Successful Software

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

I released version 1 of my table seating planning software , PerfectTablePlan, in February 2005. It’s success is due to a lot of hard work, and a certain amount of dumb luck. I looked around for some software to help me. There were a couple of software packages, but I wasn’t impressed. 20 years ago this month.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 5, 2025

Ground truth data in AI refers to data that is known to be factual, representing the expected use case outcome for the system being modeled. By providing an expected outcome to measure against, ground truth data unlocks the ability to deterministically evaluate system quality.

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Leverage any production issue as a reason to “pull the brakes” Introduce very complex processes for code change and common workflows.

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OverOps

JULY 9, 2019

FYI – The maturity model presented in this post is based on the concept of Continuous Reliability, which you can read more about here. Software reliability is a big deal, especially at the enterprise level, but too often companies are flying blind when it comes to the overall quality and reliability of their applications.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

AI governance is already a complex issue due to rapid innovation and the absence of universal templates, standards, or certifications. Agentic AI is one of the most hyped AI technologies at present, but Chaurasia and Maheshwari said enterprises will face significant hurdles to their agentic AI ambitions in 2025.

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CIO

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Guardian Agents’ build on the notions of security monitoring, observability, compliance assurance, ethics, data filtering, log reviews and a host of other mechanisms of AI agents,” Gartner stated. “In AI issues represented a significant portion of Gartner’s Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025 , which the firm also presented this week.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Data architecture goals The goal of data architecture is to translate business needs into data and system requirements, and to manage data and its flow through the enterprise. AI and ML are used to automate systems for tasks such as data collection and labeling. An organizations data architecture is the purview of data architects.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 7, 2025

Through advanced data analytics, software, scientific research, and deep industry knowledge, Verisk helps build global resilience across individuals, communities, and businesses. Verisk has a governance council that reviews generative AI solutions to make sure that they meet Verisks standards of security, compliance, and data use.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Magic, a startup developing a code-generating platform similar to GitHub’s Copilot , today announced that it raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG with participation from Elad Gil, Nat Friedman and Amplify Partners. So what’s its story? But absent a demo, we have only his word to go on.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Want to boost your software updates’ safety? And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. Looking for help with shadow AI? New publications offer valuable tips. Plus, learn why GenAI and data security have become top drivers of cyber strategies.

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Honeycomb

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For every request that enters your system, you write logs, increment counters, and maybe trace spans; then you store telemetry in many places. Under the hood, these are stored in various metrics formats: unstructured logs (strings), structured logs, time-series databases, columnar databases , and other proprietary storage systems.

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

Whether its about selecting a chatbot for customer service, translating scientific texts or programming software, benchmarks provide an initial answer to the question: Is this model suitable for my use case? Platforms like Hugging Face or Papers with Code are good places to start.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. We want to add that depth in more markets, and Appruve gives some of that.”

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Henrik Warne

JANUARY 10, 2024

“Software design is preparation for change; change of behavior” Tidy First? It is a short little book, only about 100 pages (and lots of white space on them), but it contains some deep insights about software development. Tidyings There are 15 tidyings, and they are presented in very short, almost tweet-like, chapters.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence?

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Xebia

MARCH 30, 2025

“The fine art of data engineering lies in maintaining the balance between data availability and system performance.” voltage, temperature, error codes). This happens also when the key is not present in the map, a common occurrence in the testlogs data. test_outcome string Result of the test (e.g., PASSED, FAILED).

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

AUGUST 21, 2024

Customer reviews can reveal customer experiences with a product and serve as an invaluable source of information to the product teams. By continually monitoring these reviews over time, businesses can recognize changes in customer perceptions and uncover areas of improvement.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Theres a lot of chatter in the media that software developers will soon lose their jobs to AI. They were succeeded by programmers writing machine instructions as binary code to be input one bit at a time by flipping switches on the front of a computer. Consumer operating systems were also a big part of the story. I dont buy it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

domestic flights were grounded when one of its key systems went down, Darrell reports. Can AI turn out polite pitch rejection letters, automate aspects of due diligence, or draft accurate market maps? Our friendly immigration lawyer Sophie Alcorn answers how to present a strong H-1B case, and what to do if you’re not selected.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software In today’s fast-paced digital business world, organizations have become highly adaptive and agile to keep up with the ever-evolving demands of consumers and the market. Let’s take a closer look at the essential features cloud-first businesses should look for in a content management software.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

We only accept a low percentage of clients who approach us, because we are highly specialized in delivering digital solutions where a physical device is present. Help TechCrunch find the best software consultants for startups. What percentage of your clients are non-technical people who have an idea, but no coding experience?

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InnovationM

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Here’s a comprehensive look into exception handling, using references from the “Standardized API Exception Handling” presentation. Boilerplate Code : Developers may end up writing repetitive code to handle various exceptions, leading to cluttered controllers. This ensures consistent and meaningful error messages.

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Ivanti

MARCH 12, 2025

Its common for organizations to use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) by default, to come to terms with the size and scope of vulnerabilities. Vulnerability scoring systems are tools used to determine the risk associated with software or system vulnerabilities. Are there other vulnerability scoring systems?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Latch, an enterprise SaaS company that makes keyless-entry systems, has raised $152 million in private capital, according to Crunchbase. Sunlight Financial, which offers point-of-sale financing for residential solar systems, has raised north of $700 million in venture capital, private equity and debt. Let’s find out.

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James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is a transcript of my keynote presentation for the Regional Scrum Gathering Tokyo conference on January 8th, 2025. Software engineering productivity cant be measured. Our software would be easy to modify and maintain. We use Extreme Programming as our model of how to develop software. So I told the truth. Lovability.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Jason Lemkin, a serial founder and the force behind SaaStr , a community and early-stage venture fund that focuses on software-as-a-service outfits, is among the worried. “Anyone that tells you they did the same amount of diligence during the peak of the COVID boom times is lying to you, including myself,” Lemkin says.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a system of integrated software applications that manages day-to-day business processes and operations across finance, human resources, procurement, distribution, supply chain, and other functions. ERP systems improve enterprise operations in a number of ways. Key features of ERP systems.

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Honeycomb

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Here at Honeycomb, we emphasize that organizations are sociotechnical systems. Theres little research about the rate at which engineers read release notes on the code libraries that they use, but its not a stretch to imagine that not everyone reads those. Humans and machines have to work together in a sociotechnical system.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

AI requires a shift in mindset Being in control of your IT roadmap is a key tenet of what Gartner calls composable ERP , an approach of innovating around the edges which often requires a mindset shift away from monolithic systems and instead toward assembling a mix of people, vendors, solutions, and technologies to drive business outcomes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Once samples are scanned in the lab, they could be reviewed by hematologists working from anywhere. Those tests are done almost entirely autonomously: an analyzer will count out different levels of blood cells types in your body, and give the doctor a rough idea of how much of each type of cell is present.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They don’t present big problems if you’re noodling around with gen AI prompts at home, but in enterprise organizations that are deploying new chatbots to huge numbers of customers and employees, just one AI fabrication can land companies in court. In AI parlance, they’re called hallucinations. Deploy content filters. Security guardrails.

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CIO

JULY 6, 2023

When presented by the new Supply Chain Due Diligence Act ( SCDDA) in Germany, PwC realized their clients would need tools and processes to automate evaluation of suppliers. It enables easy connectivity to any transaction systems and the app can be quickly deployed. Digital Transformation

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Henrik Warne

MAY 19, 2020

The code comes from the book Classic Computer Science Problems in Python , and trying it out really helped me understand how it works. When I talk to other software developers, I find that a lot of them believe we are headed towards the singularity. These systems require labeled images for training. million labeled pictures.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

JANUARY 13, 2025

Manually reviewing and processing this information can be a challenging and time-consuming task, with a margin for potential errors. BQA reviews the performance of all education and training institutions, including schools, universities, and vocational institutes, thereby promoting the professional advancement of the nations human capital.

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CIO

AUGUST 19, 2024

Yet as organizations figure out how generative AI fits into their plans, IT leaders would do well to pay close attention to one emerging category: multiagent systems. All aboard the multiagent train It might help to think of multiagent systems as conductors operating a train. Such systems are already highly automated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

We can quickly migrate the front end and write back-end agnostic code.” ” Because it had just raised funding, the Vue Storefront team did not participate in the recent YC Demo Day , and it will be presenting at the next Demo Day instead. Image Credits: Vue Storefront.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant that can answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on data and information in your enterprise systems. Principal needed a solution that could be rapidly deployed without extensive custom coding.

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