Here’s a recording of one of my talks. It’s on what the operations team does when running in a platform, DevOps-y, whatever style: Developers don’t need “services” from ops, they need products: continuously innovated platforms that evolve weekly. Once ops toil is removed, ops can focus on their customers’ - development - needs. Using stories & tactics from the real-world, this talk helps launch a platform-as-a-product strategy. And:

Sometimes scepticism about technology comes from the cops. Earlier this year the Washington Post reported that many small police departments were abandoning body-worn-camera programmes because of the cost. Although the cameras are cheap, officers can generate 15 gigabytes of video per shift; storage costs mount. Police unions often oppose body-worn cameras, fearing they imperil their members by giving superior officers licence to search them for punishable behaviour. Other officers complain about the amount of time required to review and redact footage in response to public-information requests.

Sometimes scepticism about technology comes from the cops. Earlier this year the Washington Post reported that many small police departments were abandoning body-worn-camera programmes because of the cost. Although the cameras are cheap, officers can generate 15 gigabytes of video per shift; storage costs mount. Police unions often oppose body-worn cameras, fearing they imperil their members by giving superior officers licence to search them for punishable behaviour. Other officers complain about the amount of time required to review and redact footage in response to public-information requests.

Drewitz used the example of Discover Card, which was able to eliminate thousands of lines of legacy code that was not driving a business outcome, but still kept some of that code because it was Source: Technical Debt Can Be Good if it Drives Positive Business Outcomes

Drewitz used the example of Discover Card, which was able to eliminate thousands of lines of legacy code that was not driving a business outcome, but still kept some of that code because it was Source: Technical Debt Can Be Good if it Drives Positive Business Outcomes