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What Makes an Intelligent Organization? Insights From Morgan Stanley’s Chief Analytics and Data Officer

Dataiku

Organizations often say they want to be data-driven, analytically empowered, or even an AI organization. But what does it actually mean to be an “AI organization?” Have you ever heard anyone say they wanted to be a fax-driven organization or a phone-driven organization? Probably not. And that is exactly how Jeff McMillan, Chief Analytics and Data Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, explains how it sounds when organizations say they're aiming to become an "AI organization.

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The SIX Basic Steps of Software Development

KitelyTech

The bedrock of our preferred software development life cycle (SDLC) is quality software, itself. The rest of the steps in the process circle around ensuring quality and correctness of said software. Each stage of the cycle is important in and of itself; when execution is viewed in aggregate, a synergistic effect becomes clear. On the flip side, developers and other collaborators must not put the cart before the horse.

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Square’s bank arm launches as fintech aims ‘to operate more nimbly’

TechCrunch

Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval , Square said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, has begun operations. Square Financial Services completed the charter approval process with the FDIC and Utah Department of Financial Institutions, meaning its ready for business.

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Decision intelligence: The new BI

CIO

Business intelligence (BI) platforms are evolving. By adding artificial intelligence and machine learning, companies are transforming data dashboards and business analytics into more comprehensive decision support platforms. This movement toward “decision intelligence” sees its sophisticated mix of tools increasingly embedded into enterprise workflows, when and where decision-makers need them most.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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How Much Lean is in Today’s “Agile”? – Part I

Agile Alliance

(This is Part I in a five part series.) As the two of us compared notes about clients and their ability to use agile approaches, we realized something that surprised us. Although agile approaches owe their history to lean principles, we see very little lean thinking in many supposedly agile endeavours. We decided to explore … Continued. The post How Much Lean is in Today’s “Agile”?

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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

TechCrunch

Aytekin Tank. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more. Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. Founders from around the world arrive in Silicon Valley with visions of record-setting A rounds and billion-dollar valuations.

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OK this is huge: Ethereum mining revenue breaks $1 billion for the first time in February

CTOvision

Ethereum mining revenue grew 65.1% between January and February. During that time, transaction fees grew 122.1%. Ethereum mining revenue often features a relatively high ratio of transaction fees to block subsidies. […].

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The Promise of AI for DevOps in 2021

DevOps.com

DevOps is a natural target for AI-driven efficiencies, as it involves frequently repeated processes that generate mountains of data. It seems reasonable to expect that, like other domains that require decisions to be made based on large volumes of data, AI will play an important role in DevOps, too. Definitions of AI vary considerably, so […].

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Motivate Your Team: Use Data to Drive Not Drown

Let's Grow Leaders

Used poorly, data can overwhelm and dishearten, but when you use it judiciously, data is a vital tool to motivate your team and get results. There are four steps you can take to avoid data’s dark side. I was talking with Adam, […]. The post Motivate Your Team: Use Data to Drive Not Drown 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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Space startup Gitai raises $17.1M to help build the robotic workforce of commercial space

TechCrunch

Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. This new funding will be used for hiring, as well as funding the development and execution of an on-orbit demonstration mission for the company’s robotic technology, which will show its efficacy in performing in-space satellite servicing work.

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Chainlink rolls out Off Chain Reporting (OCR) system upgrade, reducing gas costs tenfold

CTOvision

Read take a look at Chainlink’s newly released Off-Chain Reporting, or OCR system upgrade and how it will help ease the burden on the blockchains on Coin Telegraph: Chainlink has […].

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From Agile to DevOps to DevSecOps: The Next Evolution

DevOps.com

As the workforce shifts to remote locations, networks are becoming more diffuse as the edge gets farther away. At the same time, the number of devices and applications on those networks continues to rise. Some estimates suggest that, by 2030, there will be 15 connected devices for every person on the planet. The rapid expansion […]. The post From Agile to DevOps to DevSecOps: The Next Evolution appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Software 2021: The Rise of the Cloud

Battery Ventures

Software-company valuations are in the stratosphere these days. The median valuation for a public software-as-a-service (SaaS) company in 2010 was three times forward revenue; now the figure is 15 times forward revenue, according to CapIQ data, with many companies trading above 30 times next-12-months revenue. We sit today at an all-time high. So, why is this happening?

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Address cybersecurity challenges before rolling out robotic process automation

TechCrunch

Alan Radford. Contributor. Alan Radford is regional CTO of One Identity and has a passion for helping organizations solve unique challenges in the identity and access management space. Robotic process automation (RPA) is making a major impact across every industry. But many don’t know how common the technology is and may not realize that they are interacting with it regularly.

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AWS Used By Bad Guys: SolarWinds Hackers Used Elastic Compute Cloud

CTOvision

Amazon Web Services admitted Thursday that hackers used its systems in the SolarWinds campaign but reiterated the cloud computing giant wasn’t itself infected with malware. “The actors used EC2 [Amazon Elastic […].

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Article: Culture & Methods Trends Report March 2021

InfoQ Culture Methods

The most significant impact on culture and methods in 2021 is the disruption caused by COVID-19. We see what's needed for good remote and the impact of bad remote bad, how management practices are evolving and the importance of people skills for technologists. Paying attention to ethical issues, diversity and inclusion, tech for good, employee experience and psychological safety are important.

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Four Amazing Years at Aqua!

Aqua Security

What were you doing four years ago? Perhaps in 2017 you were, like many people, entirely unaware of the way that containers and cloud computing would take the world by storm. Back then, there were companies just taking baby steps towards containerization – don’t feel bad if you were running one container per virtual machine, because many people were.

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth.

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Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz

TechCrunch

Skydio has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. That pushes it into unicorn territory, with $340 million in total funding and a post-money valuation north of $1 billion. Skydio’s fresh capital comes on the heels of its expansion last year into the enterprise market, and it intends to use the considerable pile of cash to help it expand globally and accelerate product development.

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Snowflake names VMware veteran Jon Robertson as APJ boss

CTOvision

Data platform vendor Snowflake has appointed Jon Robertson as its president of Asia-Pacific and Japan. In the newly created role, Robertson is responsible for driving the adoption and expansion of Snowflake’s […].

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Use Touch ID for sudo on Mac

David Walsh

The landscape of security is changing quite a bit. We’ve gone from basic username and password to 2FA, facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, and so on. Hell, my Mac unlocks simply when I have my Apple Watch near by. In the end, I probably use the Mac fingerprint key the most. One functionality that still requires manually typing a password is using sudo from command line.

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Could No-Code Enable Everything Ops?

DevOps.com

It feels like DevOps principles are permeating every discipline, creating new buzzwords by the minute. DevSecOps. DatabaseOps. SalesOps. FinOps. MarketingOps. This “JargonOps” is clearly encouraged by marketing campaigns (and bloggers, wink, wink). Yet, the phrases do depict a real trend: all industries are getting an efficiency overhaul in the wake of increased automation.

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What Is Entity Resolution? How It Works & Why It Matters

Entity Resolution Sometimes referred to as data matching or fuzzy matching, entity resolution, is critical for data quality, analytics, graph visualization and AI. Learn what entity resolution is, why it matters, how it works and its benefits. Advanced entity resolution using AI is crucial because it efficiently and easily solves many of today’s data quality and analytics problems.

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Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe

TechCrunch

Food delivery — whether it’s ready-made orders from restaurants, meal kits or groceries — has been one of the most-used services in this last year of living under the cloud of a global health pandemic, and today one of the companies with ambitions to build a pan-European empire in the third of these categories is announcing a major round of funding to help it get there.

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Another Sign Of A Shift: Citi says Bitcoin is at a tipping point and could become ‘currency of choice’ for global trade

CTOvision

Citi thinks bitcoin is at a “tipping point” and could one day “become the currency of choice for international trade” as companies like Tesla and PayPal warm to it and […].

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Citus 10: Columnar for Postgres, rebalancer, single-node, & more

The Citus Data

Development on Citus first started around a decade ago and once a year we release a major new Citus open source version. We wanted to make number 10 something special, but I could not have imagined how truly spectacular this release would become. Citus 10 extends Postgres (12 and 13) with many new superpowers: Columnar storage for Postgres : Compress your PostgreSQL and Citus tables to reduce storage cost and speed up your analytical queries.

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DevOps demands quality engineering. Is your team ready?

TechBeacon

For DevOps teams, quality assurance isn’t enough: You need to up your game to quality engineering if you expect to increase velocity and improve quality through continuous integration.

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5 Key Reasons for Your Business to Embrace Nearshore Staff Augmentation

Nearshore staff augmentation allows businesses to access skilled talent quickly, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. It provides a wider pool of talent in similar time zones, facilitating seamless communication. This approach often leads to cost savings compared to local or distant offshore hires and promotes easy integration with existing teams, fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing.

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How investors are valuing the pandemic

TechCrunch

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch , but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. Ready? Let’s talk money, startups and spicy IPO rumors. Kicking off with a tiny bit of housekeeping: Equity is now doing more stuff.

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More Integrations for The Graph: Now Supports Fantom Network

CTOvision

Another huge partnership in the DeFi space has happened. This time around, popular indexing and querying blockchain platform The Graph has disclosed the inclusion of Fantom Network to its list […].

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Cybersecurity 2021: Are You Really Prepared for a Cyberattack?

DevOps.com

As the majority of businesses are increasingly moving to the online world, employees keep working remotely and more cyberattacks keep happening all over the globe, there is no doubt that embracing DevSecOps should be the new normal for every company. Organizations need to be able to adopt DevSecOps practices and adapt to new and evolving […]. The post Cybersecurity 2021: Are You Really Prepared for a Cyberattack?