Doin’ DevOps
Five mistakes enterprises make while implementing automation
Automation, if done right, can add a ton of value to an IT organization. Benefits include speed, quality, and improved productivity. But only a few IT organizations have been able to truly ...
The Cost to DevOps: 27 Mufflers
Imagine Imagine that you are designing the 2016 Range Rover line of sport utility vehicles. Like all gas powered vehicles, each one needs an exhaust muffler. Range Rover likely has narrowed in ...
Lean for DevOps: Mapping the tributaries and deltas of demand
Here at IBM's Lean practice we use a diagram called 'Mississippi' to analyze demand. It is not so-called because it originates in Mississippi - in fact I've been given to understand that ...
How Continuous Delivery is Changing Software Development
When you start to implement a new methodology, it's very easy to get bogged down by the specifics and lose sight of the overall goal. With Continuous Delivery, we see endless debate ...
An Open Letter to DevOps “enthusiast”
Dear DevOps “enthusiast”, You are confused. But I am confused as well. For approximately two years now this DevOps thing has been both exciting and frustrating. And in ways that are totally ...
Appster Must Produce Mobile Apps Using Nimble DevOps Practices (It Has No Choice)!
In order to meet the many challenges of producing loads of different app/server projects large and small in extremely rapid succession, Appster collaborates on, automates, and dashboards everything it can. “Unlike traditional ...
The Wonder Pill for Mobile Application Success
Dr. James Brown stunned the British Science Festival by announcing a wonder pill that could reduce your weight, lower the risk of high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, depression, and anxiety. With everyone ...
Top 5 Anti-ESB Arguments for DevOps Teams.
Unix and Mac. Developers are always in combat. My last verbal combat was a “discussions” around ESB and Microservices. They are fun because both supporters tend to have very strong opinions about ...
Three Ways Dev and Ops Teams Can Manage the Integration Lifecycle
Many enterprise organizations did not invest enough money into integration as they built their cloud or hybrid infrastructures. As if integrating on-premise systems and applications wasn’t tough enough, in today’s cloud era ...
DevOps Leadership Series: Gov Does DevOps
This past week, I had the opportunity to catch up with some more industry thought leaders at the DevOpsDays DC event in our nation's capital. This was the first major DevOps Days ...
DevOps Leadership Series: Gov Does DevOps (Part 2)
During my second day at DevOpsDays DC, I had the opportunity to catch up with a couple more industry thought leaders. First up, John Willis, (@botchagalupe) DevOps Days core organizer and co-author the ...
Continuous Delivery and The Proof of Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance is critical in Continuous Delivery. Every change we commit to the common source repository is a release candidate. That’s why we test our code before we release it. We find ...
