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Aaand we are starting the Ignite session at #VelocityConf MC’d by @nicolefv ! Given the rapid fire talks, going to keep this to a single thread...

Talk on good practices for distributed teams:
1 It’s not about cutting costs
2 Provide autonomy
3 Invest in communications
4 Hybrid teams are ok
5 Don’t lower the bar for off-shore teams
6 You can attract talent from all over

Now eventual consistency with @vllry including CAP theorem, eventual consistency, and more! #VelocityConf

How early warnings can save the farm with Nishan.
1 Relationships of microservices are important
2 Alert correlation - monitor entire stack and alert in real time
3 Keep platform onboarding for platforms easy
4 Optimize your ops data ingestion

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Gabe talking about Nuclear Waste Disposal and How it’s Similar to Software Dev
1 Nuclear waste Engineering is highly robust
2 Containers are designed to resist failure... and last a while

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@daveisangry probably has the best twitter handle of our Ignites presenters. We are talking (quickly) about Verizon Media Services

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Mike Kohl on “How I Hacked Deafness”

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Scott Silvi on moving on from lost causes
1 It’s better to stop 6mo early than 6mo late
2 Don’t consume multiple bottles of sake after a 90hr code session
3 We prioritize loss over gains
4 Align what you do with what you care about

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@snowboardvstree on Building Culture and Eliminating Waste
1 Build trust
2 No toxic people
3 Move faster - set direction not dictating action
4 Be a teacher and student
5 Outlearn your competition
6 You aren’t your job title
7 Deliver small & often

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@austinlparker on We have met the enemy and it is us
1 We paid for compilers and version control
2 Free software is great but we pay by a loss of control to the commons (& VCs & benevolent corporate entities)
3 Distribute, decentralize, federate could be an option

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