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Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals.

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on:

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

Thoughtworks Technology Radar Highlights GenAI’s Impact and Key Factors Shaping Today’s Software Development and Delivery

Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, today presents the 32nd edition of the Technology Radar. The biannual report is built on Thoughtworks’ frontline experiences solving its clients’ most complex business challenges.

The latest edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar offers a comprehensive overview of the ever-evolving world of technology. While this edition takes a close look at the significant impact of generative AI, the Radar maintains its focus on the diverse technologies, tools and techniques shaping how we build and deliver software. Key themes include the practical application of AI, the modernization of observability practices and the critical importance of data management in modern systems.

“The Thoughtworks Technology Radar has always been a guide to the technologies shaping our industry,” states Rachel Laycock, Chief Technology Officer of Thoughtworks. “This edition is particularly insightful, highlighting the need to balance the excitement around generative AI with a pragmatic approach to its adoption. We also emphasize the foundational elements of software delivery — like data product thinking and evolving observability — which are critical for building resilient and effective systems.”

Technology Radar 32 again contains over 100 blips, spotlighting a diverse range of tools, techniques, platforms and languages and frameworks. Alongside them there are four themes that speak to key narratives that emerged during the process of putting the Radar together:

  • Supervised agents in coding assistants: AI coding assistants are increasingly capable of driving implementation directly within the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), navigating and modifying code, and even fixing errors. While these tools show promise in streamlining development, caution is advised to avoid complacency with AI-generated code, emphasizing the continued need for human oversight. The focus remains on a supervised approach, where developers guide and oversee the AI agent's actions.
  • Evolving observability: The observability space is evolving rapidly, driven by the increasing complexity of distributed architectures. There's a growing focus on Large Language Models (LLM) observability tools to monitor AI performance and the increasing adoption of OpenTelemetry for standardized observability. This evolution signifies the industry's growing recognition of observability's importance.
  • R in RAG: The retrieval aspect of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a key area of development, focused on customizing LLM prompts to generate relevant and useful responses. New techniques like corrective RAG, Fusion-RAG, and Self-RAG are emerging to enhance retrieval and optimize LLM output. This highlights the rapid evolution of effective retrieval methods within the generative AI ecosystem.
  • Taming the data frontier: The focus in data management is shifting towards handling rich and complex data, rather than just volume. Ensuring data is effectively managed and packaged is crucial for leveraging it in AI applications and analytics. This theme also emphasizes the importance of “data product thinking,” advocating for applying product management principles to data assets to improve usability and value.

Visit www.thoughtworks.com/radar to explore the interactive version of the Radar or download the PDF version.

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About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation. We are over 10,000 Thoughtworkers strong across 48 offices in 19 countries. For 30+ years, we've delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator.

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