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The Future of Software: A Conversation with HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah & GitKraken CEO Matt Johnston

Embark on an insightful journey into the future of software development with Dharmesh Shah, CTO and Co-Founder of HubSpot, and Matt Johnston, CEO of GitKraken. In this GitKon 2023 Keynote session, you will: And this conversation goes far beyond just code – Dharmesh also hits on advice for fostering positive company culture (and how culture should really be seen as its own unique product), and tips to overcome "crappy marketing.".

Risks and rewards of generative AI for software development

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a form of AI that can create new, original content such as text, code, images, video, and even music. Generative AI-powered tools like GitHub’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT have the potential to revolutionize the way you develop software, enabling you to be more efficient and creative. Used in the right way, generative AI can streamline workflows, accelerate development cycles, and unlock the potential for innovation.

Basics of Incident Management

Life is full of unexpected incidents. From the coffee spill that disrupts your morning routine to the sudden traffic jam that transforms a 20-minute commute into an hour-long ordeal. Much like these challenges, most of our systems and infrastructure also constantly face these tiny glitches. If ignored, they can have a significant impact. Unlike minor inconveniences, these glitches we call Incidents have the potential to disrupt your business, frustrate customers, and eat into your revenue.

Mastering Version Control with SharePoint Online Versioning

In today’s digital workspace, managing document versions is crucial for maintaining data integrity and fostering effective collaboration among teams. SharePoint Online, a premier collaboration platform from Microsoft, has embedded a robust versioning feature that significantly elevates document management to a new level.

Running MongoDB on Kubernetes

Containers are a lightweight, portable, and consistent way to package applications and their dependencies. Containers provide an isolated environment, ensuring an application runs reliably across different environments. Enterprises and tech-savvy individuals are using container technologies because of their benefits. However, container orchestration tools have become necessary to manage clusters with the rise in container usage.

Logic Apps standard The developer experience

In this session titled " Logic Apps standard: The developer experience" by Wagner Silveira, Senior program manager at Microsoft, offers an insightful dive into Logic Apps Standard from a developer's lens. He delves into the existing Logic App model, differentiating between Built-in and Azure connections, and highlighting the distinction between portal and local Logic App workflow development. Uncover the latest developer tools, including the enhanced designer 2.0, data mapper for visual component mapping, custom code support, and the convenient export tool.

AWS vs GCP: Choosing the Best Cloud Provider for Your Needs

If you are confused about whether to go for AWS or Google Cloud (GCP) in 2023, then you should read this article. Both AWS and GCP have made tremendous progress over the past few years. There was a time when AWS was much ahead of Google, but not anymore. Google has reduced the gap to a great extent; it even surpasses AWS in some areas, especially data analytics. However, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this problem.

Implementing Backstage 3: Integrating with Existing Tools Using Plugins

This third part of the “Implementing Backstage” series explains how to integrate Backstage with existing tools and plugins. If you’re at an earlier stage of your Backstage implementation, the two previous installments in this series focus on getting started and using the core features. If you’re looking for a more general introduction to Backstage, you can read the first article in the “Evaluating Backstage” series.

How do you measure software health?

Just like personal health, software health is best managed proactively so you can prevent issues before they occur and avoid costly, stressful outages. Cortex helps you track and improve the health of your software with Scorecards and Initiatives. Scorecards quantify software health by aggregating data from multiple sources to give you a continuous view into the health of your system. Initiatives use Scorecards to drive organizational improvement.