Bill Doerrfeld

Bill Doerrfeld is a tech journalist and analyst based in Seattle. His beat is cloud technologies, specifically the web API economy. He began researching APIs as an Associate Editor at ProgrammableWeb, and since 2015 has been the Editor at Nordic APIs, a high impact blog on API strategy for providers. He loves discovering new trends, researching new technology, and writing on topics like DevOps, REST design, GraphQL, SaaS marketing, IoT, AI, and more. He also gets out into the world to speak occasionally.

How DevSecOps Can Help Avoid Catastrophic Breaches

November 19, 2018 by Bill Doerrfeld 3 Comments

Earlier this year, Tesla’s Cloud was hijacked and used to mine cryptocurrency, exploiting a vulnerability in the company’s Kubernetes cluster. A mountain of FedEx data was recently exposed, affecting 119,000 individuals. The Equifax breach garnered international attention after an estimated 145.5 million Americans were jeopardized. In other news, we’ve reported on how the Vine Docker […]

Using Netflix’s HubCommander to Automate GitHub Organizations

November 14, 2018 by Bill Doerrfeld 2 Comments

Netflix owes a great deal of its exponential growth to its phenomenal tech stack. Throttling its content through a single internal API, the company was able to deliver content agnostic of device type and quickly disrupt its contemporary competitors in the consumer entertainment industry. We’re intrigued, then, when Netflix exposes some of its internal architecture […]

Implementing ChatOps Using Open Source Tooling

October 16, 2018 by Bill Doerrfeld 1 Comments

ChatOps is an exciting proposition for organizational Ops communication. Throwing development and operational tooling into the chat conversation can ease the development pipeline, increase transparency and increase security by streamlining bug detection and remediation efforts. At the heart of ChatOps are bots, scripts and chat clients; many are pre-built and open source. In this article, […]

Why Open Banking Should Consider DevOps

June 18, 2018 by Bill Doerrfeld 1 Comments

There is a craze sweeping Europe, and rippling across the world—and no, I’m not talking about the next British Invasion. Open banking is a trend that’s significantly altering how banks work with fintechs and maintain agility in the global marketplace. A main enforcer is PSD2, a piece of EU legislation that sanctions access to personal […]