of Distributed Systems

Martin Fowler

Over the last few months, my colleague Unmesh Joshi has been running workshops to teach developers about distributed systems design. In this work he's been delving into many open-source distributed systems and identifying patterns. As he writes them up, he's publishing the patterns on my site. Today he's publishing an initial narrative article that ties the first batch of patterns together, and two of these patterns: Heartbeat and Generation Clock.

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7 Forces Driving the Low-Code Movement

DevOps.com

Why low-code? Why now? Here are some of the driving forces behind the burgeoning low-code movement If you’re keeping an eye on the tech tooling landscape in 2020, you may have noticed the buzz around low-code. Countless low-code platforms are being funded and coming to the market. In fact, Forrester estimates that spending in the […]. The post 7 Forces Driving the Low-Code Movement appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Communicate to be Understood, Not Just Heard

Agile Alliance

One of my favorite quotes from the famous Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, is: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where, after listening for several minutes, you still haven’t figured out what their point is? This problem can … Continued.

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Communication Techniques for Challenging Times: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Communication is tricky, even during “normal” circumstances, but it’s even more important now. You know we’re huge believers in 5×5 communication. Communicating anything that’s important five times, five different ways and are always on the lookout for great communication techniques to make […]. The post Communication Techniques for Challenging Times: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

This article was co-authored by Laura Musgrave , Kevin Bijas, and Jeffrey Cohn. “People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. “People under 35 are the people who make change happen,” he further asserted. Taking the exact opposite tack, in a recent CNBC interview, Alan Patricof , founder of Greycroft Partners, an elite venture capital firm, said: “academic studies show that the success rate of entrepreneurs who start at the age of 60 a

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Patterns of Distributed Systems

Martin Fowler

Over the last few months, my colleague Unmesh Joshi has been running workshops to teach developers about distributed systems design. In this work he's been delving into many open-source distributed systems and identifying patterns. As he writes them up, he's publishing the patterns on my site. Today he's publishing an initial narrative article that ties the first batch of patterns together, and two of these patterns: Heartbeat and Generation Clock.

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Why you should build accessibility in from the start

TechBeacon

One in five of your customers and potential customers—nearly 20% of US citizens—have a physical or cognitive impairment. Are your applications meeting their accessibility needs?

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The Transformation of a Transformation Agent: How becoming an agile coach challenged everything I thought I knew

Agile Alliance

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Leadership and Gratitude – Interview with Kerry Wekelo

Let's Grow Leaders

Gratitude—real gratitude, not the saccharine “too blessed to be stressed” meme mantra—has the power to revolutionize your leadership and your influence. In this interview with Chief Operating Officer Kerry Wekelo, you’ll get practical ways you can cultivate gratitude in your own life, […]. The post Leadership and Gratitude – Interview with Kerry Wekelo appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Leaders Live in A Glass House with Arjan van Weele

N2Growth Blog

Arjan van Weele , a Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management living in the Netherlands , discusses his perspective on leadership competencies that apply for any leader, no matter where you are within your career journey. Interview Summary. JH: The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings unique and new dynamics when it comes to leading. There is a new business context that is happening worldwide, and current and future leaders should be on notice.

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What Is The Artificial Intelligence Revolution And Why Does It Matter To Your Business?

CTOvision

Read Bernard Marr explain what is Artificial Intelligence revolution and how it can affect your business on Forbes : As a species, humanity has witnessed three previous industrial revolutions: first […].

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A short review of Coup 53

Martin Fowler

Coup 53 is a recent documentary of the American-led coup against Mohammad Mosaddegh, the leader of Iran in 1953. It's a worthwhile telling of an oft-overlooked piece of history, even if the meta-narrative that drives the documentary isn't properly examined.

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Preinstalled mobile malware steals money in emerging markets

TechBeacon

Smartphone users in emerging markets are being ripped off by suspiciously cheap handsets. Phones branded “ Tecno ” —made by Shenzhen Transsion Holdings—appear to be preinstalled with malware.

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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 Role of AI, ML-Powered DevOps in Digital Transformation

DevOps.com

Global businesses are in the midst of an enormous digital transformation wave. As we step into the realm of industry 4.0, exponential technologies are becoming a fundamental segment of traditional business settings. Despite having access to transformative technologies, however, many organizations fail to embrace disruption and harness their potential to stay ahead of the curve. […].

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How to Stop Remote Work from Stealing Your Life

Let's Grow Leaders

Awareness and intention will help stop remote work from stealing your life It’s not your imagination: if the pandemic shifted your job to working from home, odds are, you’re working longer hours. For many of the leaders we’ve spoken with over the […]. The post How to Stop Remote Work from Stealing Your Life appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Benchmarking Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, and RabbitMQ: Which is the fastest?

Confluent

Apache Kafka® is one of the most popular event streaming systems. There are many ways to compare systems in this space, but one thing everyone cares about is performance. Kafka […].

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New AWS Service Lets Any User Create Simulated Worlds To Train Robots, ML and AI

CTOvision

Practitioners in the closely related domains of robotics and machine learning have long had a problem when it comes to fielding real-world solutions. Systems need to be trained to operate […].

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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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A brief review of the Kinesys Advantage2 ergonomic keyboard

Martin Fowler

About three-and-a-half years ago I bought a Kinesys Advantage2 ergonomic keyboard. This tool isn't cheap, and it's rather unusual in its layout. But I use a keyboard all day, so I wanted one that maximized my comfort and enjoyment at my work. I've found it a worthwhile investment.

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Machine learning and data warehousing: What it is, why it matters

TechBeacon

One of the many technologies included under the umbrella of artificial intelligence, machine learning is defined by Wikipedia as "a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.".

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How Serverless Technologies Can Achieve Optimal DevOps Practices

DevOps.com

Growing competition and increased customer expectations drive the speed of development. Adopting DevOps, meanwhile, can be a challenge, as it includes adjusting practices and new infrastructure. However, although engineering resources may be slim, serverless offers new solutions to tackle the DevOps challenge. From improved IoT devices to cost-effective machine learning applications, the serverless ecosystem is […].

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How to Get More Creative In Your Remote Team Communication

Let's Grow Leaders

Want to be more creative in your remote team communication? Start here. If you’re like most managers we talk with, you face the perfect trifecta of remote team communication challenges. First, you’ve got A LOT to communicate. With so much change, keeping […]. The post How to Get More Creative In Your Remote Team Communication 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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The Least Liked Programming Languages

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

StackOverflow’s 2020 developer survey included a table showing the “most loved, dreaded, and wanted languages.” Loved and wanted languages are, well, sort of boring. The programming languages we dread are a lot more interesting. As Tolstoy said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”. So what are these unhappy, unloved languages, and why do programmers dread using them?

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Combating Insider Threats Posed by Remote Workers in the Time of COVID-19

CTOvision

Read Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and David J. Oberly’s article about how companies can combat insider threat through remote workers on Law: Insider threats—i.e., security risks originating from within an organization—have […].

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Distributed Systems Pattern: Write-Ahead Log

Martin Fowler

In the latest part of his collection of Patterns of Distributed Systems, Unmesh faces the problem of a server failing in the middle of a complex update. A write-ahead log first saves and replicates the data for expected update in an append-only log, so if a failure occurs, we can recover the correct state.

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16 great digital transformation resources for IT pros

TechBeacon

There is little doubt that a growing number of organizations are expressing interest in digital transformation, if they haven't already started the journey. And the pandemic is accelerating the shift.

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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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What It Takes to Succeed in a Multi-Cloud Environment 

DevOps.com

A multi-cloud strategy offers the best possible scenario for ensuring business continuity and helping improve innovation Business problems are not “one size fits all,” and neither are cloud architectures. Organizations are looking for specific solutions that deliver on their bespoke needs—a driver for many of them shifting from one cloud provider to working with multiple […].

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Try This Powerful, Simple Technique to Improve Your Leadership

Let's Grow Leaders

One of the best ways to improve your leadership is to reflect on how it feels to be led. I’ve had some amazing bosses over the years who taught me a great deal through their words. But mostly by their actions. I’m […]. The post Try This Powerful, Simple Technique to Improve Your Leadership appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Simple Node.js Proxy

David Walsh

When I wanted to refresh my React.js skills, I quickly moved to create a dashboard of cryptocurrencies, their prices, and and other aspects of digital value. Getting rolling with React.js is a breeze — create-react-app {name} and you’re off and running. Getting the API working isn’t quick, especially if they don’t accept cross-origin requests.