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How MDM Can Protect Against Generative AI Mishaps on Digital Displays

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is defining 2023. Numerous tech companies, including OpenAI and Google, have put out large language models (LLM) that can be used by consumers directly, or integrated into other products via an application programming interface (API). Many companies are rushing to include generative AI into new or existing products. Some are even doing so in customer touchpoints, such as digital kiosks.

What is WebOps & How it Scales your Websites

If your organization is managing several websites, you’ll understand the challenges involved in keeping everything updated and running smoothly. Deployment, modification, and approval are time-consuming tasks—but the WebOps approach means they don’t have to be. So, what exactly is WebOps, and how does it help you scale your websites? Read on to discover more and learn how Upsun can help.

Improve the engineering goals you care about: Sleuth's new Goals & Automations feature

Matt Upton, Director of Software Development at Rewind, joined Sleuth's Don Brown and Daniel de Juan to take our new Goals and Automations feature for a test drive. Hear reactions and input from Matt on how he sees the Goals feature being useful for his teams: ‍Key sections: Give Sleuth a try and see why it's a deploy-based Accelerate / DORA metrics tracker both managers and developers love.

The Platform Engineer Role Explained: Who Is a Platform Engineer?

Poorly designed infrastructure leaves your applications and networks vulnerable to cyberattacks and data breaches. This puts the company at significant risk: the average cost of a data breach reached a record high $4.35 million in 2022. This is where companies bring in platform engineers. A platform engineer is a professional who ensures that security protocols and best practices are in place to protect against potential security threats.

What's new in Ubuntu 23.04

Ubuntu has long been a developer favourite and the preferred platform for Linux for gaming. Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 lays the foundations for a number of key strategic priorities around desktop deployment, identity management and gaming. For IT managers looking to deploy Ubuntu Desktop at scale, the new desktop installer delivers new tools for custom image configuration and network based deployment. Ubuntu 23.04 also extends its identity management integration to support industry shifts towards cloud-based identity providers.

How Civo has contributed to open source

Over the years, open source has become a way of working that allows people to modify and share designs to inspect, alter, and enhance source code. This has led to a range of benefits for users of open source, such as having more control over software, better security, more stability, and an inspired community. Last year, Mark Boost, CEO at Civo, spoke with OpenUK as part of their yearly report to discover the UK’s journey with open source.