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The Agile Retrospective Format For Any Retrospective

Luis Goncalves

Agile Retrospective Format. In today´s post, I want to talk about the Agile Retrospective format. I met several Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches that facilitate Agile Retrospectives without knowing this concept. In my opinion, a successful Agile Retrospective must follow somehow this structure. This concept was introduced some years ago by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen, in their book “Agile Retrospectives.

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Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware

The Parallax

During a month that’s seen Android malware new and old plague the world’s most popular mobile operating system, Google says its Play Store is becoming more civilized and less like the Wild West. In a report on the state of Google Play security , the company says that since its introduction of Google Play Protect last year, it has removed more than 700,000 malicious apps from the Play Store.

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5 Powerful Ways to Ensure Leadership Training Sticks

Let's Grow Leaders

“Don’t bother me with this crap. I don’t believe in leadership training. It’s a complete waste of time. It’s nothing against you as the new Training Director. I get that I have to work with you in some way. If you MUST […]. The post 5 Powerful Ways to Ensure Leadership Training Sticks appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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I'm looking for data engineers

Erik Bernhardsson

I’m interrupting the regular programming for a quick announcement: we’re looking for data engineers at Better. You would be the first one to join and would work a lot directly with me. Some fun things you could work on (these are all projects I’m working on right now): Building a forecasting model using MCMC to predict volume the next few months. Productionize it in the form of a job that posts an updated visualization to Slack every night.

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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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KPIs, Velocity, and Other Destructive Metrics

Allen Holub

"It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it—a costly myth." –W. Edwards Deming The Deming quote at the top of this post is often twisted into something worthy of Frederick Taylor: "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Deming would disagree.

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Workplace Drama: How Do I Stop It and Improve Morale?

Let's Grow Leaders

Are you having trouble with workplace drama? Perhaps this will sound familiar. Dear Karin and David, I try so hard to be an empathetic leader. I really do care about the human beings on my team. But there is one woman on […]. The post Workplace Drama: How Do I Stop It and Improve Morale? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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I'm looking for data engineers

Erik Bernhardsson

I’m interrupting the regular programming for a quick announcement: we’re looking for data engineers at Better. You would be the first one to join and would work a lot directly with me. Some fun things you could work on (these are all projects I’m working on right now): Building a forecasting model using MCMC to predict volume the next few months. Productionize it in the form of a job that posts an updated visualization to Slack every night.

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Why Leaders Must Practice Full Spectrum Management (and Avoid The Comfortable Middle)

Terry Starbucker

As I enter my 31st (!) year as a business leader, there are just a handful of leadership lessons come back to the forefront for me, time after time (after time). This one always bubbles back up to the top of the list. Leaders HAVE to stay out of the Comfortable Middle, and practice Full Spectrum Management, to have any real chance to reach for greatness.

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4 Alternative Ideas for Team Bonding

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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Exploring Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms

Toptal

While machine learning sounds highly technical, an introduction to the statistical methods involved quickly brings it within reach. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Vladyslav Millier explores basic supervised machine learning algorithms and scikit-learn, using them to predict survival rates for Titanic passengers.

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Why Two Tech Legends Changed Their Minds About The Future of Computers

TidalScale

In 1984, Ike Nassi, now an accomplished technologist and entrepreneur, was vice president of research at Encore Computer. He and his colleagues, along with Encore co-founder Gordon Bell , the legendary engineering vice president at Digital Equipment Corp. and originator of Bell’s Law of computer classes, submitted a proposal to DARPA. They hoped the defense-focused research agency would fund the development of a distributed approach to strongly coherent shared memory.

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Types of AI and What They Mean for You

G2 Crowd Software

[cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″] What seems like a lifetime ago, Myspace was my first exposure to the concept of “embedding.” Friends would embed their favorite songs or videos onto their profile page’s backend, and like magic, there it was playing on the screen. With a few simple scraps of code, it was now a part of the page, like an organ sewn into a body — pumping like it was there the whole time.

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Turning Your Hobby into a Business

Women on Business

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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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Blockchain Identity Management: Sparking a Data Security Revolution

Toptal

Blockchain technology represents an important solution for preventing massive data breaches in the future. This article explores two possible ways this solution could manifest, profiling two ventures -- Blockstack and Civic.

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QuintessenceLabs Introduces Stronger Key Management Appliances

CTOvision

QuintessenceLabs (QLabs), in partnership with PKWARE, launched four virtual and hardware key management appliances as part of the company’s line of Smartcrypt appliances. These Smartcrpyt appliances are integrated with the QLabs' Trusted Security Foundation (TSF) solution, which includes a high speed random number generator, an advanced key and policy manager and an embedded FIPS 140-2 […].

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What You Can Learn About Self-Observation and Self-Improvement from Kevin Durant

Next Level Blog

If you pay any attention at all to sports, you’ve probably noticed that the Golden State Warriors are a really good basketball team. So good, in fact, that four of their five starters are playing in the NBA All-Star Game next month. With Steph Curry and Kevin Durant leading the team and (my idol) Steve Kerr coaching, Golden State is so good that it’s been reported that other teams in the league are suffering from Warriors Derangement Syndrome.

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How Effective is Your Thinking Style?

Steve Farber

Few things warm my heart more than coming across more proof that the heart of success in business is found by cultivating matters of the heart. As an Extreme Leader , you’re no doubt working to cultivate certain effective behaviors in yourself and in the people who work with you or for you, all with the grand goal of advancing the mission of your business.

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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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Creativity Exercises to Boost Your Designs

Toptal

Here are a few exercises that can help get your creative juices flowing, whether you’re trying to get started on a new project or find yourself stuck in a creative rut.

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CTOvision Tech News 30 Jan 2018

CTOvision

This week we learned that Apple is working on new Macs. And this is exciting for us Mac fans. But story after story this week reminded us that we are living in a mobile world. Reports below cover a range of mobile stories including reports on how fitness tracking was revealing secret military installations, details […].

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Data Extraction Tools (And How to Use Them)

InfoBest

SUMMARY. 0. Time needed to finish reading: 4-7 minutes. 1. How can you use data extraction tools? 2. Few data extractions tools. 3. Data Scraping tutorial with WebScraper – Quick Guide on how to collect relevant data. 4. How to use extracted data for sales process optimization. 5. Conclusions. #1. How can you use data extraction tools? If you are not sure what “data extraction tools” are, then maybe that’s because you heard or read more about “web scraping tools&#

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Are You Really Prepared to Apply for a Small Business Loan?

Women on Business

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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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ICOs, Exotics and Platforms - An Insider’s Perspective on the Future of Venture Capital

Toptal

2017 saw a number of issues arise in the VC industry and it may be approaching a watershed regarding its relevance. This article looks into the root causes of the industry’s problems and why they have come to light. VCs can go through a pivot of their own to retain a seat at the table, with big data, exotic funds and platforms offering a path forward.

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Garrison Technology CTO will Present on Network Isolation at Cross Domain Forum

CTOvision

Cross Domain Solutions (CDSs) enable secure transfer and receipt of data, information, and intelligence products on separate networks with different security levels. These services leverage capabilities, or solutions, that already exist throughout Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC). There are many CDSs throughout the DoD and IC safely and securely protecting data as it […].

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Turning your desires into purpose

Lead on Purpose

Success depends as much on the desire of an individual as anything else. Hard work, persistence and intelligence also factor in, and depending on the endeavor, these may play a big role.

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Perec @IgniteSwansea #3

WordAligned

At Ignite Swansea #3 I spoke about Georges Perec’s masterpiece, Life A User’s Manual. Perec was — and indeed still is — a member of OuLiPo, a Parisian literary group interested in exploring the effects of applying mathematical patterns to text. His work seemed an appropriate subject for a presentation constrained to fit the ignite formula: 20 slides × 15 seconds = 5 minutes.

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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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Will Spotify's Non-IPO Pave the Way for Tech Companies?

Toptal

This year, Spotify will move its headquarters from Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood downtown to the Financial District. Beyond its physical presence, Spotify will also make its mark at NYSE when it goes public via direct listing, an unusual choice. What is expected to be the largest tech public debut of 2018 has set Wall Street and the music industry abuzz, with everyone eager to see how this unconventional approach will play out.

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Skyhigh Networks: CASB Security

CTOvision

Skyhigh is now part of McAfee. Smart move there McAfee! Skyhigh is a leader in CASB, and are known for their focus on making cloud services safe for the enterprise while meeting security, compliance and government requirements. Skyhigh was built to enable enterprises to control there data, even if you do not own your own […].

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Blockchain Technology & Bitcoin Cryptocurrency: Part 1

QBurst

In a three-part series on Blockchain technology and Bitcoin Cryptocurrency, our bloggers unravel the technology underlying Bitcoin, which is currently hogging the headlines globally. Part 1 explores the basics of blockchain technology. Part 2 dwells on the protocols and concepts in Bitcoin. Part 3 takes a closer look at the concepts covered in Part 1 […] The post Blockchain Technology & Bitcoin Cryptocurrency: Part 1 appeared first on QBurst Blog.