Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 2, 2023

My talk was on Innovation and Tipping Points, the first half was based on some content I’ve given before on how to get out of the way of innovation by speeding up time to value or idea to implementation. You need to be able to innovate fast enough to pivot or reinvent your business model and leverage the change.

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All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Currently we have 57 Availability Zones across 19 technology infrastructure Regions. We needed to serve our growing base of startup, government, and enterprise customers across many vertical industries, including automotive, financial services, media and entertainment, high technology, education, and energy.

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All Things Distributed

JUNE 20, 2017

The new region will give Hong Kong-based businesses, government organizations, non-profits, and global companies with customers in Hong Kong, the ability to leverage AWS technologies from data centers in Hong Kong. These companies include Cathay Pacific, CLSA, HSBC, Gibson Innovations, Kerry Logistics, Ocean Park, Next Digital, and TownGas.

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 29, 2017

The winners will be those that view their business from the eyes of their customers and understand that fast-paced innovation is the key to long-term growth. Digitalization allows even the smallest companies to think big because it puts technology into their hands that was previously hard to access and too costly to acquire.

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Testsigma

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Machine learning: a feature of AI that provides computer systems with the ability to automatically learn and improve from previous experience without being explicitly programmed. This technology has brought a revolution in the field of healthcare. Examples: Machines can evaluate human X-Ray scans.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 9, 2021

Then I will describe various types of security products that can be used for web application security including some innovations that Dynatrace has recently introduced. Examples range from online banking to personal entertainment delivery and e-commerce. WAF appliances have seen little innovation during the past four years.”.

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The Netflix TechBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

We need to be constantly adapting and innovating as a result of this change. In particular, it’s our job to design and build the systems and protocols that enable customers from all over the world to sign up for Netflix with the plan features and incentives that best suit their needs. We rebuilt our offers and plans from the ground up.

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The Agile Manager

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The chattering classes would have us believe that technology disrupts. By way of example, the technology to enable the sharing economy existed for years, but monetizing everything from spare time to the spare bedroom only became appealing when mortgages went underwater, wages stagnated, and the labor participation rate dropped.

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Tim Kadlec

JANUARY 4, 2018

I love the way he manages to wrangle disparate topics across science and history to show how much of innovation and advancement is non-linear. It’s fascinating to read about the different ways our technology-reliant world is vulnerable to attacks. The book sets out to do the same thing and does a pretty good job.

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The Agile Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It needs to be developed, and developing it requires a capability in technology (design, coding, testing, etc.) New technologies disrupt by creating new behaviours and expectations among its users. Social media is a form of entertainment that shifts people's allocation of their leisure time. But disruptive tech is not a utility.

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Enprowess

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

React contains a steep learning curve and hence developers are forced to invest a lot of time in learning new technology. Preact lacks innovation and essentially mimics React. You can shift to the latest updates with Ember’s advanced control system. Hence, you wish for an alternative React framework that is view-oriented.

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Tim Kadlec

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism by Judy Wajcman 4 ⁄ 5 This is a really interesting take on the topic of technology and its influence on the widespread feeling of not having enough time in the day. While most books on the topic place the blame directly on the technology itself, Wajcman digs much deeper.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Here we describe the role of Experimentation and A/B testing within the larger Data Science and Engineering organization at Netflix, including how our platform investments support running tests at scale while enabling innovation. Growth Advertising At Netflix, we want to entertain the world ! Curious to learn more?

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The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The secret sauce that turns the raw ingredients of experimentation into supercharged product innovation is culture. And we own the data pipelines that power everything from executive-oriented dashboards to the personalization systems that help connect each Netflix member with content that will spark joy for them.

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