All start up business endeavors must go through the phase of crossing the chasm.  Most of those business endeavors usually fall prey to the chasm. The chasm is this black hole that ...

I often find myself coaching colleagues (and reminding myself) about managing down the number of simultaneous tasks or work assignments. Everyone in IT knows that demand always outstrips the capacity of IT ...

I get tired of hearing what is DevOps? It just tells me that no one really has got it exactly right, but everyone longs to be the authority on the topic. Everyone ...

I love Gene Kim’s analogy about how all unicorns used to be horses; its  a great visual that I use all the time when encouraging IT organizations to change from thinking “why ...

This is part 1 of a 2 part article DevOps is somewhat unique in that it has applications to both large enterprises and to startups.  The way DevOps is adopted in startups is ...

Stop me if you've heard this one: A guy walks into a meeting and says "We need a system that does something", and the engineer in the room replies "Oh, we can ...

By all outward appearances DevOps is gaining real velocity within IT shops worldwide, Duh tell you something you don’t know. I have read much on this topic as I am sure you ...

There is quite a bit of talk right now about DevOps and how important automation is.  This could be compared to GM in the 1980s when the company tried to transform the ...

So, I’ve wanted to write on this topic for a while as I think it deserves a little attention! I've heard numerous times that you shouldn't have DevOps in your title or ...

Isn’t that the way it always works? A person’s strength can also be their weakness. A company’s killer product becomes their Achilles heel as the market shifts. As more and more companies ...

Maintaining a constant thirst for learning is essential for anyone dedicating their career to the IT, computer and networking industries. It’s more than just learning about the latest technologies, rather, it’s imperative ...

I've spent a bunch of time talking with Adrian Cockcroft, former cloud tzar at Neflix, and listening to his various talks and presentations. I've also spent a bunch of time looking around ...