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4 Salesforce DevOps Adoption Challenges

DevOps.com

To overcome the challenge of siloed development and operations teams in Salesforce DevOps, organizations must foster a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility.

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From Rule-based to Gemini AI - A New Era in Chatbot Evolution

Daffodil Software

The way businesses interact with their customers has drastically changed in recent years, thanks to the rise of chatbots. Once considered a novelty, chatbots have become a crucial part of the digital landscape, changing how companies provide customer service, sales support, and more.

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What’s New in AI: ChatGPT Plugins and Internet Access

Apiumhub

Introduction to ChatGPT Plugins Today we bring you a new update on one of the most famous AIs of the moment, ChatGPT. In recent years, AIs have experienced advances that have radically transformed the way we interact with technology. From personalized recommendation systems to intelligent chatbots, AI has ceased to be mere science fiction speculation and has become a reality.

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What is an Apache Kafka Cluster? (And Why You Should Care)

Confluent

Learn what an Apache Kafka cluster is, and what makes a cluster special.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Data Management: Cloud Technology or Data Centers?

DevOps.com

Cloud technology and data center services help business leaders with data management. But which is right for you?

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Pitch Deck Teardown: ANYbotics’ $50M Series B deck

TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Brian wrote about ANYbotics’ $50 million Series B fundraise , which made me realize it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a robotics teardown. That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at the highs and lows of four-legged ‘bots. Since the startup claims it has $150 million in preorders/reservations from gas, oil and chemical companies, and the fact that this is a growth round, I know this

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First stage of reducing costs for a scaleup

Martin Fowler

When scaleups need to start working on cost efficiency, our experience is that they need to form a cost optimization team to work on the immediate steps that are needed. In this installment   Sofia and Stefania describe how to understand the primary cost drivers, together with the levers to get them under control.

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User Story Magic Formula: A Recipe for Product Success and Raving Fans

Agile Alliance

This talk delves into the intricate world of quality Agile requirements. It isn't solely centered on user stories; instead, we navigate the landscape of visual models, testable acceptance criteria, and collaborative stakeholder interactions. A significant focus is on the power of the Given-When-Then format, commonly known as the Gherkin language. This approach emerges as a … Continued The post User Story Magic Formula: A Recipe for Product Success and Raving Fans first appeared on Agile Al

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What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption

CIO

Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival. Most CEOs (72%) continue to prioritize digital investments, according to the 2022 CEO Outlook report from KPMG, in part due to concerns about emerging and disruptive technology, a top three risk to organizational growth. Executives know that if their businesses don’t continually evolve through digital transformation they risk being overtaken by competitors or shut down by startups th

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Startup founders should care more about Serve Robotics’ listing

TechCrunch

We love mergers and acquisitions here at TechCrunch. We even kind of like reverse mergers. But this latest development in the robotics industry sure has us excited! Delivery robots maker Serve Robotics is going public via a reverse merger with a blank-check company , and it raised $30 million just before the deal. That could be great for the company, but we’re more interested in the visibility this deal grants us into the economics of building, deploying and running a fleet of delivery rob

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Coding assistants do not replace pair programming

Martin Fowler

In her 5th memo about exploring GenAI for software development, Birgitta Böckeler answers the frequently asked question if coding assistants are making the practice of Pair Programming obsolete. Spoiler alert: They don't.

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Let’s Talk About It: How to Have the Courageous Conversation You Would Rather Avoid

Let's Grow Leaders

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. We had a respectful and open conversation about our needs and agreed on what each party needed to change. From there on the collaboration changed completely – not to perfect – but to very good. I am still grateful that they decided to trust me and be open about how they saw the situation!

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Edge Computing: a powerful enabler for industrial frontline workers

CIO

For industrial sector organizations, frontline workers play a crucial role in achieving productivity, efficiency, and safety targets. To empower these workers and increase their influence, edge computing has become a critical enabler. By bringing compute power closer to the point of action, edge computing allows real-time data processing, analytics, and decision-making, thereby improving the well-being and efficiency of front-line workers.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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Okay, fine, I want Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to fight

TechCrunch

Elon Musk has disappointed me many times. He bought my favorite social network and made it bad. He has mistreated workers across his companies, and he has permanently ruined the enduring comedy of 420 and 69 jokes. And today, he got my hopes up that he was actually going to cage fight Mark Zuckerberg. I know better than to take anything Elon says at face value.

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Tech strategy for new customer segments and inorganic growth

Martin Fowler

Sarah Taraporewalla moves on to the remaining two strategic directions that are part of growing the business. Expanding into new customer segments can introduce new operational processes or channels. Inorganic growth (eg acquisitions and mergers) needs an understanding of the drivers of increased value and the long term expectation (eg merge or keep separate and divest) for the business unit.

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Why Technology in Learning And Development Requires Heavy Investment

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Business organizations are constantly trying to keep up-to-date with current trends, and this includes adopting the latest technology to assist with learning and development. After all, a well-trained workforce is great for business. L&D tools can be used to train employees, and support them as they learn and grow. It’s a key part of corporate talent management as it helps to keep employees performing to a high standard.

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HPE—Taking an award-winning approach to overcome customer modernization challenges

CIO

HPE has a long history of helping its customers overcome even the toughest business challenges. “HPE’s mission is to help people grow and evolve,” says Joseph George, HPE’s global vice president of HPE strategic alliance marketing. “Our mantra has always been ‘Do what’s right for the customer,’” George explains. For HPE, this means looking at every customer individually, no matter their industry or the problem they approached HPE to help them address.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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Nvidia CEO: We bet the farm on AI and no one knew it

TechCrunch

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said today that the company had made an existential business decision in 2018 that few realized would redefine its future, and help redefine an evolving industry.

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Creating an integrated business and technology strategy

Martin Fowler

My colleague Sarah Taraporewalla describes an approach to building technology strategy that challenges the convention. It starts by identifying the overall strategic directions that the organization is considering, and using common aspects of these directions to indicate the investigations needed for the organization to understand the technology implications raised by that strategic change.

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10+ Biggest DevOps Mistakes You Must Need to Avoid in 2023

OTS Solutions

Most business owners talk about DevOps, but when it comes to implementing them, problems start. Having gone through the process with many companies, a DevOps engineer told me the five common DevOps mistakes organizations make when carrying out DevOps development for the first time. Adapting to change is not easy for any organization, but if you try hard enough and avoid these mistakes, your switch to DevOps will be smooth.

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Accelerating generative AI requires the right storage

CIO

Formula 1 (F1) drivers are some of the most elite athletes in the world. In other sports, such as basketball or soccer, there may be hundreds or thousands of players at the topmost levels. In F1 racing, drivers must excel to earn one of only 20 F1 seats. Further elevating this status, F1 reigns as the world’s most prominent racing event, spanning five continents during a year-long season.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

TechCrunch

Back in 2021 and early 2022, there was a flurry of VC interest in Southeast Asian investment apps. One of them was Singapore-based Endowus , which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 million in follow-on funding. Now two years later, despite a much different funding environment, especially for fintech startups , Endowus is announcing another round.

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User Story Magic Formula: A Recipe for Product Success and Raving Fans

Agile Alliance

This talk delves into the intricate world of quality Agile requirements. It isn't solely centered on user stories; instead, we navigate the landscape of visual models, testable acceptance criteria, and collaborative stakeholder interactions. A significant focus is on the power of the Given-When-Then format, commonly known as the Gherkin language. This approach emerges as a … Continued The post User Story Magic Formula: A Recipe for Product Success and Raving Fans first appeared on Agile Al

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Seek and you shall find

Xebia

It can sometimes take a while to find the right tool for what you want to do in your Google Doc, Sheet or Slide. Especially if it’s a functionality you don’t use every day. However, finding a tool becomes a lot easier thanks to an improved search function. In this search function, you enter the name of the tool you are looking for. Or you just describe it in your own words.

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4 questions CIOs are asking about cloud computing

CIO

Ever since Basecamp announced late last year that they were (mostly) pulling out of the cloud, there’s been a spirited debate about the failure of cloud computing to deliver on hyped-up promises of miraculous cost savings. Like a low-calorie cheesecake, cloud computing was supposed to give us everything we desired with minimal effort, all while trimming our IT infrastructure expenses.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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BlueJeans folds

TechCrunch

Verizon dropped hundreds of millions on BlueJeans at the height of the pandemic lockdowns. Three years and some change later, the lesser-known video-conferencing app is done for, the telecom giant told users today. In a mass email, Verizon wrote that it “made the difficult decision to sunset our suite of BlueJeans products.” 9to5Google first reported the news. ( Verizon is TechCrunch’s former parent company.

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Help for the Overwhelmed Working Manager

Let's Grow Leaders

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. I constantly feel guilty that I’m not doing enough for them, but if I let my work go, my results will suffer.

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Improve DynamoDB query performance using summary data

Xebia

In this blog , we looked at a simple solution to use DynamoDB as a cache to store data with a limited time to live. The blog showed how to store values that might be retrieved from a back end server. This service might have limited capacity or be too expensive to handle a lot of requests. Storing a temporary value may help reducing the load. Also, DynamoDB is especially good at getting data from a possibly very large table by primary key.