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Techblogger00Data scienceDevelopmentWorking methodsYesWeHack and OTTO stage Live Bug Bounty Hunting event
At this year's Nullcon Berlin, the international IT security conference that brings hundreds of top experts together, we staged a live Bug Bounty Hunt together with YesWeHack, a leading provider of bug bounty services. Around 40 crack security researchers pitched in to subject OTTO's infrastructure security to a hardcore test. This was a welcome chance for us to check our Web applications for security loopholes and learn from a personal exchange with leading-edge researchers at the same time.- Techblogger00Development
Rethinking semantic product search: a new approach to queries with unusual spelling variations
In recent years, semantic product search has been widely adopted in global e-commerce. However, many systems exhibit issues in understanding queries with unusual spelling variations. In this blogpost, we show you how Otto’s Team Turing has developed a new system that alleviates these problems. It is live and has lifted the Click-Through Rates (CTR) in the low-recall segments of otto.de by more than 25% and the Conversion Rate (CvR) in the low-hit segment by more than 90%. - Techblogger00Project managementWorking methods
Fully-automated enterprise-scaled provisioning of AWS Accounts via Self-Service using Jira Service Desk
In this article, we’ll demonstrate how to automate the provisioning of AWS Accounts via self-service using Jira Service Desk, potentially reducing the provisioning time of out AWS Accounts from 4 hours to 25 minutes. - Techblogger00DevelopmentOperationsCloud
The Open Source Private Cloud in the Otto Group
The term ‘cloud’ has been much more than just a buzzword for a long time now. The cloud, or rather the clouds, have become an essential part of our daily business. But what if – even though the wheat has long since been separated from the chaff in terms of IT expertise – I still don't know much about the cloud? - Techblogger00ArchitectureDevelopment
Frontends with Microservices – Why the choice of frontend architecture also impacts team collaboration
Over the past few years, microservices have grown into an established architectural approach. They are now so well established and tested that the hype is over, and enough experience is available on the benefits, limits, advantages and disadvantages. This article highlights the advantages or promises of microservice approaches that can be fulfilled when frontends are also considered. - Techblogger00Development
Writing an AWS Lambda using Micronaut
In this article, we will look at one option to write a Java AWS Lambda using the still rather new microframework Micronaut and we’re going to deploy our code to production by means of Serverless. - Techblogger00DevelopmentEvents and culture
Hackathon of the Otto Group IT & Microsoft Azure
Under the claim "Turn your ideas into cloud solutions in 2 days!", the participants of the first Otto Group IT Hackathon at the beginning of April had the goal of developing prototypes with a relevant business case for Otto Group companies. - Techblogger00ArchitectureOperations
OTTO goes AWS - Part 2
The cloud stands for scalability, cost efficiency and short time to market for new features. otto.de also wants to benefit from this and therefore started the migration to AWS last summer. - Techblogger00Project management
Retrospective: Remote Retro with Trello
While looking for a format that could be used well for a remote retro, I had the idea that the desired functions could also be mapped via a Trello board. - Techblogger00ArchitectureProject management
OTTO goes AWS - Part 1
The cloud stands for scalability, cost efficiency and short time to market for new features. otto.de also wants to benefit from this and therefore started the migration to AWS last summer. - Techblogger00Project management
How do we use JIRA?
In our “E-Commerce, Innovation & Platform” division, many cross-functional teams use Jira for backlog planning. Here, we answer questions about story preparation. - Techblogger00Testing
Are we really just test managers?
Until now, the term "test manager" was a very wooden, bureaucratic-sounding title. In the meantime, even managing tests is only a small part of the added value we provide as a team. - Techblogger00
The OTTO IT Bootcamp: A fight against a lack of vocational education
For four weeks, the new IT trainees go through talks and sessions on various IT topics. During this time, they are not only provided with OTTO-specific content, but also with IT basics and thus gain an advance insight into departments, tasks and their future training. - Techblogger00Development
The magical # [ˈɑːktoʊθɔːrp]
Octothorpe is the technical term for the hash which introduces the optional fragment of an url. The fragment usually tells the browser where to position the page if an anchor tag with the name of the fragment is on that page.
