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Chip-to-Cloud IoT: A Step Toward Web3

DevOps.com

During the first six months of 2021, IoT devices were breached 1.51 billion times, a significant increase from only 639 million breaches observed for the entirety of 2020. This problem can be attributed to the widespread adoption of the internet-of-things (IoT) and the Windows Server Message Block (SMB), and neither can be avoided in the […]. The post Chip-to-Cloud IoT: A Step Toward Web3 appeared first on DevOps.com.

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What is RPA? A revolution in business process automation

CIO

What is robotic process automation? Robotic process automation (RPA) is an application of technology, governed by business logic and structured inputs, aimed at automating business processes. Using RPA tools, a company can configure software, or a “robot,” to capture and interpret applications for processing a transaction, manipulating data, triggering responses, and communicating with other digital systems.

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Walmart is acquiring Memomi, an AR startup powering virtual try-on for eyewear

TechCrunch

Walmart is expanding its array of virtual try-on services for shoppers with today’s news that it’s planning to acquire Memomi , an AR optical tech company and current Walmart partner offering virtual try-on experience for eyewear. Deal terms were not disclosed, but Memomi has enabled digital measurements for all Walmart and Sam’s Club customers since 2019, the retailer said.

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Uncover the unknown with Gemba Troika Consulting

Agile Alliance

Knowledge sharing in large groups of Scrum Masters is a challenge. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak it was an issue in SimCorp, and the pandemic did not improve this situation at all. All collaboration happened online, and the challenge for SimCorp’s 40 Scrum masters grew. The post Uncover the unknown with Gemba Troika Consulting first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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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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Top 10 Computer Science Universities in USA 2022

The Crazy Programmer

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With $2.4M seed, Zing Data wants to put data analysis in the palm of your hand

TechCrunch

If data is at the heart of any modern business, it needs to be easier to access and manipulate it without expertise. While there are many data analysis tools available, including the sophisticated data science variety, and more line of business-focused BI tools, it hasn’t been easy for a person with little experience to work with data without going to one of these experts for help.

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The Art of Splitting an ART

Agile Alliance

When organisations use the Scaled Agile Framework® [Scaled Agile Framework] they may come to the point where their Agile (ART) Release Trains have grown too big. This report is about our journey of splitting an ART using ideas from Team Topologies and the principle of self-selection. The post The Art of Splitting an ART first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Python Program to Find Prime Factors of a Number

The Crazy Programmer

If a number p is fully divisible by another number q, then q is said to be a factor of p. Here q will be greater than 1 and less than or equal to p. So, if a number p is fully divisible by another number q and q is a prime number then q is said to be a prime factor of p. Prime numbers are those numbers that are only divisible by 1 and themselves. In this article, we will see the code to find the prime factors of a number.

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The Two Types of Code Vulnerabilities

DevOps.com

Spell checkers, grammar checkers and predictive keyboards all help reduce errors in written communication, but in a creative medium where writers need to innovate new expressions, nothing can eliminate all errors. The same is true in the code we write. Of course, your code is probably perfect but, on average, all code has bugs. Some […]. The post The Two Types of Code Vulnerabilities appeared first on DevOps.com.

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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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AI-powered photo stock startup Wirestock lands partnership with Getty Images

TechCrunch

As a stock photographer, taking great photos is often only just a tiny part of the job. To run a successful business, keywording, categorizing, captioning, and all the other admin that goes with it can take up almost as much time. That’s the problem Wirestock is solving, and the company just landed an important deal with Getty Images to broaden its content distribution.

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User Experience design: a true part of SAFe or a patch?

Agile Alliance

This experience was derived during our transformation to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) in Demant, started in January 2021 and ongoing. In this report we share our experiences and sum up what we did wrong and learned about building high-performing Design Teams under the SAFe umbrella. The post User Experience design: a true part of SAFe or a patch? first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Why open source matters for developers

TechBeacon

Organizations' use of open source is continuing to increase. In fact, in 2021, some 77% of companies reported that they were using more open-source software, while 36% said they were using significantly more open-source tools.

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What Is User Acceptance Testing and Why Is it so Important?

DevOps.com

Anyone involved in software development knows how important it is to ensure a positive end-user experience. One way to do that is through the use of user acceptance testing (UAT). UAT is one of the types of testing that you can execute as part of your overall quality assurance process. Source It’s essential in helping […]. The post What Is User Acceptance Testing and Why Is it so Important?

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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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Fintech Klarna reportedly raising at a $6.5B valuation, giving new meaning to the phrase ‘down round’

TechCrunch

In a sign of the times, Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna is reportedly close to inking a new round of funding that would slash its valuation to $6.5 billion — about 1/7 of what the company was valued in June of 2021. The Wall Street Journal reported today, citing anonymous sources, that Klarna was “negotiating to raise about $650 million mostly from existing investors led by Sequoia Capital.

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Using a chatbot to do DevOpsCust

Agile Alliance

How do you re-invent great customer experience in a 230-year-old compliance regulated conservative company -whose products are the least sexy you can buy, and whose customers identify your brand with an old man in tweed? This is a story about combining courage, girl power, experimenting with agile methodologies and conversational AI and how we succeeded in 2 mont.

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Don’t Blow Past Your Strengths

Next Level Blog

Between the leaders I’ve worked with in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program and the individual executives I’ve coached over the last 20 plus years, I’ve delivered around 2,000 colleague feedback reports. And there’s one thing I’ve seen again and again in so many of those feedback conversations. High achieving, ambitious leaders want to blow right past the strengths that have enabled their success and dive right into what they need to “fix.”.

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Survey Reveals High Cost of Application Modernization

DevOps.com

A survey of 250 software developers and architects in the U.S. found nearly three-quarters of respondents (74%) reported that the average cost of an application modernization project is nearly $1.5 million, with 79% noting that at least one of these projects has failed. Conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of vFunction, a provider of a […].

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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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Binance taps TikTok’s mostly silent superstar Khaby Lame to explain how crypto works

TechCrunch

Khaby Lame is quite literally on top of the world (if TikTok follower counts are the world). After attending his first VidCon and surpassing Charli D’Amelio as the most followed TikToker, the Italian-Senegalese comedian signed on as an ambassador for Binance , the world’s largest platform for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. Just last week, Binance snagged a partnership with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who wants to “ change the NFT game.” These high-profile partner

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Architecting a Globally Distributed Software Development Organization for Continual Development

Agile Alliance

As an agile development project grows and distributes over different places and timezones, communication overhead increases. If its communication systems are not carefully designed, friction and miscommunication can cripple it to the point of being less effective than a single team working alone. The post Architecting a Globally Distributed Software Development Organization for Continual Development first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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6 Habits of successful entrepreneurs

CEO Insider

Over the past few years, the success of leading businesses and entrepreneurs has been thrust into the spotlight like we haven’t seen for many years with company values and profits surging. While no two businesses or entrepreneurs are the same, there are common traits that many of these most successful people exhibit. These range from […]. The post 6 Habits of successful entrepreneurs appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Dynatrace Adds Synthetic Tests to Validate App Experiences

DevOps.com

Dynatrace today extended the application release management capabilities it provides to include synthetic tests for validating and assuring user experiences. Saif Gunja, director of product marketing for Dynatrace, said the user experience validation and user experience assurance (UXA) capability spans everything from application availability and performance to actual engagement with specific features based on the […].

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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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Marketing automation startup Retail Rocket nabs $24M for expansion

TechCrunch

Retail Rocket , a retention management platform for brands, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Cyprus-based private equity fund Flintera. In addition to the fundraising, Retail Rocket revealed that it acquired SailPlay, a startup developing software to help retailers build loyalty programs and send mass message campaigns.

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Agile from the Frontlines: Overcoming Inertia in the Federal Government

Agile Alliance

Agile Transformation initiatives need not originate at the senior management level. By examining the successes and failures along the journey of a mission-critical system for the United States Federal Government, this experience report discusses how the business and IT established a true partnership to effect organizational change from the grassroots level.

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CodeSOD: If You Switch

The Daily WTF

Switches are great. Given a value, you can switch to different code paths based on that value. The problem is… what if you have other conditions too? Well, Hubert 's co-worker found a way around that. Here's a heavily anonymized version of the pattern. switch(someValue) { case A: if (boolX) { case B: doStuff(); } else if (boolB) { case C: doOtherStuff(); } else { doYetMoreStuff(); } break; case D: // blah, blah }.

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6 Steps to Achieving Your Goals in 90 Days

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Achieving your goals is all about taking tangible steps every day. If you change your time horizon and ask yourself six simple questions, you’ll find you’re achieving your goals more rapidly than you ever thought possible. Today’s post is by David Horsager, author of THE DAILY EDGE: Simple Strategies to Increase Efficiency and Make an Impact Every Day (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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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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Get 50% off a year’s subscription to TechCrunch+ to mark Independence Day

TechCrunch

Hello, TechCrunch friends! As the United States marks Independence Day and rests up for the second half of the year, TechCrunch+ has been busy hiring, reporting, and publishing to keep you up to speed. And to celebrate, we’re offering 50% off a full year’s access to our plethora of analysis and in-depth coverage at TechCrunch+! The goal of TechCrunch+ is to thread discrete news items into trends, dive deep into what’s happening in the startup world, and collect operating insigh

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Agile Approaches to Policy Development

Agile Alliance

To both understand the implications of EU’s proposed AI Act and involve relevant stakeholders in the process we have adopted an agile approach to policy development. The post Agile Approaches to Policy Development first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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CodeSOD: Fizzy

The Daily WTF

Suri was about to add some new functionality to an existing application, and since it was a relatively big change, she spent a few hours tidying up the codebase. Sitting in there, in the code actually running in production, she found this: /** * The VehicleConfigurationModel class. */. public class VehicleConfigurationModel { public static void main (String[] args) { for ( int counter = 0 ; counter <= 20 ; counter++) { if (counter % 3 == 0 ){ System.out.print( "Fizz" ); } if (counter