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Unveiling the Power of Six Sigma: Exploring the Process and its Belts

Dzone - DevOps

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, organizations strive to optimize their processes, reduce waste, and enhance quality. Six Sigma has emerged as a powerful methodology to achieve these goals. By emphasizing data-driven decision-making, process improvement, and statistical analysis, Six Sigma has transformed countless companies across industries.

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Supercharge Your Startup: How GenAI Can Transform Emerging Tech Vendors

IDC

Explore the ways in which GenAI can revolutionize your startup, contributing to its success in the year 2024 and beyond.

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Navigating Imposter Syndrome: Meditations for Young Chief Executives

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Here are 5 top tips to conquer imposter syndrome and lead with confidence as a young entrepreneur. Today’s guest post is b y Sofie Roux, Founder — BloomBox Design Labs When I started college at a school I had dreamed of attending since I was six, I was awestruck. This feeling was rapidly followed by the thought, “How will I ever measure up to this amazing place?

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Generative AI and the Actionability of Using AI Today

Dataiku

When asked about the most impressive Large Language Model (LLM) based application they’ve seen built in Dataiku so far, the panelists of this Everyday AI New York session responded with image to text descriptions, ChatGPT for augmented information regarding architecture, and visual question and answering.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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10 Ways to Increase Productivity by Improving Your Developer Experience

DevOps.com

True developer productivity only comes from giving your DevOps teams a great developer experience. Here's how.

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The Ticking Supply Chain Attack Bomb of Exposed Kubernetes Secrets

Aqua Security

Exposed Kubernetes secrets pose a critical threat of supply chain attack. Aqua Nautilus researchers found that the exposed Kubernetes secrets of hundreds of organizations and open-source projects allow access to sensitive environments in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and open a severe supply chain attack threat. Among the companies were SAP’s Artifacts management system with over 95 million, two top blockchain companies, and various other fortune-500 companies.

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Exploring the OpenTelemetry Collector

Dzone - DevOps

The OpenTelemetry Collector sits at the center of the OpenTelemetry architecture but is unrelated to the W3C Trace Context. In my tracing demo , I use Jaeger instead of the Collector. Yet, it's ubiquitous, as in every OpenTelemetry-related post. I wanted to explore it further.

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Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again

TechCrunch

Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month. In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay the title in the upper portion of the image of a URL Card. He didn’t […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

CIO

Ask IT leaders about their challenges with shadow IT, and most will cite the kinds of security, operational, and integration risks that give shadow IT its bad rep. But for a select few, the deeper challenges of departmental technologies being funded, procured, and managed without IT involvement are the missed opportunities to better engage and fulfill departmental technology needs.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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Patterns of Distributed Systems is published by Pearson

Martin Fowler

During the last four years, my colleague Unmesh Joshi been developing a collection of patterns to help us all better understand how modern distributed systems work. We've been publishing drafts of these patterns on this site. Now these have turned into a book, published by Addison-Wesley in my signature series. As such, we've now removed the work-in-progress drafts from this site, and have replaced them with a catalog of pattern summaries.

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Using dynamic pipelines in GitLab

Xebia

Dynamic pipelines in GitLab are a subset of child pipelines. They have the same features as child pipelines — the difference is how you create the file. One of the most difficult aspects of writing pipelines is catering for permutations. You often find yourself repeating the same workflows, with only minor differences. This is especially frustrating when you have to target many different environments.

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Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

TechCrunch

Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as its chief executive, the high-profile AI startup said Wednesday, capping an intense five days of discussions, debates and convincing following the sudden dismissal of Altman last week from the startup he co-founded. OpenAI, which is the most valuable U.S. startup, said it has reached an “agreement in principle” […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

Most CIOs recognize the advantages of cloud, the global reach it provides, and the ease with which services can be scaled up and back down again. “Cloud is scalable IT infrastructure that enables organizations to respond quickly to market changes, support business growth, and minimize disruptions,” says Swati Shah, SVP and CIO of US markets at TransUnion, the Chicago-based IT services and consulting company.

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“Build vs Buy Analytics?” The Question ALL SaaS Leaders Need to Answer in 2024

As a SaaS leader, you know that the more metrics, insights, and analytics you add to your products, the more engagement you’ll have – and the stickier your product will become with customers. At what point do you decide to keep building your analytics in-house or invest in an embedded analytics solution? Read our Build vs. Buy Analytics guide to learn: Top 4 benefits of embedded analytics A quick cost comparison of in-house analytics development vs embedded analytics 10 considerations to help yo

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How to Self-Promote — Without Sounding Self-Centered

Harvard Business Review

Promoting your own accomplishments can feel uncomfortable, and poses a dilemma: It can make you appear more confident and capable, but can also make you seem less warm, less friendly, and more selfish. On the other hand, self-deprecation or deflecting credit, may make you seem approachable but it diminishes your competency. New research, based on a series of 11 studies, suggests that dual promotion — in which you compliment a colleague or peer while talking about your own accomplishments — can b

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Partial Python code formatting with Black & PyCharm

Xebia

In the Python world there are several code formatters – e.g. Black , YAPF and autopep8. My personal preference is Black as it is deliberately unconfigurable; there’s not much to configure and the tool is rather opinionated about formatting code, resulting in me sometimes hitting ⌥⌘L in PyCharm and Black doing the rest. Notice: this blog post is written specifically with PyCharm and MacOS, although the ideas can be used elsewhere.

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Binance and CEO ‘CZ’ plead guilty to federal charges, agreed to pay $4.3B in fines

TechCrunch

It’s been an eventful week for crypto exchanges and the U.S. government. Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” the founder and CEO of Binance, is stepping down and has pleaded guilty to a number of violations brought on through the Department of Justice and other U.S. agencies. He appeared in a Seattle federal court on […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

CIO

Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. Their enthusiasm is justified, with multiple studies finding that AI is delivering strong value and returns on investment. IBM, for one, found that the average ROI on enterprise-wide AI initiatives at 5.9% with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.

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Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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Our Favorite Management Tips About Showing Gratitude at Work

Harvard Business Review

Celebrating your team members, especially around important holidays, can be a powerful, generous, and motivating gesture. This article includes a curated selection of HBR’s Management Tips on how to show gratitude and appreciation at work.

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The C-Suite’s Guide to Breaking AI Barriers

CEO Insider

Artificial intelligence has dominated industry spotlights for over a year now, introducing both hype and skepticism to organizations of all varieties. Amidst the many promises of value, cautionary tales of hallucination, and exaggerated anxieties of an AI takeover, decision makers may have a difficult time cutting through the cacophony and forming an accurately informed perspective […] The post The C-Suite’s Guide to Breaking AI Barriers appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Forget Siri. Turn your iPhone’s ‘Action Button’ into a ChatGPT voice assistant instead

TechCrunch

With news that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Voice feature is now available to all free users, you can ditch Siri as your main voice assistant on your iPhone — well, specifically on your iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, that is. Apple’s latest smartphones support the ability to configure the new Action Button, which replaces the Mute button […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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5 ways AI is showing promise as a decision-maker

CIO

CIOs and others in the C-suite are already seeing payoffs from using AI to automate myriad types of business tasks and workflows. Now they’re eyeing a next-phase opportunity—relying on machine intelligence to handle complex decisions. “If you look at the advances we have seen in AI, with the large amounts of data that large language models can process, we can safely hand off various decisions to machines,” says Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO & SVP of IT at Freshworks.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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To Solve Big Problems, Make Everyone Feel Included in Your Mission

Harvard Business Review

It’s human nature to want to spend our days working on something more than a paycheck, and the best leaders find ways to connect their teammates’ work to something bigger. That starts by making everyone feel included in the mission. If your team feels connected to the mission, then making big bets and solving big problems will always be within your reach.

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FinOps Foundation Previews FOCUS to Help Optimize Cloud Costs

DevOps.com

The FinOps Foundation’s FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) promises to normalize cost and usage data and optimize cloud computing costs.

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Elon Musk’s ‘thermonuclear’ lawsuit over hate-adjacent ads on X… actually confirms them

TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging defamation by a news organization over claims that major companies had ads appear next to antisemitic content. But the suit appears to confirm the very thing it claims is defamatory. Media Matters last Thursday published an article with screenshots showing ads from IBM, Apple, Oracle […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The $400 billion opportunity for AI in customer service

CIO

Not all AI-powered customer service chatbots are created equal—or created well. Take AVA, the AI-infused customer support bot that AirAsia introduced in 2019. AVA racked up nearly as many customer complaints as case resolutions, forcing AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes to admit earlier this year that AVA was Southeast Asia’s “most hated AI chatbot.” AVA, of course, is not the only sad sack in the chatbot universe.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Research: When — and Why — Employee Curiosity Annoys Managers

Harvard Business Review

Researchers conducted a series of studies to understand when curiosity may lead to different reactions in the workplace. They found that curious employees were often seen by their leaders as insubordinate and, in turn, less likable. However, curious employees who were politically skilled were not seen this way. They distinguished between constructive curiosity, which involved seeking information, knowledge, or learning by asking many provocative questions that don’t have easy answers, and uncons

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Introduction to My Spring Boot Blog Series: Embarking on a Learning Journey Together

Perficient

Greetings, Fellow Developers, Enthusiasts, and Friends! I am thrilled to embark on a journey of exploration and learning with you as I dive into the fascinating world of Spring Boot. As I navigate this powerful framework, I’ve decided to document my experiences, insights, and newfound knowledge in a blog series. The Motivation Behind the Series: The primary motivation for initiating this blog series stems from a desire to not only solidify my understanding of Spring Boot but also to create

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway exits Paytm at a 40% loss

TechCrunch

Berkshire Hathaway sold its shares in the Paytm-parent firm One97 Communications Friday, booking a loss of about 40% on the investment it made more than five years ago. The Warren Buffett firm invested about $260 million in Paytm in 2018, acquiring a 3% stake in the financial services startup at a valuation of about $10 […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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