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Mark Boyd is a freelance journalist based in Auckland, New Zealand. He has extensive experience as a reporter, producer and newsroom manager in television in New Zealand and Australia. He has also worked in radio news in New Zealand, the UK and the United States, and has written text articles for publications around the world. He is available for news pieces in any medium, and live crosses and pre-recorded interviews, in-vision or audio, for television, radio and online. Mark is also an academic, with a PhD in Politics and International Relations, and is available for commentary on political and social issues on any topic in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. His academic area of speciality is media and politics, and elections.
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Google’s Call to Stop Grooming Data and Accept Its Infinite Arrival
Google has released the majority of its Google Cloud-based data warehouse portfolio, including Cloud Dataflow, which is designed for third-party integrations and offers more control over cloud environments. Google engineers argue for a shift in data processing approaches, emphasizing the need to handle unbounded datasets with flexible, automated workflows. The new system aims to balance correctness, latency, and cost, providing stability and efficiency for large-scale data deployments. The release includes SDKs for building parallelized data processing pipelines and a managed service for optimizing workflows.
AWS Expected to Embrace Docker But Google Is Another Story
AWS is expected to embrace Docker at its re:Invent event, contrasting with Google's focus on its own container engine technology, Kubernetes. Google Cloud Platform's new insights into Google Container Engine (GKE) emphasize portability and modularity, aiming to support hybrid cloud environments. Shippable, a major Docker ecosystem partner, announced significant funding to expand its product. The article highlights the competitive dynamics between Docker and Google, with AWS showing strong support for Docker's platform.
Databases at Scale Part Three: The Reality of Transactional Apps
The article discusses strategies for managing database scalability for real-time transactions, emphasizing the importance of handling volume, latency, and fail-over. It highlights the experiences of companies like Forensiq and 3Scale in scaling their database architecture to manage high-speed, high-volume transactions. The piece also explores the use of sharding and alternatives like Twemproxy, and mentions various database services such as Redis Labs, NuoDB, Aerospike, and SlashDB. The article underscores the need for robust database solutions to support the growing demands of cloud computing, mobile apps, and IoT data.
Google Firebase Trims the Middle Tier for Faster App Dev
Google Firebase, presented at the Serverlessconf conference, eliminates the middle-tier by allowing clients to communicate directly with managed services, enhancing app development speed. Firebase offers a real-time database, messaging, authentication, storage, and other services, making it a versatile tool for mobile and web applications. The platform integrates with Google Cloud Platform, providing a scalable infrastructure. Joe Emison of BuildFax praised Firebase for its rapid development capabilities, emphasizing the shift towards serverless technologies and the diminishing role of the middle tier in modern app development.
Serverless Architecture: Five Design Patterns
Amazon Web Services (AWS) identifies five key usage patterns for its Lambda serverless service, emphasizing the benefits of serverless architecture such as scalability, cost-efficiency, and built-in fault tolerance. AWS Solution Architect Cassandra Bonner and other experts discuss the growing adoption of serverless technologies, particularly in hybrid environments where new features are integrated with existing systems. The five serverless patterns include event-driven data processing, web applications, mobile and IoT applications, application ecosystems, and event workflows. Despite some challenges, such as the cost of AWS Step Functions, serverless architecture is maturing and becoming a viable option for businesses beyond startups.
Docker Addresses More Security Issues and Outlines “Pluggable” Approach
Docker has released new versions of Docker Engine to address security vulnerabilities and improve image validation. The updates include Docker Engine 1.3.3 and 1.4, which introduce an experimental overlay filesystem and enhanced security mechanisms. Marianna Tessel, Docker's senior vice president of engineering, emphasizes the importance of security in Docker's development. The article discusses the inherent security limitations of Linux containers and highlights the need for Docker to engage more with the security community. Partnerships with companies like Red Hat and Canonical are noted as crucial in driving security improvements.
Development of Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool (SDoHST): qualitative validation with stakeholders and patients in South Australia
The Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool (SDoHST) underwent qualitative validation at Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, involving patient and stakeholder focus groups. The study, funded by SA Health and the University of Adelaide, led to the SDoHST being the first validated tool in Australia for measuring health-related social needs (HRSNs). The validation process resulted in the addition and removal of items, with the final version comprising 12 items. The tool aims to help healthcare systems identify and address unmet social needs through community service referrals.
Health officials say DON'T shut schools on hottest day as temperatures hit 106F on Monday
Government health officials insist there is no need to close schools or workplaces during the upcoming 41C (106F) heatwave, despite major disruptions in transport services and warnings from the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency. The unprecedented heat has led to a national emergency declaration, with advisories for limited travel and health precautions. The Met Office has issued a red warning for extreme heat, and various organizations, including Network Rail and the NHS, are preparing for significant impacts. The heatwave is attributed to climate change and high-pressure systems bringing hot air from the Sahara.
Live online wrapup of New Zealand's 2014 election results from the stuff.co.nz newsroom
Live cross on reaction to the Christchurch mosque massacre by Skype video with TRT world anchor Kilmeny Duchardt
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