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Jul 10, 2020

Words Matter: Finally, Tech Looks at Removing Exclusionary Language

This month the tech industry’s lexicon is seeing a small but significant shift: Common technical phrases, most notably “Master/Slave” and “Whitelist/Blacklist” that have been red-flagged as offensive, or even racist, sometimes for decades, are getting updates. article: https://thenewstack.io/words-matter-finally-tech-looks-at-removing-exclusionary-language/ Read more.

Jul 7, 2020

DevOps Deeper Dive: IT Terminology Matters

Much like any other profession, the IT industry does not exist in a vacuum. Social upheaval will have as much impact on IT professionals as it does on any other. As conversations concerning race relations become more heated and, hopefully, elevated, many in the IT industry are reconsidering the use… Read more.

Jul 2, 2020

Why 2020 Might Have Been the Wake-Up Call We Needed

It may seem like things are falling apart this year, but it's actually a new beginning. article: https://www.rd.com/list/why-2020-is-the-wake-up-call-we-needed/ Read more.

Jun 30, 2020

Open source, collaboration could be stronger paths to protecting U.S. bulk power system

A bigger, long-term question may be how to implant greater transparency in an ever more automated and digital grid. And yet another challenge is how to acknowledge the true vulnerabilities of the American power system and get it what it needs to improve quickly. article: https://www.power-eng.com/2020/06/08/open-source-collaboration-could-be-stronger-paths-to-protecting-u-s-bulk-power-system/#gref Read more.

May 9, 2020

The best way to protect the US electrical grid is with open source | Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet

Well-known tech journalist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols discusses the US electrical grid and the open source efforts to protect it. Read more.