Sat.Dec 02, 2017 - Fri.Dec 08, 2017

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FAQ for Product-Mode Thinking

Martin Fowler

Sriram has added a FAQ to address the common questions he runs into from people learning about using products rather than projects to organize software development efforts.

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Hackable software in the driver’s seat

The Parallax

SAN FRANCISCO—Cars and computers have an increasingly close yet complicated friendship. Specialized software now connects to everything from the brakes to the steering wheel to the door locks to the radio. And in newer models, it likely connects to the Internet too. So what are the chances that your car is going to get hacked? What kind of havoc could a car hacker wreak?

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How to use Local Storage for Caching in AngularJS 1.6

NeverFriday

After we talk about window.localStorage and caching, I discuss the state of the Angular web framework with respect to AngularJS 1.6 and Angular 2/4/5+. Local Storage and Caching in AngularJS 1.6. Let’s get to the fun stuff, Local storage in AngularJS 1.6 ! Window Local Storage is an HTML5 web api that can be used to store data in the browser. The data is stored in a bucket for the current domain name ( click here to view the Storage API ).

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Six Reasons Even the Best Project Managers Fail

Let's Grow Leaders

The project is mission critical, and complicated with lots of moving parts across departments. You’ve assigned your rock star, PMI certified project manager to shepherd the process and the project is way behind schedule. She’s frustrated, you’re one missed deadline away from frantic, […].

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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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2018 Goal: Re-position Cybersecurity As An Enabler

CTOvision

As long as cybersecurity is viewed as a pain, it’ll never be integrated into the fabric of an organization. Fortunately, there have been significant advances in cloud-based security services that enable new ways to embed cybersecurity into enterprise services people want. Ever wonder why dentists re-positioned themselves as teeth whitening experts? Answer: no one likes […].

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GraphQL vs. REST - A GraphQL Tutorial

Toptal

You might have heard about the new kid around the block: GraphQL. If not, GraphQL is, in a word, a new way to fetch APIs, an alternative to REST.

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The 5 Most Effective Tactics for Building Cross-Functional Teams

Career Advancement

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” ~Andrew Carnegie~. David had realized that departments in his company functioned as silos. Information was getting trapped rather than shared; the way communication was supposed to flow was unclear.

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When Resistance is Justified: Three Tales of Leaders Who Should Have Listened

Change Starts Here

Business history is littered with companies that missed the change boat. We’re all familiar with the stories of Polaroid, Blockbuster Video, Borders Bookstores, Nokia. But what about companies that changed when they shouldn’t have? Companies try new strategies and processes all the time. Experimentation is good and leads to innovation. But what about the train […].

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4 Easy Steps to Make Tough Decisions in the Workplace

Women on Business

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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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Better UX Through Microinteractions

Toptal

Microinteractions are single interactive moments in a product that enhance the workflow and make a product more enjoyable. This article highlights key parts of microinteractions and patterns.

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Self-coaching methods to improve your leadership

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by John Packham The debate is still out about whether leaders are born or made, but if you are looking to up your leadership game this year, you’ll want to do what all great leaders do: practice self-coaching.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Network Virtualization in Your Business

CTOvision

Every business has goals. One of the most important goals for a firm is to keep its current customers happy while at the same time reaching out to attract new customers. In doing all this, the business hopes to improve its market position and cut down on its cost of operations. Proper implementation of network […].

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4 Easy Ways to Boost Brain Power and Become a Better Leader

Steve Farber

Anat Baniel is a clinical psychologist best known for using “movement” to train the brain in ways that help people overcome pain and other limitations. And she’s particularly involved in work with children with developmental difficulties. But her “NeuroMovement” method provides fascinating possibilities for business leaders who don’t want their brains stuck in a rut.

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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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Mastering Fintech UX – A Design Case Study

Toptal

New fintech apps are changing how we see our investment goals and interact with financial institutions. This article reviews best practices for building trust without sacrificing fun or usability.

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Business Planning is a Business

Women on Business

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Empower Your Workforce to Play Insider Threat Defense

CTOvision

Your workforce is your greatest asset for mitigating insider threat risk in your organization. Training, equipping, and reinforcing an insider threat risk framework across your enterprise will best posture your organization to prevent, detect, and respond to a suspected insider incident. Here are three approaches to harvesting the defensive capital of your workforce to help […].

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Connecting Leadership and Storytelling

Steve Farber

Few things inspire me more than witnessing the potential in extreme leaders like the ones I recently spoke to at Denver’s Columbine High School. They were a thousand miles away, but the magic of modern technology allowed us to see each other and have a lively discussion about the connection between two of my favorite topics – leadership and storytelling.

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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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Getting Started with the Elm Programming Language

Toptal

Elm is a purely functional, strongly typed, reactive, and event-driven web client language. It takes a step back from the norms and really changes the way you reason about and program web application front-ends. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Vuk Djapic takes you through the exotic concepts of Elm and its pros and cons in real world use.

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Watch Out! The Wallarm Revolution is Disrupting Cloud Native Application Security

CloudScaling

I’ve long held that most of today’s cloud security solutions are woefully out of date, horribly static, and simply unsuited for the cloud age. That’s why when I learned about Wallarm , I decided to jump on board as an advisor (with the blessing of Juniper Networks). Wallarm is a promising startup whose technology aims to solve the problems unique to cloud-native application security.

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Application-Defined Networking Basics: Definitions and reasons to think ADN vs. alternatives

CTOvision

Virtualization first hit compute in a big way in the late 1990s, fueling VMware’s growth. In a somewhat overlapping timeline, virtualized storage gave administrators the ability to chunk up disks in a similar way. But networking hung in there. Almost every network on the planet today still has to balance collision domains, broadcast domains, subnet […].

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Best Free and Open-Source Database Software

G2 Crowd Software

Database tools power just about every application you can think of. It could be a social media giant storing user information or a spooky hacker on the dark web storing your personal and financial data. Most companies today need some kind of database, but it’s not always easy to know which one would best fit your needs. They started out as sets of punch cards, but are now monstrous databases capable of storing petabytes of information.

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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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Soul Hypercyle and the Wave of New Fitness Boutiques

Toptal

The fitness industry is large, growing steadily and rapidly evolving. Since the 1980s, health club locations and memberships have more than tripled to 36,000 and 57 million, respectively. Yet, over the past decade, 35% of its customer base has shifted away from incumbent brands. This article analyzes some of the shifts in the fitness industry that are illustrative of broader economic issues and highlights interesting implications for other consumer-facing businesses.

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90% of Startups Fail – Here’s How to be Part of the Other 10% in 2018

Women on Business

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Thoughts from a seasoned IT professional and security rookie

CTOvision

Note: I've been asked to post this from a reader that asked to remain anonymous but would like to inject some thoughts into our dialog here. If you have thoughts you would like to insert into the discussion feel free to contact us. -mj Allow me to introduce myself. Or perhaps not. I am a […].

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Serverless at re:Invent 2017

Mike Roberts

The light show at the re:Play party Another re:Invent has come and gone, and us mere AWS-using mortals are now rapidly trying to sort the wheat from the chaff of a heady harvest of announcements. It’s funny to think that AWS Lambda was announced at re:Invent only 3 years ago?—?the industry and Lambda platform both have moved forward a long way since.

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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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Why Are Emerging Market Currencies Volatile?

Toptal

The attention on international payments tends to center around innovations appearing in the developed world. But what about developing countries? This article addresses what contributes to volatility and illiquidity in emerging market currencies, and how they can stabilize to become more flexible.

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Tips for Choosing the Overall Best Mortgage Lender

Women on Business

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Game Changing Business Software for Your Company

CTOvision

When companies start to grow, they often start to look at upgrading the original software systems that they started out with. Because recent productivity software packages have migrated to the cloud, it can be deceptively easy to convert your users to an online set of services like accounting that you pay a monthly fee for. […].