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Tech Transforms podcast: Energy department CIO talks national cybersecurity strategy

Dynatrace

On Episode 65 of the Tech Transforms podcast , Willie Hicks and I sit down with Ann Dunkin, chief information officer of the Department of Energy (DOE), to discuss her department’s direct involvement in developing the federal cybersecurity strategy. They’re really focusing on hardware and software systems together,” Dunkin said.

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How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet

Smashing Magazine

How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. But as it stands, websites are growing ever more obese, which means that the energy demand of the Internet is continuing to grow exponentially. Jack Lenox. 2019-01-15T13:30:32+01:00.

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A Guide To Modern CSS Colors

Smashing Magazine

When building a website we might be given a hex color value by a designer, but if they asked us to make it, say 20% darker, we would have a hard time doing that by adjusting the hex value, without a visual guide or color picker. Using values outside of the sRGB range will only have an effect when hardware and browsers advance sufficiently.

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Dutch Enterprises and The Cloud

All Things Distributed

In addition to its goal of reducing energy costs, Shell needed to be more agile in deploying IT services and planning for user demand. Essent – supplies customers in the Benelux region with gas, electricity, heat and energy services. Here are some great examples from different industries each with unique use cases.

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Noon Lights — an IoT Review

Adrian Cockcroft

It’s connected to the white plastic Noon Extension switches via Bluetooth Low Energy, and since they are all in the same room, the signal doesn’t have to go through walls to get there. Hardware installation was a lot of work but not too frustrating, I did it in about two days over the holidays. The Noon switches only control lights.

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Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web

Smashing Magazine

As is the case with many other developers, the reports over the last few years of the huge energy requirements of the web have prompted me to take a look at my own websites and see what I can do to minimize their impact. But first, a confession: When I first heard about the environmental impact of websites, I didn’t quite believe it.

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Web Development Trends in 2023

KeyCDN

Progressive web apps Being responsive is no longer enough; today's websites need to be progressive. Motion UI can add subtle animations to elements such as buttons and forms or more complex animations that help guide the user through an app or website. Here is a roundup of frontend web development trends to keep an eye on in 2023.