DevOps Practice
Using CALMS to Assess an Organization’s DevOps
Of the tried-and-tested frameworks that allow enterprises to assess DevOps in their organization and how it can be improved, the CALMS model remains particularly useful. CALMS, which stands for Collaboration, Automation, Lean, ...
ChefConf 2018: Chef Grows Beyond Infrastructure to Apps
Here I am in Chicagoland for my third ChefConf. I caught the keynotes today with Nathan Harvey, Barry Crist, Adam Jacob, Corie Scobie and more. The big news at this year's event ...
Connected Devices and IoT: How the DevOps Approach Can Help
The evolution of connected devices has brought challenges associated with the complexity and managing huge volumes of data. These devices also bring the need for a huge ecosystem of continuous software deployment ...
The Past, Present and Future of DevOps Infrastructure
Infrastructure automation enables organizations to set up operating frameworks that allow smooth functionality with enhanced usage, minimal scope for error and faster deployment of code. The process of infrastructure automation eases development ...
Repeat Warning: There is No Silver Bullet in DevOps
As the cycle of DevOps is repeated in a growing list of organizations, I feel compelled to reiterate the warning that this is not the pinnacle. Anyone who has been around for ...
What’s the Impact of DevOps on Business Continuity?
Organizational requirements change rapidly. The strategic plan you created in the past and previously only updated annually is now out of date within a quarter. Agile and DevOps practices have been adopted ...
4 Bad Habits DevOps Administrators Fall Into
The concept of DevOps is central to any organization's ability to deliver applications and services quickly and efficiently. As it gains traction in many high-profile organizations, DevOps administrators must work to integrate ...
What Google’s ‘Digital Wellbeing’ Means for Every App Developer
One of the big themes to emerge from Google’s recent I/O conference was Digital Wellbeing—the notion that technology should be a positive force in our lives, and that we need ways to ...
Scrutiny of the Bug Bounty
Tips on building an internal bug bounty program As a programmer, have you ever felt pressured to ship a release with lots of new features, while you knew that there was still ...
Attaining Continuous Testing in DevOps through a Templated Approach
The continuous demand market for flawless applications is being addressed through advanced software development techniques along with continuous delivery. As such, many organizations adopted the shift-left approach and agile best practices—which suggests ...
New to DevOps? Resources to Help You ‘Get With the Program’
Resources to help put you on the right DevOps career path The demand for DevOps solutions is set to achieve an annual compound growth rate of 16.5 percent in North America for ...
DevOps is Old News. DevProd is the Future
DevOps has been widely embraced and isn't going away. However, there’s a new software movement emerging that deserves headlines of its own. Let’s call it DevProd. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, ...

