Fine-tuning has been the sole method by which a model could be adapted to accomplish specific tasks. Today, the current large language model can be prompt-engineered to achieve similar results. An AI task that would have taken 6 months in the past can now be accomplished in a matter of minutes or hours. This development … continue reading
OpenAI announced two major initiatives: the GPT Store and ChatGPT Team. The GPT Store aims to connect users with highly rated and practical custom versions of ChatGPT and ChatGPT Team is a new plan tailored for smaller teams, granting access to GPT-4, DALL·E 3, and advanced data analysis tools. Users of ChatGPT have already created … continue reading
As most know, Xamarin is approaching its end of life on May 1, 2024. This critical milestone has prompted many developers and organizations to evaluate their options for upgrading from the cross-platform mobile app development framework to its successor, .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI), or taking this opportunity to explore alternative frameworks such as Flutter … continue reading
In a recent surge within the digital sphere, APIs have eclipsed other forms of internet traffic, becoming a pivotal component of our online world. The 2023 API Security and Management Report indicates that APIs now account for more than half (57%) of the dynamic internet traffic processed by Cloudflare in the past year. Yet, this … continue reading
The Data Quality 2023 Study study reveals that a significant 34% of the organizations responding are at the ‘Data Aware’ stage, indicating they are in the initial phases of recognizing the importance of data but have not yet fully integrated it into their decision-making processes. However, the most advanced stage, ‘Data Driven’, where data is … continue reading
Many organizations who have tried to implement value stream management (VSM) are now having issues with getting the results they want out of this practice. According to a recent survey from Broadcom, more than two-thirds of respondents claimed that their visibility isn’t what it should be. In addition, the majority of companies are missing a key … continue reading
LinkedIn recently announced its decision to open source its Developer Productivity and Happiness (DPH) Framework. The DPH Framework describes “the systems, processes, metrics, and feedback systems we use to understand our developers and their needs internally at LinkedIn,” Max Kanat-Alexander, principal staff software engineer at LinkedIn, and Grant Jenks, senior staff software engineer at LinkedIn, … continue reading
The following is a listing of security testing tool providers, along with a brief description of their offerings. FEATURED PROVIDER HCL AppScan helps organizations pinpoint and remediate vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with a suite of application security testing platforms available as a cloud-based service (SaaS), self-managed, or cloud-native. Powerful static, dynamic, interactive, … continue reading
Many organizations today assume a product roadmap is essential – the only logical way to understand where a product is right now and where it will be at specific points down the road. They believe a clear delineation of milestones and deadlines will give them a view into the future and, hopefully, some control over … continue reading
A number of companies have announced major changes to their executive leadership last month. Here are a couple of highlights: Ashan Willy joins New Relic as CEO Willy’s appointment came into effect on December 4, 2023. He brings with him 25 years of experience in go-to-market, engineering, product management, and global strategy and planning. Previously … continue reading
CompTIA, a global provider of IT certifications and training, has announced expansions to its range of learning and certification offerings to cater to a broader audience of students and professionals. Over the next year, CompTIA plans to launch several new products, beginning in the first quarter of 2024. Additionally, five of its existing certifications will … continue reading
In 2023, AI technologies made their way through the hype cycle. Companies researched it, maybe experimented with it, or at the very least, certainly spent a lot of time talking about it. In 2024, it will be time to actually take the lessons learned from those experiments and begin implementing these technologies in real ways, … continue reading
Patch management is like painting or gardening: At first glance, it may seem like routine and straightforward work. But in practice, it can prove much more challenging than it looks. Just as lack of prep work can spell disaster for a paint job, or forgetting to water and weed regularly can turn your garden into … continue reading
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has recently approved OpenFeature as an incubating project within the CNCF. OpenFeature is an open specification designed to provide a vendor-neutral, community-driven API specifically for feature flagging. Feature flagging is a method used in software development where teams can switch features or code paths on or off, or modify … continue reading
