There are new and emerging opportunities for organisations in all sectors to create and deliver compelling services for their customers using the power of disruptive innovation. As organisations formulate their plans for the coming months, this paper aims to help business and public sector leaders understand the cultural and organisational challenges that are inevitably brought by the use of blockchain technologies, and provides them with the insights they need to overcome them.
The Basic Introduction to Blockchain technology and its features along with its working ,usage and application areas. This presentation clarifies all the basic concenpts related to blockchain technology .
This course covers in detail the technical principles & concepts behind blockchain. In addition, it seeks to provide you with the insights and deep understanding of the various components of blockchain technology, and enables you to determine for yourself how to best leverage and exploit blockchain for your project, organisation or start-up.
Link - https://www.experfy.com/training/courses/blockchain-technology-fundamentals
***** Blockchain Training : https://www.edureka.co/blockchain-training *****
This Edureka video on "Blockchain Explained" is to guide you through the fundamentals of the new revolutionary technology called Blockchain and its defining concepts. Below are the topics covered in this tutorial:
1. History of blockchain
2. What is Blockchain
3. Traditional Transaction vs Blockchain
4. How Blockchain Works
5. Benefits of Blockchain
6. Blockchain Transaction Demo
Here is the link to the Blockchain blog series: https://goo.gl/DPoAHR
You can also refer this playlist on Blockchain: https://goo.gl/V5iayd
Blockchain Overview, What is Blockchain, Why Blockchain, How Blockchain will change the world, concepts of Blockchain are explained like Consensus, Distributed Ledger, Blockchain use cases and more
The Basic Introduction to Blockchain technology and its features along with its working ,usage and application areas. This presentation clarifies all the basic concenpts related to blockchain technology .
This course covers in detail the technical principles & concepts behind blockchain. In addition, it seeks to provide you with the insights and deep understanding of the various components of blockchain technology, and enables you to determine for yourself how to best leverage and exploit blockchain for your project, organisation or start-up.
Link - https://www.experfy.com/training/courses/blockchain-technology-fundamentals
***** Blockchain Training : https://www.edureka.co/blockchain-training *****
This Edureka video on "Blockchain Explained" is to guide you through the fundamentals of the new revolutionary technology called Blockchain and its defining concepts. Below are the topics covered in this tutorial:
1. History of blockchain
2. What is Blockchain
3. Traditional Transaction vs Blockchain
4. How Blockchain Works
5. Benefits of Blockchain
6. Blockchain Transaction Demo
Here is the link to the Blockchain blog series: https://goo.gl/DPoAHR
You can also refer this playlist on Blockchain: https://goo.gl/V5iayd
Blockchain Overview, What is Blockchain, Why Blockchain, How Blockchain will change the world, concepts of Blockchain are explained like Consensus, Distributed Ledger, Blockchain use cases and more
Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain.
This Edureka Blockchain technology tutorial will give you an understanding of how blockchain works and what are blockchain technologies. This tutorial helps you to learn following topics:
1. What are Blockchain & Bitcoin
2. Blockchain Technologies
3. Peer to Peer Network
4. Cryptography
5. Proof of Work & Blockchain Program
6. Ethereum & Smart Contracts
7. Blockchain Applications and Use Cases
An introduction to Blockchain and covering :
-Blockchain vs cryptocurrency
-Bitcoin vs Ethereum
-Real life and industrial examples
-Business example
-Benefits & challenges
Block chain 101 what it is, why it mattersPaul Brody
The Blockchain is an important new technology, but it is shrouded in mystery: what does it do? Why is it such a big deal? How is it related to bitcoin? In this short presentation (with attached video), I attempt to answer those questions.
Blockchain became a popular technology trend because of cryptocurrencies. But, this technology has its applications beyond the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
The Blockchain - The Technology behind Bitcoin Jérôme Kehrli
The blockchain and blockchain related topics are becoming increasingly discussed and studied nowadays. There is not one single day where I don't hear about it, that being on linkedin or elsewhere.
I interested myself deeply in the blockchain topic recently and this is the first article of a coming whole serie around the blockchain.
This presentation is an introduction to the blockchain, presents what it is in the light of its initial deployment in the Bitcoin project as well as all technical details and architecture concerns behind it.
We won't focus here on business applications aside from what is required to present the blockchain purpose, more concrete business applications and evolutions will be the topic of another presentation I'll post in a few weeks
Ethereum is an open software platform based on blockchain technology that enables developers to
build and deploy decentralized applications.
Ethereum is a distributed public blockchain network.
While the Bitcoin blockchain is used to track ownership of digital currency (bitcoins), the Ethereum
blockchain focuses on running the programming code of any decentralized application.
Ether is a cryptocurrency whose blockchain is generated by the Ethereum platform. Ether can be
transferred between accounts and used to compensate participant mining nodes for computations
performed.
Blockchain: The Information Technology of the FutureMelanie Swan
The blockchain concept may be one of the most transformative ideas to impact the world since the Internet. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are merely one application of the blockchain concept. The blockchain is a public transaction ledger built in a decentralized network structure based on cryptographic principles so that any kind of trading, buying and selling of assets does not need to go through a centralized intermediary. Any kind of asset may be encoded into the blockchain and transacted, validated, or preserved in a much more efficient manner than at present including ideas, health data, financial assets, automobiles, and government documents. Venture Capitalists are calling the blockchain the next big investment wave.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology Explained: Not just Cryptocurrencies, Econo...Melanie Swan
The blockchain concept may be one of the most transformative ideas to impact the world since the Internet. It represents a new organizing paradigm for all activity and integrates humans and technology. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are merely one application of the blockchain concept. The blockchain is a public transaction ledger built in a network structure based on cryptographic principles so there does not need to be a centralized intermediary. Any kind of asset (art, car, home, financial contract) may be encoded into the blockchain and transacted, validated, or preserved in a much more efficient manner than at present including ideas, health data, financial assets, automobiles, and government documents. Blockchain technology applies well beyond cryptocurrencies, economics, and markets to all venues of human information processing, collaboration, and interaction including art, health, and literacy.
Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain.
This Edureka Blockchain technology tutorial will give you an understanding of how blockchain works and what are blockchain technologies. This tutorial helps you to learn following topics:
1. What are Blockchain & Bitcoin
2. Blockchain Technologies
3. Peer to Peer Network
4. Cryptography
5. Proof of Work & Blockchain Program
6. Ethereum & Smart Contracts
7. Blockchain Applications and Use Cases
An introduction to Blockchain and covering :
-Blockchain vs cryptocurrency
-Bitcoin vs Ethereum
-Real life and industrial examples
-Business example
-Benefits & challenges
Block chain 101 what it is, why it mattersPaul Brody
The Blockchain is an important new technology, but it is shrouded in mystery: what does it do? Why is it such a big deal? How is it related to bitcoin? In this short presentation (with attached video), I attempt to answer those questions.
Blockchain became a popular technology trend because of cryptocurrencies. But, this technology has its applications beyond the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
The Blockchain - The Technology behind Bitcoin Jérôme Kehrli
The blockchain and blockchain related topics are becoming increasingly discussed and studied nowadays. There is not one single day where I don't hear about it, that being on linkedin or elsewhere.
I interested myself deeply in the blockchain topic recently and this is the first article of a coming whole serie around the blockchain.
This presentation is an introduction to the blockchain, presents what it is in the light of its initial deployment in the Bitcoin project as well as all technical details and architecture concerns behind it.
We won't focus here on business applications aside from what is required to present the blockchain purpose, more concrete business applications and evolutions will be the topic of another presentation I'll post in a few weeks
Ethereum is an open software platform based on blockchain technology that enables developers to
build and deploy decentralized applications.
Ethereum is a distributed public blockchain network.
While the Bitcoin blockchain is used to track ownership of digital currency (bitcoins), the Ethereum
blockchain focuses on running the programming code of any decentralized application.
Ether is a cryptocurrency whose blockchain is generated by the Ethereum platform. Ether can be
transferred between accounts and used to compensate participant mining nodes for computations
performed.
Blockchain: The Information Technology of the FutureMelanie Swan
The blockchain concept may be one of the most transformative ideas to impact the world since the Internet. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are merely one application of the blockchain concept. The blockchain is a public transaction ledger built in a decentralized network structure based on cryptographic principles so that any kind of trading, buying and selling of assets does not need to go through a centralized intermediary. Any kind of asset may be encoded into the blockchain and transacted, validated, or preserved in a much more efficient manner than at present including ideas, health data, financial assets, automobiles, and government documents. Venture Capitalists are calling the blockchain the next big investment wave.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology Explained: Not just Cryptocurrencies, Econo...Melanie Swan
The blockchain concept may be one of the most transformative ideas to impact the world since the Internet. It represents a new organizing paradigm for all activity and integrates humans and technology. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are merely one application of the blockchain concept. The blockchain is a public transaction ledger built in a network structure based on cryptographic principles so there does not need to be a centralized intermediary. Any kind of asset (art, car, home, financial contract) may be encoded into the blockchain and transacted, validated, or preserved in a much more efficient manner than at present including ideas, health data, financial assets, automobiles, and government documents. Blockchain technology applies well beyond cryptocurrencies, economics, and markets to all venues of human information processing, collaboration, and interaction including art, health, and literacy.
Presented at the international Chamber of Commerce, Rome, November 10
An introduction to blockchain and bitcoin for those naively thinking about blockchain without bitcoin
CoinDesk reveals the key trends, challenges, and opportunities for bitcoin and blockchain technology in 2016.
Reports are available to download for those who are signed up to our research list.
Sign up here: http://www.coindesk.com/newsletter/
Buy our research on the banks and the blockchain here: http://www.coindesk.com/research/banks-blockchain-report/
Get in touch via research@coindesk.com if you'd like to partner with research in the future.
Blockchain: the technologies behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, ICO, and moreAaron Li
Beginner level lecture for blockchain. Topics covered: the history and technologies behind Bitcoin, trading, ICO, applications, job opportunities, and more. These are the slides accompanying my online live lecture at BitTiger (Nov 15, 2017).
Video (Chinese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVVCu_Pxshk
Event page: https://www.bittiger.io/events/2SS4xnfKzKYvwBpPQ
Simple Token is the bridge between crypto-currencies and mainstream consumer apps.
Any app can launch branded tokens on open scalable side-chains, powered by Simple Token, a protocol for consumer-app tokenization and an ERC-20 utility token.
We will launch Simple Token on 1 November, 2017, to empower the ecosystem and finance further development of the protocols and platform.
Blockchain for the people: Implementing blockchain technology for a secure an...Marko Kovic
Blockchain, the revolutionary open access electronic ledger, is best known for its implementation in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Bitcoin is very fascinating, but it is not the only way to make use of the blockchain.
A potentially far-reaching application of the blockchain is E-Voting over the Internet: With the blockchain at the heart of an E-Voting solution, secure and reliable E-Voting might finally become feasible.
BlockChains are a logical next step beyond centralised and distributed (networked) ledgers used to record all forms of transaction, files and documentation for legal, medical, industrial, government and defence entities. The biggest change is the lack of any middle man and/or institutions. With open and available to anyone, individuals and groups as well as companies can build open, closed, public or private BlockChains.
The technology constitutes a step function in security, privacy, reliability and utility. Although it is the basis of BitCoin and other currencies, it is not limited to financial transactions and can be applied to all forms of asset movement, agreements, documents, files, voting and more across all sectors.
The base concepts are founded on networking and distributed adjudication processes that generally embrace Digital Signatures, Public and Private Key, Encryption, and Hash Checks.
This slidedeck was used at the second Blockchain Vlaanderen meetup in Antwerp. It was given as a general introduction into Blockchain to enable newcomers to follow the presentations that followed.
The Experience Design Framework: A Design Thinking Guide for Product Success ...Lang Richardson
A presentation outlining how Experience Design Improves Product Businesses. Langston synthesized structures from his past experiences as well as common industry practices to present to a local Bay Area MeetUp his ideas on structuring teams to produce excellent products.
Design Thinking Guide for Successful Professionals- Chapter 1archholy
Design thinking is a powerful thinking tool which could drive a brand, business or an individual forward positively. It is also a part and parcel way of thinking that designers go through in their minds in every single design project. Thinking like a designer can transform the way organizations develop products and services on the front end, while improving processes and strategy to the backend. It is a way of simply thinking and ideating on a solution to address a problem or better meet a customer need. It is a process focused on solutions and not the problem.
This is a 182-page power packed book that will provide insights on how to solve problems creatively using proven design thinking tools
Download PDF Book here: https://payhip.com/b/hM4U
Download iTunes eBook here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/complete-design-thinking-guide/id1022432207?ls=1&mt=11
Preview Book here: http://www.emerge-creatives.com/#!design-thinking-guide-for-success/c5jg
Twitter: @designthinkbook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/designthinkingbook/
Slides from a half-day workshop I co-led at the 2013 Museum Computer Network conference in Seattle. (www.mcn.edu/2012/design-thinking-museums-empathy-innovation)
Design Thinking is a human-centered, prototype-driven process for innovation. In this half-day workshop, participants experienced firsthand the complete Design Thinking cycle through a hands-on, highly interactive session.
Today, the IT companies and organizations are facing increasingly complex challenges. To successfully tackle these challenges, a culture of multidisciplinary collaboration, continuous business re-invention and human centricity is required. Design Thinking is a renowned holistic approach which brings these aspects together.
In this talk, a pragmatic guide to applying Design Thinking principles and methods will be presented. Matthias Langholz will share his valuable real life case studies of IT projects with enterprise customers. Attendees of the talk will be provided with practical advice on how to take the first steps towards a design centric way of working.
This talk has been given at the IT Arena 2015 conference in Lviv, Ukraine.
User Experience (UX) theory and practice can be confusing for the uninitiated. This talk outlines a set of UX Axioms designers and developers alike can use to integrate UX into their practice. Erik shares hard-won lessons learned from practicing UX in the real world for over 10 years. Building real products and services involves an ongoing series of design compromises. There is no ideal process or magic bullet for integrating UX or creating amazing user experiences. However, understanding and applying UX Axioms will allow you to adapt to the situation at hand and build products that resonate with and delight your end-users.
More info at http://www.uxaxioms.com/
Introductory lesson for the Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology course of Milano Bicocca University (2017)
Video (in Italian) available at https://goo.gl/tbB4Pu
Seventh lesson for the Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology course of Milano Bicocca University (2017)
Video (in Italian) available at https://goo.gl/oQDNeS
Discussed about the Blockchain and how it works
Also the advantages of Blockchain over centralized system and some drawbacks are also mentioned.
Discussion on bitcoin and Cryptocurrency
Creating our own cryptocurrency for startups.
Snapshots are attached.
I have been presenting blockchain and bitcoin to several companies and audiences in the past 2 years (mostly financial companies).
I started taking notes of their questions as it allows me to reconstruct their thought process while they discover and familiarize themselves with the concepts. These slides have been prepared for investment fund based in Luxembourg. I worked with the Head of Market Research to make the presentation tailored to their needs. Although we tried not to abuse simplifications, we had to gloss over many details and use analogies.
The team was particularly interested in the ecosystems and applications.
Here are the questions I could write down or remember, in their order. Hopefully they will help someone giving similar presentations to similar audiences.
+ Where is actually the blockchain?
+ Do I need all the blocks?
+ How big is it? If the data keeps adding one day it would take *hours* to download
+ In a peer to peer network how are people discovered?
+ Are there people checking all the blocks to verify the transactions? Could i do it?
+ Why do miners would want to do work to validate transactions?
+ Could I mine myself? How?
+ Why am i not mining if i can make 12.5 btc?
+ When does the blockchain ends?
+ What does prevent people from using bitcoin for illegal activities?
+ How could governemnts block it? How can it be shutdown
+ How can transactions be traced? Is it anonymous?
+ Where is the mempool?
+ What prevents everyone to do his own coin?
+ Where does it start? What happens if Satoshi sells its coins? + How was the 21M coins cap decided? Who decided it? Can it be changed?
+ Does the protocol evolve? who modifies it? what happens if some people don't want the modification.
+ If second layers protocols arrive (Lighting) would miners still be required?
+ What is difficulty and why 10minutes per block? Who decides how difficulty is updated? Based on what?
+ Can i do my ICO? How is it done?.
+ Is it legal? How is the crypto business legally recognised.
+ Which countries are more open to blockchain
+ How will governements tax it?
* Credits to Alex Fishers for the PPT template
A Blockchain is essentially a distributed database of records or public ledger of all transactions or digital events that have been executed and shared among participating entities. Each transaction in the public ledger is verified by consensus of a majority of the participants in the system. And, once entered, information can never be erased. The Blockchain contains a certain and verifiable record pf every single transaction ever made. Bitcoin, the decentralized peer-to-peer digital currency, is the most popular example that uses block chain technology.
The Bitcoin itself is highly controversial but the underlying Block-chain technology has worked flawlessly and is all set to democratize our digital world. The main advantage of Block chain is that it establishes a system of creating a distributed consensus in the digital online world. It is finding applications in both financial (e.g. Nasdaq Private Equity, Insurance) and non-financial worlds (e.g. Decentralized IoT, Decentralized proof of existence of documents) by removing the dependency on a single Trusted entity. This disruptive technology opens the door for developing a democratic open and scalable digital economy from a centralized one.
Short presentation about bitcoin in particular and crypto currencies in general.
Its mainly a description of whats money and what is bitcoin
why bitcoin will dominate
Blockchain-based shared ownership of City Platform CooperativesDigitalTown, Inc
Discussion of how citizens can locally own Platform Cooperatives to power thriving, sovereign local communities. Presented at Smart City Expo - Barcelona, November 15, 2017 by Mike Cartwright, CTO DigitalTown.
Bitcoin is the world's first cryptocurrency, a form of electronic cash. It is the first decentralized digital currency: the system was designed to work without a central bank or single administrator.
Welcome to a milestone edition of the Deloitte Football Money League (‘DFML’). Every year, DFML profiles the financial performance of the highest revenue generating clubs in world football. This year’s edition is a landmark publication for more reasons than one, as it marks 25 years of DFML and covers the first season (2020/21) to be impacted by COVID-19 from start to finish.
Welcome to a milestone edition of the Deloitte Football Money League (‘DFML’). Every year, DFML profiles the financial performance of the highest revenue generating clubs in world football. This year’s edition is a landmark publication for more reasons than one, as it marks 25 years of DFML and covers the first season (2020/21) to be impacted by COVID-19 from start to finish.
Rarely has there been more uncertainty regarding the course of the public finances over the next five years. In this note we aim to answer some of the big questions for the economy in light of the 2021 budget.
Rarely has there been more uncertainty regarding the course of the public finances over the next five years. In this note we aim to answer some of the big questions for the economy in light of the 2021 budget.
We estimate that those clubs in this year’s Money League will have missed out on over €2 billion of revenue across the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. This is primarily driven by matchday revenue, due to the absence of fans, but also rebates to broadcasters and some commercial impacts as well as the lost potential to continue their previous growth trajectory over the period.
We estimate that those clubs in this year’s Money League will have missed out on over €2 billion of revenue across the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. This is primarily driven by matchday revenue, due to the absence of fans, but also rebates to broadcasters and some commercial impacts as well as the lost potential to continue their previous growth trajectory over the period.
We estimate that those clubs in this year’s Money League will have missed out on over €2 billion of revenue across the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. This is primarily driven by matchday revenue, due to the absence of fans, but also rebates to broadcasters and some commercial impacts as well as the lost potential to continue their previous growth trajectory over the period.
The 2018/19 season saw English and European football reach new record levels of revenue generation. This snapshot of the peak before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic also includes some warning signs for the challenges to come.
Generating record revenue of €841m, Barcelona reach the top of the Money League for the first time, becoming the first club to break the €800m barrier. Overall, the 20 highest earning football clubs in the world generated a record €9.3bn (2018: €8.3bn) of combined revenue in 2018/19, an increase of 11% on the previous year.
UK corporate environment - November 2019Deloitte UK
1. Macro environment - Global economy set to grow at slowest pace since 2010 this year, and remain below trend in 2020. UK growth to remain soft this year and next. Brexit and geopolitical uncertainty loom large.
2. Momentum – UK avoided recession in Q3, business investment declining, manufacturing activity soft, household spending holding up but slowing.
3. Operating costs – cost pressures due to tight labour market but may loosen as firms pull back on hiring. Commodity prices and rental values soft. Credit conditions expected to tighten.
4. Corporate stance – risk appetite near lowest level since 2008, focus on cost reduction, deleveraging and increasing cash flow.
5. Balance sheet – cash rich, credit still relatively cheap and easily available but signs of tightening, profits falling.
6. Risks – effects of Brexit and weak domestic demand, rising global geopolitical risk and protectionism also a worry for large UK corporates.
1. Global slowdown underway
2. Impact of trade tensions greater and more prolonged than expected
3. Exports, manufacturing and investment worst hit
4. Central banks have responded with rate cuts and QE
5. Monetary easing has supported equities, recovering after a sell off in August
6. Consumers remain key driver of activity
7. Slow growth to continue, risks tilted to the downside
1. Macro environment - Global growth slowing, particularly in Europe. UK growth expected to be 1.2% this year but Brexit risks loom large.
2. Momentum - business investment declining, household spending holding up on strong wage growth.
3. Operating costs – expected to rise due to tight labour market, wage growth close to a 11-year high. Commodity prices up 12.5% ytd.
4. Corporate stance – risk appetite lowest since 2008, focus on cost reduction and increasing cash flow.
5. Balance sheet – cash rich, credit cheap and easily available, pockets of debt risk in ‘cov-lite’ sectors, profits falling.
6. Risks – effects of Brexit and weak domestic demand, rising global geopolitical risk and protectionism also a worry for large UK corporates.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
1. How does a blockchain work?
Payments example with X-coins (x could be bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies)
Below are a few sample use-cases that can be implemented using both public and private blockchains. In the case of public blockchains, the need for
trusted intermediaries and central authorities can be eliminated, making the process potentially significantly more cost-effective.
Alice installs a wallet
app to create a new
wallet. A wallet app is
like a mobile banking
app and a wallet is
like a bank account.
Alice visits an exchange
to buy X-coins.
Alice sends 10 X-coins to
Bob using her wallet app.
The wallet app signs the
transaction with her
digital signature. The
signed transaction is now
pending verification.
Many transactions occur
in the network at any time.
All the pending transactions
in a given time frame are
grouped (in a block) for
verification. Each block
has a unique identifying
number, creation time,
and a reference to the
previous block.
The new block is put on
the network to verify if its
transactions are legitimate.
People on the network
(’miners’) compete to
verify the block.
Miners provide
transaction verification
services. Verification
is accomplished by
completing complex
cryptographic
computations.
Once verified, the new
block is added to the
front of the blockchain.
Each block joins the prior
block so a chain is made
– the blockchain.
All the transactions in the
block are now fulfilled
and Bob gets paid. The
miner who verified the
block first gets some
X-coins as prize; the
network provides it as
payment for work.
Asset registry example
Tokens or coins on the blockchain can be used to represent
an asset’s value digitally. Their value is tied to a real-world
promise by the asset issuer. Such tokens are mostly used
with digital assets; in this example, a digital image.
Alice has a digital picture that she wants to sell using a
token. This token permanently stores Alice’s ownership of
the picture. This token can now be freely traded by sending
it to someone else. Bob buys the picture and Alice sends
Bob the token. Bob now owns the picture.
The image is not stored on the blockchain. The image’s
token that contains a reference to the image’s ownership
deed is stored on blockchain. Once put on the blockchain,
everyone in the network agrees on who the asset
belongs to.
Smart contract example
Smart contracts are pieces of software
created to perform actions based on
certain inputs, for example to automate
the actions in a contract between two
parties.
Source: Deloitte Advisory Innovation, Deloitte & Touche LLP
01010011 01101101
01100001 01110010
01110100 00100000
01100011 01101111
01101110 01110100
01110010 01100001
01100011 01110100
00100000 01100101
Bob has won the bet. The contract now
automatically pays Bob his winnings, as
agreed upon. The contract has now been
fulfilled and the smart contract stops
running.
01010011 01101101
01100001 01110010
01110100 00100000
01100011 01101111
01101110 01110100
01110010 01100001
01100011 01110100
00100000 01100101
Alice submits a transaction to the
blockchain. The smart contract code is
inside the transaction’s body. At the end
of the day tomorrow, the smart contract
retrieves the day’s high temperature from
a weather service.
01010011 01101101
01100001 01110010
01110100 00100000
01100011 01101111
01101110 01110100
01110010 01100001
01100011 01110100
00100000 01100101
In this example, a smart contract governs
a simple wager between Alice and Bob
about tomorrow’s high temperature.
They write a small computer program
which encapsulates the details of their
wager.
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www.deloitte.co.uk/blockchain