New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied

The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ Utils package by someone who called themselves “Jia Tan”. This malicious ma… Continue reading New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied

Persistent data breaches fueling developer interest in cybersecurity

O’Reilly announced the findings of its annual platform analysis, which examines the top search terms and most-consumed content on the company’s learning platform. Interest in specific topics within cybersecurity grew significantly. Content use about ra… Continue reading Persistent data breaches fueling developer interest in cybersecurity

Cloud adoption growing steadily, but cost and regulatory challenges remain

O’Reilly announced the findings of a survey report which explores the latest trends in cloud, microservices, distributed application development, and other critical infrastructure and operations technologies. Similar to last year’s results, cloud adopt… Continue reading Cloud adoption growing steadily, but cost and regulatory challenges remain

Data and AI professionals prioritize learning new skills amid labor shortage

O’Reilly announced the results of a survey, which revealed that 64% of respondents took part in training or obtained new certifications in the past year to build upon their professional skills. The survey also found that 61% of respondents participated… Continue reading Data and AI professionals prioritize learning new skills amid labor shortage

Trends in the evaluation and implementation of enterprise AI adoption

New O’Reilly research explores the techniques, tools, and practices enterprise organizations are using to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved over the past year. While this year’s survey generated nearly three times as many r… Continue reading Trends in the evaluation and implementation of enterprise AI adoption

Everyone’s talking about microservices, who’s actually doing it?

77% of organizations have adopted microservices, with 92% experiencing success with microservices, according to an O’Reilly survey. success with microservices The report surveyed 1,502 software engineers, systems and technical architects, enginee… Continue reading Everyone’s talking about microservices, who’s actually doing it?

Organizations plan to migrate most apps to the cloud in the next year

More than 88% percent of organizations use cloud infrastructure in one form or another, and 45% expect to migrate three quarters or more of their apps to the cloud over the next twelve months, according to the O’Reilly survey. The report surveyed 1,283… Continue reading Organizations plan to migrate most apps to the cloud in the next year

The state of data quality: Too much, too wild and too skewed

We live in the age of data. We are constantly producing it, analyzing it, figuring out how to store and protect it, and, hopefully, using it to refine business practices and better understand the markets and customer we work with. However, this is all … Continue reading The state of data quality: Too much, too wild and too skewed

AI efforts are maturing from prototype to production, but obstacles remain

More than half of enterprises are in the “mature” phase of AI adoption – defined by those currently using AI for analysis or in production – while about one third are evaluating AI, and 15% report not doing anything with AI, an O’Reilly survey reveals…. Continue reading AI efforts are maturing from prototype to production, but obstacles remain