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Rethinking API Management: Should You Unbundle, Or Is There A Better Approach?

Steve Rodda, CEO of Ambassador, discusses the debate between unbundling API management and utilizing full-suite solutions. Developers favor specialized tools, while leadership prefers comprehensive platforms. The key lies in balancing specialization and integration. Platform engineering seeks to achieve harmony by combining best-of-breed tools into a unified ecosystem, promoting productivity and minimizing obstacles.

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Top Challenges In Building Cross-Platform Apps (And How To Solve Them)

Developers face numerous challenges when creating cross-platform applications. These include maintaining performance, collaborating across teams, safeguarding user data, handling device discrepancies, and managing code functionality. Other issues involve synchronizing notifications, tailoring apps for diverse cultures, and engaging users across platforms. Overcoming these challenges requires technology-specific optimizations and careful planning.

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Understanding DevEx As A Service

Paul Stovell, CEO of Octopus Deploy, discusses the evolving role of DevOps in meeting performance benchmarks and fostering team collaboration. DevEx aims to empower developers by eliminating workflow friction and providing necessary support. DEaaS centralizes and standardizes the developer experience through an internal platform, with a focus on improving productivity and well-being.

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Uber Clone: Taxi Booking App Go Live in 10 Days

In the modern business world, convenience is crucial, and the rise of ride-hailing apps like Uber has disrupted traditional transportation. An Uber Clone app, like Uber but quicker and cheaper to develop, offers benefits such as quick deployment, cost-effectiveness, and customization. Entrepreneurs can capitalize on market trends and meet local needs by investing in this…

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Leading The Charge: What It Takes To Be An Elite Engineering Team

The software industry is undergoing a transformation amidst challenges and opportunities. CTOs can lead their teams to success by focusing on rapid deployment, a robust CI/CD framework, immediate feedback culture, future-ready technologies, and data-driven decision-making. Following elite team practices can make a significant impact on software delivery. (Word count: 49)

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How Senior Software Engineers Drive Business Growth – A Conversation With Vissarion Chakvetadze

About 1 in 4 businesses in the United States do not survive their first year, emphasizing the pivotal role of Senior Software Engineers in business success. Vissarion Chakvetadze, an experienced Senior Software Engineer, highlights their importance for preventing failures and shares insights on challenges faced and strategies for thriving businesses, emphasizing effective communication and prioritizing…

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Enhancing Application Audits — Ilia Zadiabin

Ilia Zadiabin, an experienced Flutter developer, shares insights on application audits in cross-platform software development. He emphasizes the importance of app audits in maintaining quality, security, and performance. Ilia also discusses strategies for balancing data collection with user privacy and the potential future integration of AI in quality control processes.

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Reflecting on 10 Years of Kubernetes: A Decade of Innovation

Kubernetes, celebrating its tenth anniversary, revolutionized infrastructure and container management. It simplified complex tasks, such as orchestrating containers, managing DNS, and certificate rotation. Fairwinds, formerly ReactiveOps, Inc., has been actively involved with Kubernetes and offers Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service, emphasizing stability, security, and reliability. Additionally, they have developed various open source tools to address common Kubernetes environment…

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Managing a Distributed API Estate Efficiently with Azure API Management and Self-Hosted Gateways

Azure API Management (APIM) is a cloud-based service for creating, publishing, and managing APIs. It offers policy management, access control, and transformation of requests and responses. Self-hosted gateways extend this capability outside of Azure. APIM integrates with API Center for discovery and governance. This solution addresses challenges of managing distributed APIs efficiently.

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Microsoft Entra IDaaS in security operations

This architecture demonstrates integrating Microsoft Entra identity and access capabilities into a zero-trust security strategy focused on cloud services. Gartner predicts rapid cloud market growth, highlighting the need for a shift towards prioritizing user identity security. Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) outlines how these capabilities integrate with existing architectures and provides potential use cases and…

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N-tier application with Apache Cassandra

This reference architecture illustrates deploying virtual machines and a virtual network for an N-tier application using Apache Cassandra on Linux for the data tier. It includes recommendations for virtual machines, virtual network, application gateway, load balancers, network security groups, Cassandra, jumpbox, scalability, subscription limits, performance efficiency, availability, cost, security, and operational excellence. For more information,…

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Hub-spoke network topology with Azure Virtual WAN

This hub-spoke architecture in Azure offers a secure hybrid network, using a virtual hub to connect on-premises networks. It employs Azure Virtual WAN for managed services, reducing operational overhead and costs. The architecture ensures improved security and separation of IT concerns. It supports various use cases and offers scalability, reliability, performance, and cost optimization.

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SAP deployment in Azure using an Oracle database

This reference architecture outlines best practices for hosting a high-availability SAP NetWeaver with Oracle Database on Azure. It details the components, networking, virtual machines, storage, high availability setup, disaster recovery, backup methods, and considerations for both Windows and Linux deployments. It emphasizes customization based on business requirements and SAP product licensing.

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Deploy IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) on Azure

IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 8.x runs on OpenShift on Azure. The architecture features a container hosting platform with privatized deployment of worker and control nodes integrated with Azure Premium Files and standard files for storage. MAS includes Manage, Monitor, Health, Visual Inspection, Predict, Assist, Safety, and Civil applications. Deployment on Azure is suggested, and…

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Partitioning an LLM between cloud and edge

Large language models (LLMs) have conventionally relied on centralized systems due to high computational demands. However, a partitioned architecture can effectively balance tasks between edge and cloud servers, reducing latency and conserving energy. Despite its complexity, this hybrid approach offers enhanced performance and security for AI deployment, urging businesses to consider its potential.

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Let’s Architect! Learn About Machine Learning on AWS

Businesses can enhance operational efficiency and decision-making by adopting a data-driven approach with machine learning (ML). Leveraging ML on AWS can jump-start a data-driven journey, enable MLOps engineering, and implement generative AI infrastructure. Pinterest and Booking.com showcase successful implementations. Amazon SageMaker Immersion Day offers a comprehensive ML training workshop, empowering users to harness AWS ML…

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Collaboration Requires Proximity – But It Doesn’t Have to Be Physical

The future of work is undoubtedly hybrid, with the need for both physical proximity and strong social ties becoming increasingly important. Research has shown that strong social connections can compensate for physical distance, while physical proximity fosters more frequent communication and increases trust. Successful collaboration in a hybrid world requires a multifaceted approach.

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The AI Skills Gap and How to Address It

Workers are concerned about the impact of AI on their jobs, with a perceived lack of necessary skills and training. Reports highlight a significant hiring gap for AI-related positions, despite a high demand for workers with the skills to implement AI programs. Fears of job replacement persist, fueling the need for comprehensive AI training programs.

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The US Regulatory Landscape: A Patchwork of Concerns

Consumers are increasingly concerned about data privacy. In the US, the absence of federal privacy laws has led to a patchwork of state-level regulations, creating complexity for marketers. A draft federal privacy bill offers hope, but challenges persist. Marketers must advocate for clarity, collaboration, and best practices, aiming to mirror the success of GDPR in…

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The Six Dimensions of Winning Teams

High-performance teams require clear goals, values, rules, roles, processes, and individual commitment. The IMAX team's successful Mount Everest expedition demonstrates the importance of these dimensions. An expanded model proposes goals, values, rules, roles, processes, and individual commitment as essential for high-performing teams. In the corporate world, neglecting these crucial elements can lead to dysfunction and…

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How To Manage Critical Conversations

This content provides a framework for navigating critical discussions within teams, emphasizing the importance of addressing issues, interests, and identity. It outlines the common pitfalls encountered in such conversations and suggests proactive strategies for leaders to guide these discussions effectively. The author underscores the significance of recognizing and managing the three stages to reach meaningful…

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EU Commission Takes on Disinformation and Election Interference

Věra Jourová, the EU Commission vice president for values and transparency, urged Big Tech to protect global democratic elections from interference and disinformation, emphasizing the threat of authoritarian governments, AI-powered deepfakes, and Russian interference. She highlighted the need for fact-checking, compliance with regulations, and cooperation with independent fact-checkers, while addressing concerns about impacts on free…

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Technology Executive Arsenal: Must-Have Skills for Leaders

Technology executives face evolving expectations in a rapidly changing landscape. To meet these demands, they must assess their capabilities, prioritize effectively, and address any blind spots. As the role transforms, they need agility, real-time decision-making, and creativity. Embracing operational discipline, fostering innovation, strategic planning, tech expertise, and promoting resilience are essential for success.

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Types of central processing units (CPUs)

A CPU, or central processing unit, serves as the computer's brain, managing tasks and operational functions. Key components of CPUs include cache, clock speed, cores, and threads. They use a repeated command cycle to execute computing instructions. CPUs vary from single-core to deca-core processors. Major manufacturers include Intel and AMD. Future developments may involve new…

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Should Your Organization Use a Hyperscaler Cloud Provider?

Hyperscalers, the dominant players in the cloud market, cater to enterprises with large computing needs. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, and Oracle are top providers, offering extensive solutions. Avoiding vendor lock-in and carefully managing costs are crucial for organizations considering hyperscaler adoption. Cloud portability across providers and private clouds is…

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