The Pragmatic Engineer
MARCH 12, 2024
👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. In this article, we cover one out of five topics from today’s subscriber-only article What Changed in 50 Years of Computing.
Waitingforcode
MARCH 12, 2024
That's the question. The lack of the processing time trigger means more a reactive micro-batch triggering but it cannot be considered as the single true best practice. Let's see why.
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Engineering at Meta
MARCH 12, 2024
Marking a major investment in Meta’s AI future, we are announcing two 24k GPU clusters. We are sharing details on the hardware, network, storage, design, performance, and software that help us extract high throughput and reliability for various AI workloads. We use this cluster design for Llama 3 training. We are strongly committed to open compute and open source.
Yelp Engineering
MARCH 12, 2024
What is Engineering Effectiveness Metrics (EE Metrics)? EE Metrics was envisioned as a hub that helps teams manage their technical debt. EE Metrics provides every team with a detailed web page that contains information about technical debt that needs to be addressed. It also serves as a platform to highlight top engineering initiatives at the organization level.
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KDnuggets
MARCH 12, 2024
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DoorDash Engineering
MARCH 12, 2024
The DoorDash ETA team is committed to providing an accurate and reliable estimated time of arrival (ETA) as a cornerstone DoorDash consumer experience. We want to ensure that every customer can trust our ETAs, ensuring a high-quality experience in which their food arrives on time every time. With more than 2 billion orders annually, our dynamic engineering challenge is to improve and maintain accuracy at scale while managing a variety of conditions within diverse delivery and merchant scenarios.
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Lyft Engineering
MARCH 12, 2024
Summary At Lyft we have built a platform for developing, training and serving Reinforcement Learning models for typical internet industry applications with a focus on Contextual Bandits. Those models have been critical for decision making problems that other techniques such as supervised learning or optimization models struggled with. In this article we describe how we extended our existing machine learning ecosystem to support Reinforcement Learning models, develop models using Off-Policy Evalu
KDnuggets
MARCH 12, 2024
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Precisely
MARCH 12, 2024
Alors que les organisations s’efforcent de tirer le meilleur parti de leurs données et de leurs analyses avancées, les premières découvrent la valeur unique de l’emplacement physique. Pratiquement tous les points de données disponibles sont associés à un élément de localisation. Les organisations ont généralement une présence physique qui prend la forme de bureaux, de points de vente, d’entrepôts ou de sites de production.
RandomTrees
MARCH 12, 2024
Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of automotive technology, the integration of artificial intelligence has reached new heights. One of the most promising applications is the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) in the realm of Intelligent Driver Care. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Generative AI is revolutionizing the way we approach driver assistance, safety, and overall well-being on the road.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Eventbrite Engineering
MARCH 12, 2024
Authored by: Zelal Gungordu and Delaine Wendling. 1 Background Relevance tuning is the process of making incremental changes to a search algorithm to improve the ranking of search results to better meet the information needs and preferences of users. Ideally, each such change would improve the quality of results, which can be measured using engagement … Continue reading "Automating Relevance Tuning for Event Search" The post Automating Relevance Tuning for Event Search appeared first on En
Precisely
MARCH 12, 2024
Your competitors use data to target your customers, discover unmet needs, and explore new markets. If you’re not using data to your advantage, you risk falling behind the rest of the pack. In a 2023 survey conducted by Gartner , customer service and support leaders cited customer data and analytics as a top priority for achieving their organizational goals.
Monte Carlo
MARCH 12, 2024
Google Cloud’s Dataplex is a data fabric tool that enables organizations to discover, manage, monitor, and govern their data across all of their data systems, including their data lakes, data warehouses, data lakehouses, and data marts. With Dataplex, teams get lineage and visibility into their data management no matter where it’s housed, centralizing the security, governance, search and discovery across potentially distributed systems.
Precisely
MARCH 12, 2024
Mainframe and midrange servers are probably among the least understood systems among today’s IT professionals. in IT, due in part to the fact that many people just lump them into a single category, unclear about the distinctions between them. Unless you work with mainframes or midrange servers specifically, you probably think of them as old-school systems with very different technical specifications, administration, and software.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Monte Carlo
MARCH 12, 2024
Data pipelines get complex quickly. A pipeline supporting a single critical use case may be ingesting data from dozens of sources and refining it via multiple layers of transformation across hundreds of tables. Just like with mathematical equations, the order of operations matter. If there is a delay or failure in one part of this intricate web of tasks, then a cascade of data issues is around the corner.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
What is Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)? This question has been asked lately with the release of several new smartphones and devices that include LSTM technology. While LSTM hasn't quite hit the mainstream yet, it's something you should be familiar with. In this post, we'll take a detailed look at what LSTM is and how it works. We'll also explore some of the benefits of using LSTM and discuss possible applications for this innovative technology.
ArcGIS
MARCH 12, 2024
It's a map! It's a chart! It's a chart-map!
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
SQL databases are one of the most widely used types of database systems available. SQL is a structured query language that these databases enable users to utilize for data management, retrieval, and storage. A number of SQL databases are available. However SQLite is one of the most widely used. Often seen in online browsers, embedded systems, and mobile applications, SQLite is a small, file-based SQL database.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
DataKitchen
MARCH 12, 2024
Key Success Metrics, Benefits, and Results for Data Observability Using DataKitchen Software Lowering Serious Production Errors Key Benefit Errors in production can come from many sources – poor data, problems in the production process, being late, or infrastructure problems. Reducing the errors your customers find and those they do not are key success metrics of Data Observability Using DataKitchen DataOps Observability and DataOps TestGen.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
As more and more companies need software, some interesting changes are happening in the tech world. A recent report from LinkedIn says that 25% more software engineers become product managers in the last three years. But why is this happening? Is it because people want to lead in making products, or do they want more say in how a company works? This blog post aims to assist software engineers considering a transition to product management by providing straightforward explanations.
Snowflake
MARCH 12, 2024
Geospatial data can give a business a competitive edge — especially when it’s combined with the company’s own data resources. Considering a new store location? You’ll want to analyze not just where your nearest competitors and potential customers are, but also retail footfall numbers, historical traffic patterns, distance from distribution centers, environmental factors, potential delivery times to customers and more.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
In today’s rapidly еvolving digital landscapе, cloud computing, and еfficiеnt softwarе dеvеlopmеnt practices arе important for businеssеs to stay compеtitivе. Microsoft, a global lеadеr in the technology industry, provides two kеy solutions in thеsе domains: Azurе and Azurе DеvOps. Although both products are part of the Microsoft family, they have different functions and address various facеts of softwarе dеvеlopmеnt.
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.
Robinhood
MARCH 12, 2024
Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information and investing. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in. … We sat down for a virtual chat with Robinhoodies Cody Borsellino and Tyler Vatcoskay to discuss their work on the Customer Experience Represent
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
Artificial intelligence has become tremendously popular in recent years, taking the internet by storm. The size of the Indian artificial intelligence market is projected to reach US$5.47 billion (Source: Statista) by the end of this year, which has substantially increased demand for AI jobs. This makes me believe that a career in AI is one to seek vigorously, as the market is expanding by the day!
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
In today’s fast-paced technological world, the need for qualified machine learning specialists in India is growing. Machine learning experts are becoming increasingly important as artificial intelligence transforms more and more sectors. In this article, I will walk you through the complex world of machine learning expert salaries in India and examine pay scales, industry standards, and earning potential determining variables.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
I’m an AWS Solutions Architect in India. I started my journey not long ago, exploring the world of AWS on a crisp morning. Little did I know it would reshape my career and open doors to endless possibilities in cloud computing. Now, let’s talk about the question on many minds – the AWS solution architect jobs salary in India. As I became engrossed in designing robust cloud solutions, my curiosity about the earning potential naturally followed.
Speaker: Evelyn Chou
Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
Production management is an expansive process in my experience. I say this because managing, monitoring, and improving the operational efficiency of different manufacturing processes has demanded the best of my efforts and expertise. This is why I believe this field demands diverse skills, including technical skills like financial understanding, knowledge of industry trends and guidelines, agile management, and interpersonal skills like communication, problem-solving, leadership, etc.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
With technology and innovation driving today's fast-changing corporate environment, the role of a product manager is crucial. Understanding the many aspects that influence a product manager's salary in India is vital for both experienced professionals and aspiring professionals. From what I've learned, grasping how a particular industry works involves examining how job titles influence salaries, exploring the impact of experience, and understanding how business knowledge is related t
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
An interesting and fulfilling job choice can be working as a government hacker. Hackers can explore a variety of opportunities. Capable people are being randomly selected by the government. These experts are undoubtedly necessary for the authority to maintain the security of its networks. Though challenging at times, government hacking presents an exciting blend of technological know-how, security knowledge, and investigative work.
Knowledge Hut
MARCH 12, 2024
Project managers are in high demand, and companies are willing to pay top dollar for qualified individuals. In today's fast-paced business world, having a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can give you a significant advantage over other job candidates. As per the PMI statistics, a certified PMP is entitled to a pay increase of 20%.
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
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