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GitHub Extends Reach and Scope of Generative AI Ambitions

DevOps.com

GitHub today revealed it is adding support for both the Claude Sonnet 3.5 large language model (LLM) from Anthropic and the Gemini Pro 1.5 LLM from Google to its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for writing code.

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5 Rules for Companies Navigating Geopolitical Volatility

Harvard Business Review

In the last decade, we’ve seen new models of corporate leadership through more challenging geopolitical realities. These models follow five rules for businesses looking to adapt, innovate, and grow: 1) They look for a seat at the table and opportunities to shape their role; 2) They lean into geopolitical “swing states”; 3) They don’t compartmentalize crises; 4) They don’t rely on predictions; they plan around inflection points; and 5) They understand the limits to the power of commerce in geopol

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Why ethical AI should be important to CIOs

CIO

Salima Bhimani has been encouraging the responsible and ethical use of AI for several years as Alphabet’s first chief strategist and director for inclusive and responsible technology, business, and leaders from 2017 to 2023. At Google’s parent company, she worked with moonshot companies such as Waymo, Wing, and X, to shape sustainable businesses and global impact.

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Article: Jump Into the Demoscene; It Is Where Logic, Creativity, and Artistic Expression Merge

InfoQ Culture Methods

The demoscene is a vibrant, creative subculture where you can use mathematics, algorithms, creativity, and a wee bit of chaos to express yourself. In this article, I want to inspire you to grab the opportunity to get your voice and vision on the table, and show you that the demoscene is not only for mathematical wizards.

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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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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In October: More Accessible Tech And The Ultimate Weed Wacker

Crunchbase News

This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out last month’s entry here. While the goblins and ghouls make their rounds this month, so have some pretty fascinating startups with funding news. From startups trying to make sure tech is more usable for people with disabilities, to those looking to harness the power of the ocean, there was some eye-catching tech that raised cash this month.

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As the WordPress saga continues, CIOs need to figure out what it might mean for all open source

CIO

While lawyers argue in the WP Engine versus Automattic litigation whether the hyperbole should be believed, the continuing battle of words, almost all nasty ones, is starting to raise doubts how much an enterprise should rely on open source. And even if open source can be avoided at all in late 2024. The latest legal documents came from Automattic, which argued that its people did nothing wrong and that the blame lies solely with WP Engine.

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Restoring collaboration across silos: A case study in effective knowledge management

Agile Alliance

A global Agile team struggled with silos and poor knowledge management but regained efficiency by implementing structured documentation, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring regular updates. The post Restoring collaboration across silos: A case study in effective knowledge management first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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New Relic Relies on AI Agents to Launch Intelligent Observability Platform

DevOps.com

New Relic this week unfurled a revamped observability platform based on an artificial intelligence engine that enables anyone from application developers to business analysts to employ natural language to surface insights.

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Track, allocate, and manage your generative AI cost and usage with Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

As enterprises increasingly embrace generative AI , they face challenges in managing the associated costs. With demand for generative AI applications surging across projects and multiple lines of business, accurately allocating and tracking spend becomes more complex. Organizations need to prioritize their generative AI spending based on business impact and criticality while maintaining cost transparency across customer and user segments.

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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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Why CIOs need a two-tier approach to gen AI

CIO

CIOs failing to gain organizational traction with generative AI might want to rethink how they are introducing the technology — and how they are honing their AI strategies to suit. When IT leaders consider generative AI, they should create separate strategies when rolling out productivity-enhancing AI tools than when deploying business-case-driven AI solutions, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Eye On AI: The Never-Ending AI Valuation Escalation

Crunchbase News

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It really never stops. It’s only been a few weeks since OpenAI announced its long-awaited raise of $6.6 billion at a post-money valuation of $157 billion. The Thrive Capital -led raise nearly doubled the San Francisco-based AI giant’s $80 billion valuation from its secondary offering in February.

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Microsoft Engineers Highlight Git Repository Bloat Flaw 

DevOps.com

A Git functionality shortcoming means Git calculates changes between different versions of the same file, which ultimately creates repository bloat through the excess storage requirements that result.

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When the World Is Too Distracting — and It Feels Impossible to Work

Harvard Business Review

As much as we wish we could, we can’t eliminate uncertainty in the world. But we can control how we respond to it, and one of the ways that we can respond is to help create workplaces where people feel seen, supported, and able to contribute meaningfully. This article includes a curated list of HBR articles and podcast episodes to help you manage yourself, your team, and your organization when you’re consumed with what’s happening outside of work.

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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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Are enterprises ready to adopt AI at scale?

CIO

Whether it’s a financial services firm looking to build a personalized virtual assistant or an insurance company in need of ML models capable of identifying potential fraud, artificial intelligence (AI) is primed to transform nearly every industry. In fact, a recent Cloudera survey found that 88% of IT leaders said their organization is currently using AI in some way.

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Create a generative AI–powered custom Google Chat application using Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

AWS offers powerful generative AI services , including Amazon Bedrock , which allows organizations to create tailored use cases such as AI chat-based assistants that give answers based on knowledge contained in the customers’ documents, and much more. Many businesses want to integrate these cutting-edge AI capabilities with their existing collaboration tools, such as Google Chat, to enhance productivity and decision-making processes.

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Instabug Leverages Generative AI to Automatically Fix Mobile Applications

DevOps.com

Instabug today revealed it has added an ability to both analyze mobile application crash report data and source code, to better pinpoint the root cause of issues accurately, which it then feeds into a proprietary generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform, dubbed SmartResolve, that automatically generates the code needed to resolve it.

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AI Is Transforming the Startup Landscape

Harvard Business Review

The startup ecosystem is shifting due to the rise of artificial intelligence. AI favors larger companies, necessitating a change in mindset for startups from disruption to transformation. While startups will face challenges in accessing sufficient data and computing power, they still have opportunities to innovate by providing AI-driven services directly to consumers.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

CIO

Technology continues to advance at a furious pace. That’s great, because a strong IT environment is necessary to take advantage of the latest innovations and business opportunities. The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments. When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisor

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Securing the Future: Why the Government Must Invest in Large-Scale GPU Clusters to Lead in AI

Ooda Loop

The government needs large clusters of GPUs dedicated to missions that matter to national security and acceleration of AI in service to our citizens. We currently have none.

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#818 Radically Transforming Network Observability with Tony Davis & John Balsavage from A&I Solutions

Modern CTO

Today, we’re talking to Tony Davis & John Balsavage from A&I Solutions. We discuss the rapid improvements they’ve made to observability thanks to their new AI tool, ScoutIt. We also dive into the real world impacts of accelerated observability, and how Tony was able to synergize his goal alongside John. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

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A Toolkit to Help You Manage Uncertainty Around AI

Harvard Business Review

Uncertainty around AI takes different shapes and forms, but we can boil it down to three main categories that every manager should consider: state, effect and response uncertainty. State uncertainty occurs when managers lack sufficient information to predict market trends and changes. Managers experiencing this type of uncertainty face challenges in understanding AI’s current capabilities and potential developments.

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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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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO

In 2018, I wrote an article asking, “Will your company be valued by its price-to-data ratio?” The premise was that enterprises needed to secure their critical data more stringently in the wake of data hacks and emerging AI processes. I wrote, “ It may be even more important for the security team to protect and maintain the integrity of proprietary data to generate true, long-term enterprise value.

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Inside Scale Venture Partners’ Pivot From SaaS To AI 

Crunchbase News

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. Read previous interviews with Felicis , Battery Ventures , General Catalyst , Bessemer Venture Partners , Accel , Insight Partners , Index Ventures , Sequoia Capital , Section 32 , M12 , Sapphire Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures and Menlo Ventures as well as highlights from these stories from 2023.

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Use Amazon Q to find answers on Google Drive in an enterprise

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant designed to enhance enterprise operations. It’s a fully managed service that helps provide accurate answers to users’ questions while adhering to the security and access restrictions of the content. You can tailor Amazon Q Business to your specific business needs by connecting to your company’s information and enterprise systems using built-in connectors to a variety of enterprise data sources.

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I converted a mini PC running Windows 11 into a Linux workstation, and it blew me away

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

If you're looking for a small form-factor PC that doesn't skimp on performance, the Herk Orion might be just what you need.

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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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5 reasons why Agile transformation fails

CIO

When executives got tired of long project timelines, unclear requirements, and missed deadlines, Agile seemed like the ultimate solution since it promised faster delivery, more flexibility, and closer alignment to business needs so the strategy could be realized quicker and with a higher ROI. Now, however, organizations are laying off Agile teams en masse, disillusioned by the lack of tangible results.

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Crowdbotics Integrates AI Platform for Requirements Docs with GitHub Copilot

DevOps.com

Crowdbotics today made available an extension for GitHub Copilot that makes it simpler to generate code using higher-quality requirements documents. Unveiled at the GitHub Universe 2024 conference, this extension provides a simpler method to invoke an AI platform that Crowdbotics created to convert plain language descriptions of applications into a requirements document.

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Younger Women’s Experiences Show Gender Equity at Work Isn’t Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

A new report suggests that not only are the experiences of women under 30 similar to those of women 50 and older — in some ways, they’re worse.

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