Why Kubernetes Matters

August 15, 2018

We are on the cusp of a new era of software: instead of bolting on operations as an afterthought to the software development process, Kubernetes promises to bring development and operations together by design. With declarative, infrastructure agnostic constructs to describe how applications are composed, interact and managed, Kubernetes enables an order of magnitude increase in operability of modern software systems.

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MongoDB

MongoDB is the next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data. The world’s most sophisticated organizations, from cutting-edge startups to the largest companies, use MongoDB to create applications never before possible at a fraction of the cost of legacy databases. MongoDB is the fastest-growing database ecosystem, with over 40 million downloads, 6,600+ customers, and over 1,000 technology and service partners.

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Certifying Fairness of AI-Applications An Impossible Task?

whitePaper | January 28, 2022

Since more and more decisions that used to be made by humans are nowadays made either with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or by AI alone, it is essential that the AI algorithms are “fair.” In this whitepaper, we discuss issues surrounding the fairness of AI applications, with a special focus on how it can be assessed independently and subsequently certified. We explain why an AI application cannot be classified – and subsequently certified – as “fair” or “unfair” in a general sense and propose an approach that makes it possible to classify it as “fair” or “unfair” under the (application)-specific definition of fairness.

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Leading Through Digital AI Powered Transformation

whitePaper | December 23, 2019

We are witnessing a new genre of companies shaping the business landscape by leveraging emerging technologies and applying them with such potency to create competitive advantage. These organisations have a quest to scale; they are big on customer experience; they are open to partnerships and are able to deploy their products and services at scale through APIs; they are big adopters of the cloud and quite often are born in the cloud; they embrace design thinking and are happy to return to first principles to find innovative solutions to business problems; and they are relentless at leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for insights and decision making.

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White Paper on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Trade Facilitation

whitePaper | February 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an enabling technology impacting the global economy and international trade. Combined with business-process-oriented automation and more efficient data flow exchanges, AI further promises to lift barriers to international trade, stimulate growth in global electronic commerce and allow for better predictions and associations to inform policy decisions.

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Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report 2022

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

Now in its ninth year, the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report provides a unique analysis of the vulnerability landscape in Microsoft’s ecosystem. Historically, the report has delivered a holistic annual view of the vulnerabilities within Microsoft’s platforms and products, and has established an undeniable business case for the importance of removing admin rights to reduce risk.

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HFS Enterprise AI Services Top 10

whitePaper | January 12, 2020

“The services market for artificial intelligence technologies is rapidly maturing on the back of several years of learning and a realization—delivering AI is unlike delivering any other technology thus far. Delivering on the promise of AI calls for far more collaboration between service providers, tech vendors, and enterprise clients.” The biggest differentiator in enterprise AI services, as described by most of the customer leaders, is the quality of people—not just the quantity available for a specific skill. Domain understanding and data engineering capabilities are top priorities. A culture of innovation, experimentation, collaboration, and co creation with customers is the key winning formula here.”

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AI Act: Risk Classification of AI Systems from a Practical Perspective

whitePaper | March 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives, whether at home, in industry or in the public sector. The technology poses risks, but also opens up new opportunities. This presents the institutions in Brussels with the challenge of finding a balance between innovation and regulation for AI in the EU.

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MongoDB

MongoDB is the next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data. The world’s most sophisticated organizations, from cutting-edge startups to the largest companies, use MongoDB to create applications never before possible at a fraction of the cost of legacy databases. MongoDB is the fastest-growing database ecosystem, with over 40 million downloads, 6,600+ customers, and over 1,000 technology and service partners.

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