Philippe Botteri

When #DevOps first appeared, I thought it wasn´t a big deal, probably a small niche, beneficial for only the largest and most complex of organisations. How wrong I was. Huge benefits in terms of productivity, quality, cost and time have been created for tens of thousands of IT organisations. Large fortunes were made by supplying the means for it, both by software incumbents and startups. Fast forward: Simr (formerly UberCloud) is working with some of the largest and most sophisticated engineering organisations in the world including three of the Magnificent Seven. Simr originally provided a first version of their platform to unify operation and use of a broad range of simulation software on any suitable platform, Cloud, Edge, or Hybrid. Working with the most demanding customers, they learned that just providing a layer of system software was not enough, by far. A comprehensive and integrated set of methods, practices, processes and tools was necessary to take away the complexity of deploying, operating, and using highly-technical applications that at the same time are very performance, cost and security sensitive. It would also free engineers from a lot of overhead activities so more time could be spent on making the right design decisions. #SimOps was born. And I am not going to make the same mistake again ... https://lnkd.in/dzJ-iepR

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We're launching the inaugural edition of Beyond Benchmarks, a deep dive into the metrics and trends observed across the early-stage enterprise cloud market. This is the first look at some of the business data around GenAI in SaaS. Some initial observations: 1) 60% of SaaS companies have already integrated GenAI into their offerings (60% of these as part of their current product and 40% as a new product), and an additional 20% are planning to do so this year. Almost half aren't monetizing these features. Those that are are primarily experimenting with both usage-based and flat fee pricing models. 2) Most companies are utilizing OpenAI as their primary LLM, but many are experimenting with multiple models - and we are noticing an early trend towards intelligently routing GenAI inference requests to different models based on cost, performance, and security. 3) Though we are in the initial innings of GenAI, we are seeing some positive signals - companies that implemented GenAI had 7% higher NDR than those that did not. Still early days, but we'll be doing this benchmarking report regularly to track and share how things progress in this new era. Link to report in comments.

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🎭 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀! Henry Draper from Albany Partners shared a number of great insights from their 2024 CTO Compensation Report at this week's CTO Craft Con in London (link to video in comments) I frequently write about company culture specifically its impact on technology teams and unsurprisingly I was drawn to the data below. 41% 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. (𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 520) 👑 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 The culture of a company is often a bi-product of its leadership. So, it is not a surprise there is a correlation between leadership and culture, solving these issues will: 🔁 reduce your churn ⬇️ reduce re-hiring costs ⏳ reduce delays to delivering value to your customers I would point out that "poor line management" was also identified as a separate factor which is also a leadership trait. Other top reasons for looking to find a new role included: 📈 Company Performance 🚀 Purpose / Mission 💰 Compensation What are your thoughts on the data below? Share your thoughts in the comments below👇🏽 #technology #culture #compensation #leadership #hiring #retention

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We're live with our Deep Dive on Lambda and with Founding Team and VP of Revenue Robert Brooks IV! Lambda's 1-Click Clusters is your on-demand GPU multi-node superpower 🔋 In this conversation, Robert walks us through how Lambda is revolutionizing GPU cloud compute for Machine Learning Engineers & Researchers across AI startups & the enterprise. Learn why 1-Click Clusters is the superpower that AI teams have been waiting for ⚡️ Link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eXat4VtM

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Many OSS startups use outdated frameworks for measuring and optimizing their GTM efforts. Tomorrow at the Open Source Founders Summit, Avi Press will lead a workshop on Metrics for a Data-Driven Open Source GTM Strategy. Avi will discuss why relying solely on distant proxy metrics isn’t enough for driving reliable growth. Learn more about this session: https://lnkd.in/dAG3g8Xk

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Today, Emergence Capital releases its inaugural edition of Beyond Benchmarks, a deep dive into the metrics and trends observed across the early-stage enterprise cloud market. Many thanks to our VC partners and those that contributed to make this report possible! To give you a small snippet of what we found 👇 1) 60% of companies have already integrated GenAI into their service offerings, and an additional 20% are planning to do so this year. 2) Most companies are utilizing OpenAI as their primary LLM, but many are experimenting with multiple models - and we are noticing an early trend towards intelligently routing GenAI inference requests to different models based on cost, performance, and security. 3) Though we are in the initial innings of GenAI, we are seeing some positive signals - companies that implemented GenAI had 7% higher NDR than those that did not. Beyond Benchmarks goes “beyond” with more GenAI trends as well as insights around the current fundraising environment and key performance metrics. This report is intended to give founders and their teams a window into how they’re performing relative to their peers and help them make better informed decisions. At Emergence Capital, we have always been focused on helping founders build iconic companies. We hope you find today’s report illuminating: https://lnkd.in/g6bnvAZM Gordon Ritter Kevin Spain Santi Subotovsky Joseph F. Jake Saper Carlotta "Lotti" Siniscalco

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How does the Clojure market look in the Q2 of 2024? Our CEO, Jiri Knesl at Flexiana shared an insightful observation recently about the current slowdown in the #Clojure market. We've seen some of our partnerships in the EU and the USA shrink as businesses opt to hire in less expensive countries or form their own teams. Generally, Flexiana has grown along with our partners, and Clojure has been a hit especially with startups and small companies due to its rapid development capabilities. These businesses make up a significant chunk of the Clojure market. At present, with investments to startups in some countries, down by nearly 75%, it's no surprise the Clojure market is in a slump. However, a positive shift is anticipated by autumn 2024. Predictions show the Bank of England may implement its first base rate cut in August, and other countries, including the USA, plan to slash interest rates towards the end of this year. This could signal a much-needed revival in the Clojure market. Companies might begin boosting their budgets and hiring again, paving the way for increased demand for Clojure software agencies. PS: I am also adding a picture of our #cat, because his expression perfectly represents the current state of the Clojure market😽

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Ahead of Apple’s Earnings Report, GK Managing Partner Hatem Dhiab, CFP®, CIMA® shares why he is excited about the tech company’s future. Hatem reflects on upcoming AI innovations, improved service margins, and China’s impact on sales. https://buff.ly/3y0Anst #HatemDhiab #Apple #IPhone #AppleTV #BNN #Bloomberg The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. You should consult a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

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The Benefits Of A Unified Platform For Building Pipelines And Delivering… Matthew Scullion, Founder and CEO of Matillion, and James Rawlinson, Cloud Architect at The London Stock Exchange, sit with "Data Cloud Now" anchor Ryan C. Green to discuss how Matillion's unified platform empowers coders and non-coders alike to move, transform, and orchestrate data pipelines faster. #SnowflakeSummit

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We're live with our Deep Dive on Timescale with AI Product Lead 🔥 Avthar Sewrathan! Timescale is making PostgreSQL better for AI ⚡️ In this conversation, Avthar shares insights into Timescale’s bet on PostgreSQL, their new open-source extensions for AI developers, and how their solutions are empowering developers to easily build sophisticated AI applications. Link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/efxJyGzA

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Darryl Taft connected with Rafay CEO and co-founder Haseeb Budhani to discuss how its PaaS is revolutionizing AI app development.🔧🤖He writes: “Rafay’s newly added support for GPU workloads helps enterprises and managed service providers power a new GPU-as-a-service experience for internal developers and customers. Rafay’s new AI Suite provides standards-based pipelines for machine learning operations (MLOps) and large language model operations (LLMOps) to quicken the development and deployment of AI applications.” Rafay now provides developers and data scientists with: ✨AI-optimized user workspaces 🤝 GPU matchmaking and virtualization ⚒️Developer and data scientist self-service 🗞️Read on in The New Stack: https://lnkd.in/gXmwV7iW  #AInnovation #PaaS #cloud #automation #K8s #Kubernetes #GPU #LLMOps #Developers #AIguardrails 

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Codeium CEO Varun Mohan joins Michael Vizard to explain why, despite the advanced coding capabilities enabled by generative artificial intelligence, it’s not likely that any application developers will be replaced by it. Watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ehexUqhP #AI #appdev #DevOps #softwareengineering #IT #Code #Developers #GenAI #Tech

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#Imagine inviting friends over for dinner and giving them a ridged diagram of the allowable conversation paths for the evening – that would be insane! So, why do companies do it to their fans / customers? Today, the ASAPP team released #GenerativeAgent to solve that nonsense! Their team of #AI #Scientists is well known for publishing peer reviewed AI #Research papers like Gold Records, so the below statement doesn't seem hyperbole. "GenerativeAgent isn't just groundbreaking—it's revolutionary, redefining what we thought was possible in what is likely the largest automation opportunity in the world today," said Gustavo Sapoznik, ASAPP's #Founder and #CEO. Thanking Amazon Web Services (AWS), EY, PTP, Infosys, Cisco, Genesys, and Avaya and many of the world's most #iconicbrands for helping to drive the #transformation. I love #investing in #extraordinary #founders!

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Our founder Vivek Ramachandran, sat down to chat with Evan Kirstel B2B TechFluencer last week on SquareX's mission, how he came up with the idea behind SquareX's #enterprise solution and why we're looking to detect mitigate and threat-hunt #browser based attacks. Here's a sneak peek of what they discussed, watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gi9cyqzP

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Our latest tech article has just hit Medium! Low-code innovator Emma Pernet gives us a “behind-the-tech-scene” tour of one of Qonto’s major achievements: building 30 account integrations in under three years. They’ve made day-to-day business banking easier for thousands of customers. All thanks to secure and effortless automations with third-party services. So, how did we do it? Read on to discover a story about the magic of low-code technology - and how it’s revolutionizing our offer for SMEs and freelancers across Europe. Find out what made the project a success. 👇

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