Why Database Development is in a League of Its Own

July 30, 2018 by B. Cameron Gain 1 Comments

Despite how the database is the lifeblood of many organizations, its management remains siloed and is more often than not left to a separate team of resident experts outside of the sphere of DevOps. Database developers also may work separately from the database administrators, thus further slowing down deployments. The end result, of course, is […]

Why Serverless Needs DevOps

June 27, 2018 by B. Cameron Gain 2 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated July 2, 2018 Serverless, like Kubernetes and microservices, is a new technology. Yet, despite the amount of blog, forum and news-related posts published about serverless, it represents only a fraction of all IT deployments. Aside from the new factor, serverless shares few similarities with Kubernetes and microservices. Organizations turn […]

How DevOps Replaces the BYOD Mindset

June 5, 2018 by B. Cameron Gain 1 Comments

The impasse is clear: users often have no formal way to effectively communicate to IT departments how certain devices and apps are useful for work and should be allowed to connect to the enterprise’s network. Since the debut of smart phones well over a decade ago, so-called bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies as a potential solution have […]

Using CALMS to Assess an Organization’s DevOps

May 25, 2018 by B. Cameron Gain 3 Comments

Of the tried-and-tested frameworks that allow enterprises to assess DevOps in their organization and how it can be improved, the CALMS model remains particularly useful. CALMS, which stands for Collaboration, Automation, Lean, Measurement and Sharing, is particularly helpful for analyzing an organization’s DevOps structure, and ultimately, its utility in any organization. The CALMS framework covers […]