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California Consumer Privacy Act Looms Large

TechTalk

The U.S. doesn’t have a federal comprehensive privacy law like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but the legislatures in individual states have been moving to fill in the gaps by passing their own statutes to provide privacy protections to their residents. California’s Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) is at the forefront of […].

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Article: 13 Practices for Better Code Reviews

InfoQ Culture Methods

When done incorrectly, code review can be irritating, excessively time consuming, and have little or no impact on code quality. However, if done well, it can improve the quality of code and reduce the overall time spent delivering features. This article provides several good practices regarding both technical and cultural aspects of code review. By Mohammad Ali Bozorgzadeh.

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The Road Ahead for Security, DevOps Transformation

DevOps.com

Qualys hosted its Qualys Security Conference 19 this week in Las Vegas. Hundreds of attendees from around the world have gathered at the Bellagio hotel to learn more about the current state of cybersecurity and what the future has in store. As you might expect, given the technology landscape today, many of the sessions and […]. The post The Road Ahead for Security, DevOps Transformation appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Bliki: ExploratoryTesting

Martin Fowler

Exploratory testing is a style of testing that emphasizes a rapid cycle of learning, test design, and test execution. Rather than trying to verify that the software conforms to a pre-written test script, exploratory testing explores the characteristics of the software, raising discoveries that will then be classified as reasonable behavior or failures.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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5 guerrilla tactics for a DevOps-resistant organization

TechBeacon

So your development team wants to start using DevOps, but the ops team has dug in its heels, the infrastructure team is throwing up roadblocks left and right, and management is oblivious to the whole disagreement?

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Help – It’s Not a Dirty Word!

N2Growth Blog

With a new year staring us right in the face, I thought I’d dust off an old post as a useful reminder for leaders planning the year ahead – “ help ” is not a dirty word. I have always believed asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader. I think John Lennon said it best: “I get by with a little help from my friends.” So my question is this – are you easy to help?

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A Simple Way to Guide a Complex Topic: Culture

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Creating company culture is the basis of every good organization. Today’s post is by Jesse Newton, author of Simply Work (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Culture is a bit of nebulous topic. There are many different definitions and approaches for identifying and evolving culture. The well-known definition “the way we do things around here” is a pretty good way of capturing the essence of culture.

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The Edge of Test Automation: DevTestOps and DevSecOps

Dzone - DevOps

Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge. The state of software development is evolving rapidly as software developers and testers have started moving to DevOps. In the beginning, organizations used to have a simple process for development and operations, but now users demand a more enhanced and improved experience with every product, which requires proper testing, security, data, AI, and more.

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Great Leaders Give Direction Not Directions

Next Level Blog

A few weeks ago, I opened a post with a story about one of my favorite questions for leaders, “What is it that only you can do?” Since then, I’ve asked that question again in one of my last keynotes of the year and got an answer back that was so clear and succinct that I just had to share it with you. The answer I received back from an executive in the room is actually the title of this post, “Great leaders give direction, not directions.

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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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Pre-mortems, steering clear of the rocks.

Xebia

Are you worried your new project won’t be successful? Or afraid getting stuck applying these new techniques you just learned in a training? Or are you perhaps part of a very pro-active organization, but is a lack of focus crushing all new initiatives in the long run? At Xebia we help customers as consultants, but […]. The post Pre-mortems, steering clear of the rocks. appeared first on Xebia Blog.

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Non-functional Requirements: Examples, Types, How to Approach

Altexsoft

Imagine that you’re buying a motorcycle. What would it be? Is it supposed to reach a maximum speed of 170 miles per hour and not to fall apart? Should it hold at least two adults with an ability to expand the seating space? And let’s not forget about the security systems. While these requirements don’t directly describe the functions of the vehicle – delivering a person from point A to point B – they are still important to satisfy the driver.

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Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

For most managers, the only thing they dread more than going to their own end-of-year performance appraisal is holding end-of-year feedback discussions with their team. Why? Because the performance appraisal system is unnatural by design. Imagine if we burdened our home relationships […]. The post Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Python 2 Will Die Soon – Know Why? | End of Python 2 in Jan 2020

The Crazy Programmer

Back late in 2006, when Python 3.0 came into introduction, the volunteers and officials felt the need that users should migrate from the old version (Python 2) to the newer version. Since they did not want to hurt Python programmers, so they decided to end Python 2.0 in 2015. They officially announced this news late back in 2008 that sunset of Python 2 would take place in 2015. “But thanks to Python lovers!

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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Poor security, not just password reuse, to blame for Disney+ breach

The Parallax

“All it takes is faith and trust, oh! and something I forgot: dust,” Peter Pan tells Wendy, John, and Michael in Disney’s 1953 adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s novel. But after a widespread breach of the entertainment company’s new Disney+ accounts , at least one cybersecurity research company is indicating that its new streaming service needs more than a magical concoction to fly among those it’d qualify as reasonably secure.

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8 Steps to acing your next system design interview

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

System design can be a huge leap forward in your career both in terms of money and satisfaction you get from your job. But if your previous job was focused on working closely on one of the components of a system, it can be hard to switch to high-level thinking. Imagine switching from roofing to architectural design. Instead of knowing the ins and outs of making one component, you need to develop a system of components that work well together.

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Three Connections Every Leader Needs to Make

Let's Grow Leaders

Leadership is often lonely – but it doesn’t have to be. You’re not as alone as you might feel. In this episode, David discusses three connections every leader can make that will nourish, energize, and help you grow. The post Three Connections Every Leader Needs to Make appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Leadership is often lonely – but it doesn’t have to be.

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Apache Solr Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Zero-Day Vulnerability

Tenable

Apache Solr remains vulnerable to a zero day weeks after proof-of-concept code became public. Background. On October 29, a proof of concept (PoC) for a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache Solr, a popular open-source search platform built on Apache Lucene , was published as a GitHub Gist. At the time this blog was published, this vulnerability did not have a CVE identifier and no confirmation or indication of a solution available from Apache.

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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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Submissions are now open for Agile2020

Agile Alliance

The Agile2020 organizing committee has just gathered for our first onsite at the Hilton Orlando — the host hotel for the conference. As we were walking around to work out which room will provide the best experience for Audacious Salon and Experience Reports, and how we should combine rooms to provide the space for attendees … Continued.

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8 Steps to acing your next system design interview

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

System design can be a huge leap forward in your career both in terms of money and satisfaction you get from your job. But if your previous job was focused on working closely on one of the components of a system, it can be hard to switch to high-level thinking. Imagine switching from roofing to architectural design. Instead of knowing the ins and outs of making one component, you need to develop a system of components that work well together.

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How Combining DevOps and Agile Can Ease Black Friday Pressure

DevOps.com

Every year, seasonal peaks such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring a higher volume and faster pace of work, as well as a considerable amount of pressure. This comes with a number of challenges, including managing traffic influx, ensuring top-notch digital experience, rebuilding catalog infrastructure and carrying out load and performance testing.

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There’s a path to an AI ROI

O'Reilly Media - Data

In this interview from O’Reilly Foo Camp 2019, Hands-On Unsupervised Learning Using Python author Ankur Patel discusses the challenges and opportunities in making machine learning and AI accessible and financially viable for enterprise applications. Highlights from the interview include: The biggest hurdle businesses face when implementing machine learning or AI solutions is cleaning and preparing unstructured data that exists across silos.

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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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The complete picture: Lagom and Play in action (Java)

Xebia

If you ever came across Lightbend, the driving force behind Scala, Akka, you might also have heard about Lagom and Play. Lagom and Play fall into the category of reactive microservices. I’ll not go into detail about this, there are plenty of resources out there (e.g. here and on a broader perspective, here). The most […]. The post The complete picture: Lagom and Play in action (Java) appeared first on Xebia Blog.

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Leading with Gratitude

N2Growth Blog

At N2Growth, we aspire to practice what we preach when it comes to taking care of each other and caring for our clients in a way that is unparalleled. As we look ahead to the upcoming holiday season and ringing in the New Year, we reflect over the past year’s opportunities for growth, learning, and overcoming. While doing so, we realized there is a key ingredient in leading that is embodied in our values and our work: gratitude.

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Deployment Paths

DevOps.com

The post Deployment Paths appeared first on DevOps.com.

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The Results of A Comparison Between Five CI/CD Services

Dzone - DevOps

What CI/CD service is right for you? Introduction. In this article I will outline the results of a comparison between five different CI/CD services, namely: CircleCI. Gitlab. Travis. Buddy. AWS CodePipeline. For this comparison, I will use each service to run tests and deploy a Dockerized Node application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk. I will detail how to configure the CI/CD process with each service and I will provide some performance statistics that compare the services.

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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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5 Ways OverOps Customers Save Weeks of Work

OverOps

Hello OverOps Community! Jonathan Seper here with my first ever blog post. I’ve been on the Customer Success Team at OverOps for two years now, working mostly with our existing customers to help them navigate our software and resources to enable massive success. One of the things I love most is seeing technology succeed and have a real impact on the world – not just OverOps software, but the unique applications our users are building.

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

CTOvision

The security research team at Checkmarx has made something of a habit of uncovering alarming vulnerabilities, with past disclosures covering Amazon’s Alexa and Tinder. However, a discovery of vulnerabilities affecting Google and Samsung smartphones, with the potential to impact hundreds of millions of Android users, is the biggest to date. What did the researchers discover?

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DevOps Chats: Enterprise Continuous Testing With a Shift-Right Mindset

DevOps.com

Test automation and CI/CD are evolving very rapidly to achieve great speed and impactful results by DevOps teams and Agile organizations. Our DevOps Chats guest, Tricentis Chief Product Officer Wolfgang Platz, contributes his experiences to the state of the art with his newly released book, “Enterprise Continuous Testing.” Automating software testing just for the sake […].

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