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How Organizations Benefit from AWS App Patterns
As a startup, an organization thrives by breaking rules, challenging the status quo and standing for all that is against the norm. The same rules don’t apply once the same organization grows, matures, becomes popular, gains a long list of clients and expands to a global footprint. With scale and growth comes the need for […]
Nov 12, 2019 · 3 minAll articles by Twain Taylor
Showing 1–8What Are AWS Application Patterns?
The cloud-native approach is not just about compute power and cloud services. A “set it and forget it” attitude won’t work with cloud native; there are far too many moving pieces and there is just way too much complexity. Instead, this approach requires constant testing, optimization and improvement. This is epitomized in the two key […]
Achieving Open and Integrated Development with IBM Z
“DevOps” and “mainframe” are not words you often hear in the same sentence. Yet, the reality is that even in our current age of DevOps, mainframes remain the mainstays of many companies’ IT infrastructure. That’s why it’s critical for organizations to find ways to bring mainframe software delivery up to speed with modern DevOps practices, […]
Going Cloud-Native with IBM Z as a Hybrid Cloud Platform
When people use the phrase “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore,” 100-year-old bridges, Jon Snow’s sword and American muscle cars often come to mind. If the topic of discussion happens to be computer technology, however, mainframes are without a doubt the Valyrian steel of the enterprise and lucky for us, are still in production […]
3 Examples of AI at Work in DataOps
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making all the difference between innovators and laggards in the global marketplace. Yet, implementing a state-of-the-art DataOps operation involves a long-term commitment to putting in place the right people, processes and tools that will deliver results. In this post, we look at three organizations that are doing cutting-edge work in the […]
Building Continuous Compliance into DevOps
“Continuous” is one of the operative words of DevOps. A major goal of DevOps is to make all processes continuous, which means having them proceed smoothly and constantly to avoid delays or pauses within the software delivery process. You’ve probably already heard of the importance of continuous integration and continuous delivery. But the importance of […]
Building a Security Feedback Process for DevOps
The last few years have seen some major slip-ups in the security space among all major cloud providers, resulting in uncertainty and speculation. That’s understanding; cloud security is an extremely complicated subject as enterprises build and deploy applications faster than ever before to keep up with business requirements. Most of the security issues that occur […]
The DevOps Security Stack
The whole idea behind DevOps is automation. DevOps automates the development process by eliminating or minimizing human error. If an error occurs, the applications fail quickly so the errors can be resolved promptly on a smaller scale. DevOps and cloud-native applications complement each other perfectly. Even though DevOps offers a more efficient and faster way […]