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DevOps for device fleets: Esper raises $60M to manage devices used in retail, healthcare, schools

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Seattle-area startup Esper just raised a second round of investment in less than six months to support growth of its software that helps companies manage fleets of tablets and smartphones. Founded in 2018 by MIcrosoft vets, Esper is a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices.

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Nordstrom lays off tech workers in bid to ‘remain agile and operate more efficiently’

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(GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle-based retail giant Nordstrom laid off an unspecified number of workers from its technology division last week, citing the need to “operate more efficiently.” Morris comes from Walmart, where he spent more than 16 years and was most recently a vice president of retail technology.

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This Seattle investor went from Google to Africa to a big exit — and is back home investing in startups

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The entrepreneur-turned-investor is leading Aviso Ventures , a venture capital fund founded last year that backs early stage enterprise and infrastructure software startups. Recent advancements in AI and access to new automation tools are providing even more tailwinds for the enterprise software industry. He came back to the U.S.

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Composability, come costruire – mattone dopo mattone – un’azienda Agile

CIO Business Intelligence

Per questo un numero crescente di CIO è attratto dai paradigmi dell’IT agile e “componibile” e del DevOps, che collegano sviluppo e operazioni, rendendo più facile creare le applicazioni che servono al business e mettere al centro la customer experience.

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Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’

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The startup operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices. Founded in 2018 by Microsoft vets Yadhu Gopalan and Shiv Sundar , Esper helps companies with development, deployment, and maintenance of devices used across industries such as healthcare, education, retail, restaurants, and more.

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Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team

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Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200 of those jobs planned for Seattle, where the retailer established a tech presence last year. Walmart currently has about 160 tech associates in the area and relies on a hybrid work model that is primarily virtual.

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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

CIO Business Intelligence

In retail, for example, software has been the fastest-growing job category ; about half of the world’s software engineers work outside the tech industry. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that the number of software developers will grow 25% from 2021-31. And this doesn’t matter only for tech companies.