with system operation. Until now, this computation has been attempted using custom spreadsheets or arcane nomographs called "spur charts." Not all combinations could be analyzed because of the sheer volume of data. So, when an engineer found a solution that was "close enough" the analysis ...
When all your IT systems, your apps and software, and your people are spread out, you need a way to see what’s happening in all these minute and separate interactions. That’s exactly what distributed tracing does. Distributed tracing is a way to track requests in applications and how tho...
in 2016, Volkswagen advertised its diesel cars as "clean" and "environmentally friendly," baiting eco-conscious buyers. But it was later discovered they had installed software to cheat emissions tests — the cars were actually polluting way more than advertised. VW eventually paid billions in ...
In their letter, attackers may request downloading some additional software in order to open the full text of the “subpoena”. In reality, that would be some keylogging malware, not some arcane plugin to Adobe Acrobat. And though it is very unlikely that the official documents are sent out ...
What Worked: Access Control Policies were strict; only specific employees had access to customer data. Biometric scanners were in place as a part of the physical controls. Takeaway: The fortress was strong both in the cloud and on the ground. It's like the retail version of Fort Knox, unyi...
It happens because effective communication and worker-to-worker interaction just exclude the possibility that some kind of “arcane knowledge” is going to circulate in the team. All team members just reach consensus on what terms to use, how to describe the processes and procedures, how to ...
Private, Partner and Public APIs in an Ecommerce Application Purpose of APIs Software development has always been a very time-consuming, technical undertaking. The original purpose of APIs was to make software development faster and more efficient by enabling the effective reuse of software cod...
In this tutorial, you'll be exploring Python namespace packages: what they are, what they're for, and how you can use them in your package systems. Along the way, you'll create your own set of namespace packages and explore how you might be able to use t
Most WinAPI apps are idle until they are informed of any possible events they might need to process. Such as a mouse click within the app's window or a button clicked, etc. That arcane flummery known as Windows Messages. In the Before Time, before Windows, when an app wanted to print...
The new Nvidia unified app encompasses all the useful tools that Nvidia has built into their driver software over the years into a single unified interface. Previously, if you wanted to adjust anything technical like Vsync, you’d need to drop into the arcane interface of the Nvidia Control ...