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A Beginner Guide to Recover Exchange Database

Faris Malaeb

An Exchange database plays a vital role in the functioning of an organization. It stores all the critical information, including emails, contacts, and calendars. However, failure can occur for multiple reasons, such as power failure, virus and may cause the Exchange database can become corrupted, leading to data loss and other issues. In such cases, The post A Beginner Guide to Recover Exchange Database appeared first on Faris Malaeb.

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Announcing Ray support on Databricks and Apache Spark Clusters

databricks

Ray is a prominent compute framework for running scalable AI and Python workloads, offering a variety of distributed machine learning tools, large-scale hyperparameter.

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We’re making our prices public

Mixpanel

We kicked off this year by introducing our vision for transparent pricing that would make it as frictionless as possible for companies of all sizes to get started with product analytics. The problem we’ve seen across B2B software at large is that vendors hide their pricing, forcing expensive discovery calls and negotiations that waste time and leave customers questioning whether they’re getting a good deal (and they’re often not).

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Article: How to Have More Effective Conversations With Business Stakeholders About Software Architecture

InfoQ Articles

Technical leaders must be able to communicate with business stakeholders to effectively design software solutions that meet the business needs and stay within an established cost threshold. Making architectural decisions requires understanding the desired quality attributes that will affect trade-off discussions between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Multi-Geo Replication 101 for Apache Kafka: The What, How, and Why

Confluent

Learn the what, how, and why for multi-geo replication. In this post, we’ll share the best tools, practices, and patterns for planning geo-replicated Kafka deployments.

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Scalable Spark Structured Streaming for REST API Destinations

databricks

Spark Structured Streaming is the widely-used open source engine at the foundation of data streaming on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. It can elegantly.

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Exploring Your Network Data With Kentik Data Explorer

Kentik

A cornerstone of network observability is the ability to ask any question of your network. That means having an unbound capacity to explore the tremendous amount and variety of network telemetry you collect. It means seeing trends and patterns from a macro level, but it also means getting very granular to pursue any line of analysis of your data. Collecting information from flow records, SNMP, streaming telemetry, BGP, eBPF, and so on is indeed very important.

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What Happens When ChatGPT Becomes Monetized or Goes Away?

Dataversity

ChatGPT is getting a lot of press right now and has catapulted artificial intelligence (AI) into the eyes of the general public in a very big way. While it isn’t the first generative AI, it achieved a surprisingly fast rate of adoption and is presenting an interesting look into the future of AI. Some people are […] The post What Happens When ChatGPT Becomes Monetized or Goes Away?

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Article: Writing Cloud Native Network Functions (CNFs): One Concern Per Container

InfoQ Articles

This article discusses the “one concern, one process” design for containers and Cloud native network functions (CNFs). By W.

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Cybersecurity in Manufacturing

databricks

In a recent Manufacturing survey by Omdia, sponsored by Databricks [1], one of the questions asked was "what are the challenges slowing and.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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The Data-Centric Revolution: Zero Copy Integration

TDAN

I love the term “Zero Copy Integration.” I didn’t come up with it, it was the Data Collaboration Alliance,[1] that came up with that one. The Data Collaboration Alliance is a Canadian based advocacy group promoting localized control of data along with federated access. What I like about the term is how evocative it is.

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What Architecture Can Teach Us About Self-Healing Systems

Dataversity

DevOps teams and site reliability engineers (SREs) deal with code daily. Doing so teaches them to scrutinize their world, make astute observations, and draw unexpected connections. After all, although highly logical and mathematical in nature, software development is, at least in part, art form. Unconvinced by that statement? Consider the parallels between history’s most remarkable […] The post What Architecture Can Teach Us About Self-Healing Systems appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Article: Interactive Microservices as an Alternative to Micro Front-Ends for Modularizing the UI Layer

InfoQ Articles

While microservices architectures are well established for the back-ends of software systems, the same cannot be said for front-ends. Interactive microservices are based on a new type of web API that Qworum defines, the multi-phase web API, where the endpoint calls may involve more than one request-response pair, also called a phase.

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Implementing Disaster Recovery for a Databricks Workspace

databricks

This post is a continuation of the Disaster Recovery Overview, Strategies, and Assessment and Disaster Recovery Automation and Tooling for a Databricks Workspace.

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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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Meet Marcus, Our February 2023 Confluent Champion

Confluent

Marcus Greer, a software engineer in the Cloud Manageability organization and systems their businesses depend on. Learn more about Marcus and hear about how his love of distributed systems engineering led him to Confluent.

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What Every Manager Needs To Know About Data Security

TDAN

Data breaches, in case you hadn’t noticed, are all the rage. In today’s world, when smart telephones are all the rage, it’s no surprise that smart technology is being adopted by business as well.

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Article: How to Rebuild Tech Culture for Those Who Survived the Layoffs

InfoQ Articles

A wave of layoffs hit the software industry and changed the definition of tech culture. This article explores the situation across multiple tech companies, and the diverse choices made to support employees who survived, and those they had to say good-bye to. It provides suggestions for those of us who have stayed behind, and how to rebuild culture in our tech teams.

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Heavy Networking 668: Inside A Virtualization Consultant’s Home Lab

Packet Pushers

On Heavy Networking today we look at a home lab running VMware products including NSX, as well as infrastructure-as-code products Terraform, Packer, and Ansible. These use cases create a different hardware demand than virtualized network operating system images. Guest Maarten Van Driessen explains it all, including how he saves money on lab gear. On Heavy Networking today we look at a home lab running VMware products including NSX, as well as infrastructure-as-code products Terraform, Packer, an

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr

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With Data, Trust Comes First

Confluent

Perhaps the largest challenge for modern data teams is gaining and retaining trust. Insights without truth are worthless, so trustworthy results must come first.

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Through the Looking Glass: Sounds of Data – Part 1

TDAN

“There is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9 I know this biblical quote has serious implications. But here, I cite it only in the context of what I expected to be true about data. I’ve reached that well-seasoned stage of my data governance career where I continuously run into the same problems and challenges.

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Observability: Traceability for Distributed Systems

Dataversity

Have you ever waited for that one expensive parcel that shows “shipped,” but you have no clue where it is? The tracking history stopped updating five days ago, and you have almost lost hope. But wait, 11 days later, you have it at your doorstep. You wished the traceability could have been better to relieve […] The post Observability: Traceability for Distributed Systems appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Network Availability Monitoring: Understanding the Differences Between Client Expectations vs. SLAs

Obkio

Learn what network availability is, how to use network availability monitoring to identify network performance issues vs. network availability issues.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Getting Started with Python for Apache Kafka

Confluent

Get an introduction to Python for developing Kafka client applications, the benefits of using Kafka-Python, and how to get started.

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How Will Artificial Intelligence Impact Project Management?

TDAN

The project management profession, like many others, faces an emergent threat from artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies. Project managers are likely to experience a major upheaval during the 2020s. Gartner has predicted that by 2030, upwards to 80% of project management work will be automated by artificial intelligence (AI).

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For Successful Transformations, CIOs Must Evolve

Dataversity

Our world is hybrid and becoming increasingly digitized – a study from McKinsey suggests that the pandemic accelerated companies’ adoption of digital or digitally enabled products by seven years. The ability to connect with one another like never before is exciting, but those connections don’t come without their challenges. For example, each new device communicating with the […] The post For Successful Transformations, CIOs Must Evolve appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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SASE in Manufacturing: Overcoming Security and Connectivity Challenges

CATO Networks

Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry as we are witnessing numerous innovative technologies such as AI, IoT, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) helping manufacturers enhance their supply chain, logistics and production lines. While we see these operations evolving into smart factories, the industry still faces challenges that could adversely impact its ability to realize the full potential of Industry 4.0.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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HS041 Intelligent Network Automation With BackBox – Sponsored

Packet Pushers

We talk a lot about automation and orchestration and how they can change your network strategy and smooth network workflows. But not everybody wants to sit around writing code and building test labs. Greg and Johna talk with Josh Stephens and Chanoch Marmorstein from sponsor BackBox about its network automation software, how it fits into a network operations strategy, and how BackBox focuses on the network engineer.

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ChatGPT and the Commoditization of Expertise

TDAN

There’s been a lot of Chat about ChatGPT, the new AI chatbot being developed by a company called OpenAI. Indeed, people seem to be talking about little else, as far as I can see. So, let me put in my two cents worth here, for public consumption and consideration.

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Observability: Traceability for Distributed Systems

Dataversity

Have you ever waited for that one expensive parcel that shows “shipped,” but you have no clue where it is? The tracking history stopped updating five days ago, and you have almost lost hope. But wait, 11 days later, you have it at your doorstep. You wished the traceability could have been better to relieve […] The post Observability: Traceability for Distributed Systems appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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10 Marketing Tips for St. Patrick’s Day Events 

Eventbrite

Who needs luck on March 17? St. Patrick’s Day events are sure bets for anyone hosting events. Whether you’re hosting a pub crawl or a Guinness appreciation brunch, a river-dying watch party or an Irish trivia night, your St. Patrick’s Day events are big business. (Unsurprisingly, St. Patrick’s Day is the most popular drinking holiday.

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo