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New York May Have Fuelled Pandemic by Moving More Than 4,300 Coronavirus Patients into Nursing Homes

The order was issued at a time when state officials were warning that hospitals in the city could become overwhelmed by an influx of people sick with the coronavirus. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/new-york-may-have-fuelled-pandemic-by-moving-more-than-4300-coronavirus-patients-into-nursing-homes/
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Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Other Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans to Monitor Americans' Web Traffic

The letter comes as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote as early as next week to reauthorise three key FBI surveillance tools under the USA Freedom Act. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/apple-facebook-microsoft-and-other-major-tech-firms-condemn-plans-to-surveil-americans-web-traffic/
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Three Steps to Successful DevOps

On a recent Voices in Innovation podcast, GigaOm’s VP of Research Jon Collins talked to Harbinder Kang , Global Head of Developer Operations at Finastra, about how to implement DevOps successfully in any organization. Harbinder outlined some fantastic tips based on his experiences working with global organizations and outlined an easy-to-follow three-step process for those just starting on their DevOps journey. Below is a transcript of their conversation, edited for brevity and clarity, including all of Harbinder’s hints and recommendations: Jon : Hi Harbinder, thanks for taking the time to chat with me today. What were your early experiences of development and how did you move to become an expert in DevOps? Harbinder : I started out working at a startup in the fintech space with 50 people, selling enterprise software. At a startup you find yourself being thrown around trying different things: customer support, QA, build development, going on-site, and all the rest. I found mysel
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Why should you bother with Value Stream Management?

What is Value Stream Management? Value Stream Management (VSM) is the TLA du jour among software development tools, so is it relevant to your organization? We can separate this question into three parts: philosophy, approach, and benefits. First, a bit of history: like so many dev practices, the term originated in manufacturing, specifically lean engineering. The core principle is to consider not only a process as a whole, but also each step, in terms of the value it brings. It should be possible to log not only the benefits (e.g. features built, problems solved), but also the costs, measured as time spent, people/hand-offs involved and so on. The relevance to DevOps pipelines and approaches may be self-evident to organizations looking to scale their efforts. DevOps is used by many enterprises as an innovation mechanism, based on a belief that iterative, continuous, fast delivery is key to success. But scaling DevOps across the organization comes with pitfalls, including loss of effi
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