The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Practical use cases for speech & music activity Audio dataset preparation Speech & music activity is an important preprocessing step to prepare corpora for training. Content, genre and languages Instead of augmenting or synthesizing training data, we sample the large scale data available in the Netflix catalog with noisy labels.

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DZone

MAY 7, 2023

It’s a shorter version of a ScyllaDB University (self-paced free training) lab. Additionally, an HTTP API tool, Postman, is used to interact with our application and to test the API functionality. The application has several APIs that support the create , get , and delete operations on stocks with the date and price.

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Tasktop

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Meet Jason Grodan, a Software Training Specialist at Tasktop! We spoke to Jason about the different training classes Tasktop offers, bouldering, and what it’s like to work from home. My role at Tasktop is a ‘Software Training Specialist’. We provide training for Customers and Partners as well as new employees.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2024

Augmenting LLM input in this way reduces apparent knowledge gaps in the training data and limits AI hallucinations. The LLM then synthesizes the retrieved data with the augmented prompt and its internal training data to create a response that can be sent back to the user. million AI server units annually by 2027, consuming 75.4+

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Dynatrace

APRIL 22, 2024

Software development tasks include testing and quality assurance (QA), security, coding, debugging, CI/CD pipeline configuration, and documentation. Predictive AI uses data collection, algorithm assignment, and model training for user behavior prediction, demand forecasting, fraud detection, and quality control, among other areas.

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Alex Podelko

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some time ago Federico Toledo published Performance Testing with Open Source Tools- Busting The Myths. I remember really liking the technical side of these tests. But I must confess I was not too fond of having to report the results to stakeholders or deal with political/personal issues related to (poor) test results.

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The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

During training, our goal is to generate the best downsampled representation such that, after upscaling, the mean squared error is minimized. We focus on a robust downscaler that is trained given a conventional upscaler, like bicubic. We focus on a robust downscaler that is trained given a conventional upscaler, like bicubic.

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Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This is the first online performance engineering training for developers, architects, QA, and test engineers. This training fits perfectly into the shift left philosophy and attendees will learn how to avoid many performance pitfalls. The screenshot below highlights how Performetriks guides your team through this training.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Figuring out the best ways to implement UI testing. Many invest in resources to transform Development and Operations in terms of training, coaching, and tooling. Many invest in resources to transform Development and Operations in terms of training, coaching, and tooling.

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Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This is the first online performance engineering training for developers, architects, QA, and test engineers. This training fits perfectly into the shift left philosophy and attendees will learn how to avoid many performance pitfalls.…

Development 40

Development Performance Education Engineering 40

Dynatrace

JUNE 4, 2024

A series of models are continuously trained on Dynatrace tenants to effectively set objectives. The training times and other quality metrics, such as the RMSE (Root Mean Squared Error), SMAPE (Scaled Mean Absolute Percentage Error), and coverage probability, are monitored using Dynatrace.

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DZone

MARCH 24, 2023

ML teams have traditionally been research-oriented, focusing heavily on training models to achieve high testing scores. However, once the model is ready to be deployed in real business processes and applications, the culture around establishing production-oriented operations is lacking.

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O'Reilly

OCTOBER 30, 2023

adversarial testing to determine a model’s flaws and weak points), and not a wider range of information that would help to address many of the other concerns outlined in the EO. These include: What data sources the model is trained on. Policy on use of user data for further training. Operational Metrics.

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O'Reilly

MARCH 26, 2024

TL;DR LLMs and other GenAI models can reproduce significant chunks of training data. Specific prompts seem to “unlock” training data. Generative AI Has a Plagiarism Problem ChatGPT, for example, doesn’t memorize its training data, per se. This is the basis of The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI. They are dream machines.

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Testsigma

JUNE 12, 2021

A recommended approach for considering a user story complete is when the corresponding feature that was being developed, is tested and automated too. When all of these activities for a story are planned for a sprint, the test automation comes to be known as ‘insprint test automation’.

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Testsigma

JULY 6, 2021

“If you have bad tests, automation can help you do bad testing faster.”— How do we ensure that the test automation is working as a saviour and not adding to the testing woes? When the test automation is used diligently, over a period of time organizations start receiving the ROI. Quicker test automation.

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CSS Wizardry

OCTOBER 27, 2018

A lot of companies—even if they are aware that performance is key to their business—are often unsure of how, when, or where performance testing sits within their development lifecycle. Each kind of testing is listed chronologically—that is, you should do them in order—but all complement each other, and will ultimately feed into one another.

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Performance Testing Testing Performance Strategy 172

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Assign people to the right roles and give them the training they need Attacks are only growing more complex to identify and process. I’m not talking about an ABC test: I’m talking about putting you into your environment that you’re going to be working in and seeing how well you do.” One way we can go about that is annual assessment.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 16, 2022

RASP capabilities aim to close the gap left by application security testing and network perimeter controls such as web application firewalls (WAFs). Static application security testing (SAST) analyzes code for common security coding errors. How RASP capabilities complement other cloud security approaches. Instant runtime response.

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Testsigma

JULY 31, 2021

Scriptless test automation might mean different things to different people but the motive with which is made is to get better results in less time. Today, test automation is moving towards scriptless. Testsigma doesn’t require any training for test case creation and minimal effort & time goes into maintenance.

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Testsigma

OCTOBER 6, 2020

According to a survey conducted on software test automation , 51% of organisations prefer to retrain existing staff in test automation skills. While there are still 49% that would like to hire them specially for test automation related tasks. And, 14% said they’d like to have no manual testing at all.”

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The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A vital aspect of such development is subjective testing with HDR encodes in order to generate training data. The pandemic, however, posed unique challenges in conducting a conventional in-lab subjective test with HDR encodes. A/B testing also allows us to get a read on the improvement in quality of experience (QoE).

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O'Reilly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Another group of cases involving text (typically novels and novelists) argue that using copyrighted texts as part of the training data for a Large Language Model (LLM) is itself copyright infringement, 1 even if the model never reproduces those texts as part of its output. Is an artist’s style copyrightable, and if so, what does that mean?

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Testsigma

MAY 3, 2021

What could be the best choice to cut down the costs and gain speed to move the pipeline faster than test automation? Such a fragmented world is impossible to test through manual work and hence the call for test automation in mobile becomes a necessity while developing an application. Variety of Device Settings.

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Percona

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Communication and training: Keep all stakeholders informed about the progress and changes throughout the migration process. Provide training to staff members, DBAs, and developers to ensure they are well-prepared for the transition. Testing : Create a testing environment that mirrors your production setup.

Open Source 89

Open Source Database Best Practices Strategy 89

Testsigma

JULY 22, 2021

You try to break anything you try new, you are skeptical and perform some testing yourself to see if anything new works fine! You chuckle when you learn that there is a silly missed negative testing! Jokes apart, Testing is never an easy job! You love testing. He’s the BossBoss at Ministry Of Testing.

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Dynatrace

JULY 11, 2023

The forecast is trained on a relative timeframe (for example, the last seven days) which is specified in the configured DQL query. Evaluate the forecast results Within the following TypeScript action, each disk prediction is tested against a threshold to determine if the disk will run out of space in the next week.

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Metrics Games Analytics Network 203

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Automated web testing is not a new concept today. With advancements in web development technologies and how complex web codes are written today, web testing was bound to walk this way sooner or later. Factors affecting ROI in automated web testing. First of all, we need people that can perform automated web testing.

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Testsigma

JULY 24, 2021

To guarantee your apps or sites run as designed on multiple devices, it’s vital to test them before shipping them. And to give you the power of testing with speed and for increased test efficiency — automation testing is the way to go. Best Automation Testing Tools for Web and Mobile.

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Testing Tools Mobile Testing Entertainment 52

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To ensure our site performs uniformly across multiple browsers, we perform cross-browser testing. As the name suggests, cross-browser testing is a testing approach that ensures our website/app performs as intended across various devices and browser-OS combinations. 5 Signs You Need to Choose Cross-Browser Testing on the Cloud.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Enshrining infrastructure in code provides a foundation for automation and testing—both of which are crucial for DevSecOps. This real-time analysis is key as teams integrate security verification to test code in development and continually identify new security vulnerabilities in production. Weighing MLOps vs. AIOps.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Teams can address testing and deployment issues automatically, which streamlines continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and increases innovation throughput. But before that new code can be deployed, it needs to be tested and reviewed from a security perspective. DevOps: Applying AIOps to development environments.

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Testsigma

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Cross browser testing can be a real headache for a software tester. You may have tested your application on the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, but more often than not, some browsers such as Internet Explorer, Opera Mini, UC Browser get missed out. Cross-Browser Testing Abilities. Parallel Test Execution.

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Dynatrace customers build, test, deploy, and manage their software with causal AIOps at the core of their software development lifecycles (SDLC). With real-time causal AI, organizations can identify the root cause of issues without having to train their data models up front. Causal AI is also more precise and efficient. Real- time AI.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 1, 2023

While gyms and fitness studios have since reopened, these apps are still extremely popular for squeezing in short home workouts, tracking fitness goals, and receiving personalized training recommendations. Such testing makes it easier to detect any potential issues before they impact real users.

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Testsigma

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To improve the quality of a software product built by developers, software testing is the key. Testing is essential to ensure that the end product delivered is stable and works according to the required specifications. Test coverage has a huge impact on what is received as an end product. Training and adaptation.

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O'Reilly

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Kevlin Henney and I were riffing on some ideas about GitHub Copilot , the tool for automatically generating code base on GPT-3’s language model, trained on the body of code that’s in GitHub. We know how to test whether or not code is correct (at least up to a certain limit). First, we wondered about code quality.

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