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AI-native software engineering may be closer than developers think

CIO

Organizations and vendors are already rolling out AI coding agents that enable developers to fully automate or offload many tasks, with more pilot programs and proofs-of-concept likely to be launched in 2025, says Philip Walsh, senior principal analyst in Gartner’s software engineering practice. This technology already exists.”

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UAE: Microsoft expands Global Engineering Development Center to Abu Dhabi

CIO

Microsoft has announced the expansion of its Global Engineering Development Center to Abu Dhabi, marking a significant milestone in the UAE’s journey to becoming a global technology leader. By establishing our engineering footprint in Abu Dhabi, we are ensuring the region’s brightest talent has access to global expertise and resources.”

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CIOs take note: Platform engineering teams are the future core of IT orgs

CIO

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. Berke Menekli, VP of digital platform services, says it’s one of the best things he ever did.

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One-twelfth of Automattic staff leave over WordPress-WP Engine spat

CIO

WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg offered staff at his company, Automattic, $30,000 or six months’ salary to leave if they didn’t like the way he was handling a dispute with rival WordPress service provider WP Engine. 3, WP Engine responded with a lawsuit accusing Automattic of attempted extortion, as CIO.com reported last week.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value.

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Engineering Practices for LLM Application Development

Martin Fowler

LLM engineering involves much more than just prompt design or prompt engineering. Here David Tan and Jessie Wang reflect on how regular engineering practices such as testing and refactoring helped them deliver a prototype LLM application rapidly and reliably.

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How FiveStars re-engineered its data engineering stack

CIO

It shows in his reluctance to run his own servers but it’s perhaps most obvious in his attitude to data engineering, where he’s nearing the end of a five-year journey to automate or outsource much of the mundane maintenance work and focus internal resources on data analysis. It’s not a good use of our time either.”

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How to Optimize the Developer Experience for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As an innovative concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry, and emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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2024 Salary Guide

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 today’s evolving workforce landscape. Download the guide to navigate 2024’s talent market with confidence.

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12 Considerations When Evaluating Data Lake Engine Vendors for Analytics and BI

To do so, modern enterprises leverage cloud data lakes as the platform used to store data for analytical purposes, combined with various compute engines for processing that data. Businesses today compete on their ability to turn big data into essential business insights.

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Decoding Code Review and Pull Requests - a handbook for Software Engineers and Tech Leads

A complete handbook on implementing a code review culture in your organization. Written by Elaine Watanabe, it's a practical e-book with useful examples and references, and a must-read for all tech teams.

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Top Considerations for Building an Open Cloud Data Lake

Increasingly, enterprises are leveraging cloud data lakes as the platform used to store data for analytics, combined with various compute engines for processing that data. How cloud data lake engines enable a better balance between data warehouse investments versus those in the cloud data lake

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Discover How Senior Technology Leaders Can Secure the Budget That They Need

Speaker: Kevin Goldsmith, Chief Technology Officer at Anaconda | Peyman Pouryekta, CEO and Technology Advisor | Bob Webber, VP Product Flow Optimization, Construx

This can be challenging, as engineering is often seen as a cost center, making it difficult to gain management buy-in for strategic investments. Quantify the value of the software that engineering produces. By the end of this session you will learn how to: Strategically invest in technology. Determine the success of an investment.

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Success Story: Swiss Insurtech Company Hires a Remote CTO from Ukraine

Ability to build, scale and shrink the team very fast, combined with the very best software engineering talent, made it a perfect mix of reasons why the company has made these decisions. Swiss Insurtech startup decided to go the 2nd way and found a trusted partner to build a dedicated development team in Ukraine.

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From an Agency Serving Clients to Their Own Fintech Product

With this in mind, a Canadian full stack digital agency decided to jump into offshoring not only to find skilled engineers, but also to expand cultural barriers with countries across the world. The project they needed to complete was aimed at operating within the financial environment, thus it was tremendous, scrupulous, and time-consuming.