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Alexandru Hutanu

Engineering Manager

About Alexandru Hutanu

Senior Technology Consultant with proven experience in Management, Architecture and Software Development, Alexandru Hutanu has joined Pentalog’s technology leadership team as Engineering Manager.

He conducts various kinds of consultancy missions for Pentalog’s clients, such as CTO as a Service and Technology Audits, and brings his contribution to improving the overall processes and practices in the company. He also leverages his CTO and Head of Software Development experience to conduct CTO assessment and CTO mentoring sessions.

As a Certified Professional Agile Leader (PAL I & PSM I), Alex is proficient in optimizing organizational processes and driving value and efficiency for an organization.

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Spring and Hibernate 6 Migration

Watch Vlad Mihalcea's masterclass to discover how you can migrate an existing application to Spring 6 and how you can get the most out of this upgrade. Learn from a top-notch Java Champion about the many new features provided through all the other framework dependencies that have been integrated into Spring 6, in addition to those from Java 17.

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Test Driven Development KATA  - recorded session

Test Driven Development (TDD) can help you write better tests, improve the quality of your code, and increase your productivity. Enjoy this presentation made by Catalin Marian Mihai, a Full-stack developer at Pentalog. In an offline event held in Timisoara, our colleagues shares his insights on the TDD methodology, after using it to develop both backend and frontend logic. 

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C-suite Burnout: How to Recognize it and Recover

Burnout in C-suite is of growing concern. If people at the heart of the business aren’t functioning at their best, potentially every employee working for them will suffer either directly or indirectly. In her webinar about burnout designed for C-level executives, Carol Palombini, Psychologist and Executive Coach, explains how to identify and prevent burnout to enjoy a healthy life.

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Streamlining Time Management: Remove Obstacles and Achieve More

Find tips and recommendations from our expert on how to use your time wisely as a C-level executive to stay healthy, balanced, and productive. Carol Palombini is a Psychologist and Executive Coach with more than 20 years of expertise in human development.

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C-level Communication: One Proven Tool for Success

Use a simple tool to improve your strategic communication, identify bad communication habits, and develop strategies to improve your communication effectiveness. With her two-decade expertise in human development, Carol Palombini, Psychologist and Executive Coach, helps you boost your C-level communication skills.

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Agility in Crisis 

20 years after the Agile Manifesto was born, we still don’t have a common understanding over agility. In the presentation “Agility in Crisis”, Cornel Fatulescu -  Chief Platform Officer at Pentalog, shares his perspectives and offers valuable suggestions to enhance agility.     

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STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING BY HAVAIANAS

Outsourcing may be something you already utilize. But with the financial crisis not expected to end any time soon, it’s vital for decision-makers to maneuver their companies and avoid the inevitable risks that come with it.

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Test Driven Development KATA  

Watch a comprehensive presentation about Test Driven Development (TDD) to help you write better tests, improve the quality of your code, and increase your productivity. In an offline event held in Craiova, Catalin Marian Mihai, a Full-stack developer at Pentalog, shares his knowledge after using TDD methodology to develop both backend and frontend logic.

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Hacking Poorly Written Code - Live!

Security threats are increasing every day and new ways of hacking crop up even in the most secure software. In this PentaBAR webinar, two of Pentalog’s best security collaborators put on their hackers’ hats to show you just how easily they can find vulnerabilities in poorly written code when secure code best practices are missing.  

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Svelte, the next big thing - with Bogdan Bledea

In this presentation, Bogdan Bledea, Front-end Developer at Pentalog, talks about everything you need to know to build web applications easily using Svelte, a relatively young, open source web UI framework that has a great chance of becoming the next big thing in JavaScript. The offline PentaBAR was part of the launching event of a new Pentalog delivery center in Craiova.

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Typescript Lessons after 1 Million Lines of Code - with Előd Tobiás

Improve your code following the lessons learned by Előd Tobiás, a JavaScript Developer at Pentalog, after working on various microservices and React projects with a couple of million lines of Typescript code. The offline PentaBAR was part of the launching event of a new Pentalog delivery center in Timisoara.

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Build a car tracker and driving coach with the Cloud - with Catalin Dumitras

Let's build an IOT device with off-the-shelf components like a high-performance GPS receiver, an LTE modem, and a g-meter. Pentalog’s Principal Cloud Architect and Solutions Architect Catalin Dumitras shows you how to build a car tracker and driving coach during a PentaBAR Webinar including a real-life case study.

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War in Ukraine: What does it mean for the digital economy?

This PentaLive Special “War in Ukraine: The Tech Perspective”, will offer fresh analysis, forecasts, and decision points at the heart of the situation.

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THE UKRAINE CRISIS: What are the risks for tech?

In this PentaLive Special "THE UKRAINE CRISIS: What are the risks for tech?" we explore how a Russian invasion of Ukraine would disrupt digital security and engineering supply chains.

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How Trace One Has Innovated During COVID-19 With and for Clients

CEO of SaaS platform Trace One, Christophe Vanackère, talks about how Covid-19 made him rethink the operations of his entire company and how they’ve adapted to serve the rapidly changing needs of customers.

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How the Growth Sprint is Helping Coravin Survive the Covid

WineTech leaders, Coravin were dealt a blow by Covid-19. CTO, Francois Silvain talks about how the company was able to reinvent their eCommerce & Marketing strategy in just a few days through Growth Sprints.

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The Grocery Store Plays Catch Up on eCommerce

Grocer & long-time businessman, David Schwarz discusses the industry’s on again, off again race to find its way during an eCommerce upswing.

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Instilling Accountability with Remote Teams

How do you instill accountability in an era of remote work? Nancy Wang, COO of Pentalog Americas offers practical & actionable tips on how to help leaders manage successful remote teams.

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OpenFrame: Managing Growth Despite Supply Disruption

How can a real-estate company manage growth in a time when people are hesitant to even leave their homes? Openframe Founder, Etienne Leroy offers us advice and personal anecdotes on how turning your business upside down might be tough, but better for growth in the long run.

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Getting the Most Bang from your PPC Buck

PPC Advertising has gained traction as a super effective way for merchants to gain more visibility in the digital realm. So, how can businesses formulate a Pay-Per-Click strategy that yields results? And, how do they ensure the steps they're taking are effective?

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Saas Products - Innovating with the Hive Mind

SaaS platform, Talentsoft was created around the idea that if teammates and even companies work as a collective unit, this could give way to continuous conversation for the sake of better, more innovative SaaS products.

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Quantum Computing - It's Time to Pay Attention

Quantum Computing is already making waves as the next best thing in IT. But, when will this technology catapult into the mainstream? The leap might come sooner than we think.

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100% Remote Recruitment

Time has reshaped the way companies operate - it's also changed the way they recruit. Learn how to conduct Remote Recruitment to successfully interview and hire qualified candidates.

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Accelerate & Optimize with Low Code

Is Low Code the future? This graphically driven approach helps developers of all skill levels & non-technical teams find working solutions quickly - saving businesses time & money. Find out when you should & shouldn't be using Low Code.

6 Essential Strategies and Tactics for Stakeholder Management - Engineering Leaders Pain Points #2

As an engineering leader, stakeholder management is essential to ensure project success and uphold goodwill with clients, stakeholders, and team members. This post will discuss the significance of managing stakeholders as well as offer tools, strategies, and solutions to assist you in doing so for your projects. What is Stakeholder Management and why is it […]

Top 8 Most Popular Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence Software in 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have altered how businesses function and how people live. As the field grows and evolves, so does the number of software libraries and development tools available to enable AI and ML development. If you’ve ever considered constructing your own GPT model to replace ChatGPT or give OpenAI a […]

How to Manage Tech Teams and Projects Effectively - Engineering Leaders Pain Points #1

Welcome to the first post of our Engineering Leaders Pain Points Series! Engineering Leaders play a crucial role in driving the success of organizations, by leading and coordinating teams and projects to deliver high-quality products and solutions. However, this role comes with its own set of challenges and pain points. In this series, we aim […]

How ChatGPT works and AI, ML & NLP Fundamentals

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way since its inception in the 1950s, and machine learning has been one of the key drivers behind its growth. With advancements in the field, the AI landscape has changed dramatically, and AI models have become much more sophisticated and human-like in their abilities. One such model that […]

Actionable Marketing Tips for CTOs and Tech Decision-Makers

I will start by saying that I am by no means an expert in Marketing. What I am, however, is an experienced CTO, and as we know, this role has a high degree of versatility. One of the skillsets valuable for a CTO is at least a basic knowledge of Digital Marketing. So, I will […]

CTO as a Service – Your Technology Strategy in the hands of Experts

Technology has become essential for most (if not all) companies operating today. The way you leverage Technology may have a strong impact on the success of your business. Some of the questions that an organization commonly has to answer are: Can the business strategy be accomplished with Technology? Does the usage of Technology in the […]

A journey into the Rust programming language

Rust Documentation I started not so long ago to dive into the Rust programming language, and I want to share how impressed I am about the environment. The official documentation is extremely nicely built! You reach the first hello world in no time, with the second chapter you already build something a little more complex, […]

Assessing Technical Excellence: New SkillValue Test to Evaluate the Seniority of Web Development Engineers

We recently faced a challenge born out of the need to evaluate the most senior engineers in Web Development. And the challenge came because we didn’t want a test that only assesses theoretical knowledge or evaluates code-writing ability; we wanted it to be language-agnostic so that any Web Development Engineer can take this test, regardless […]

DORA Metrics as part of Pentalog’s Maturity Models

Organizations must deliver and operate software quickly and reliably to meet the demands of an ever-changing industry. The faster your teams can make changes to your software, the sooner you can deliver value to your customers, run experiments, and receive valuable feedback. With seven years of data collection and research, DORA has developed and validated […]