Jane Street

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We’re once again at the end of our internship season, and it’s my taskto provide a few highlights of what the dev interns accomplished whilethey were here.

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Chatbots are the most widely adopted use case for leveraging the powerful chat and reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLM). The retrieval.

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Engineering at Meta

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Meta’s Native Assurance team regularly performs manual code reviews as part of our ongoing commitment to improve the security posture of Meta’s products. In 2021, we discovered a vulnerability in the Meta Quest 2’s Android-based OS that never made it to production but helped us find new ways to improve the security of Meta Quest products. We’re sharing our journey to get arbitrary native code execution in the privileged VR Runtime service on the Meta Quest 2 by exploiting a memory corruption v

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InfoQ Articles

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Domain-Driven Cloud (DDC) is an approach for creating your organization’s cloud architecture based on your business model. Based on Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and the architecture principle of high cohesion and low coupling, this article introduces DDC including the technical and human benefits of aligning your cloud architecture to the bounded contexts in your business model.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Cloud computing has enabled many organizations to improve the scalability and flexibility of a variety of crucial business functions. As migration to cloud-based solutions gains momentum, understanding the total cost of cloud adoption is crucial. Cloud economics, in particular, is a framework that has been tailored to evaluate and enhance the financial dimensions of harnessing […] The post How Cloud Economics Help Businesses Build Cyber Resilience in the Cloud appeared first on DATAVERSITY

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As part of MLflow 2’s support for LLMOps, we are excited to introduce the latest updates to support prompt engineering in MLflow 2.7. A.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Startups using data streaming can submit an application to win an investment from Confluent.

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Application 78

Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Hello! I’m Mark Horseman and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Read last month’s column here.) This month, we’re talking about the interplay between Data Governance and artificial intelligence (AI). What do we need […] The post The Cool Kids Corner: The Interplay Between Data Governance and AI appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Today, we are happy to announce the availability of Apache Spark™ 3.5 on Databricks as part of Databricks Runtime 14.0. We extend our s.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Event-driven microservice architecture transforms the way this service marketplace connects customers and tradespeople with jobs, scheduling, payments, and more.

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InfoQ Articles

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This article delves into the importance of integrating Software Composition Analysis (SCA) in CI/CD pipelines for security. It highlights the need for human oversight to accurately assess vulnerability impact and cautions against "alert fatigue." The article also recommends specialized tools for effective vulnerability management.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Organizations have become highly data-centric in the past years, increasing complications and costs as the volume of data rose. However, data integrity issues alone cost organizations $12.9 million annually, on average, according to Gartner. Because of this, data professionals have spent valuable time, resources, and brainpower on identifying and solving data issues rather than higher-value tasks. […] The post Top Data Migration Considerations for Data Teams appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Cloud Government Education 105

databricks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As data enthusiasts, we love uncovering stories in datasets. With Posit’s RStudio Desktop and Databricks Lakehouse, you can analyze data with dplyr, create i.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Learn how to use Apache Flink to build a Java pipeline that consumes clickstream data from Apache Kafka.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Our topic today on Heavy Networking is SD-WAN monitoring at massive scale. Scale can grow quickly with SD-WAN when you account for the underlay, overlays, gateways, endpoints, and more. We talk with sponsor Broadcom about their monitoring platform and dig into a case study with a Broadcom customer providing global IT infrastructure for thousands of their own customers.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Organizations all over the world – both profit and nonprofit – are looking at leveraging data analytics for improved business performance. Findings from a McKinsey survey indicate that data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times as likely to retain customers, and 19 times more profitable [1]. Research by MIT found that digitally mature firms are 26% […] The post Introducing the Data Analytics Fabric Concept appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Nonprofit Education 75

databricks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Special thanks to our partners at Immuta, Alation, and Anomalo for their collaboration on the content and technical assets from this article. The.

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Financial 86

Confluent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Get an in-depth introduction to Flink SQL. Learn how it relates to other APIs, its built-in functions and operations, which queries to try first, and see syntax examples.

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Obkio

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Master LAN Monitoring: Learn the essentials, best practices, and improve LAN network performance with Obkio's Network Performance Monitoring tool.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

If your enterprise has nominated you for the role of a citizen data scientist, you must have the right tools and augmented analytics features to help you fulfill your role. Gartner has predicted that “90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.” This statement, coupled with […] The post Yes, Being a Citizen Data Scientist Can Help You Succeed appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As the lakehouse becomes increasingly mission-critical to data-forward organizations, so too grows the risk that unexpected events, outages, and security incidents may derail.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

See how you can leverage a data streaming platform to build event-driven microservices and do stream processing for faster, better customer onboarding.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

On today's Day Two Cloud we discuss the state of network automation and whether and how it can catch up to automation in the public cloud. We look at network automation challenges, define boundaries with other elements of the infrastructure stack, the impact of cloud networking, whether AI and ML can help, and more. Our guests are Chris Grundemann and Scott Robohn, co-founders of the Network Automation Forum (NAF).

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Advanced data-intensive applications, the increased use of digitalization, and IoT devices are forcing organizations across various industries to reevaluate how they handle large amounts of data and exponential data growth effectively and efficiently. ZFS is a popular storage system because it is powerful and flexible, making it well-suited to handle large amounts of data while […] The post Scale-Out ZFS: Scalable Storage for Exponential Data Growth and Powerful Data Protection appeared f

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As data enthusiasts, we love uncovering stories in datasets. With Posit's RStudio Desktop and Databricks, you can analyze data with dplyr, create impressive.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Data streaming breaks down silos and fosters innovation across financial services, including risk, capital markets, consumer banking, payments, insurance, and more.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A special guest today, Keith Townsend joins Johna Greg to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing compared to on-premises infrastructure. We start by clarifying the definition of cloud and emphasizing the significance of software-defined infrastructure and automation in on-premises data centers. Keith shares his perspective on hybrid infrastructure and making the case for a combination of on-premises and off-premises resources as the future of enterprise IT.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of contemporary business, data analytics in product management has become a pivotal driver of success. Data analytics, the systematic exploration of data sets to glean valuable insights, has revolutionized how companies design, develop, and refine their products. This transformative tool empowers product managers with a nuanced understanding of customer preferences, market trends, […] The post Unlocking Strategic Insights by Leveraging Data Analytics in Product Man

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databricks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The opportunity for machine learning and AI in manufacturing is immense. From better alignment of production with consumer demand to improved process control.

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DevOps 62

Confluent

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

See how to seamlessly integrate and process IoT data with MQTT and Confluent Cloud. Harness insights for smarter decisions.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

On today's sponsored Heavy Networking we talk with Fortinet about how it converges network and security across the breadth of its portfolio. Fortinet is best known for its firewalls, but the company also offers campus and branch switches, has a wireless portfolio, offers SD-WAN and SASE, provides AI-supported operations, and more. We also talk about Fortinet's approach to the branch office that rethinks networking, security, and performance.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 1.1 has been a critical reference to help reduce or mitigate cybersecurity threats to Critical Infrastructures. First launched in 2014, it remains the de facto framework to address the cyber threats we have seen. However, with an eye toward addressing more targeted, sophisticated, and coordinated future threats, it was universally acknowledged that NIST CSF 1.1 required updating.

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Akins IT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As organizations grow and evolve, they often need to migrate from one M365 environment to another a task that seems simple, but often presents its own set of challenges. In this blog post, we will explore the complexities and hurdles associated with M365 to M365 migrations, and provide insights for businesses that need to make this type of a transition.

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SysAdmin1138 Explains

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I intended to write a "history of my browser usage" post as part of a longer piece on the Chrome monoculture, but this blog is nearly 20 years old and it turns out I already did a history. [link] where I give a good account of my pre-Mozilla browser usage. The first HTTP browser I used was NCSA Mosaic on a DEC station in college, flirted with Opera a few times, before going Mozilla-land.

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Packet Pushers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This week on Network Break we dig into Microsoft's post-mortem of an attack that led to the theft of emails from multiple US government agencies, discuss Huawei rolling out a new 7nm chip despite US trade restrictions meant to thwart advanced chipmaking, examine a Cisco and Nutanix team-up, and more tech news. This week on Network Break we dig into Microsoft's post-mortem of an attack that led to the theft of emails from multiple US government agencies, discuss Huawei rolling out a new 7nm chip

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Obkio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Discover the importance of network response time and how Obkio's Network Monitoring tool facilitates network response time monitoring & optimization.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Introduction Organizations need to protect themselves from the risks of running their business over the internet and processing sensitive data in the cloud. The growth of SaaS applications, Shadow IT and work from anywhere have therefore driven a rapid adoption of cloud-delivered cybersecurity services. Gartner defined SSE as a collection of cloud-delivered security functions: SWG, CASB, DLP and ZTNA.

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