DevOps NoSQL and the open source stack

Does the CIO need to understand technology? CASTing around for an answer to the 'how' of software This article is sponsored by:

Without some way of divining how legacy and cloud-native apps will work together, and more importantly where the problems will lie and how the can be resolved, the idea that 'this will end in tears' is all too real.

Confluent delivers strong growth and has big plans for Flink - but workforce cut by 8% This article is sponsored by:

Confluent beat the high end of its guidance in Q4 and the number of large deals with buyers are increasing. However, the vendor also announced layoffs in the face of tough macro conditions.

Atlassian brings automation to Confluence to help curate the 'content explosion' This article is sponsored by:

Atlassian this week brings workflow automation capabilities into Confluence and adds new connected automations to Jira.

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2022 - the year in Frictionless Enterprise This article is sponsored by:

It's been a busy year mapping Frictionless Enterprise and its components including the XaaS Effect, customer success, the Collaborative Canvas, Tierless Architecture, co-code and more.

Tech bio pioneer Basecamp Research using graph technology to find ‘in silico’ protein breakthroughs This article is sponsored by:

Neo4j’s graph technology is key to the London-based company’s unique approach to ethical metagenomic discovery

MongoDB continues to thrive despite challenging macro environment This article is sponsored by:

Document model database vendor MongoDB saw its share price soar this week after better than expected earnings.

Enterprise hits and misses - Retailers hit Black Friday numbers, DevOps gets quantified, and AI projects get real This article is sponsored by:

This week - retailers get a pretty decent Black Friday, but questions linger. AI projects get a reality check, as data on ROI and employee buy-in rolls in. DevOps isn't easy, and neither are open source language models (just ask Meta). As always, your weekly whiffs.

How TomTom is open to building a digital twin of the planet This article is sponsored by:

Mapping and navigation specialist TomTom has a new vision of the future

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GitHub Universe - 94 million happy coders and success for open source, says CEO This article is sponsored by:

Day one of the GitHub Universe event in San Francisco saw an enthusiastic audience celebrate the success of open source development in recent years

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US Citizen and Immigration Services moves to real-time data sharing with Confluent This article is sponsored by:

The Homeland Security department is hoping that it can move from spreadsheets and email exchanges, to real-time event streaming with Confluent, in order to better provide immigration services.

No more relics – it’s time for a cutting-edge operating model This article is sponsored by:

Moving from a legacy fossil to a next-gen operating model is all fine in theory, but how does it look in the real world? Matthew Phipps of ServiceNow cuts to the practical steps organizations can take.

Dinosaur fossil old relic concept © Jill White - Pixabay

Co-code - solving for IT shortages, no-code governance and a composable future This article is sponsored by:

Co-code helps IT keep pace with rising demand for automation while maintaining governance - 'co' as in collaborating with business colleagues, in a composable landscape

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US’s first cloud-based data repository for derivatives market puts Confluent at its KOR This article is sponsored by:

KOR is a dedicated trade reporting platform that has adopted Confluent Cloud and a data streaming architecture to improve compliance processes.

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