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In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
4. Mobile Device Risks at Every Layer
APPLICATION: Apps with vulnerabilities and malicious code have access
to your data and device sensors
» Your device isn’t rooted but all your email and pictures are stolen,
your location is tracked, and your phone bill is much higher than
usual.
OS: Defects in kernel code or vendor supplied system code
» iPhone or Android jailbrakes are usually exploiting these defects
HARDWARE: Baseband layer attacks
» Memory corruption defects in firmware used to root your device
» Demonstrated at CCC/Black Hat DC 2011 by Ralf-Philipp
Weinmann
NETWORK: Interception of data over the air.
» Mobile WiFi has all the same problems as laptops
» GSM has shown some cracks. Chris Paget demo DEFCON 2010
5. Mobile Device Risks at Every Layer
APPLICATION: Apps with vulnerabilities and malicious code have access
to your data and device sensors
» Your device isn’t rooted but all your email and pictures are stolen,
your location is tracked, and your phone bill is much higher than
usual.
OS: Defects in kernel code or vendor supplied system code
» iPhone or Android jailbrakes are usually exploiting these defects
HARDWARE: Baseband layer attacks
» Memory corruption defects in firmware used to root your device
» Demonstrated at CCC/Black Hat DC 2011 by Ralf-Philipp
Weinmann
NETWORK: Interception of data over the air.
» Mobile WiFi has all the same problems as laptops
» GSM has shown some cracks. Chris Paget demo DEFCON 2010
6. 10.9 billion mobile apps downloaded
in 2010, according to IDC
Expected to rise to
76.9 billion apps by 2014
7. 3rd Party Applications … and account for most of
Process Most of the Data… the vulnerabilities
3rd Party Application processing of PII, critical and % of Vulnerability Disclosures Attributed to Top Ten
confidential data Vendors
March 2009 online Forrester survey of 204 Application and Risk Management Professionals. IBM X-Force® 2008 Trend and Risk Report
8. Software Value Chain Complexity Makes it Impossible to
Develop Secure Software
Crowd Sourced Current Solutions Inadequate
Internal Teams Developers
Dev Site A Dev Site B
Security Consultants
• Very expensive
• In short supply
iPhone • Time to results too long
Dev Site C Apps
Crowd
Internal Sourcing Tools
• Do not scale across sites
Open 3rd Party • Very high noise ratio
Source Open Software Software Vendors • Can not test 3rd party code
Source SYMC MSFT • Separation of duties issue
Outsourced
Developers
Offshore • Do not know how to write
Oracle secure code
Provider
• Prioritize time-to-ship,
functionality over security
Processes
• Difficult to implement
Eastern China • Years to fine tune
Europe India • Low adoption (< 1% of US
Contractors companies CMMI Level 5
certified)
Unknown
Skills
10. WSJ Breaks Story on Pandora Investigation
“Federal prosecutors in New
Jersey are investigating
whether numerous
smartphone applications
illegally obtained or
transmitted information
about their users without
proper disclosures”
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11. Static Analysis
Analysis of software performed without
actually executing the program
Full coverage of the entire source or
binary
In theory, having full application
knowledge can reveal a wider range of
bugs and vulnerabilities than the “trial
and error” of dynamic analysis
Impossible to identify vulnerabilities
based on system configuration that exist
only in the deployment environment
19. Permissions Requested by Pandora Application
Network Communication Phone Calls
» Full Internet Access » Read Phone State and Identity
» Create Bluetooth Connections
» View Network State System Tools
» View Wi-Fi State » Modify Global System Settings
» Prevent Device From Sleeping
Your Personal Information » Bluetooth Administration
» Read Contact Data » Change Wi-Fi State
» Add or Modify Calendar Events and » Change Network Connectivity
Send Email To Guests » Automatically Start at Boot
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pandora.android&feature=search_result – 4/25/2011
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20. Just A Bit Deeper...
Google purchases AdMob for $750
million dollars. Closed May, 2010
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21. ESPN, CBS Interactive, Geico, Starbucks…
100,000 – 500,000 installations
Permissions:
• FINE (GPS) LOCATION
• COARSE (NETWORK-BASED) LOCATION
• FULL INTERNET ACCESS
5,000,000 – 10,000,000 installation
Permissions:
• RECORD AUDIO
• CHANGE YOUR AUDIO SETTINGS
• FINE (GPS) LOCATION
• COARSE (NETWORK-BASED) LOCATION
• FULL INTERNET ACCESS
• MODIFY/DELETE USB STORAGE CONTENTS MODIFY/DELETE SD CARD
CONTENTS
• PREVENT DEVICE FROM SLEEPING
Permissions retrieved from official Android Marketplace on 4/25/2011 21
24. Taking a Proactive Stance
“… the popular
Internet radio service is
removing third-party
advertising platforms,
including Google,
AdMeld and
Medialets.”
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25. What Can Be Reliably Detected?
The problem is determining intent
FP/FN tradeoffs with “unauthorized” behaviors
» e.g. Is it good or bad that the app uses GPS?
Actual vulnerabilities are more straightforward
Think differently – behavioral profiling?
26. Best Practice: Embed Security Acceptance Testing
into Contracts
Software contracts typically focus on features,
functions, maintenance and delivery timeframes
Enterprises can embed security language into contracts
» New purchases or maintenance renewals are
optimal times to introduce security
Security testing is not functional testing, the contract
should specify:
» Specific security measures (for example, static
analysis (code review), dynamic testing,
penetration testing)
» Specific process that should be used for testing
» Acceptance thresholds for testing
» Vulnerability correction rules
27. Best Practice: Purchase from Rated-Approved
COTS Vendors
Make security a formal part of your vendor/product
selection criteria
Involve Vendor Relations/Procurement
Purchase from COTS vendors that have established
security certifications and independent ratings
Look for security related certifications to indicate
vendor commitment:
» Common Criteria
» FIPS-140-2
» PA-DSS (Visa PABP)
» VerAfied Mark
28. Best Practice: Leverage the Power of Community
Pooling the purchasing power of peer
organizations to create demand for
secure software
Vendors will react to fill a market need
Creating a community
» User Groups
» Customer Advisory Boards
» Vendor Relations/Procurement