One of my favorite quotes about metrics or KPIs is from Jim Fowler, CIO of GE Capital: “Don't measure me on cost or traditional IT metrics, but on the metrics of the ...
When I got started as a professional software developer, I thought awesomeness in development was measured by the lines of code (LOC) per day and how quickly code got to QA for ...
Staying up with the latest IT management tools is akin to keeping up on the latest Starbucks drink options. We simplify it here through a look at the most useful tools, from ...
In the IT industry, where we are exposed to various levels of incompetence, it is quite tempting to become a little cynical. A few years ago we hit rock bottom. Our patience—not ...
In the push to adopt DevOps among enterprise IT organizations, cohesion has been one of the biggest challenges in collaborating effectively. Historically, departments within a business existed in disparate locations, or silos ...
My encounters with commercial clients in the DevOps space have been exciting, curious, political, and challenging. What most don't realize is that DevOps is not just about infusing tool automation into a ...
How do you balance the need to “go fast” with the need to test everything and deliver high-quality software? With applications the driving force in today’s economy, the quality and release cadence ...
The unfortunate reality for today’s organizations is the fact that a security breach is bound to happen. Major breaches are happening with alarming frequency and fill the news headlines almost daily. And ...
DevOps is a buzzed-about industry term, yet many companies are still trying to figure out how to start the journey to a DevOps transformation. Each organization's journey will be different, but planning ...
How Project Onboarding Can Undermine DevOps Efforts at Large Organizations A “hello world” application is the most basic program a developer, typically a beginner, will write to learn a new language. It’s ...