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Biden Surveys Damage From Deadly Tornado in Mississippi By Michael D. Shear from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/j1JhLzy Biden, Joseph R Jr, Tornadoes, Rolling Fork (Miss), United States Politics and Government, Speeches and Statements, Biden, Jill Tracy Jacobs

Health Plans No Longer Have to Cover Preventive Care at No Cost. Here’s What to Know. By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Nhuo9yO Decisions and Verdicts, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Law and Legislation, United States Politics and Government, Federal-State Relations (US), Courts and the Judiciary, Constitution (US), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Preventive Medicine

Social Security and Medicare Funds Still Face Long-Term Shortfalls, Report Says By Alan Rappeport and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/eHCL5Om Health Insurance and Managed Care, Elderly, Medicare, Social Security (US)

In this week’s #TheLongView: The npm registry suffers spam infestation, and Microsoft makes Google sad. The post npm is Scam-Spam Cesspool ¦ Google in Microsoft Antitrust Thrust appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/LXMOb3s

It’s never a bad time to adopt healthy new habits for the mind and body, and for developers, it’s always a good time to consider new best practices at work. As 2023 rolls on, I’ve been thinking about some key performance metrics that help to ensure critical applications and websites perform optimally throughout the year—especially […] The post 5 Key Performance Metrics to Track in 2023 appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/36GRXSk

The Fed Is Doing Too Much, All at Once By Jeff Sommer from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/lcrmuBP Banking and Financial Institutions, Interest Rates, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), Government Bonds, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Federal Reserve System, Frank, Barney, Powell, Jerome H

A Secret Crush Goes Public in a Work Meeting By Sadiba Hasan from NYT Style https://ift.tt/W4SO7v3 Weddings and Engagements

How Did No-Mandate Sweden End Up With Such an Average Pandemic? By David Wallace-Wells from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/vmQfJOj internal-sub-only-nl, Sweden, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, China

Vega Cloud today made a commitment to save customers at least 10% on their cloud infrastructure spending or it won’t charge for its software. Vega Cloud’s software automates cloud infrastructure management. The Vega Cloud platform enables IT teams to connect, automate, manage and optimize new and existing networks, applications and other multi-cloud IT environments from […] The post Vega Cloud Commits to Reducing Cloud Costs appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/aLRWpfS

Culture is nebulous. It encompasses all the behaviors and attitudes of an organization, from overarching business values down to the individual actions of an employee. Because culture is transient, it’s unique to every business, feels difficult to change and is even harder to measure. This can make it frustrating to see DevOps research continuously name […] The post The Business Case for DevOps Culture appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/nX1tofV

A Mexican Grandmother Finds the Right Recipe for Culinary Stardom By Eduardo Medina from NYT World https://ift.tt/pYmCbUJ Cooking and Cookbooks, Grandparents, Restaurants, YouTube.com, Mexico, Michoacan (Mexico)

San Quentin Could Be the Future of Prisons in America By Bill Keller from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/pE6BaZ4 Prisons and Prisoners, Newsom, Gavin, San Quentin Prison, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Marin County (Calif), Capital Punishment

Immigration Tripled in Top U.S. Counties Even as Many of Them Lost Population By Robert Gebeloff, Dana Goldstein and Stefanos Chen from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/9yxhUQF Census, Deaths (Fatalities), Immigration and Emigration, Population, Birth Rates, Census Bureau

Congress Votes to Roll Back Biden Administration Rule on Water By Carl Hulse from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/eEQXcmW United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Water, Water Pollution, Senate, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Washington (DC), Clean Water Act, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Police

Pope Francis Is in Hospital and Will Stay for Several Days By Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/daVprHg Popes, Francis, Benedict XVI, Age, Chronological, Roman Catholic Church, Rome (Italy), Vatican City

After Earthquake, a Turkish Journalist Debates Leaving Home By Nimet Kirac from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/YzG1yAt Earthquakes, Accidents and Safety, Buildings (Structures), Turkey Earthquake (Feb 6, 2023), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), ANKARA (TURKEY), Antalya (Turkey), Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey

Observability has become an essential aspect of modern IT, and its importance is only expected to increase in the years to come. The ability to monitor and understand the behavior of systems in real-time provides organizations with a wealth of information that can help them improve the performance, reliability, and overall health of their networks […] The post The Power of Observability: Performance and Reliability appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/mTEZr3F

In high-tech, we have a terrible predilection for finding a good tool and abusing it until we hate it. I’ve written several “Use the right tool for the job” articles and posts over the years, most notably an examination of trying to make one programming language (or another) into an all-purpose solution. We’re thankfully past […] The post Right Tool for the Job: Alerting Edition appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/GTYkw3d

Enfabrica Corp. today emerged from stealth at the MemCon conference to launch a class of processors for networking in cloud computing environments that are optimized for moving data between CPUs, graphical processor units (GPUs), accelerators and memory. Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar said the Accelerated Compute Fabric (ACF) enables scalable, streaming, multi-terabit-per-second movement of data in […] The post Enfabrica Makes Cloud Networking Performance Advances appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/HxjvMQX

Track Covid-19 in Aurora County, South Dakota By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/LDS3jrI internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

Track Covid-19 in Ashland County, Ohio By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0pJikm5 internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

Track Covid-19 in Arthur County, Nebraska By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/trLSEQZ internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

Track Covid-19 in Appomattox County, Virginia By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8vd3Hfn internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

Track Covid-19 in Allegany County, Maryland By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0rpBGFR internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

Track Covid-19 in Adair County, Oklahoma By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/BtSQukh internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

He Wanted to Unclog Cities. Now He’s ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ By Tiffany Hsu from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/DM7vEfq Moreno, Carlos R, Area Planning and Renewal, Threats and Threatening Messages, Computers and the Internet, Conspiracy Theories, Fringe Groups and Movements, Rumors and Misinformation, Peterson, Jordan (1962- ), Urban Areas, Deaths (Fatalities), Content Type: Personal Profile, QAnon

53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’ By Marcus J. Moore from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/AaZNgJL Jazz, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cross, Theon, Davis, Miles, Garcia, Nubya, Hutchings, Shabaka

Salesforce is the connector and enabler of so many critical business functions. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with its headaches. The environment is so complex that it really takes a conscious, focused effort to properly leverage all that Salesforce has to offer, as well as stay up-to-speed on everything that’s new and evolving. […] The post Salesforce Spring 2023 Release: Out With the Old, A Lot of the New appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/gEp5Lnr

One of the biggest narratives in the U.S. concerning the current wave of tech layoffs is the fact that ‘traditional’ sectors have a prime opportunity to snap up new tech teams and IT talent. This has always been a significant challenge for sectors such as banks, insurance and manufacturing that compete with big tech for […] The post Don’t Make Big Tech’s Mistakes: Build Leaner IT Teams Instead appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/WLFagO1

With the economy still bleak, data and engineering teams that were already struggling to keep pace with business needs are now facing a potential hiring freeze or worse in 2023. That’s why there’s never been a more important time to maximize the productivity and impact of your teams, but the question is how to identify […] The post How to Supercharge Your Engineering Teams appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/VA9zML1

DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […] The post Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/5xIFkyL

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Children Are Not the Answer to a Labor Shortage. Here’s How to Protect Them. By Terri Gerstein from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/G2ebimo Child Labor, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses, Law and Legislation, Factory Farming, Immigration and Emigration, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Building (Construction), Fast Food Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, General Mills Inc, Health and Human Services Department, Hyundai Motor Co, Labor Department (US), Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Sanders, Sarah Huckabee, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, United States

‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates By Laura Cappelle from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/wrh14MI Theater, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Odeon-Theatre de l'Europe, Roth, Philip, Nemesis (Book)

We Have Cutting-Edge Science to Make Vaccines. But Will Everyone Benefit? By Barney Graham from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/MqUSHki Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Epidemics

Steve Cohen’s Amazin’, Maddening, Money-Losing Bid to Own New York By Matt Flegenheimer and Kate Kelly from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/FuRzEAt Baseball, Hedge Funds, Fans (Persons), Content Type: Personal Profile, Citi Field (Queens, NY), New York Mets, Point72 Asset Management LP, SAC Capital Advisors, Cohen, Steven A, Bonilla, Bobby, Christie, Christopher J, Hochul, Kathleen C, Lindor, Francisco (1993- ), Nimmo, Brandon (1993- ), SHAMSKY, ART, Valentine, Bobby

French Anger Shifts From Pension Law to Focus on Macron By Roger Cohen and Liz Alderman from NYT World https://ift.tt/MzVFgYN Politics and Government, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Retirement, Pensions and Retirement Plans, French Democratic Confederation of Labor, Borne, Elisabeth, Berger, Laurent, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ), France

My Fundamentalist Parents Won’t Accept My Marriage. Should I Cut Ties? By Kwame Anthony Appiah from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/jXnAUvw Ethics (Personal), internal-sub-only-nl, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Christians and Christianity, Families and Family Life, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

With so many physical products—from automobiles to airplanes and medical devices to industrial control systems—now being driven by software, product security has become a top-level concern for manufacturers. Software flaws can not only affect security by introducing vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers but also impact safety by compromising a product’s functional operation. In […] The post A Seven Point Checklist for Getting SAST Right appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/6vK08rA

Should You Get Another Covid Booster? By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2mervX0 your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Elderly, Immune System, Food and Drug Administration

Software supply chain risk management (SSCRM) refers to the process of identifying, assessing and mitigating risks associated with third-party software components and services that are integrated into software products. SSCRM involves understanding the potential vulnerabilities that may arise from these components and taking measures to reduce the risk of exploitation or compromise to the software […] The post Software Supply Chain Risk Management: A 2023 Guide appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/NVyxmOM

Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. By Amelia Nierenberg from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2wsdnPq Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, TikTok (ByteDance), China, United States, World Bank, Ukraine, India, Hong Kong, Gandhi, Rahul, Social Media, International Relations, Art Basel Hong Kong, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Republicans Say Spending Is Fueling Inflation. The Fed Chair Disagrees. By Jim Tankersley from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8LHx7N3 United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Consumer Behavior, Stimulus (Economic), Federal Budget (US), Supply Chain, American Rescue Plan (2021), Interest Rates, Inflation (Economics), Federal Reserve System, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Powell, Jerome H, House of Representatives, Republican Party

Track Covid-19 in Dallas County, Arkansas By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/CKbpQM7 internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates

A survey of senior IT leaders suggested the level of confidence in application modernization projects that many organizations initially had is now starting to wane. The survey polled 200 senior IT leaders at organizations with more 1,000 employees and was conducted by Global Surveyz Research on behalf of EvolveWare, a provider of platform for automating […] The post Survey Surfaces Application Modernization Challenges appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/eaOq5Qs

Data is the currency of business in today’s digital economy, with organizations collecting mountains of data from their customers, products and services. Enterprises are increasingly turning to data warehouses to store this valuable enterprise data and to make it useful and actionable. Data APIs–both GraphQL and REST–are emerging as a tool to power frictionless and […] The post Data APIs: Realizing the Future of Data Warehousing appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/86Qtj0x

GraphQL is an open source query language developed by Facebook that provides a more efficient, powerful and flexible alternative to traditional REST APIs for fetching and manipulating data over the web. It allows clients to specify the shape and structure of the data they need and receive exactly that, no more and no less. Unlike […] The post GraphQL Documentation Generators: How They Work and Why They Matter appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com https://ift.tt/J73U5mK

Meet the Lonely New York Progressive Defending TikTok By Nicholas Fandos and David McCabe from NYT New York https://ift.tt/WFi3C9r Bowman, Jamaal, TikTok (ByteDance), House of Representatives, Communist Party of China, Social Media, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Mobile Applications, International Relations, Freedom of Speech and Expression, United States

Track Covid-19 in Garden County, Nebraska By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/T9XbIfe internal-open-access, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), States (US), Deaths (Fatalities), United States, Disease Rates