Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise
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This document discusses open data and is divided into three sections - Roots, Impact, and Promise. The Roots section explores the historical context and influences that have helped advance open data initiatives. The Impact section examines how open data has already created benefits. Finally, the Promise section considers the future potential of open data and additional opportunities it may enable.
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Ordinance renaming plaza where Old Chicago Water Tower structure is located a...
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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
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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.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
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