In January 2020, the UK recorded its first case of COVID-19. The world was facing the unknown, and the only apparent way to contain the virus was for every nation across the planet to shut down. As governments across the globe planned for the unknown, organizations rapidly began seeking ways to support efforts to save lives and restart the economies of these countries. One such endeavor was the vital role technology could play in contact tracing.

Hi, Spring fans! 2020, eh? It's easy to complain, and goodness knows I certainly do my fair share, but - as my dad always said, "any day on this side of the dirt is a good day," and I try to remember that. There's a lot to be enthusiastic about if you like. I always look. That's what this roundup is all about. It's a fount of the fun, fantastic, production-powered, and boundless beauty of all things Spring Boot.

Spring Cloud Data Flow first emerged in 2015 as an evolution of the innovative Spring XD. Since then, hundreds of organizations such as CoreLogic have adopted this open source technology, which is available on Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes. Generally available today, Spring Cloud Data Flow for Kubernetes addresses the needs of streaming and batch processing in the enterprise. This new offering is only available through the VMware Spring Runtime subscription.