Hi all!

We do not often send newsletters from ITNEXT. When we do it, we have an important announcement, or we want to apply some changes according to your feedback. This time, we want to organise two separate online events, “Data Engineering” and “Remote Working “. We are keen to know your opinion about an online event’s structure and how interested you are in participating in these events.

Thank you very much for taking the time to fill in this survey. It won’t take more than 4 minutes.

P.S. Starting September 6th 2021, we are organising a Data Engineering traineeship in the Netherlands. If you are interested, check it → here

Have a nice day,
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On Wednesday, October 30th 2019, our annual event ITNEXT Summit 2019 will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. This year’s event has three parallel tracks for JavaScript, DevOps and Data Engineering. The event is aimed at IT-professionals who want to deepen their knowledge and meet like-minded fellows.

Are you curious to know more about best practices that are core to production excellence? Are you choosing data for AI projects wisely? Do you want to know how to revolutionize your software process by kicking off with AWS Lambda? Are you changing JS frameworks at the same pace as fashion is changing and want to make well-considered decisions on what to spend your time on? If one or more of these questions trigger your developers-mind, then you’d better not miss ITNEXT Summit! In this event, speakers will showcase the nextgen tech and the necessary skills to build scalable applications in an era where time-to-market is one of the most critical factors.

ITNEXT Summit creates a safe and inclusive environment for everyone, and this year, DIVERSITY is a priority. Therefore, we have invited Tara Ojo and Holden Karau, two amazing engineers to be the first and second keynote speakers. Liz Fong-Jones, former SRE at Google and now SRE Dev Advocate at Honeycomb will give the other fantastic (and funny) keynote talk. And Kris Nova, one of the most brilliant Kubernetes engineers in the world will do the closing keynote. All these fantastic engineers have a strong presence in the community as well as being part of the underrepresented groups in tech.

The other brilliant speakers are from different companies, such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Buffer, Atlassian, etc. Go to www.itnextsummit.com to check the full program and purchase your ticket! We are also offering diversity tickets. Do you belong to an underrepresented group in IT? Claim one of the free diversity tickets. Check https://diversitytickets.org/en/events/426

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How are you all? Hungry for good content? Great! More time to read now that the days are getting longer again! 😉

We are having a steady stream of great articles in 2019, up to 120 articles in January alone! So take your time, get up to date with the latest knowledge and be sure not to miss the following great content:

The cloud skills shortage and the unemployed army of the certified

Upgrading Bash on macOS

Meta-Programming in JavaScript with Proxies

Be Type Strict Without Typescript

The amazing Render props pattern for React.js — lifecycle begone!

The GitHub Development Workflow

How to navigate the maze of JavaScript code

SOLID Principles: Explanation and examples

Building a GraphQL Server with Node.js and Express

Feature Flags: Be Truly Agile

Using Transducers to Speed Up JavaScript Arrays

Joi — awesome code validation for Node.js and Express

These articles were most popular amongst our readers and on the channels, we use to distribute them. Last but not least, we’d like to share these gems with you that were published recently:

• Kubernetes in production @ ShopGun
• A Pragmatic Overview of Async Hooks API in Node.js
• Kubernetes multi-cluster networking made simple
• Entity Framework Core: Postgres Concurrency Checks
• Kubernetes Client Authentication on Amazon EKS

Missing any content that you would like to read about? Let us know!

ITNEXT.io has been founded by LINKIT, a knowledge-driven IT sourcing partner from The Netherlands. LINKIT is also organising monthly meetups under the label of ITNEXT, as well as an annual summit. Living in The Netherlands? Check the events to enjoy more high-quality knowledge!

At LINKIT knowledge is our drive. And in that regard, a lot has happened in this year: ITNEXT, our knowledge platform, witnessed rapid growth. Currently, it has 40K unique visitors per day, while last year around this time it was around 300 viewers. ITNEXT authors who share their valuable knowledge and experience have an extremely important role in this. According to Smedian, we are now in the top 50 fastest-growing publications on Medium. Thanks a lot for your continued enthusiasm!

Happy reading, happy coding!
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ITNEXTSUMMIT

This year, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of ITNEXT’s yearly conference. On Wednesday, November 4th 2020, ITNEXT Summit 2020 will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. This years’ Summit has three parallel tracks for JavaScript, Data Engineering and DevOps. The event is aimed at IT-professionals who want to deepen their knowledge and meet like-minded fellows.

Are you curious about Progressive Web Apps, the latest Web APIs, automation and performance ideas to improve workflows? Or everything else to improve a JavaScript developers’ live? Don’t miss the JavaScript track!

In DevOps track we expect talks about continuous improvements on every aspect of Application Delivery. More security, more automation, more functional happy-ness, and much more serverless.

Or are you more interested in Machine Learning Engineering, Risk Management in Data Applications, testing automation & monitoring of Data Pipelines and Data Engineering on modern infrastructures? Then is ITNEXT Summit 2020 an event you should visit!

We would love welcoming you in Amsterdam on November 4th 2020!

About ITNEXT

ITNEXTSUMMIT is the annual conference of ITNEXT initiated by LINKIT. We focus on sharing knowledge, connecting people, and inspiring IT professionals and enthusiasts.

The SUMMIT shares ITNEXT’s core vision; being a knowledge-driven community. With the SUMMIT we extend our community and create another great opportunity for networking, broadening and deepening knowledge at every level within IT.

Previous ITNEXTSUMMIT’s!

Want to know what the programs of previous years looked like and what speakers you might have missed?

Read all about the Summits of each individual year below:

ITNEXTSUMMIT 2019

ITNEXTSUMMIT 2018

ITNEXTSUMMIT 2017

ITNEXTSUMMIT 2016

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As a community and knowledge sharing platform, ITNEXT provides a space for members to write articles, engage in discussions, and receive feedback from one another. ITNEXT thrives on the contributions of its community of IT developers and software engineers.

ITNEXT was founded by LINKIT Group, an international IT partner with broad expertise in low-code, cloud and data engineering. The company is dedicated to modernising outdated technology and addressing technological debt, enabling our clients, including ASML, KLM, and Deutsche Bahn, to create cost-effective, agile, secure, and resilient IT environments.

Join us and become part of the ITNEXT community, and share your technical knowledge on a global scale.

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Past Events

Bite of Knowledge | How to respond to the fast-changing digital world in retail?

Certainly, in the past year, the importance of a good performing (mobile) website and a fully digital experience increased tremendously. It has transpired, and absolutely justifiable, that retailers with an omnichannel strategy retain 91% of their clients longer. How do you respond to the fast-changing digital world? Is the digital experience of your clients already on top of your priority list?

Speakers

Daniel Gebler, CTO of Picnic
Daniel will talk about how you can innovate in times like these; which decisions you have to make when building a disruptive tech company; how a unique combination of IoT, AI, Drones and autonomous vehicles is forming the next generation of commerce; and how Picnic and other retailers are building logistic platforms that unlock the next generation of commerce experience.

Simon Bosschieter, Founder of MyDish
Simon will share the secret behind this fine and recently developed platform. What are the challenges they faced in this start-up stage and how did they achieve successes, especially in these disruptive times?

Önder Ceylan, Principle of LINKIT’s JavaScript Squad
People using the web, just like in the real world, can be interrupted by delays, be distracted from their tasks and consequently make some errors. These events, sequentially, can lead to reduced satisfaction and abandonment of a site or the whole journey. Removing obstacles and interruptions is the key to a smooth journey and a happy client. Let’s discover how we can build seamless experiences on the web to prevent users from being tripped up.

Virtual Roadtrip | Defrost your Data

What can you expect?

• A whole month focuses on different flavours of data
• Every week one session given by one of LINKIT’s engineers
• A live Q&A after each session
• A defrosting kit at home that you can use during the sessions (the content is a surprise)

Topics

Modern Big Data Engineering Architecture in the Cloud

Speaker: Gilvan Coelho, Data Engineer

Cloud adoption is increasing, and companies are looking for new big data architectures that can be elastic, reliable and can deal with a variety of data processing models to support a diversity of business needs. But the use of public cloud does not mean that you are just moving your on-premise infrastructure, once you can use a new architectural approach to improve scalability, reliability, concurrency, service management and so on. In this presentation, we will talk about modernizing a big data processing in the cloud.

• Lambda Architecture in The Cloud
• Separation data storage from data processing
• Orchestration process
• Vantages and disadvantages of using public cloud
• Manage concurrency
• Managed services

The Intelligent Edge — PART 1

Speakers: Dick van Straaten, Microsoft Cloud Lead

Nowadays a lot of data is collected every day. Some data is kept for large-scale analysis, while other data is only valuable when analysed in real-time. Edge computing offers a solution when real-time processing is required. It offers an ideal solution for data collection and analysis closer to the data source and where the data is needed, avoiding latency. In combination with the cloud, it can provide a solution for every business need. In this first part we will handle the theory behind edge computing and how you can make the best use of it.

• Azure IoT Edge
• Azure Functions
• Azure Storage
• Azure Custom Vision
• Azure DevOps

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Machine Learning Engineering Galaxy

Speaker: Alyona Galyeva, AI & Data Engineering Lead and Principal Data Solutions Engineer

There are millions of planets in the Machine Learning Engineering Galaxy. It is so easy to get lost there while bringing machine learning (ML) models to production. Although the internet offers a lot of information on training and deploying simple ML models, it is really hard to integrate an ML model into the real company setup, not speaking about proper debugging, testing, deploying, and monitoring.

Let me guide you through this process by sharing tips, tricks, and favourite open source tools that will make your life much easier. So, in the end, you will know where to start your deployment journey, what tools to use, and what questions to ask.

• Traditional vs AI-powered software
• MLOps
• Hands-on with ML serving pipelines
• Batch serving
• Online serving near real-time
• Real-time serving with embedded model

Great for software engineers who got tasked with ML model deployment for the first time. No ML knowledge is assumed.

The Intelligent Edge — PART 2

Speakers: Dick van Straaten, Microsoft Cloud Lead

In the second part, we will bring theory to practice. Dick will show a best use case in a demo environment where you are directly engaged to start using or improve your usage, of edge computing.

In case you’ve forgotten: edge computing offers a solution when real-time processing is required. It offers an ideal solution for data collection and analysis closer to the data source and where the data is needed, avoiding latency. In combination with the cloud, it can provide a solution for every business need.

• Azure IoT Edge
• Azure Functions
• Azure Storage
• Azure Custom Vision
• Azure DevOps

Did you like these 4 talks? If you have any additional questions then check out the Q&A here.

Do you want to speak in an online event? Or maybe, cohost an event with us? Please feel welcome for reaching out at submit @ ITNEXT . IO.

Events
ITNEXT Summit

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ITNEXT is all about sharing knowledge. It provides a platform where developers and techies can share, learn & connect. Our audience ranges from very technical developers, enthusiasts, and IT managers willing to discuss new technologies.

Our goal is to provide a stage for everyone passionate about technology to have a voice via ITNEXT. This is a place made by developers for the world. Write for ITNEXT and share your ideas, knowledge, doubts and fears regarding technology with thousands.

If you are interested in contributing to ITNEXT, email us at submit @ ITNEXT . IO .

Authors Own Their Work
Every article, tutorial, or post published on ITNEXT belongs to the author who wrote it. They keep full rights and credit for their work — we just provide the platform to share it. By publishing here, authors give ITNEXT permission to display and promote their content on our site and related channels (like newsletters or social media), but it’s still 100% theirs. Please note that we always share the friend links of the articles.

Use Content at Your Own Risk
ITNEXT is a place for sharing ideas, experiences, and technical knowledge. The opinions and information shared by authors are their own — not official ITNEXT statements. While we do our best to keep quality high, we can’t guarantee that everything will be accurate, up-to-date, or error-free. Therefore, ITNEXT shall not be held liable for any damages, losses, or issues arising from the use, misuse, or reliance on any content published on the platform.

Furthermore, content on ITNEXT is for learning and sharing, and it’s not official advice. Always double-check things before using them in production, and make sure any code or setup fits your environment.

ITNEXT reaches out to a very broad audience, so we are looking for content in areas like:

• Frontend and backend development
• Data Engineering
• Software engineering
• DevOps & MLOps
• Software architecture
• Low-code development
• Mobile App development

And what about the format? We’re looking for technical articles in these formats:

• First-hand experience with new tech stacks
• Tutorials
• Crazy theories
• Failure — share when you screwed up and what you learned

Before submitting an article, make sure you have done the following:

• Clear storyline — concise arguments, details, examples and/or data.
• Straight to the point.
• TITLE — spend some time writing a good headline.
• Inform us if the story was submitted elsewhere.
• Be ethical — please be transparent if you have a relationship with any of the companies and/or tech stacks discussed.
• No plagiarism.
• No AI-written articles.
• Please read Medium’s curation guidelines, and apply those points in your article.

ITNEXT style guidelines:

• Must have a great cover photo — this is the first that people see, so be precise! And yes, do not forget copyrights & Fair usage principles.
• Recognise your sources and give them credit.
• Use (bold) titles in every section throughout the article.
• Divide the content with subtitles — this will make it easier and more pleasant to read.
• Make sure the readers can directly benefit from what they learned. If you are only doing a sales pitch about a company or product, sorry, we are not going to publish it!

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