Don Macvittie

20 year veteran leading a new technology consulting firm focused on the dev side of DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application Development.

Our Infrastructure is Still Expanding

Infrastructure is expanding in almost every possible way, and this creates more of a burden on every aspect of IT,…

1 day ago

The IT-DevOps Life Cycle is Like a Pyramid That Keeps Growing

For the most part, the demand for new technology to solve age-old problems has been a net increase in workload.

1 week ago

Is it Time to Reconsider CI?

If you have issues with Jenkins, look around. There are options. Find the best CI tool for you, not just…

2 weeks ago

Google is Right to be Afraid

Google’s recent stumbles come at a rather inopportune time, but the concerns that made them actually address the controversy are…

3 weeks ago

How Much Testing is Too Much?

Advances in automated testing have great potential, but there are also downsides to consider as the technology matures.

4 weeks ago

DevOps: What’s the End Goal?

Don MacVittie asks the existential question: What, exactly, are we trying to achieve through DevOps' integration with AI?

1 month ago

Data Gravity Will Remain an Issue

Don MacVittie explains we're in the 'dream world' of data - where the cloud-native stack realizes the dream of portable…

1 month ago

We Will Control the World!

Don MacVittie has one request for vendors: Don’t tell us how you can manage other vendors' tools; tell us how…

2 months ago

Security Across the SDLC

Don MacVittie believes we've made progress integrating security across the SDLC, but there's still a ways to go.

2 months ago

Agile is no Excuse

Agile doesn’t excuse bad communications, and DevOps is not short for 'random change on a whim.' Don MacVittie explains the…

2 months ago