Sat.Jan 09, 2021 - Fri.Jan 15, 2021

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Boosting Container Security with Rootless Containers

Aqua Security

If there is a single best practice for container security, it is to avoid running containers as root. Rootless containers are making this much easier – almost effortless, even. In this blog, I’ll talk about why you should be avoiding root in containers, what rootless containers are, and how they are going to help.

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Building a Modern AI Platform Strategy

Dataiku

When it comes to Enterprise AI strategy, the big question today has moved away from pure build vs. buy for AI platforms. Instead, the conversation has shifted to: should I buy one end-to-end platform for AI, or should I go for best-in-breed tools in each area and build the connections between those?

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DevOps for the Development and Delivery of High-Performance Applications

DevOps.com

Engineering teams that successfully implement DevOps practices often deliver software with higher business value. These organizations can easily identify areas where problematic code exists, quickly eliminate issues and deliver high-performance applications more quickly than their competitors that use traditional delivery methodologies. DevOps practitioners understand that creating an efficient model for performance testing goes hand-in-hand with […].

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Tracy Chou launches Block Party to combat online harassment and abuse

TechCrunch

Block Party , an anti-harassment startup that aims to help folks feel safer on social media founded by Tracy Chou, launched today. Currently only available for Twitter, Block Party helps people filter out the content they don’t want to see and into what Block Party calls the Lockout Folder. That’s where all of the filtered-out content lives in the event you want to review it later. “We think it’s important to still acknowledge that these people exist,” Chou told me.

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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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Distributed Systems Pattern: Lease

Martin Fowler

Cluster nodes need exclusive access to certain resources. But nodes can crash; they can be temporarily disconnected or experiencing a process pause. Under these error scenarios, they should not keep the access to a resource indefinitely. more….

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Find kth Smallest and Largest Element in an Array in C++

The Crazy Programmer

Hello everyone, i n this post we are going to go through a very popular and recently asked coding question. . Finding the k th smallest and largest element in an array. From the problem statement, it is clear that the main task is to find the kth smallest or largest element in an unsorted array. . You cannot loop the array and try to find the solution as we do for the minimum or maximum element as in the case of the kth element it is difficult to keep track of the number of elements before any p

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Sneaker enthusiast group SoleSavy raises $2M, setting the stage for a community-driven commerce boom

TechCrunch

SoleSavy, a community built around buying hot sneakers and related items that are increasingly hard to acquire at retail, raised $2 million in a round that closed late last year. SoleSavy is a group of communities that is currently mostly hosted on Slack. . SoleSavy’s co-founders Dejan Pralica and Justin Dusanj founded the company in 2018 as a paid community for collectors and enthusiasts seeking pairs that were getting snapped up by bots or resellers.

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Experience with South Africa and U.S. Social Justice Challenges – Ewan O’Leary

Agile Alliance

Ewan O'Leary, Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) tells of his experience with social justice challenges in South Africa, and the United States. He also guides us in how agile coaching can be a powerful practice to help teams achieve their level of awesomeness. The post Experience with South Africa and U.S. Social Justice Challenges - Ewan O'Leary first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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How To Gain More Trust With Your Team in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s the time of year where many of us are talking about what we want to lose—a few pounds, some bad habits, a toxic relationship. Today, I’m sharing some ways (I’ve learned the hard way) about what you might gain—or regain—after one […]. The post How To Gain More Trust With Your Team in the New Year appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Scraped Parler data reveals countless Capitol perps

TechBeacon

Beleaguered free-speech app Parler is down for the duration, as you probably know. What you might not know is that an Austrian lover of free speech managed to preserve “99.9%” of the posts from the service—even the deleted ones.

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GitLab oversaw a $195 million secondary sale that values the company at $6 billion

TechCrunch

GitLab has confirmed with TechCrunch that it oversaw a $195 million secondary sale that values the company at $6 billion. CNBC broke the story earlier today. The company’s impressive valuation comes after its most recent 2019 Series E in which it raised $268 million on a 2.75 billion valuation, an increase of $3.25 billion in under 18 months. Company co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij believes the increase is due to his company’s progress adding functionality to the platform. “W

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Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger

CTOvision

Intel CEO Bob Swan will step down Feb. 15 and be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. The chip giant said in a statement that the CEO change wasn’t related to […].

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Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em – Interview with Beverly Kaye

Let's Grow Leaders

People are your number one asset, so how do you ensure your best people stay? In short: you love ’em! In this episode, we talk with Beverly Kaye, author of the #1 book ever written on talent retention. You’ll get simple, practical […]. The post Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em – Interview with Beverly Kaye appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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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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Remote-work and burnout: 10 ways to avoid it on your tech team

TechBeacon

For many tech pros, remote work is hell because all the traditional work/home boundaries are blurred. And in this economic environment, everyone is trying to avoid getting laid off. All the more reason, then, for wanting or needing to be always available to the job.

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Corporate credit card platform Moss raises $25.5 million

TechCrunch

German startup Moss has raised a $25.5 million (€21 million) funding round led by Valar Ventures. Existing investors Cherry Ventures and Global Founders Capital are also participating. Moss provides credit cards and a spending platform to small and medium businesses in Germany. The company has developed its own risk engine to come up with a credit card limit for your company.

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Best Practices for Application Performance Testing

DevOps.com

When done properly, software application performance testing determines if a system meets certain acceptable criteria for both responsiveness and robustness. Before you jump in to testing, though, there are some best practices to remember. Start by defining test plans that include load testing, stress testing, endurance testing, availability testing, configuration testing and isolation testing.

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8 YouTube Channels for DevOps Professionals

Dzone - DevOps

Learning DevOps is an ever-lasting process that involves a lot of changes and adaptations. We keep seeing industry updates that we need to incorporate into our everyday activities. One of the best sources for DevOps news and fun facts is YouTube. By following DevOps YouTube channels, you can find out about industry trends, see how new products work, and get a closer look at some DevOps practices.

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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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The year ahead: Security experts predict 21 key trends for '21

TechBeacon

2020 had security teams scrambling. For one, they had to deal with the new pandemic-induced remote workforce. And with digital transformations also front and center because of the resulting organizational shifts, the move from traditional security operations to a cyber-resilience approach also began to take shape.

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Digital road freight forwarder Sennder raises $160M Series, plans European expansion

TechCrunch

Sennder , a large digital road freight forwarder based out of Germany, has raised $160 million in Series D financing. The round was led by an unnamed party, but round participants included Accel, Lakestar, HV Capital, Project A and Scania. Sources say Hedosophia may be the unnamed growth investor, although Sennder declined to comment. To date, Sennder has raised more than $260 million, allowing it to lay claim to a potential $1 billion valuation.

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The Importance of Data in Software Development

Agile Alliance

The post The Importance of Data in Software Development first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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RiskIQ CEO on the SolarWinds Attack: ‘This Hit the Security Community Hard’

CTOvision

The SolarWinds breach is a case study in how attackers can subvert a widely used piece of software to turn it to their advantage, says Lou Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ. “The […].

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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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How to Overcome Web Test Automation Challenges

DevOps.com

Web test automation is transforming software development for the better. Automation empowers test teams to easily prepare test data, execute complex test cases across multiple platforms rapidly and accurately, and catch defects early on in the development cycle. Modern-day test automation solutions benefit organizations in multiple ways; when used correctly, such solutions can boost a […].

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Bumble files to go public

TechCrunch

The dating and networking service Bumble has filed to go public. The company, launched by a former co-founder of the IAC-owned Tinder , plans to list its share on the Nasdaq stock exchange, using the ticker symbol “BMBL.” Bumble’s planned IPO was first reported in December. Whitney Wolfe Herd doesn’t care what she’s supposed to do.

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How Do I Get Better at Leading Remote Teams? with David Burkus

Let's Grow Leaders

In this interview with David Burkus, author of the new book Leading From Anywhere, we talk about leading remote teams for the long haul and practical tools and approaches to take your remote leadership to the next level. Advanced Skills for Leading […]. The post How Do I Get Better at Leading Remote Teams? with David Burkus appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Think 'next normal': 4 cyber-resilience lessons from the pandemic

TechBeacon

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many businesses do business—for some, irrevocably. It's also made them more aware of the need for resiliency and the role cybersecurity must play in ensuring that an organization can continue operations in the face of disruptive events.

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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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How Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Solutions Benefit DevOps

DevOps.com

Managed Detection and Response (MDR), a relative newcomer in the cybersecurity realm, is starting to have a noticeable impact on enterprises seeking to better secure their operations. Research giant Gartner notes that, “By 2025, 50% of organizations will be using MDR services for threat monitoring, detection and response functions that offer threat containment capabilities.

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Square Off introduces a rollable connected chess board

TechCrunch

We’ve been covering Square Off at CES for a couple of years now — ever since the connected chess startup competed in one of our pitch offs. The Mumbai-based startup has been rapidly iterating on technology that lets users play a physical chess game with opponents across the globe, including the arrival of the new modular gaming system, Swap. Today at CES, it announced the upcoming arrival of a new rollable system, adding a level of portability to its offering.

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How to Run GitLab CI Pipeline With Parallel RSpec Tests in Ruby

Dzone - DevOps

GitLab CI allows you to run tests much faster thanks to its CI parallelization feature. You can run parallel jobs across multiple GitLab Runners. In order to do it, you will learn how to split tests in a dynamic way across parallel tasks to ensure there is no bottleneck in GitLab Pipeline. Thanks to that CI build can be run as fast as possible so your Ruby and JS tests can be finely fast.

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