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 Serverless holds out the promise of allowing you to focus more on core business functionality and less on the infrastructure required to run your systems. Find out the main reasons for trying it in our dedicated summer podcast series. (Podcasts) |
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 David Smith makes the case for R as a platform for developing models for intelligent applications, offering a few examples with details in the accompanying interactive code lab. (Presentation)
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 Martin Gorner introduces Google Dataflow Codelab, and demos the tools and techniques they are using for data science. (Presentation)
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 Yes, you can. Learn how to train models, and how to serve them, including basic validation techniques, A/B tests, and the importance of keeping models up-to-date. (Presentation) |
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 Burkay Gur talks about how Coinbase solves the problem of detecting similar identity documents using deep learning. [video length 9:28 min] (Presentation) |
 Anjuli Kannan takes an in-depth look at the deep learning techniques for language understanding that are behind Google-scale applications like Gmail Smart Reply and Google Translate. She covers both the high level intuition for these techniques, and practical pointers for getting started in TensorFlow. [video length 11:14 min] (Presentation) |
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 When adding a new technology like a service mesh into your production stack, be mindful of the impact this will have on you and your colleagues. Be clear about what problem you are solving, and define appropriate acceptance criteria. Run experiments that attempt to show how a service mesh can make life better for the various stakeholders. (Article) |
 Martin Alfke discusses issues enterprises have when adopting new methods, covering reactions from tech people, project managers used with waterfall, departments refusing change,and C managers. (Presentation) |
 Samuel Ortiz and Daniel Walsh talk about breaking down the containers runtimes into their base functionality and then building them up into a series or core libraries and tools to specialize in core capabilities. Their goal is, rather than have one monolithic daemon to do all container management, to build up a series of tools that specialize in each different function of container management. (Presentation)
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 The same factors which make quantum theory so startling also make quantum computers very difficult to implement in practice: quantum phenomena don't manifest themselves in everyday life. Given the cost, size, and physical delicacy of quantum computers, they're a perfect fit for the 'pay per use' cloud consumption model. (Article) |
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| Apache recently released Groovy 2.5 featuring improvements in AST transformations and introducing support for macros. Groovy 3.0 development is also well underway with release candidates scheduled to be ready by the end of 2018. Dr. Paul King, principal software engineer at OCI and Groovy committer, spoke to InfoQ about this latest release and the upcoming release of version 3.0. (News) |
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 This article explains why, in a fast-changing mobile app environment, organizations should aim for flexibility by using an open development infrastructure for their mobile app development. This infrastructure should support multiple deployment options, decouple the front-end and MBaaS infrastructure, enable task automation by using both cloud services and a low-code development approach. (Article) |
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 Karim Babay discusses how HealthSapiens addresses some of the issues healthcare is facing: high costs, difficulty accessing EMRs, insurance provider network restrictions, lack of transparency, etc.. (Presentation) |
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 Agile teams are hungry for feedback, but are they getting it fast enough? If your peer review process isn’t structured right, it could be dragging down your development. This article explains how your team can unlock the full potential of code and document reviews by employing a structured, but flexible process that accelerates development and fosters a culture of collaboration (Article) |
 Torbjörn Gyllebring envisions a future in which teams are refocusing on people, embracing their humanness and redesigning systems to meet human needs. (Presentation) |
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 Bjarte Bogsnes discusses how Statoil approaches management, including budgeting, based on Beyond Budgeting principles. (Presentation) |
 Greg Cempla and Anna Miedzianowska discuss the Portofolio Wall used by Ocado to have global visibility and to aid collaboration across hundreds of people in four development centers. (Presentation) |
