Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. 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. Encourage communal ownership of systems.

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CIO

MARCH 12, 2024

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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CIO

OCTOBER 21, 2024

At Gitex Global 2024, a panel of top cybersecurity leaders delivered a clear message: cybersecurity is no longer just the responsibility of the cybersecurity team or the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Patch management was another focus, with panellists highlighting the danger of leaving software and systems unpatched.

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I wrote, “ It may be even more important for the security team to protect and maintain the integrity of proprietary data to generate true, long-term enterprise value. This has made data even more of a target for bad actors and increased the damage resulting from malicious or accidental exposures. Years later, here we are.

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Tenable

JULY 19, 2024

CISA’s red team acted like a nation-state attacker in its assessment of a federal agency’s cybersecurity. 1 - CISA’s red team breaches fed agency, details lessons learned A new, must-read report from the U.S. 1 - CISA’s red team breaches fed agency, details lessons learned A new, must-read report from the U.S.

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This shared, actionable, information base is intended to enable companies to identify and eliminate weaknesses in processes. The trio had previously used EDI technology, but repeatedly had problems with orders, for example due to outdated prices or delivery dates.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2023

This week in AI, Amazon announced that it’ll begin tapping generative AI to “enhance” product reviews. Once it rolls out, the feature will provide a short paragraph of text on the product detail page that highlights the product capabilities and customer sentiment mentioned across the reviews. Could AI summarize those?

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This requires evaluating competitors’ strategies; identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities; and leveraging insights from the competitive market analysis team or similar teams within the organization. With this information, IT can craft an IT strategy that gives the company an edge over its competitors.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

A high-performance team thrives by fostering trust, encouraging open communication, and setting clear goals for all members to work towards. Effective team performance is further enhanced when you align team members’ roles with their strengths and foster a prosocial purpose.

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The Programmer's Paradox

MARCH 16, 2023

These two things tend to make agile an excellent fit for startups and an impossibly bad fit for large projects in large organizations. A big problem in development, particularly when a lot of people are introverts, is communication. Mostly that is a bad idea. It just doesn’t scale up or formalize properly. Is everything ok?

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Gorilla Logic

MARCH 17, 2023

Have you ever been part of a team where tickets are hard to understand or don’t supply enough detail for the team to properly work? Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Know your team members You work with your team every day and know them well.

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Once inside the system, the hacker gained access to files uploaded by Okta customers using valid session tokens from recent support cases.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

In the rush to build, test and deploy AI systems, businesses often lack the resources and time to fully validate their systems and ensure they’re bug-free. In a 2018 report , Gartner predicted that 85% of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias in data, algorithms or the teams responsible for managing them.

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CO2 Business Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

What is Bad Leadership? Bad leadership encompasses a range of behaviors, qualities, and styles that negatively impact an organization , its employees, and its goals. Here are some key aspects that define bad leadership: Poor Communication : Bad leaders often fail to communicate effectively with their team.

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2024

Also known as code debt, it’s the accumulation of legacy systems and applications that are difficult to maintain and support, as well as poorly written or hastily implemented code that increases risk over time. Second: use contract talent to support your core team as needed. Nurturing employee talent requires careful planning and time.

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Xebia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many teams are using Atlassian’s JIRA as an issue tracker, which then becomes a valuable source of information for their daily operations. As a team leader utilizing JIRA, you probably have employed JIRA dashboards to monitor the status of work, usually in context of a (release) planning. “won’t fix”).

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Is it inefficient processes that hamper communication within security teams? It becomes easier, however, when security leaders have a consistent framework in place for assessing the effectiveness of their people, processes, and technology – which is why I recently developed such a framework for IDC.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

The key to maintaining high-performing IT teams is to motivate them through challenging and interesting work — and, at the same time, assure they are rewarded and recognized for their achievements. At the same time, some of us must be developed to step into management roles oftentimes outside our comfort zone.

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Honeycomb

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Many software engineers are encountering LLMs for the very first time, while many ML engineers are being exposed directly to production systems for the very first time. Some of these things are related to cost/benefit tradeoffs, but most are about weak telemetry, instrumentation, and tooling. Latency is often unpredictable.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This exec loved my client and compared him quite favorably to his predecessor who, the exec said, regularly “inspired his team to underperformance.”. The essence of his answer was that the predecessor leader didn’t set high enough expectations for his team and failed to even follow through on the low bar that he did set.

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CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of organizations reviewing their password management strategies. The firm had seen continuous patterns of activity that showed that bad actors tried to get passwords to privileged user accounts. According to reports, MGM and Caesars were both customers of identity management company Okta.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Development pace: Is code typically shipped in days/weeks, or does it take months/quarters? Talent operations: How quickly are new hires productive and how quickly are underperformers managed out? Communication flow: How fast do important developments/results travel throughout the entire organization?

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CIO

JULY 21, 2023

As SaaS solutions gain greater market share, and build mindshare, operational know-how is becoming critical to both their development and evolution. One of the biggest issues for any development team is obtaining real and timely user feedback. Traditional development approaches can also cause lengthy release cycles.

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Ivanti

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Legacy cybersecurity systems – many designed over a decade ago – fail to account for the new breed of attacker capabilities and vulnerabilities – nor for the reliance on human configuration that is the Achilles heel of so much software. Secure by Design principles stress embedded security throughout software design and development.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence.

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CIO

JUNE 11, 2024

A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications.

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CIO

JUNE 24, 2024

These 10 strategies cover every critical aspect, from data integrity and development speed, to team expertise and executive buy-in. If your foundation is weak, your entire AI structure will collapse. Leverage reusable code libraries and frameworks to speed up your development process. Expertise is crucial at every stage.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Hallucinations occur when the data being used to train LLMs is of poor quality or incomplete. Chatbots may assign service tickets incorrectly, describe a problem inaccurately, or disrupt workflows and lead to significant systemic issues—causing data breaches or misallocation of vital resources—that then require human intervention.

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CIO

APRIL 27, 2023

Technical debt can be defined as the accumulation of legacy systems and applications that are difficult to maintain and support, as well as poorly written or hastily implemented code that increases risk over time. What is technical debt? If these complaints sound familiar, then it is time to act and reduce technical debt.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Of those, nearly half (49%) said that leader will be part of the C-suite executive team. Organizationally, Wiedenbeck is a member of Ameritas’ AI steering committee, called the “mission team,” which includes the legal and risk officers, along with the CIO. Reporting to Wiedenbeck is a team of some 20 people, mainly technologists.

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CIO

JANUARY 24, 2024

The proper use of unstructured data will become of increasing importance to IT leaders,” says Kevin Miller, CTO of enterprise software developer IFS. “It When different departments, business units, or groups keep data stored in systems not available to others, it diminishes the value of the data.

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Henrik Warne

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. In my case, we were 17 people let go that day, including 8 developers. Next, I went through my list of companies I would like to work for, and looked to see if they had any open developer roles. Here is what I learnt from the process.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Web3 developer platform Fleek has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Polychain Capital , the company told Jacquelyn. Booting up : Haje took a closer look at Silicon Valley Bank–backed StartupOS, which launched what it hopes will be the operating system for early-stage startups. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

DECEMBER 11, 2021

This article is the second in a four-part series on writing performance reviews. In this article, I talk about filling out the review form. The final post covers delivering the review. Before you begin to write your review, make sure you have the role and level definition for the person’s current role and level.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lack of vision A common reason digital transformation fails is due to a lack of vision, which along with planning is the foundation for digital success. Poor execution Even the best plans can fail if execution is poor. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff.

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Prisma Clud

JUNE 11, 2024

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks provide a set of comprehensive guidelines designed to safeguard systems against prevalent cyber risks. Understanding CIS Benchmarks CIS independently develops and promotes best practices to secure IT systems and data against cyberthreats.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. Servant Leadership: prioritizing the needs of the team and helping others to perform as highly as possible. What do you actually do ?”

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