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Computer vision is a sub-field of Artificial Intelligence that mainly train computers and systems to gain information from images and videos. Main computer vision types are object detection, image classification, facial recognition, image segmentation, feature matching, pattern identification, etc. Computer vision simplifies the work for humans such as self-driving cars, disease diagnosis, and many more.

How to create a custom dataset for Computer Vision

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Recently, I got into a scenario where I had to delete 104 million rows in a table which contained 293 million rows based on a condition.

I was able to delete them in less than 30 minutes using a Java application and by making parallel calls to stored procedure. Let’s see how to do this.

Stack I used: Java, AWS RDS with r6g.4xlarge size.

You can apply the same approach to your choice of tech stack.

How to delete 100 million rows in a MySQL table within 30 minutes

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The Micro Frontend concept is highly inspired by microservices architecture. This will allow us to divide a Monolith Frontend into smaller pieces (micro-frontends) and implement, build, test, and deploy pieces of your frontend app independently of each other.

Deploying Micro Frontend Applications in AWS

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Migrating from a traditional test strategy to a fully automated test strategy with continuous deployment has been an exciting journey. We had to change our processes, technology stacks and status quo to make that happen. This article is a deep dive into those aspects followed by some lessons learned. Example git repo is linked at the bottom.

Self-Certification: A Developer-Centric Test Pyramid for Microservices

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While doing back end development a very common scenario that we face is to enable multiple data sources to be connected to a single service. This may either be read replicas or completely different databases. While you go through the internet, you will find multiple ways to handle this problem. For example: creating multiple data source beans and EntityManagers etc. But all these methods require lot of maintenance and boilerplate code every time we need to introduce a new database.

Switch between multiple databases with a custom annotation in Spring Boot

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Efficiency of a web application from the point of view of an end user can be considered as the User Performance Experience. Fast page load times, time taken for a search function to return results, efficiency of CRUD operations can make or break the end users’ trust and loyalty towards an organization entirely. Having excellent client side performance directly improves the user experience and is also a factor in Search engine optimization. Therefore, for a web application, UPX testing should be considered as important as load testing or endurance testing.

Capabilities of “Sitespeed.io” — User Performance Experience testing tool and how to integrate it with an existing testing pipeline.

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Nowadays, AWS Kinesis Data Streams are very famous for collecting and processing large streams of data records in real-time. Data can be processed from these data streams using data processing applications called Kinesis Data Streams applications. These applications read data from streams in the form of data records. To make data-consuming efficient and scalable, AWS has introduced a support library called Kinesis Client Library that can create data processing applications capable of running in multiple instances in a distributed fashion.

Run Amazon Kinesis Client Library(1.x) on LocalStack

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Sysco LABS recently partnered with the Association of Human Resource Professionals (AHRP) for its inaugural Undergraduate Immersion Program for the year 2022. 

The program was created to provide an immersive multi-industry, learning experience to undergraduates who aspire to become the next generation of HR professionals in Sri Lanka. The participants were exposed to the work environments of AHRP’s partners for the program - Sysco LABS, Brandix and John Keells Group 

During their time at Sysco LABS, the participants got an in-depth look into how HR and People Operations function in the IT industry. Several sessions were conducted by Sysco LABS teams across the company to provide the undergraduates with a greater understanding of the different nuances within the industry and equip them with knowledge and skills that will help them succeed in the professional world. 

The sessions included “A Day in the life of a software engineer” which focused on familiarizing students with the inner workings of software development teams and the different ways in which HR interacts with the careers of engineers. Program participants were also given “An Introduction to Resource Management & Talent Acquisition in the IT Industry” to provide them with insights on how HR facilitates company operations through employee recruitment and retention. In addition, multiple sessions were conducted to help students understand what it takes to be a people manager within an IT company, gearing them up and preparing them for a career within the industry.   

As the captive innovation center of Sysco - the world’s leader in foodservice and a Fortune 500 company, values of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) are an integral part of Sysco LABS’ DNA. Thus, resource persons also shared their expertise on creating a respectful workplace focused on DE&I. Sysco LABS’ marketing team also conducted a session to coach students on personal branding best practices and provide them with tips on better present themselves to future employers once they graduate. 

Speaking on the contribution made by Sysco LABS to this inaugural edition of the Undergraduate Immersion Program, Isuru Gunasekara - Chief People Officer & Head of Sustainability, ERM & Group Initiatives at John Keells Group and Patron of the Immersion Program said, “We were delighted to partner with Sysco LABS and Brandix in this inaugural Undergraduate Immersion Program driven by AHRP.  Based on the feedback received from those who participated, it was a visible success which compels the continuation of this initiative in the future.  We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners who created this opportunity for our future workforce. ”

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Sysco LABS recently partnered with the Association of Human Resource Professionals (AHRP) for its inaugural Undergraduate Immersion Program for the year 2022.

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Sysco LABS Partners with AHRP for its Inaugural Undergraduate Immersion Program

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Sysco LABS Sri Lanka resumed its community initiatives in 2022, which were previously curtailed by the lockdowns, including its flagship program, ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ which was launched in 2020. 

In 2022, Sysco LABS completed 5 phases of ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ which was created to support the food and nutrition requirements of people in need. Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center for Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest foodservice company. ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ was inspired by Sysco’s sustainability goal of providing 200 million meals to underprivileged communities. 

Despite hyperinflation and fuel shortages causing disruption of deliveries and difficulties in sourcing, the Sysco LABS team persevered to provide over 24,000 meals and 3,500 rations packs to communities in different parts of the country including the Colombo, Galle, Gampaha and Kandy districts. 

Reflecting on the company’s community empowerment efforts in 2022, Rasika Karunatilake, General Manager at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, said: We are committed to supporting Sysco’s purpose of ‘Connecting the world to share food and care for one another’, and all our initiatives are conducted in line with its goals. It was encouraging to see how all our associates came together to donate and volunteer their time to ensure we were able to care for our communities. It was a challenging year for the country but despite different obstacles, I’m proud of the effort that our team has put in to meaningfully impact our communities in Sri Lanka.” 

2022 also featured several employee-led community initiatives which included projects that donated medicines, school supplies and infrastructure to hospitals and schools in need around the country. In August, Sysco LABS’ Hybrid Cloud Operations team from the Platform Services & Digital Services Business Unit organized a donation drive to support the Maharagama Apeksha Cancer Hospital and in September, Commercial Technology and Digital Services Business Units donated a library and books to school children in Dickoya. 

In addition, the Workday team from the Corporate Technology Business Unit, provided school supplies to the Dorawaka Mahasen K.V School in Warakapola in October and the Platform Services & Digital Services Business Unit led a donation drive to fund school supplies and rebuild two classrooms at the Atabaga Udagama Maha Vidyalaya in December. 

In all, it was a year of caring and community commitment which everyone at Sysco LABS aims to continue in 2023. 

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6 phases of the ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ – Sysco LABS’ Flagship sustainability program were completed in 2022. 



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An Associate from the Commercial Technology and Digital Services Business Units handing over donated books to school children in Dickoya.



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Associates from the Workday team in the Corporate Technology Business Unit, supporting the Dorawaka Mahasen K.V School in Warakapola with school supplies. 



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Associates from the Platform Services & Digital Services Business Unit leading a drive to fund school supplies for children in Gampola.

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Sysco LABS Sri Lanka resumed its community initiatives in 2022, which were previously curtailed by the lockdowns, including its flagship program, ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ which was launched in 2020. 

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Flagship program ‘Share a Meal. Share a Moment’ touches nearly 40,000 lives.

Sysco LABS rounds up a year of Community Empowerment

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Sysco LABS Sri Lanka won the Silver Award in the Extra-Large Category of the ICT, BPO and Related Services Sector at the 30th National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Awards 2022. Organized by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCCSL), the annual awards recognize Sri Lankan exporters and service providers on their performance in the international market and contribution to Sri Lanka’s export revenue.  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center of Sysco – the world’s leader in foodservice and a Fortune 500 company. Sysco LABS harnesses Sri Lankan ingenuity to deliver tech solutions that are present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supply systems of Sysco’s global operations. 

Commenting on the win, Sysco LABS’ Co-Founder and Managing Director Shanil Fernando said: “As a Sri Lankan organization, we are proud that we have been able to consistently deliver value, innovation and ingenuity to Sysco, and as a result, we have been able to continue our expansion despite all challenges. This has enabled us to contribute even more towards strengthening Sri Lanka’s economy with much-needed export revenue. A recognition of this nature is a great acknowledgment of our economic contribution and the value generated by our people for the country.” 

 The NCE Award celebrates companies that contribute to the economy and winners are chosen by an eminent panel of judges who perform a holistic assessment of each business, focusing on areas such as the volume of exports, value additions, innovation, brand building, CSR and more. 

 Speaking about the impact of Sysco LABS’ operations on Sri Lanka and the world, Sysco LABS’ General Manager, Rasika Karunatilake said: “Our story is one of world-class software engineering and tech delivery excellence. As the captive innovation center of Sysco, we work towards furthering its purpose of ‘Connecting the world to share food and care for one another’. The solutions we deliver power Sysco’s operations, enabling us to make an impact on a global, trillion-dollar industry. We pride ourselves on being able to offer tech solutions that move human civilization forward.” 

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Rasika Karunatilake, General Manager, Sysco LABS accepting the award. 

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Sysco LABS Sri Lanka won the Silver Award in the Extra-Large Category of the ICT, BPO and Related Services Sector at the 30th National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Awards 2022.