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Data scientist confronts algorithmic bias and dispels myth of computer impartiality
True or false? Humans are fallible and biased while computers are logical and impartial. For years, data scientists held a belief in that statement, and algorithms were written with confidence that the results they returned were unbiased. But recent work in data science and artificial intelligence has proven this is not the case. “Algorithms reinforce ...
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How StormForge employs ‘real ML’ to optimize Kubernetes in production
In the past decade, cloud-native applications have gone from fringe to fundamental technology for business operations. This shift from legacy infrastructure has accelerated thanks to edge computing and demand for real-time data insights, not to mention the sprawl of remote operations prompted by the pandemic. Yet the rapid adoption of cloud-native technology has created complications ...
Close the Kubernetes complexity gap with machine learning optimization at Feb 23 event
When they first got together, cloud computing and Kubernetes seemed like the perfect couple. Now, with almost three-quarters of organizations running Kubernetes workloads in production, the honeymoon phase is over. Kubernetes is great at container orchestration; however, its complexity and lack of transparency are causing security issues, soaring cloud costs, and delays in deployment, as ...
3 insights you might have missed from Infinidat’s InfiniGuard Cyber Resilience event
In 2021, ransomware topped the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s “ENISA Threat Landscape 2021” report. With data breaches being a “when not if” scenario, companies are looking to trusted vendors for built-in solutions that protect both primary data resources and secondary backup. Addressing that need, high-end enterprise storage solution provider Infinidat Ltd. recently unveiled significant ...
Infinidat aims to neutralize ransomware threat with upgrades to InfiniGuard high-end enterprise backup appliance
Nineteen years ago this month, criminals perpetrated the biggest physical theft this century, stealing over $100 million worth of diamonds and jewels from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. The Centre kept its assets in a supposedly impenetrable vault. But the thieves still made it in, and out again, undetected. In the information technology world, storage ...
Infinidat to unveil upgrades to thwart cybercriminals during Feb. 9 event
It’s true that cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. But catchphrases don’t stop cybercriminals. With the average cost of a ransomware breach hitting $4.62 million in 2021, the pressure is on for companies to beef up their security profile. But the security market is crowded with point tools that claim to be essential. For many buyers, the ...
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AWS Heroes Panel spotlights open-source community, security and funding
There has been an evolutionary explosion in the size, shape and number of open-source projects over the past decade. In 2010, source code host site GitHub had 1 million repositories. By 2018, it had risen to 100 million. Today, the site’s code search shows 278 million repositories, and by the time you read this article, ...
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How open-source Kubecost is eliminating container overspend
Explaining cloud computing is simple. Managing distributed applications and services for an enterprise-scale company isn’t. That’s why the tidal wave of cloud adoption that broke across industry in the COVID pandemic has brought a companion surge of Kubernetes into mainstream enterprise information technology. Kubernetes is excellent at managing containerized workloads and services, enabling faster time ...
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Patreon achieves enterprise-scale DevOps mastery with Armory + Spinnaker
Adopting DevOps methodology is more than hype. In today’s ever-changing business environments, the ability to react fast and scale up is essential. Thirty-two percent of customers will walk away from a brand they love after only one bad experience, according to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC customer experience survey. On the opposite side of the scale, companies ...
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In wake of Log4j crisis, Tidelift’s open-source solution eliminates hidden code vulnerabilities
There’s a great cartoon that sums up the state of modern software. Titled “Dependency,” it shows a mass of digital infrastructure teetering on one small piece of open-source code. The image is ridiculous, but the issue is not a joke. A 2020 audit of more than 1,250 commercial codebases found that 99% of them included at ...