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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO

The past year was filled with big IT news: The hype surrounding AI and its widespread adoption, huge numbers of tech industry layoffs , major cyberattacks , and major mergers. Like most years, 2024 also saw its share of IT disasters. Some were forgotten within days or weeks, but others have had long-lasting effects, with damages running into the billions of dollars in one case.

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New Managers: You Don’t Need to Know It All

Harvard Business Review

Becoming a manager doesnt mean that you have to have all the answers. And you shouldnt feel pressured to have them, either. When a team member comes to you with a question, instead of providing immediate solutions, you can facilitate the problem-solving process, which can help your team develop judgment and ownership. Its okay to take time to think before responding, as thoughtful deliberation is a sign of strong leadership.

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See clearly, spend wisely: The power of data platform observability

Xebia

Modern Pay-As-You-Go Data Platforms: Easy to Start, Challenging to Control It’s Easier Than Ever to Start Getting Insights into Your Data The rapid evolution of data platforms has revolutionized the way businesses interact with their data. Today, tools like Databricks and Snowflake have simplified the process, making it accessible for organizations of all sizes to extract meaningful insights.

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15 surprising ways I used AI to save me weeks of work in 2024

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

In 2024, AI became truly helpful. Here are 15 clever ways I integrated it into my workflow for quicker, better results - and what I hope to do with it in 2025.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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AI has had its Cambrian moment — Blockchain’s is yet to come

Ooda Loop

In the annals of technological progress, certain moments stand as turning points when innovation has reached critical mass, catalyzing explosive growth and global adoption. These Cambrian explosions fundamentally reshape the way we live and work. Artificial intelligence has had its Cambrian moment. After decades of slow evolution, breakthroughs, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), have […] The post AI has had its Cambrian moment Blockchains is yet to come appeared first on OODAloop

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The Ultimate Guide to High-Potential Identification in Tech Hiring

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Identifying high-potential talent in tech hiring is one of the most critical challenges organizations face today. With rapid advancements in technology, the demand for skilled, adaptable professionals has never been greater. Yet, finding candidates who not only meet current technical needs but also show promise for future growth and leadership is easier said than done.

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Simplify your workflow deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles: Part I

Xebia

Databricks is now a top choice for data teams. Its user-friendly, collaborative platform simplifies building data pipelines and machine learning models. However, deploying these workflows into production, programmatically, can be challenging. Many data practitioners, myself included, have faced various deployment and resource management strategies. I’ve explored different approaches.

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What We Learned About AI From 7 Active Startup Investors This Year  

Crunchbase News

Editors note: In 2024, Crunchbase News interviewed active startup investors in artificial intelligence. Below, we publish highlights from those interviews. Read the full interviews with Felicis , Battery Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures , Menlo Ventures , Scale Venture Partners , Costanoa and Citi Ventures as well as highlights from more interviews we shared in 2023.

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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

CIO

The IT function within organizations has become far more complex in recent years. Enterprise infrastructures have expanded far beyond the traditional ones focused on company-owned and -operated data centers. Among the recent trends impacting IT are the heavy shift into the cloud, the emergence of hybrid work, increased reliance on mobility, growing use of artificial intelligence, and ongoing efforts to build digital businesses.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Top 4 University Recruiting Trends for 2025

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

University recruiting is evolving rapidly, driven by changes in technology, student expectations, and shifting employer needs. As we move toward 2025, companies must adapt to these trends to stay competitive in attracting top university talent. From embracing technology-driven recruitment methods to focusing on diversity and inclusion, university recruiting is becoming more dynamic and strategic.

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See clearly, spend wisely: The power of data platform observability

Xebia

Modern Pay-As-You-Go Data Platforms: Easy to Start, Challenging to Control It’s Easier Than Ever to Start Getting Insights into Your Data The rapid evolution of data platforms has revolutionized the way businesses interact with their data. Today, tools like Databricks and Snowflake have simplified the process, making it accessible for organizations of all sizes to extract meaningful insights.

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Improving Retrieval Augmented Generation accuracy with GraphRAG

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Customers need better accuracy to take generative AI applications into production. In a world where decisions are increasingly data-driven, the integrity and reliability of information are paramount. To address this, customers often begin by enhancing generative AI accuracy through vector-based retrieval systems and the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectural pattern, which integrates dense embeddings to ground AI outputs in relevant context.

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El papel del CIO en 2024: una retrospectiva del año en clave TI

CIO

2024 ha sido un ao agitado en lo tecnolgico. La inteligencia artificial generativa , junto con su hermana ms tradicional, han vivido una poca de efervescencia. El incidente del CrowdStrike ha servido para recordar la dependencia actual de la tecnologa y cmo esta puede venirse abajo por una actualizacin mal ejecutada. Tambin ha centrado el debate en el concepto de ciberresiliencia.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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How to Measure the Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection Process

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In todays competitive job market, its not enough for companies to just fill open positions. To ensure long-term success, it’s crucial to measure the effectiveness of recruitment and selection processes. An efficient recruitment process not only attracts top talent but also ensures that new hires are a good fit for the companys culture and long-term goals.

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The simplest way to analyze your cloud configuration: select * from cloud

Xebia

In this blog, we aim to inspire you to use Steampipe to analyze your cloud configuration. Steampipe is elegant, fast, and works with any API! When analyzing cloud configurations, you often start by exploring the console to understand what is there. Once you have a grasp, you may start to use some shell scripts. Although shell scripts work well for simple queries, they quickly become complex when dealing with resource relationships.

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Generative AI is now an must-have tool for technology professionals

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

In just two years, AI has gone from hype to essential skill, offering massive productivity gains and increasing creativity among teams who use it. Here's how.

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Requisitos que deben cumplir los líderes de TI para navegar en la era de disrupción actual

CIO

Para su Informe sobre la preparacin para la inteligencia artificial (IA) generativa, la compaa de servicios de TI Avanade encuest a ms de 3.000 ejecutivos de TI y empresas de 10 pases con, al menos, 500 millones de dlares en ingresos anuales. Como era de esperar, ms del 90% de los encuestados afirm que su organizacin necesita evolucionar a un modelo operativo que priorice la IA antes de fin de ao para seguir siendo competitiva.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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The Charts that Help Make Sense of 2024

Harvard Business Review

Visualizing what people are really doing with gen AI, the long tail of layoffs, beer and boycotts, and more.

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Automating Document Processing With AI

Dataiku

Organizations accumulate vast amounts of key information , much of which is locked away in documents. These documents whether they are reports, contracts, invoices, or emails are typically designed for human consumption, making them difficult to process automatically. Fortunately, Document AI , the subfield of AI focused on documents, is making rapid and significant progress.

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If your AI-generated code becomes faulty, who faces the most liability exposure?

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Who is liable: the product maker, the library coder, or the company that chose the product? Our Part 2 analysis examines this sticky issue if a catastrophic outcome occurs.

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Cómo trabaja Ikea con la IA: 30.000 empleados formados

CIO

Como la mayora de las empresas, Ikea se centra en los datos y la inteligencia artificial (IA) para cumplir sus ambiciones de futuro. Por ello, hace cuatro aos, la empresa desarroll una estrategia de datos para todo el grupo, que se ha seguido desde entonces. Si la sigo y lo hago bien, cada vez se utilizarn ms datos en las aplicaciones y soluciones de IA que se construyan a medida que lleguen nuevos datos, afirma Francesco Marzoni, director de Datos y Anlisis de Ingka, la empresa que gestiona la

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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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Our Favorite Management Tips of 2024

Harvard Business Review

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBRs most popular newsletters. In this article, we list 10 of our favorites from 2024, covering topics like how to develop essential leadership skills, exude gravitas, bolster your presentation style, overcome overthinking and more.

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PEFT fine tuning of Llama 3 on SageMaker HyperPod with AWS Trainium

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Training large language models (LLMs) models has become a significant expense for businesses. For many use cases, companies are looking to use LLM foundation models (FM) with their domain-specific data. However, companies are discovering that performing full fine tuning for these models with their data isnt cost effective. To reduce costs while continuing to use the power of AI , many companies have shifted to fine tuning LLMs on their domain-specific data using Parameter-Efficient Fine Tuning (

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The best Linux distribution of 2024 is MacOS-like but accessible to all

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I've used and covered Linux for nearly 30 years. Here's my top pick for my favorite open-source distro in 2024.

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La colaboración entre Seguridad y FinOps puede generar beneficios ocultos en la nube

CIO

Para las empresas que operan en la nube, la seguridad y la gestin de costes son preocupaciones crecientes. Por lo general, estos problemas se abordan de forma aislada, con los equipos de seguridad y los equipos de FinOps siguiendo sus objetivos y prioridades por separado, y sin pensar demasiado en las oportunidades de colaboracin entre dos divisiones que podran aprovecharse para obtener mejores resultados comerciales.

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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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Are You the Cause of Your Team’s Change Fatigue?

Harvard Business Review

Common mistakes leaders make — and how to avoid them.

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Simplify your workflow deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles: Part I

Xebia

Databricks is now a top choice for data teams. Its user-friendly, collaborative platform simplifies building data pipelines and machine learning models. However, deploying these workflows into production, programmatically, can be challenging. Many data practitioners, myself included, have faced various deployment and resource management strategies. I’ve explored different approaches.

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This Linux laptop has a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

If you're looking for a laptop with Linux pre-installed, Tuxedo Computers' Infinity Book Pro 14 (Gen 9) has a gorgeous display and impressive performance.

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