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.

Weighing the Cost of Improper DevSecOps

August 27, 2019 | CD, ci, continuous deployment, continuous integration, devsecops, Istio, kubernetes

Simply put, data breaches are terrible news for companies. And, the costs associated with such attacks continue to escalate. A recent IBM-sponsored report found an average price of 3.92 million per breach ...

6 Traits That Define DevSecOps

July 2, 2019 | agile development, devops security, devsecops, security automation, shift left

How do we define DevSecOps? A combination of DevOps and security is readily apparent, but the philosophy goes much deeper. In a recent eBook, The State of DevSecOps, we asked industry experts ...

When DevOps and Marketing Collide: Insights From Adobe Summit 2019

March 29, 2019 | Adobe Summit, Adobe Summit 2019, devops, Martech

I attended Adobe Summit 2019 to research the intersection of DevOps and marketing. Below are insights from my interviews with leading marketing technology experts. Is DevOps making its way into marketing? In ...

6 Examples of Digital Transformation at Adobe Summit Keynote

March 27, 2019 | adobe, Adobe Summit, Foot Locker, MarDevOps, marketing, Zumiez

We're attending Adobe Summit 2019 to research the intersection of DevOps and marketing. Follow along for more stories. In a recent article, we described how DevOps is transforming retail from brick and ...

DevOps and Retail: Transforming Brick-and-Mortar to Brick-and-Click

January 8, 2019 | brick and click, case studies, devops, retail

Brick-and mortar-retail is rapidly transforming with the digital age. As physical storefronts turn digital, it’s safe to say that traditional retail is quickly becoming a mesh of "brick-and-click." So, how are retail ...

Distinguishing Between Cloud Washed and Cloud Native

January 2, 2019 | Cloud Computing, cloud washed vs. cloud native, cloud-native, cloudwashing, marketing jargon

Don’t fall for the marketing jargon: Running legacy infrastructure on a cloud instance is not actually cloud computing. Unfortunately, “cloudwashing” is common among enterprises as they attempt to jump on the cloud ...

How DevSecOps Can Help Avoid Catastrophic Breaches

November 19, 2018 | containers, data breach, development, devsecops, open source, security

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 ...

Using Netflix’s HubCommander to Automate GitHub Organizations

November 14, 2018 | github, GitHub repositories, HubCommander, Netflix, open source

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 ...

Implementing ChatOps Using Open Source Tooling

October 16, 2018 | chat, chatbot, ChatOps, open source

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 ...

Why Open Banking Should Consider DevOps

June 18, 2018 | API, banking, devops, fintech

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 ...