Category Archives: Editorial

Open APIs

Posted on April 26, 2021 by way0utwest

The US Supreme Court ruling in Oracle v Google was released recently, with Google winning and removing, or reducing, copyright protection for APIs. That means if you use the same method names, parameter names, etc. as some other software, it … Continue reading →

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Office FOMO

Posted on April 23, 2021 by way0utwest

There are plenty of companies that are starting to consider bringing people to the office. A few are tentatively making plans, Microsoft has opened campus with the option of 50% time at home. Google is aiming for Sept 1 and … Continue reading →

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Essential Operations

Posted on April 22, 2021 by way0utwest

It would seem obvious, but IT Operations staff are often essential to ensuring that systems and business can keep running. From websites to email to VPNs, many of the companies in which I’ve worked don’t have systems that will run … Continue reading →

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Finding Legal Data

Posted on April 19, 2021 by way0utwest

Many of us have likely been asked about data science or machine learning in the last few years by someone in our organization. This has become a hot field, with many companies looking to try and find ways to use … Continue reading →

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