The document describes a 10-step process used by the United States Secret Service to build its Enterprise Architecture program. The 10 steps are: 1) Clearly articulate the value proposition, 2) Institutionalize through policy, 3) Establish a simple and well-rounded framework, 4) Identify core principles, 5) Create a meta-model, 6) Incorporate principles of communication and design, 7) Define, develop, and maintain information products, 8) Set up a single information repository, 9) Promote awareness and demand, and 10) Continuously improve and evolve the EA. The 10-step process goes beyond simply collecting information to synthesize and present it in a useful format to support decision-making.
3M is an American conglomerate operating in industry, healthcare, and consumer goods. The analyst recommends holding current shares due to 3M's name recognition and diversified products, though the share price is expected to decline over 5 years. Pros include proprietary technology and a 3.07% dividend yield. Cons potentially include regulatory proceedings, fluctuations in future results, and security breaches.
The 2011 Thailand floods were caused by a combination of natural and human factors. Naturally, the La Niña phenomenon brought heavy rains to western Thailand. However, human activities like deforestation and urban development exacerbated the flooding. The floods caused billions in damages, disrupted the global supply chain, and spread diseases. Thailand implemented solutions like building dykes, dams, and an underground canal to manage flood waters, but constructing a new underground canal was deemed the most effective long-term strategy.
The document discusses strategies for organizations to lead through disruption by managing cyber and business risk with confidence. It outlines 12 key objectives including protecting devices and operations through security, building trust with customers and data use, managing multifaceted risk through dynamic programs, and providing vision for growth. Each objective is described in more detail with considerations around stakes, needs, and potential outcomes.
GE case study two decade transformation Jack Welch's LeadershipAnkush Goel
Jack Welch transformed GE over two decades through relentless restructuring, acquiring and divesting businesses, and developing a culture of continuous improvement. Under his leadership, GE became one of the world's most diversified and profitable companies, with annual shareholder returns of 23%. Welch instituted a "fix, sell, or close" policy for businesses and cut layers of management. He globalized operations significantly and placed strong emphasis on developing leaders and continuous improvement efforts like Six Sigma. By the time of his retirement, GE had become a global industrial powerhouse focused increasingly on services in addition to products.
Sucess Stories of Gamification in HR - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Marriott International Inc. was an early implementer to test how gamification can be utilized in recruiting the right people. It developed a hotel-themed online game similar to Farmville or The Sims, to acclimatize prospective employees with the Marriott as an organization, the company culture and the hotel industry.
La ingente cantidad de datos que generan las empresas es un activo que aprovechar a la hora de gestionar el negocio, una herramienta más de la estrategia corporativa que puede resultar definitoria a la hora de posicionarse en el mercado frente a la competencia. Sin embargo, para poder realizar este valor embebido, las instituciones deben gestionar su capital de datos de manera proactiva y efectiva a nivel organizacional. La respuesta de muchas instituciones ha sido nombrar Chief Data Officers (CDOs) que brinden el necesario liderazgo estratégico, dirijan una correcta ejecución, y que aseguren la calidad y el acceso a los datos vitales. En esta presentación de 10 slides defino el rol del CDO, incluyendo los beneficios que aporta a la organización, las funciones a llevar a cabo en su día a día y el plan de acción de implementación.
Zero trust strategy: cloud security by designaccenture
Accenture moved 95% of its applications to the cloud over six years by prioritizing security from the start. It redefined its security model and rules to align with cloud capabilities and adopted a zero trust approach. This involved sharing security responsibilities with cloud vendors, using cloud-based security solutions, continuously adapting to maintain compliance, and making identity the basis for access and trust. Accenture's holistic cloud security strategy provides effective security policies across its multi-cloud infrastructure.
CEMO Enterprises is a camera manufacturer established in 2008 with its manufacturing plant in Taiwan. It produces multi-featured and entry-level cameras for export to North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe Africa. Its vision is to be the leading choice for premium cameras through continual innovation, and its mission is to offer superior quality cameras at good value. Its goals are to be a low cost provider and use the best cost provider strategy. CEMO faces competition from companies E, G and H in entry-level cameras and E, F and G in multi-level cameras. A SWOT analysis identifies strengths in credit rating and image rating, while weaknesses include a narrow focus and high warranty periods. Actions to take include minimizing costs
3M is an American conglomerate operating in industry, healthcare, and consumer goods. The analyst recommends holding current shares due to 3M's name recognition and diversified products, though the share price is expected to decline over 5 years. Pros include proprietary technology and a 3.07% dividend yield. Cons potentially include regulatory proceedings, fluctuations in future results, and security breaches.
The 2011 Thailand floods were caused by a combination of natural and human factors. Naturally, the La Niña phenomenon brought heavy rains to western Thailand. However, human activities like deforestation and urban development exacerbated the flooding. The floods caused billions in damages, disrupted the global supply chain, and spread diseases. Thailand implemented solutions like building dykes, dams, and an underground canal to manage flood waters, but constructing a new underground canal was deemed the most effective long-term strategy.
The document discusses strategies for organizations to lead through disruption by managing cyber and business risk with confidence. It outlines 12 key objectives including protecting devices and operations through security, building trust with customers and data use, managing multifaceted risk through dynamic programs, and providing vision for growth. Each objective is described in more detail with considerations around stakes, needs, and potential outcomes.
GE case study two decade transformation Jack Welch's LeadershipAnkush Goel
Jack Welch transformed GE over two decades through relentless restructuring, acquiring and divesting businesses, and developing a culture of continuous improvement. Under his leadership, GE became one of the world's most diversified and profitable companies, with annual shareholder returns of 23%. Welch instituted a "fix, sell, or close" policy for businesses and cut layers of management. He globalized operations significantly and placed strong emphasis on developing leaders and continuous improvement efforts like Six Sigma. By the time of his retirement, GE had become a global industrial powerhouse focused increasingly on services in addition to products.
Sucess Stories of Gamification in HR - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Marriott International Inc. was an early implementer to test how gamification can be utilized in recruiting the right people. It developed a hotel-themed online game similar to Farmville or The Sims, to acclimatize prospective employees with the Marriott as an organization, the company culture and the hotel industry.
La ingente cantidad de datos que generan las empresas es un activo que aprovechar a la hora de gestionar el negocio, una herramienta más de la estrategia corporativa que puede resultar definitoria a la hora de posicionarse en el mercado frente a la competencia. Sin embargo, para poder realizar este valor embebido, las instituciones deben gestionar su capital de datos de manera proactiva y efectiva a nivel organizacional. La respuesta de muchas instituciones ha sido nombrar Chief Data Officers (CDOs) que brinden el necesario liderazgo estratégico, dirijan una correcta ejecución, y que aseguren la calidad y el acceso a los datos vitales. En esta presentación de 10 slides defino el rol del CDO, incluyendo los beneficios que aporta a la organización, las funciones a llevar a cabo en su día a día y el plan de acción de implementación.
Zero trust strategy: cloud security by designaccenture
Accenture moved 95% of its applications to the cloud over six years by prioritizing security from the start. It redefined its security model and rules to align with cloud capabilities and adopted a zero trust approach. This involved sharing security responsibilities with cloud vendors, using cloud-based security solutions, continuously adapting to maintain compliance, and making identity the basis for access and trust. Accenture's holistic cloud security strategy provides effective security policies across its multi-cloud infrastructure.
CEMO Enterprises is a camera manufacturer established in 2008 with its manufacturing plant in Taiwan. It produces multi-featured and entry-level cameras for export to North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe Africa. Its vision is to be the leading choice for premium cameras through continual innovation, and its mission is to offer superior quality cameras at good value. Its goals are to be a low cost provider and use the best cost provider strategy. CEMO faces competition from companies E, G and H in entry-level cameras and E, F and G in multi-level cameras. A SWOT analysis identifies strengths in credit rating and image rating, while weaknesses include a narrow focus and high warranty periods. Actions to take include minimizing costs
McKinsey - unlocking the potential of the internet of things / IoTpolenumerique33
Interoperability between IoT systems is critical, enabling 40% of potential value on average. While some IoT data is used for real-time monitoring and control, most data remains unused and has potential to optimize operations and enable predictive maintenance if analyzed. The Internet of Things could create $3.9-$11.1 trillion in annual value across settings like factories, cities, vehicles, and human health by 2025 if data use increases and technical issues are addressed.
Dimension Data Corporate Overview Presentation (US)Adam Petrovsky
Dimension Data is a $6 billion global technology services provider with over 30 years of experience. It has over 23,000 employees operating across 58 countries, serving over 6,000 clients in all major industries. Dimension Data provides systems integration, managed services, cloud services, and other IT solutions to help clients accelerate their digital transformation and optimize technology costs. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.
Accenture Knowledge Management in Asia PacificKM Chicago
The document provides biographies of two individuals, Myrna Binamira and Tanya Brincat, who work in knowledge management for Accenture. It notes that Myrna Binamira leads the Government Knowledge Network team in Asia Pacific, the first such team located there. Tanya Brincat has been involved in KM at Accenture since 1992 and currently leads the Financial Services KM team for Asia Pacific and global banking KM. The document also includes an agenda for an upcoming meeting that covers Accenture overview, KM practices for financial services and government, case studies, and challenges/goals.
This document discusses several practical issues in machine learning including the importance of good features, dealing with irrelevant and redundant features through pruning and normalization, evaluating model performance through cross validation, addressing bias and variance in learning algorithms, and debugging learning algorithms. Feature selection and preprocessing are important for building an accurate model, and techniques like cross validation and hypothesis testing can evaluate model performance and identify statistical significance.
What's Next: Now, Next & Beyond - Preparing people to return to the workplaceOgilvy Consulting
Organisations need to be ready to confront the issues concerning a post-COVID–19 workplace. Business guidance and employee sentiment is changing rapidly. But, importantly, how we prepare our people and ensure we have plans in place to work together will be critical for recovery. Join us to explore how businesses can get ready and be best prepared to reintroduce employees to the workplace
Jack Welch led a two-decade transformation of GE during his tenure from 1981-2001. He challenged the company to be number 1 or 2 in all business areas. Welch restructured GE through a series of changes, selling more than 200 businesses and making over 370 acquisitions. He emphasized cultural changes like developing leaders and a focus on quality. By the end of Welch's time, services made up 67% of GE's business compared to 15% in 1980, and the company achieved a quality level of 3.4 defects per million operations.
The document summarizes the 2002-2003 academic year at the American University in Cairo (AUC). It discusses the transition to a new president, David Arnold, the progress on the new campus site, and fundraising efforts. It also highlights initiatives to promote cross-cultural understanding between students from the Middle East, United States, and other parts of the world through conferences and courses held in different locations.
General Electric has several best HR practices that help drive its business success, including stringent performance management, extensive training programs, and an emphasis on recruitment, employee empowerment, and discipline. Key elements are the vitality curve performance reviews, leader-in-residence training, military recruitment programs, work out process for process improvement, and ombudsperson program for integrity concerns. Overall, GE's HR practices are closely aligned with its strategic goals of being a highly competitive and productive global enterprise.
This document provides an overview of Tesla Motors, including its history, products, financial performance, and proposed corporate strategies. Some key points:
- Tesla was founded in 2003 and is known for its electric vehicles like the Roadster and Model S sedan. It had over $1 billion in revenue in 2013 but is still unprofitable.
- An internal/external analysis found strengths in R&D and management but weaknesses in high prices and charging infrastructure. Opportunities include growing environmental concerns and the EV market.
- The presentation evaluates four corporate strategies: expanding internationally, developing new products, pausing growth, or diversifying through new industries like energy storage.
- If diversifying, Tes
This document summarizes an internship in the cutting department of a garment factory. It describes activities participated in including training sessions on standardized work and problem solving. It outlines research conducted on factors affecting adoption of standardized work. Survey results show most team members are young, married women wanting to improve their education. Suggestions include developing standardized work collaboratively, aligning training and rewards with performance, and providing childcare and educational support.
McKinsey's 2021 ESG report outlines the firm's approach and progress on environmental, social, and governance issues. The report discusses McKinsey's strategy to accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth for clients and in its own operations. It details McKinsey's efforts to innovate with clients to reach net zero emissions by 2050, increase inclusion, and strengthen communities. McKinsey also strives to set ethical standards for the consulting industry and enhance transparency through initiatives like aligning with TCFD climate reporting guidelines for the first time.
State of Global IT Services and Software Industry - 2023Vishal Sharma
The document discusses key trends in the global IT services and software market in 2023. It notes that inflation is rising due to geopolitical tensions and supply chain issues, creating challenges for the industry. CIO priorities are growing revenue, reducing costs, and moving to the cloud to address inflation. The IT services market size is $2.3 trillion growing at 8-10% annually. Healthcare, entertainment, and hospitals are top spenders while airlines, agriculture, and telecom spend less. Cloud infrastructure sees over 35% growth. TCS has the highest margins while Capgemini has the lowest. Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce are leaders in the software market. Post-COVID, B2B tech growth will
This document provides an overview of 3M, a global innovation company. Some key points:
- 3M is headquartered in Minnesota and has $30 billion in global sales and operations in over 70 countries.
- It has a culture of innovation fueled by investments in R&D and encourages employees to take risks and make connections across its 46 technology platforms.
- Over its century long history, 3M has introduced many innovative products through internal R&D and connecting ideas across fields, helping improve lives and industries like healthcare, transportation, consumer goods and more.
Proposal - Mittal Janardhanadass Men Chung and Putchakayala.pdfAarthee Janar
This document discusses opportunities for technology disruption in the commercial real estate property management sector. It notes that the sector is currently inefficient, with many "mom and pop" operators using basic tools like Excel. The document argues that artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to automate processes, optimize business practices, and create new revenue streams from data analytics services. This would make the sector more profitable and efficient while requiring less time than developing new investment algorithms. The document evaluates the market size and growth potential for property management technology.
- The document outlines the 12-year strategic plan of FOCUS LLC, a camera manufacturer. It began with a cost leadership strategy but shifted to differentiation in years 9-10 by narrowing segments and building its brand. Performance improved in years 11-12 by increasing advertising, technical support, and the multi-feature camera warranty period. Overall, the company regained market share, improved its credit rating and stock price, and strengthened its position through commitment to innovation, quality, and consumers.
Accenture created a Journey and Change Management Center of Excellence to help its employees embrace change and adopt new technologies. The Center focuses on human-centric change management practices and provides services like training, communications, and change leadership. It has grown to over 250 change practitioners worldwide who help Accenture employees adapt to new technologies and work practices. The Center uses surveys, analytics and communities to continuously improve how it enables large-scale digital transformation at Accenture.
Keltron is a state-controlled electronics company in Kerala that faces challenges from increased competition and outdated machinery. To succeed, it needs to focus on differentiating its products for key customers like ISRO and the Indian Navy by customizing to their specific needs and ensuring high quality. It should also improve marketing, technology, and employee development to support this differentiation strategy. Diversifying into related industries and leveraging government support can further help Keltron overcome its challenges and achieve its vision.
QuEST Global is a leading provider of diversified outsourced engineering services and manufacturing. The company helps customers in Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Industrial Products, Marine,Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Transportation vertical.
The document discusses taking enterprise architecture (EA) to the next level through a tool-enabled architecture methodology. Currently, EA efforts often consist of separate, manually maintained documents that are difficult to keep updated and use for decision-making. The next level of EA uses software tools to create an active document repository that maintains connections between business goals, strategies, and architecture components. An effective EA tool provides visual models, facilitates updates and reporting, and allows stakeholders to access the EA through a web-based interface. When evaluating EA tools, companies should look for features like underlying modeling technology, a database-backed artifact repository, and support for the full EA process.
A Practical GuidetoFederal Enterprise ArchitectureCh.docxevonnehoggarth79783
A Practical Guide
to
Federal Enterprise Architecture
Chief Information Officer Council
Version 1.0
February 2001
iii
February 2001
Preface
An enterprise architecture (EA) establishes the Agency-wide roadmap to achieve an Agency�s mission
through optimal performance of its core business processes within an efficient information technology
(IT) environment. Simply stated, enterprise architectures are �blueprints� for systematically and
completely defining an organization�s current (baseline) or desired (target) environment. Enterprise
architectures are essential for evolving information systems and developing new systems that optimize
their mission value. This is accomplished in logical or business terms (e.g., mission, business functions,
information flows, and systems environments) and technical terms (e.g., software, hardware,
communications), and includes a Sequencing Plan for transitioning from the baseline environment to the
target environment.
If defined, maintained, and implemented effectively, these institutional blueprints assist in optimizing the
interdependencies and interrelationships among an organization�s business operations and the underlying
IT that support operations. The experience of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General
Accounting Office (GAO) has shown that without a complete and enforced EA, federal agencies run the
risk of buying and building systems that are duplicative, incompatible, and unnecessarily costly to
maintain and integrate.
For EAs to be useful and provide business value, their development, maintenance, and implementation
should be managed effectively. This step-by-step process guide is intended to assist agencies in defining,
maintaining, and implementing EAs by providing a disciplined and rigorous approach to EA life cycle
management. It describes major EA program management areas, beginning with suggested
organizational structure and management controls, a process for development of a baseline and target
architecture, and development of a sequencing plan. The guide also describes EA maintenance and
implementation, as well as oversight and control. Collectively, these areas provide a recommended
model for effective EA management.
Background
Reflecting the general consensus in industry that large, complex systems development and acquisition
efforts should be guided by explicit EAs, Congress required Federal Agency Chief Information Officers
to develop, maintain, and facilitate integrated systems architectures with the passage of the Clinger-Cohen
Act1in 1996. Additionally, OMB has issued guidance that requires agency information systems
investments to be consistent with Federal, Agency, and bureau architectures. Other OMB guidance
provides for the content of Agency enterprise architectures.2 Similarly, the Chief Information Officer
Council, the Department of the Treasury, the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST), and
GAO, have developed architecture fram.
McKinsey - unlocking the potential of the internet of things / IoTpolenumerique33
Interoperability between IoT systems is critical, enabling 40% of potential value on average. While some IoT data is used for real-time monitoring and control, most data remains unused and has potential to optimize operations and enable predictive maintenance if analyzed. The Internet of Things could create $3.9-$11.1 trillion in annual value across settings like factories, cities, vehicles, and human health by 2025 if data use increases and technical issues are addressed.
Dimension Data Corporate Overview Presentation (US)Adam Petrovsky
Dimension Data is a $6 billion global technology services provider with over 30 years of experience. It has over 23,000 employees operating across 58 countries, serving over 6,000 clients in all major industries. Dimension Data provides systems integration, managed services, cloud services, and other IT solutions to help clients accelerate their digital transformation and optimize technology costs. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.
Accenture Knowledge Management in Asia PacificKM Chicago
The document provides biographies of two individuals, Myrna Binamira and Tanya Brincat, who work in knowledge management for Accenture. It notes that Myrna Binamira leads the Government Knowledge Network team in Asia Pacific, the first such team located there. Tanya Brincat has been involved in KM at Accenture since 1992 and currently leads the Financial Services KM team for Asia Pacific and global banking KM. The document also includes an agenda for an upcoming meeting that covers Accenture overview, KM practices for financial services and government, case studies, and challenges/goals.
This document discusses several practical issues in machine learning including the importance of good features, dealing with irrelevant and redundant features through pruning and normalization, evaluating model performance through cross validation, addressing bias and variance in learning algorithms, and debugging learning algorithms. Feature selection and preprocessing are important for building an accurate model, and techniques like cross validation and hypothesis testing can evaluate model performance and identify statistical significance.
What's Next: Now, Next & Beyond - Preparing people to return to the workplaceOgilvy Consulting
Organisations need to be ready to confront the issues concerning a post-COVID–19 workplace. Business guidance and employee sentiment is changing rapidly. But, importantly, how we prepare our people and ensure we have plans in place to work together will be critical for recovery. Join us to explore how businesses can get ready and be best prepared to reintroduce employees to the workplace
Jack Welch led a two-decade transformation of GE during his tenure from 1981-2001. He challenged the company to be number 1 or 2 in all business areas. Welch restructured GE through a series of changes, selling more than 200 businesses and making over 370 acquisitions. He emphasized cultural changes like developing leaders and a focus on quality. By the end of Welch's time, services made up 67% of GE's business compared to 15% in 1980, and the company achieved a quality level of 3.4 defects per million operations.
The document summarizes the 2002-2003 academic year at the American University in Cairo (AUC). It discusses the transition to a new president, David Arnold, the progress on the new campus site, and fundraising efforts. It also highlights initiatives to promote cross-cultural understanding between students from the Middle East, United States, and other parts of the world through conferences and courses held in different locations.
General Electric has several best HR practices that help drive its business success, including stringent performance management, extensive training programs, and an emphasis on recruitment, employee empowerment, and discipline. Key elements are the vitality curve performance reviews, leader-in-residence training, military recruitment programs, work out process for process improvement, and ombudsperson program for integrity concerns. Overall, GE's HR practices are closely aligned with its strategic goals of being a highly competitive and productive global enterprise.
This document provides an overview of Tesla Motors, including its history, products, financial performance, and proposed corporate strategies. Some key points:
- Tesla was founded in 2003 and is known for its electric vehicles like the Roadster and Model S sedan. It had over $1 billion in revenue in 2013 but is still unprofitable.
- An internal/external analysis found strengths in R&D and management but weaknesses in high prices and charging infrastructure. Opportunities include growing environmental concerns and the EV market.
- The presentation evaluates four corporate strategies: expanding internationally, developing new products, pausing growth, or diversifying through new industries like energy storage.
- If diversifying, Tes
This document summarizes an internship in the cutting department of a garment factory. It describes activities participated in including training sessions on standardized work and problem solving. It outlines research conducted on factors affecting adoption of standardized work. Survey results show most team members are young, married women wanting to improve their education. Suggestions include developing standardized work collaboratively, aligning training and rewards with performance, and providing childcare and educational support.
McKinsey's 2021 ESG report outlines the firm's approach and progress on environmental, social, and governance issues. The report discusses McKinsey's strategy to accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth for clients and in its own operations. It details McKinsey's efforts to innovate with clients to reach net zero emissions by 2050, increase inclusion, and strengthen communities. McKinsey also strives to set ethical standards for the consulting industry and enhance transparency through initiatives like aligning with TCFD climate reporting guidelines for the first time.
State of Global IT Services and Software Industry - 2023Vishal Sharma
The document discusses key trends in the global IT services and software market in 2023. It notes that inflation is rising due to geopolitical tensions and supply chain issues, creating challenges for the industry. CIO priorities are growing revenue, reducing costs, and moving to the cloud to address inflation. The IT services market size is $2.3 trillion growing at 8-10% annually. Healthcare, entertainment, and hospitals are top spenders while airlines, agriculture, and telecom spend less. Cloud infrastructure sees over 35% growth. TCS has the highest margins while Capgemini has the lowest. Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce are leaders in the software market. Post-COVID, B2B tech growth will
This document provides an overview of 3M, a global innovation company. Some key points:
- 3M is headquartered in Minnesota and has $30 billion in global sales and operations in over 70 countries.
- It has a culture of innovation fueled by investments in R&D and encourages employees to take risks and make connections across its 46 technology platforms.
- Over its century long history, 3M has introduced many innovative products through internal R&D and connecting ideas across fields, helping improve lives and industries like healthcare, transportation, consumer goods and more.
Proposal - Mittal Janardhanadass Men Chung and Putchakayala.pdfAarthee Janar
This document discusses opportunities for technology disruption in the commercial real estate property management sector. It notes that the sector is currently inefficient, with many "mom and pop" operators using basic tools like Excel. The document argues that artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to automate processes, optimize business practices, and create new revenue streams from data analytics services. This would make the sector more profitable and efficient while requiring less time than developing new investment algorithms. The document evaluates the market size and growth potential for property management technology.
- The document outlines the 12-year strategic plan of FOCUS LLC, a camera manufacturer. It began with a cost leadership strategy but shifted to differentiation in years 9-10 by narrowing segments and building its brand. Performance improved in years 11-12 by increasing advertising, technical support, and the multi-feature camera warranty period. Overall, the company regained market share, improved its credit rating and stock price, and strengthened its position through commitment to innovation, quality, and consumers.
Accenture created a Journey and Change Management Center of Excellence to help its employees embrace change and adopt new technologies. The Center focuses on human-centric change management practices and provides services like training, communications, and change leadership. It has grown to over 250 change practitioners worldwide who help Accenture employees adapt to new technologies and work practices. The Center uses surveys, analytics and communities to continuously improve how it enables large-scale digital transformation at Accenture.
Keltron is a state-controlled electronics company in Kerala that faces challenges from increased competition and outdated machinery. To succeed, it needs to focus on differentiating its products for key customers like ISRO and the Indian Navy by customizing to their specific needs and ensuring high quality. It should also improve marketing, technology, and employee development to support this differentiation strategy. Diversifying into related industries and leveraging government support can further help Keltron overcome its challenges and achieve its vision.
QuEST Global is a leading provider of diversified outsourced engineering services and manufacturing. The company helps customers in Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Industrial Products, Marine,Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Transportation vertical.
The document discusses taking enterprise architecture (EA) to the next level through a tool-enabled architecture methodology. Currently, EA efforts often consist of separate, manually maintained documents that are difficult to keep updated and use for decision-making. The next level of EA uses software tools to create an active document repository that maintains connections between business goals, strategies, and architecture components. An effective EA tool provides visual models, facilitates updates and reporting, and allows stakeholders to access the EA through a web-based interface. When evaluating EA tools, companies should look for features like underlying modeling technology, a database-backed artifact repository, and support for the full EA process.
A Practical GuidetoFederal Enterprise ArchitectureCh.docxevonnehoggarth79783
A Practical Guide
to
Federal Enterprise Architecture
Chief Information Officer Council
Version 1.0
February 2001
iii
February 2001
Preface
An enterprise architecture (EA) establishes the Agency-wide roadmap to achieve an Agency�s mission
through optimal performance of its core business processes within an efficient information technology
(IT) environment. Simply stated, enterprise architectures are �blueprints� for systematically and
completely defining an organization�s current (baseline) or desired (target) environment. Enterprise
architectures are essential for evolving information systems and developing new systems that optimize
their mission value. This is accomplished in logical or business terms (e.g., mission, business functions,
information flows, and systems environments) and technical terms (e.g., software, hardware,
communications), and includes a Sequencing Plan for transitioning from the baseline environment to the
target environment.
If defined, maintained, and implemented effectively, these institutional blueprints assist in optimizing the
interdependencies and interrelationships among an organization�s business operations and the underlying
IT that support operations. The experience of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and General
Accounting Office (GAO) has shown that without a complete and enforced EA, federal agencies run the
risk of buying and building systems that are duplicative, incompatible, and unnecessarily costly to
maintain and integrate.
For EAs to be useful and provide business value, their development, maintenance, and implementation
should be managed effectively. This step-by-step process guide is intended to assist agencies in defining,
maintaining, and implementing EAs by providing a disciplined and rigorous approach to EA life cycle
management. It describes major EA program management areas, beginning with suggested
organizational structure and management controls, a process for development of a baseline and target
architecture, and development of a sequencing plan. The guide also describes EA maintenance and
implementation, as well as oversight and control. Collectively, these areas provide a recommended
model for effective EA management.
Background
Reflecting the general consensus in industry that large, complex systems development and acquisition
efforts should be guided by explicit EAs, Congress required Federal Agency Chief Information Officers
to develop, maintain, and facilitate integrated systems architectures with the passage of the Clinger-Cohen
Act1in 1996. Additionally, OMB has issued guidance that requires agency information systems
investments to be consistent with Federal, Agency, and bureau architectures. Other OMB guidance
provides for the content of Agency enterprise architectures.2 Similarly, the Chief Information Officer
Council, the Department of the Treasury, the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST), and
GAO, have developed architecture fram.
User-centric enterprise architecture (EA) focuses on developing useful and usable information products and governance services for end users. It captures key business and technical information across an organization to support better decision-making. User-centric EA provides information that is relevant, easy to understand, and accessible to all stakeholders, not just IT. The author developed a user-centric approach at the Secret Service and Coast Guard by focusing EA products on clear user needs and ensuring information is presented at multiple layers of detail and perspectives to be understandable and useful for a wide audience.
Tammy Taylor is an IT professional seeking a leadership position to utilize her expertise in process methodologies and strong organizational skills. She has extensive experience in project management, IT governance, and improving IT operations. Her background includes roles managing IT disaster recovery programs, data center operations, and an IT consulting firm.
Two-speed IT is proposed to address the challenges of digital transformation, where the current enterprise architecture is constrained in its ability to respond quickly to evolving business needs. Adopting a two-speed architecture involves maintaining the stability of core systems while developing a more agile second layer to enable innovation. Key challenges for CIOs are to drive this change and address issues around skills, culture and governance. Best practices include establishing centers of excellence, developing reusable components, and separating core and innovation IT.
Terrance Knecht is an experienced portfolio/program manager with over 20 years of experience leading IT organizations and implementing technology solutions. He has successfully directed projects ranging from infrastructure development to ERP implementations. Key accomplishments include restructuring organizations, achieving budget reductions and cost savings, overseeing multi-million dollar budgets, and developing partnerships with major technology companies. Knecht holds multiple professional certifications and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
This document provides an introduction to enterprise architecture (EA). It discusses enterprise challenges such as unaligned business processes, master data, applications, and technology. EA aims to help organizations understand how business strategies translate to operations. It sets out an organization's capability blueprint for developing and executing strategy. Implementing EA can provide benefits such as more efficient operations, improved return on investments, and faster procurement. An EA helps map the relationships between an organization's business, applications, data, and technology. It is important for organizations like PRASARANA to implement EA to reduce fragmentation, enhance information integration and technology planning, and achieve business-IT integration and enterprise agility. Developing a successful EA involves stakeholders from across the organization and having an
FEDERAL Enterprise Performance ManagementCraig Prindle
This document discusses maximizing return on IT investments across the federal enterprise through Federal Enterprise Performance Management (Fed-EPM). It summarizes that Fed-EPM strategically manages business and IT priorities, investments, and projects across the federal enterprise to fully leverage synergies between Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Management, and Program Management disciplines. The three key areas for successful Fed-EPM implementation are identified as Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Management, and Program Management Office.
Building An Information Technology And Information SystemsNicole Savoie
Enterprise Systems Architecture Of An Organization
Enterprise Systems Architecture (ESA) is the overall IT architecture of an organization that manages and evolves business operations. It consists of individual system architectures and their relationships. ESA provides guidelines for implementation and makes people
C4&IT released the Coast Guard's first enterprise architecture (EA) to better align technology investments with mission needs and ensure systems work together. EA provides a framework across six perspectives - performance, business, information, services, technology, and security. It is accessible on the EA website and offers a process for reviewing new technology requests to receive funding approval. As more information is added, the EA aims to improve transparency and decision-making through an integrated approach.
Enterprise architecture plans provide little value unless they present information that is clear, relevant, and easily understood by decision makers. User-centric enterprise architecture synthesizes an organization's key business and technical information to support better decision making. It captures and communicates data about performance, processes, requirements, systems, technologies and security. This information is packaged so users can understand the current and future states of IT, as well as the roadmap to get there. However, the information is only useful if presented in a way that is understandable, accessible, and allows easy navigation, such as through profiles, inventories, and models that illustrate relationships in a visual format.
Managing digital transformation of smart cities through enterprise architecture is a process that involves planning, implementing, and maintaining a new IT infrastructure. It includes designing and building a new system as well as migrating existing systems to the new platform. Using an enterprise architecture framework helps architects focus on architecture rather than developing their own processes. Frameworks like OEAF can increase returns through improved strategy deployment, efficient resource reuse, and using technology for new strategies. Enterprise architecture promotes adapting to changing needs and technologies to maximize IT's potential to create smarter cities.
Visualizing IT at the Department of Homeland Security with the ArchiMate® Vi...Iver Band
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Luke McCormack recently
submitted testimony to a US Senate Subcommittee. This case study, which is based on CIO
McCormack’s testimony, demonstrates how enterprise architects using the ArchiMate® language can
quickly capture business situations using viewpoints defined in the ArchiMate specification. These
viewpoints are templates for views that address particular sets of stakeholder concerns. This case study
contains views based on and named after standard templates.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Luke McCormack recently
submitted testimony to a US Senate Subcommittee [1]. This case study, which is based on CIO
McCormack’s testimony, demonstrates how enterprise architects using the ArchiMate® language [2] can
quickly capture business situations using viewpoints defined in the ArchiMate specification. These
viewpoints are templates for views that address particular sets of stakeholder concerns. This case study
contains views based on and named after standard templates.
Dave Megliorino is a senior technical sales and services management professional with over 20 years of experience managing teams and programs in various industries. He has a proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and implementing strategic initiatives that improve business effectiveness. Currently, he is leading an IT service desk to resolve issues and implement ITIL best practices. Prior to that, he held several management roles at IBM where he exceeded sales quotas, closed multi-million dollar deals, and created programs that increased sales and cost savings.
Executive Overview of IT Strategy and Capability Maturity FrameworkVishal Sharma
This document provides an executive overview of the IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF). The IT-CMF is being developed by the Innovation Value Institute to help organizations improve their IT capabilities and ability to deliver business value through IT.
The IT-CMF defines four key "macro-capabilities" for managing IT: managing IT like a business, managing the IT budget, managing the IT capability, and managing IT for business value. It describes five levels of increasing maturity for each macro-capability, from initial/unmanaged to optimizing. As organizations progress through the levels, their IT function becomes more strategic and aligned with business goals.
The document outlines the mission of the Innovation Value Institute to build tools that help
A framework for_enterprise_architecture_effectivenessbambangpadhi
This document proposes a framework for assessing the effectiveness of enterprise architecture. It discusses how enterprise architecture describes how business and IT components fit together to support business rules and operations. The framework aims to address critical success factors for applying enterprise architecture and the business values it provides. The purpose is to help firms evaluate enterprise architecture and better adapt their business information systems for e-business.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It seems like the world has turned on Israel, but they are truly not alone, and good people from around the world stand with Israel despite the actions and rhetoric of the vile extremists that support terrorism.
Israel’s allies rely on her to fight terror while they keep a “good face” on relations with the Arab community at large. But quiet support is no longer enough. Those who oppose terror must be bold.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: China and Russia are commonly considered the biggest military threats to Western civilization, but I believe that is incorrect. The biggest strategic threat is a terrorist Jihadi Caliphate.
Don't Be So Humble; You're Not That Great _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdfAndy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Judaism teaches that our mission in life is to connect to G-d, the source of all. In connecting to the source, we are supposed to empty ourselves of vanity and materialism so that we can be filled with the Divine holiness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.
Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.
America Is the Target; Israel Is the Front Line _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This is not about free speech but about a takeover of America. These vile terrorist supporters are using our very Constitution against us as they falsely cry Islamophobia and free speech, all the while impeding, threatening, and committing acts of violence against students, citizens, and an orderly democracy. It is time for Americans to stop being complacent or fooled by their terrorist talking points and rhetoric of hate, racism, and Communist ideology. In the face of this evil, we are finally seeing Patriots emerge, proudly carrying and defending the American flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and boldly chanting USA!
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On college campuses across America, why do we hear "free Palestine" but not "free Ukraine" when the Ukrainian issue is so much larger and more deadly?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I’ll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting of the Rebbe.
My wife and I were spellbound by his lifelike holy image, especially his knowing, piercing blue eyes. In fact, we joked that it would be funny if the eyes started to move back and forth in the painting. Esther, who was sitting directly next to me, overheard us and proceeded to tell me some amazing stories about the Rebbe, which I am pleased to be able to share with all of you.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We have all been following the horrific news and video clips coming out of our American universities of blatant antisemitism coupled with intimidation, harassment, barring of access, and violence from Hamas terrorist protesters against Jewish students and faculty under the false guise of blaring calls for Palestinian freedom “from the river to the sea.”
As our enemies gleefully chant, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “by any (violent, abhorrent) means necessary,” we must answer with our “one solution” and that is to hold accountable the corrupt and even criminal institutions and leadership that are openly permitting this to occur.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Modern-day anti-Semitism has taken the form of pro-Hamas supporters on our campuses and in our cities who pretend that they are fighting against colonialism and an occupation of Palestine. They strategically disguise their Jew-hatred by falsely portraying themselves as the victims of oppression. Instead of showing themselves as the vile racists that they are, they attempt to hide as wolves in sheep's clothing. They do this to try and get the world's sympathy and take the mantle of morality and legitimacy through lies and distortion. In so doing, they can call for resistance, intifada, and jihad, and "by any (murderous and abhorrent) means necessary," all the while pretending to be virtuous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the great issues in dealing with life is what happens when we die. Is it “game over” and we are gone for good, or as Jews we believe that while our bodies die, our souls live on in eternity with Hashem. However, another scenario to deal with is if we still have imperfections that we need to work on, does G-d bring us back again through the reincarnation of our souls (“Gilgul Neshamot”) to continue the process of learning, growth, and perfecting ourselves?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Day after day, week after week now, we see the vile Hamas terrorist supporters acting out in public, screaming, cursing, threatening, blocking, harassing, burning flags, pushing, prodding, and violently attacking others (i.e., Zionists and Jews). In any normal situation, the police would be there protecting the innocent, stopping the harassment, and arresting the violent agitators. But these days, what do we see? The police seem to be doing virtually nothing to stop them.
Without any serious consequences from our law enforcement, courts, or politicians, we can expect things to continue to escalate and get more dangerous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Since October 7, it has become almost a daily chorus by Hamas and their supporters around the world condemning Israel for “occupation.” However, if you really examine the facts, it becomes clear that the word occupation is nothing more than propaganda and a tool of radical Islam for hate, intifada, jihad, and terrorism.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: There are countless shakeups and wake-up calls of life that span from small to large crises that test our faith and ability to cope. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves, it's not about escaping from the difficulties, but finding G-d even when he seems absent or hidden from us. G-d is there, and so is a path toward overcoming the challenges, sanctifying our lives, and finding our meaning and significance.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Tick-tock.
The days are, oh, so long.
The years of the past now seem so short.
I am waiting for salvation.
In my heart, I pray over and over:
“Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d,
King of the Universe,
Who sets free those in bonds.”
I know you are coming to rescue me.
I am waiting for you.
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Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the toughest things to bear is when our enemies hypocritically use psychological projection and try to turn the tables, calling us "Baby Killers," "Rapists," and "Nazis," when this is exactly the criminal behavior that the Hamas terrorists perpetrated at the October 7 massacre in Southern Israel.
For Israel, it's as if being barbarically attacked and victimized with the rape and mutilation of women, beheadings and burnings of babies, and murders and abductions of young and old aren't enough. But then to suffer the grotesque turning of reality on its head by having the perpetrators of these crimes call you out as the aggressor is beyond imagination.
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Purim, we have to maintain our ultimate faith in the Almighty that those corrupt evildoers who seek our destruction "by any means necessary" will ultimately themselves face justice like the evil Haman (perhaps the forefather of Hamas).
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: What blind love and hate do have in common is an irrational mob mentality that destroys one's ability to think rationally and morally. When you either deprive people of real information and outside perspectives, brainwash them, or create a sense of baseless fear and anger, you can bring out a real destructive side of humanity that borders on the psychotic and sociopathic. Thus, when people get back to their family, friends, and "real life," similar to when Hitler was killed and the Nazis and their propaganda machine were defeated, then perspective and normalcy could return. This is why it's so important to fight the fake news and brainwashing that are so prevalent right now.
In the end, love is not actually blind, but hate most certainly is completely blind, deaf, and utterly dumb.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Foes are turned into friends.
Families grow rather than attend early funerals.
Communities bustle and prosper rather than lie as dying evacuated ghost towns.
We all become part of a community of nations working to solve life's biggest problems, instead of planning how to maim and kill each other with greater pinpoint accuracy and effect.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We know that Israel wants more than anything to live in peace and that they have tried virtually everything to make peace with their neighbors, including multiple offerings of a state for the Palestinians (and even giving in to practically their every demand, often to the Israelis own detriment), only to meet with one repeated rejection after another reiterating the Arab League's Khartoum Resolution: "no peace with Israel, no negotiation with Israel, and no recognition of Israel."
After October 7, the deadly abuse absolutely could not continue any longer.
There is a time to walk away and a time for necessary action.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While there are many factors that contribute to our national success, certainly if we are going to be able to confront the challenges we face both at home and abroad, we must have strong and courageous leadership. Not only to unite us but also to evoke our very best, we need leadership that commands respect from both left and right, with a mighty and passionate vision that moves us not only to farseeing human progress but equally to moral righteousness. With this, we can instill pride in both who we are and where we are going and not be in fear of what’s threatening our streets or our shores anymore.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: In my opinion, the only tactical way to rescue the hostages is to locate and map the tunnel they are hiding in and then gas them all to sleep. The gas would need to be carefully regulated so as not to alert the terrorists that it is being used and not to harm the hostages. The gas needs to be odorless and colorless (like nitrous oxide) to camouflage its use, and the Israeli commandos will need to be hairpin-ready to blow the blast doors and get in to rescue the hostages.
MySQL InnoDB Storage Engine: Deep Dive - MydbopsMydbops
This presentation, titled "MySQL - InnoDB" and delivered by Mayank Prasad at the Mydbops Open Source Database Meetup 16 on June 8th, 2024, covers dynamic configuration of REDO logs and instant ADD/DROP columns in InnoDB.
This presentation dives deep into the world of InnoDB, exploring two ground-breaking features introduced in MySQL 8.0:
• Dynamic Configuration of REDO Logs: Enhance your database's performance and flexibility with on-the-fly adjustments to REDO log capacity. Unleash the power of the snake metaphor to visualize how InnoDB manages REDO log files.
• Instant ADD/DROP Columns: Say goodbye to costly table rebuilds! This presentation unveils how InnoDB now enables seamless addition and removal of columns without compromising data integrity or incurring downtime.
Key Learnings:
• Grasp the concept of REDO logs and their significance in InnoDB's transaction management.
• Discover the advantages of dynamic REDO log configuration and how to leverage it for optimal performance.
• Understand the inner workings of instant ADD/DROP columns and their impact on database operations.
• Gain valuable insights into the row versioning mechanism that empowers instant column modifications.
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The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
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Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
Mydbops Managed Services specializes in taking the pain out of database management while optimizing performance. Since 2015, we have been providing top-notch support and assistance for the top three open-source databases: MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
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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.
Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
Event Link: https://meine.doag.org/events/cloudland/2024/agenda/#agendaId.4211
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
"Scaling RAG Applications to serve millions of users", Kevin GoedeckeFwdays
How we managed to grow and scale a RAG application from zero to thousands of users in 7 months. Lessons from technical challenges around managing high load for LLMs, RAGs and Vector databases.
Introducing BoxLang : A new JVM language for productivity and modularity!Ortus Solutions, Corp
Just like life, our code must adapt to the ever changing world we live in. From one day coding for the web, to the next for our tablets or APIs or for running serverless applications. Multi-runtime development is the future of coding, the future is to be dynamic. Let us introduce you to BoxLang.
Dynamic. Modular. Productive.
BoxLang redefines development with its dynamic nature, empowering developers to craft expressive and functional code effortlessly. Its modular architecture prioritizes flexibility, allowing for seamless integration into existing ecosystems.
Interoperability at its Core
With 100% interoperability with Java, BoxLang seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional and modern development paradigms, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and collaboration.
Multi-Runtime
From the tiny 2m operating system binary to running on our pure Java web server, CommandBox, Jakarta EE, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Functions, Web Assembly, Android and more. BoxLang has been designed to enhance and adapt according to it's runnable runtime.
The Fusion of Modernity and Tradition
Experience the fusion of modern features inspired by CFML, Node, Ruby, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure, combined with the familiarity of Java bytecode compilation, making BoxLang a language of choice for forward-thinking developers.
Empowering Transition with Transpiler Support
Transitioning from CFML to BoxLang is seamless with our JIT transpiler, facilitating smooth migration and preserving existing code investments.
Unlocking Creativity with IDE Tools
Unleash your creativity with powerful IDE tools tailored for BoxLang, providing an intuitive development experience and streamlining your workflow. Join us as we embark on a journey to redefine JVM development. Welcome to the era of BoxLang.
GlobalLogic Java Community Webinar #18 “How to Improve Web Application Perfor...GlobalLogic Ukraine
Під час доповіді відповімо на питання, навіщо потрібно підвищувати продуктивність аплікації і які є найефективніші способи для цього. А також поговоримо про те, що таке кеш, які його види бувають та, основне — як знайти performance bottleneck?
Відео та деталі заходу: https://bit.ly/45tILxj
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
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In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
"NATO Hackathon Winner: AI-Powered Drug Search", Taras KlobaFwdays
This is a session that details how PostgreSQL's features and Azure AI Services can be effectively used to significantly enhance the search functionality in any application.
In this session, we'll share insights on how we used PostgreSQL to facilitate precise searches across multiple fields in our mobile application. The techniques include using LIKE and ILIKE operators and integrating a trigram-based search to handle potential misspellings, thereby increasing the search accuracy.
We'll also discuss how the azure_ai extension on PostgreSQL databases in Azure and Azure AI Services were utilized to create vectors from user input, a feature beneficial when users wish to find specific items based on text prompts. While our application's case study involves a drug search, the techniques and principles shared in this session can be adapted to improve search functionality in a wide range of applications. Join us to learn how PostgreSQL and Azure AI can be harnessed to enhance your application's search capability.
Getting the Most Out of ScyllaDB Monitoring: ShareChat's TipsScyllaDB
ScyllaDB monitoring provides a lot of useful information. But sometimes it’s not easy to find the root of the problem if something is wrong or even estimate the remaining capacity by the load on the cluster. This talk shares our team's practical tips on: 1) How to find the root of the problem by metrics if ScyllaDB is slow 2) How to interpret the load and plan capacity for the future 3) Compaction strategies and how to choose the right one 4) Important metrics which aren’t available in the default monitoring setup.
AI in the Workplace Reskilling, Upskilling, and Future Work.pptxSunil Jagani
Discover how AI is transforming the workplace and learn strategies for reskilling and upskilling employees to stay ahead. This comprehensive guide covers the impact of AI on jobs, essential skills for the future, and successful case studies from industry leaders. Embrace AI-driven changes, foster continuous learning, and build a future-ready workforce.
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