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Software Engineering F&*K Up Behind Passport eGate failure in all UK Airports. David Farley, who is an authority in Software Engineering and an award winning author, questions how a critical system like eGates in all UK Air ports can go down for more than 4 hours due to a WiFi failure. 😳 Then he explains the possible real root cause behind this failure. A case study for anyone interested in or developing software for critical systems https://bit.ly/4aIHKTg

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How much time do your teams spend trying to source data to provide update reports and produce analysis instead of focusing on the main parts of their job?   We come across this issue a lot, with clients approaching us frustrated that their teams spend a lot of time pulling information together, either for board papers or to enable operational decisions.   We can help.   We’ve recently supported a client in the public sector to identify areas for automation, and to specify the details of a programme of digital transformation. This involved process reviews, including how they capture data, how they process and store the information, and how it is presented to their finance experts to enable their auditors, accountants and others to stop wasting time chasing data around spreadsheets. The results? Team leaders confident about meeting key deadlines and a team that is no longer in danger of burnout. Their organisation is better able to process the data they receive and make decisions that benefit their sector. If this sounds like a service you could benefit from, please get in touch for a conversation. #DigitalTransformation #DataAutomation #ProductivityBoost #Sigma3Digital

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Since April 1st, we have onboarded 14 new customers in the AI/ML space. All are either actively recruiting or plan to this year in the following UK cities... - London (no surprise really 😃) - Edinburgh - Cambridge Are these the places to be if you're in the UK AI/ML scene? #machinelearning #ai #python

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If you're based around Surrey, South London, Hampshire and want to see first hand what the next generation of maps in Power BI looks like, I'm looking forward to showing Icon Map Pro. I'll show some of the forthcoming features that have not yet launched, which will open up whole new scenarios for indoor mapping. Also the Github Copilot session should be great too. There is no way we could have developed Icon Map Pro in the time we did without it! #PowerBI #GithubCopilot #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #IconMap #GIS

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HMRC: Hyperscale PaaS for Hyperscale Performance. HMRC offers an exemplar blueprint for a Platform Architecture, and how it can enable rapid digital service innovation at hyperscale levels. HMRC's Multi-channel Digital Tax Platform (MDTP) employs Continuous Delivery at scale, operating a cloud platform for over 130 user-facing applications powered by over 1000 microservices. The platform delivered financial support to more than 12 million employed and self-employed workers during the pandemic, processing 67,000 job claims within half an hour and handling 440,000 applications for government grants on the first day of its operation. Learn more in this talk from Ben Conrad and Matthew Hyatt.

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I should say, the top score I can get as a human is about 17. The GIFs appear slow, but it is a VERY fast paced game. Surely the best way for AI to score higher, would be for AI to directly write some code to win the game....? Or is a genetic algorithm the ultimate winner? Watch this space!

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Unsure where to go for #CVPR2024 Thursday afternoon poster session? Try number 73, "Bézier Everywhere All at Once: Learning Drivable Lanes as Bézier Graphs" And to explore all the full text papers from CVPR in one place, with a huge range of annotation and exploration possibilities, check out http://app.drisk.ai

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With all due respect to The governing bodies of developed nations - regulations and laws are well intentioned, however without the proper control elements and functions they cannot maintain the insight, gain access to the metrics and telemetry needed to hold AI companies accountable. There are 4 core things needed to give AI regulations teeth - (1) agency over data with a denial of access core architecture to thwart data scraping and brokerage, (2) representation for data agents, subject of content/data so they have the ability to negotiate use of their content, (3) transaction management so data agents and owners can actively manage adherence to data terms and conditions, provenance and use by AI companies and hold them financially responsible for breach of contract, (4) sovereignty in digital space to ensure that individual rights can be upheld identically to their rights and privileges in the real world. There are many companies and organizations who are working towards these goals. We need support in order to stand up and provide solutions that allow for control.

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I am looking forward to learn more about data analytics and current tools in September. Using Analytics in machine vision is beneficial to show * ROI * Detecting manufacturing defects early (e.g., wear of tear of machinery) and addressing these timely * Reporting back to business (parts inspected, failure rates, quality assurance) I personally feel that this is overlooked in many traditional machine vision applications and I feel quite passionate about this topic.

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What is legacy operating system? Dev Partners Ltd Explains: A legacy platform, also called a legacy operating system, is an operating system (OS) that is not in widespread use, very often it has been taken over by an updated version of earlier technology. Many business that use computers have legacy platforms, as well as legacy applications, that serve critical business needs.  A good software CRM company can help you improve on this helping you improve on costs, productivity and efficiency. #businesstips #production #sme #construction

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GenAI is hype, GenAI is not hype, GenAI is hype, GenAI is not hype.. In today's it is not hype news - Wimbledon will be using GenAI. Yes stodgy Wimbledon where they still wear whites!!! The model has been trained on the Wimbledon editorial style and will be monitored by the All England Club. The new feature is designed to help Wimbledon scale its content to both new and existing tennis fans globally, as well as provide fans access to timelier, curated coverage across ladies’ and gentlemen’s singles matches which are often happening simultaneously. https://lnkd.in/gK7Gcwdb

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Tobias Macey and Tom Baeyens discussed the role of data contracts in today's episode of the Data Engineering Podcast and raised some good points about data testing. The rich metadata embedded in data contracts offers a unique opportunity to improve data pipeline workflows. This metadata can be utilised not only for data quality checks but also for generating production-like data, which gives you all the essential ingredients for automating integration tests. By producing input data for your pipelines and validating the output data, you can ensure more robust and reliable data processes. Currently, many data pipelines lack integration testing due to various reasons such as: Time-Consuming: Integration tests can be lengthy, delaying the development process and demotivating developers. Maintenance Difficulty: Keeping tests up-to-date and relevant is often complex and resource-intensive. Lack of Tools: Limited/no tools are available for testing data pipelines. Data Catering is one of only a few companies that have truly invested in data contracts, which helps resolve all the above pain points. It has direct support for the Bitol Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS), can be run on your local laptop or as part of your CI/CD pipeline, is data source agnostic, and offers a great developer experience. For more details on how Data Catering makes testing simple, check out this page: https://lnkd.in/gQFJG4RQ Data Engineering Podcast link: https://lnkd.in/gBWTTk-h #datacontracts #testing

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Another great collaboration for More IQ, this time with two other true #cloud solutions Rubixx and Propeller Workforce Management and Compliance Solutions. Dynamic Scheduling used to be the preserve of larger organisations, the high cost of the required infrastructure for the RIGHT type of optimisation to be running was prohibitive for smaller organisations and the value for money wasn't there. With More IQ's true #cloud solution the technology is now accessible for all. Whilst the efficiency on the road maybe smaller for organisations, dynamic resource scheduling does open up huge benefits for improving customer service and engagement. #saas #planningandscheduling #Housing #localgov #repairs

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As the UK welcomes political change after 14 years, all eyes are on how our incoming government will bolster our thriving tech sector. In an insightful article for Sifted this week, Phill Robinson, CEO of Boardwave, outlines 5 steps the new government needs to take to enable the UK to reach true tech superpower status (by being a global software leader). Phil singles out further support for our Scaleup ecosystem as an absolute must: "Scaleups represent just 1% of UK SMEs but generate 22% of revenue. Increasing this by another 1% could significantly boost our economy." https://lnkd.in/ec4-FJSs What are your thoughts on these proposals? #UKTech #ScaleUps #EconomicGrowth #SoftwareIndustry Amanda Whicher, James Hallahan, James Milligan, Toby Macfarlane, Sarah Turner, Catherine Wright, Bruno Poggi

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I'm thrilled to speaking alongside Bronwyn Kunhardt at the upcoming AI South West event! We'll dive deep into our exciting journey over the past 7 years, discussing how we've harnessed the power of AI to revolutionize ESG and risk intelligence at Polecat and how this has been revolutionised by #GenAI Here are some of the key points I'll be covering: 1. Initial Concerns and Enthusiasm: How we balanced excitement with practical concerns. 2. Embracing a Lean Startup Mentality: Removing the constraints to embrace rapid prototyping and feedback. 3. Strategic Integration of AI: Making AI a core part of our business and development processes. It's become a story of innovation, collaboration, and learning from both the successes and challenges. We hope to inspire others in the tech community who are navigating similar paths. Join us for an insightful session as we discuss pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI! #AISouthWest #TechInnovation #GenerativeAI #ProductDevelopment #ESG #RiskIntelligence #StartupMindset #TechLeadership

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As with the Future Generations Act, Wales leads the way

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