This document provides information about Primerica, a financial services company:
1. Primerica was founded in 1977 and now has 6 million clients in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, making it the largest financial services marketing organization in North America.
2. It lists major investors in Primerica and notes that its life insurance companies are rated A+ by A.M. Best.
3. The document emphasizes the importance of financial planning concepts like knowing your financial independence number, understanding the rule of 72, and paying yourself first to start saving and investing early.
Primerica Life Insurance Company has consistently received an A+ (Superior) financial strength rating from A.M. Best, indicating its strong ability to meet ongoing obligations to policyholders. It holds $2 billion in conservative investments and has $656 billion of life insurance in force, protecting over 4 million lives. Primerica Life has paid out over $6 billion in death claims over the last decade, including $939 million in 2010 alone.
WFG provides financial services and products to help people build better financial futures. It uses a hybrid business model that rewards both personal production and leadership development. The opportunity allows associates to earn income through personal sales, overrides on sales of those they help develop, and residual income from renewals.
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
Microsoft Office 365 Power User Training - Key Business Scenarios that Drive ...David J Rosenthal
Free your teams to work anywhere
Embrace the freedom to live life and work the way that’s best for both teams and individuals. Today’s business users want more intuitive technology, uninterrupted services, and the freedom to work when and where they need to. Office 365 helps take location out of the equation so that your employees can live life on their terms.
Connected people are productive people
Office 365 keeps people connected to one another, and to documents and data. Intuitive tools for online meetings, file storage and sharing, and team collaboration make it easy to connect and collaborate with colleagues whenever, wherever.
Be more productive by Design - My Personal Productivity Workflow SetupPete Jakob
This is how I get work done! Here is the workflow I use to help me maintain control over the tasks I put my energy into during the day. This deck also explains the rationale behind it and the core tools (both on Mac and iPhone/iPad) that allow me to be remember more and keep focus on what needs attention. I hope it helps you - would welcome feedback, here or at my blog on www.purplesalix.com.
BTW - I've also got a Productivity Newspaper that I curate. If you find the presentation useful I'm sure you'll enjoy the newspaper too. It's call the Purple Patch and you can read it and subscribe to it at http://purplesalix.com/the-purple-patch/
Having reviewed this presentation, why not download my guide to Productivity Tools. Over 50 tools are reviewed covering everything from Task Managers, Note taking apps and utilities I use every day. Get it at at http://productivityguideform.purplesalix.com/productivityguide
This document provides an introduction to good working practices for ICT skills used in business. It discusses organizing files using appropriate names and folders, regularly backing up files, and the importance of being able to easily find files. It instructs the reader to organize their user area, create directories for classwork, and backup files to an external storage device to protect against data loss. Maintaining good file organization and backup practices are emphasized as important skills for work and education.
This document provides information about Primerica, a financial services company:
1. Primerica was founded in 1977 and now has 6 million clients in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, making it the largest financial services marketing organization in North America.
2. It lists major investors in Primerica and notes that its life insurance companies are rated A+ by A.M. Best.
3. The document emphasizes the importance of financial planning concepts like knowing your financial independence number, understanding the rule of 72, and paying yourself first to start saving and investing early.
Primerica Life Insurance Company has consistently received an A+ (Superior) financial strength rating from A.M. Best, indicating its strong ability to meet ongoing obligations to policyholders. It holds $2 billion in conservative investments and has $656 billion of life insurance in force, protecting over 4 million lives. Primerica Life has paid out over $6 billion in death claims over the last decade, including $939 million in 2010 alone.
WFG provides financial services and products to help people build better financial futures. It uses a hybrid business model that rewards both personal production and leadership development. The opportunity allows associates to earn income through personal sales, overrides on sales of those they help develop, and residual income from renewals.
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
Microsoft Office 365 Power User Training - Key Business Scenarios that Drive ...David J Rosenthal
Free your teams to work anywhere
Embrace the freedom to live life and work the way that’s best for both teams and individuals. Today’s business users want more intuitive technology, uninterrupted services, and the freedom to work when and where they need to. Office 365 helps take location out of the equation so that your employees can live life on their terms.
Connected people are productive people
Office 365 keeps people connected to one another, and to documents and data. Intuitive tools for online meetings, file storage and sharing, and team collaboration make it easy to connect and collaborate with colleagues whenever, wherever.
Be more productive by Design - My Personal Productivity Workflow SetupPete Jakob
This is how I get work done! Here is the workflow I use to help me maintain control over the tasks I put my energy into during the day. This deck also explains the rationale behind it and the core tools (both on Mac and iPhone/iPad) that allow me to be remember more and keep focus on what needs attention. I hope it helps you - would welcome feedback, here or at my blog on www.purplesalix.com.
BTW - I've also got a Productivity Newspaper that I curate. If you find the presentation useful I'm sure you'll enjoy the newspaper too. It's call the Purple Patch and you can read it and subscribe to it at http://purplesalix.com/the-purple-patch/
Having reviewed this presentation, why not download my guide to Productivity Tools. Over 50 tools are reviewed covering everything from Task Managers, Note taking apps and utilities I use every day. Get it at at http://productivityguideform.purplesalix.com/productivityguide
This document provides an introduction to good working practices for ICT skills used in business. It discusses organizing files using appropriate names and folders, regularly backing up files, and the importance of being able to easily find files. It instructs the reader to organize their user area, create directories for classwork, and backup files to an external storage device to protect against data loss. Maintaining good file organization and backup practices are emphasized as important skills for work and education.
The document provides tips for improving time management through setting goals, planning, prioritizing tasks, setting deadlines, keeping activity and interruption logs, minimizing distractions, taking mini-breaks, getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and watching what you eat and drink. The overall recommendations are to plan your schedule in advance based on priorities, track how you spend your time to identify areas for improvement, limit distractions, and maintain your energy levels through breaks, sleep, water, and nutrition.
To read the full post , visit:
http://seveninsights.com/the-9-elements-of-the-ideal-to-do-list/
An easy way to boost your productivity is to work from a to-do list.
And an effective to-do list can multiply your productivity during the day.
So what are the elements of a to-do list that make it extra-effective?
In this video, I’ll talk about 9 elements of the perfect to-do list.
When you incorporate the 9 elements I’ve just described into your to-do list, you’ll find:
– You feel much more organised
– You’ll work through more tasks during a day
– You’ll feel more job satisfaction
– You’ll get more important work done
– You’ll achieve more.
If you’re not using a to-do list now, why not start using one? And if you are using one, why not see how many of these elements you can introduce to your to-do list?
For more information about improving your productivity to get better results, visit: http://SevenInsights.com
Use outlook 2010 / 2013 best practices to achieve your personal goalsBjørn Hopland
One of the challenges today is that you have to both have a good overview of everything within your field of work, as well follow up on all details. The risk is that when you try to get a good perspective of the strategic aspect of your work, it’s easy to forget the details. Also, there will always be much more work to do than is possible, and you are the only one that knows your work load. So you have to decide on your priorities.
Using Outlook to manage the details, and support you in prioritizing, will free up your brain so you can keep a good overview, work more on a strategic level, and get all your work done with less stress.
The outcome of this training will enable you to achieve or exceed your goals. You will also have full control at any time, with no hidden “iceberg” under the water. The time and capacity you free up by what you will learn, you can spend as you like. For more time off, to work on a project, or on long term development activities.
Ursuline Students: How to log in to Desire2Learn and find your classes Teresa Potter
This document provides instructions for accessing courses on Desire2Learn (D2L) through Ursuline College for the Spring 2014 semester. It recommends using the Firefox browser and provides a link to download it. It outlines the steps to log into D2L by going to the Ursuline website and clicking on the D2L link, then logging in with your Ursuline ID and password after running a system check. It describes how to select courses from the dropdown menu and access course content by clicking on items in the navigation bar or table of contents. Help videos are available through the Help Topics section for learning other D2L features.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
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.
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
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
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).
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
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.
The document provides tips for improving time management through setting goals, planning, prioritizing tasks, setting deadlines, keeping activity and interruption logs, minimizing distractions, taking mini-breaks, getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and watching what you eat and drink. The overall recommendations are to plan your schedule in advance based on priorities, track how you spend your time to identify areas for improvement, limit distractions, and maintain your energy levels through breaks, sleep, water, and nutrition.
To read the full post , visit:
http://seveninsights.com/the-9-elements-of-the-ideal-to-do-list/
An easy way to boost your productivity is to work from a to-do list.
And an effective to-do list can multiply your productivity during the day.
So what are the elements of a to-do list that make it extra-effective?
In this video, I’ll talk about 9 elements of the perfect to-do list.
When you incorporate the 9 elements I’ve just described into your to-do list, you’ll find:
– You feel much more organised
– You’ll work through more tasks during a day
– You’ll feel more job satisfaction
– You’ll get more important work done
– You’ll achieve more.
If you’re not using a to-do list now, why not start using one? And if you are using one, why not see how many of these elements you can introduce to your to-do list?
For more information about improving your productivity to get better results, visit: http://SevenInsights.com
Use outlook 2010 / 2013 best practices to achieve your personal goalsBjørn Hopland
One of the challenges today is that you have to both have a good overview of everything within your field of work, as well follow up on all details. The risk is that when you try to get a good perspective of the strategic aspect of your work, it’s easy to forget the details. Also, there will always be much more work to do than is possible, and you are the only one that knows your work load. So you have to decide on your priorities.
Using Outlook to manage the details, and support you in prioritizing, will free up your brain so you can keep a good overview, work more on a strategic level, and get all your work done with less stress.
The outcome of this training will enable you to achieve or exceed your goals. You will also have full control at any time, with no hidden “iceberg” under the water. The time and capacity you free up by what you will learn, you can spend as you like. For more time off, to work on a project, or on long term development activities.
Ursuline Students: How to log in to Desire2Learn and find your classes Teresa Potter
This document provides instructions for accessing courses on Desire2Learn (D2L) through Ursuline College for the Spring 2014 semester. It recommends using the Firefox browser and provides a link to download it. It outlines the steps to log into D2L by going to the Ursuline website and clicking on the D2L link, then logging in with your Ursuline ID and password after running a system check. It describes how to select courses from the dropdown menu and access course content by clicking on items in the navigation bar or table of contents. Help videos are available through the Help Topics section for learning other D2L features.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
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.
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
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
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).
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
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.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
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2. Software Installation If You Experience a Technical Problem...
Possible causes…
• Orla could be conflicting with other software or add-ins
• Your Outlook data file might be too big and require archiving down
in size
What can you do?
• If Orla is installed click on the Orla Help button located on the
top toolbar in Outlook and then select the Support option
• Or visit www.orla.org and go to the Need Help section
3. Why Orla? Organize Your Work Easily & Intuitively!
Manage email easily
Find what you need quickly
Schedule and prioritize your work
Have emails at your fingertips when you need
them
Convert emails into actionable work
4. Starting Out A New View on Outlook 2007
Once you have installed Orla, Outlook will automatically
open with your Calendar and TaskPane side by side.
This is your Daily Planner.
In this view you can see all your tasks and appointments in a
single place for the upcoming:
Day Week Month
This view will be where you spend most of your time as all
your work will be recorded here.
You can switch back to this view at anytime by selecting the
My Work option located on the shortcuts menu to the left
of this screen.
5. Orla Methodology 3 Simple Principals
4Ds
ner
D aily Plan
New
Work
6. Orla Methodology “4Ds”
Let’s take a closer look at the options available under each of the 4Ds…
7. Orla Methodology “4Ds”
DITCH – remove the email from your
system as you have no future use for it.
8. Orla Methodology “4Ds”
DEAL – if the work is super-urgent or
will take 2 minutes or less to complete,
deal with the matter straight away.
9. Orla Methodology “4Ds”
DELEGATE – if you can quite
reasonably give the work to
another person to do.
10. Orla Methodology “4Ds”
DECIDE – if you need to plan
the work or file the information
away from your Inbox for future
use or reference.
As you 4D Your Email - your work will shift to either the TaskPad or Calendar
(joined together and known as your “Daily Planner”) - which brings us Principal
2…
11. Orla Methodology “Daily Planner”
Using the 4Ds, emails
containing actionable work are
converted to either:
Fixed Work
[recorded as
Appointments] Appointments
OR
12. Orla Methodology “Daily Planner”
Daily TaskPane
Must Complete Today
Flexible Work
[converted into Tasks]
Daily, Routine Work
Your Tasks are
automatically organized Scheduled Work
into 4 priorities making
it easier for you to
manage them Watch List
13. Orla Methodology “Daily Planner”
With Orla, you manage
and maintain your Tasks
and Calendar in
combination
… not your Inbox!
Appointments
Tasks
14. Orla Methodology “New Work”
Record all non-email related
work via the New Work menu
15. Orla Methodology Applying the 3 Principles…
To apply the 3 principals of the Orla Methodology just
follow these simple workload organizing practices…
Apply the 4D method to manage your email
Identify a Date to start or progress your work
Gather & Organize what you’ll need
Arrange and maintain a comprehensive Task List
Use the New Work menu
16. Working With Orla Using the 4Ds
The example which follows demonstrates how you can
convert an email into a properly scheduled and organized
piece of work.
We will Create A Task using the 4D Toolbar (Decide)
This same 4D email ‘actionable work’ conversion process
applies via the 4D Toolbar whenever you need to:
• Schedule An Appointment (Decide)
• Send to Watch List (Decide)
• Assign A Task (Delegate)
25. Working With Orla Gather & Organize What You’ll Need
While you are thinking about this piece of work, ask yourself:
“ Do I need to gather any other information for the Task so
that all my resources needed for this work are here at my
fingertips? “
To help eliminate any mind clutter you’re carrying around in relation to
this task simply jot down any relevant notes here.
This leaves your mind free to focus on other information not relating to this task!
27. Working With Orla The Close Out Screen
Orla will now prompt you to decide what to do with the original email [which is still
Orla will now prompt you to decide what to do with the original email in the inbox by
sitting in your Inbox] by selecting one of the options available in the Orla Close Out Screen
selecting one of the options available in this Task window. As you can see, a copy of the original
As you can see, a Task.
email is embedded within theworking copy of the original email is embedded within the Task.
28. Working With Orla Filing the Original Email Away
This feature is disabled as your Document
File to your Management System hasn’t been
Done Folder integrated with Orla at this stage.
Move the original email
to one of your Select this option if you need to
You can Delete the Do Something Else with the
Sub Folders
email email.
29. Working With Orla Filing the Original Email Away
As you now have a copy of the email in the Task, you can safely select Ditch
30. Working With Orla Your Task is on Your Daily Planner
To view where and when this Task will appear in
your Daily Planner, navigate there using the My
Work link in the list of Shortcuts
31. Working With Orla Your Task is on Your Daily Planner
Navigate to the date you scheduled the Task for
When the date is selected (or arrives) the Task
will appear on your TaskPad
Simply double click to open and view
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