DevOps Practice
Google Analytics Adapts to GDPR, But Questions Remain
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have an effect on how Google Analytics collects and processes data and how DevOps uses the tool—at least, that is what is known for sure at ...
Why NoSQL is the New Database Darling of DevOps
If developers are from Mars and testers are from Venus, your database administrator is stuck in Saturn. By nature, the database—and specifically the data it carries—has to remain stable even as the ...
Time to Rethink Infrastructure Operations in Enterprises
"Business is technology and technology is business" seems to be the new mantra as the rules of corporate strategy are being rewritten across industries. According to IDC’s survey in 2017, “Two-thirds of ...
NoSQL Databases: Lessons Learned Growing a Globally Focused Startup
Startups deploying NoSQL databases and global citizens learning new languages actually share something in common: Both want to remove the limitations on how they access information and express themselves. In launching and ...
A Unified Route to Bring Mainframes to DevOps Speed
Most businesses have mainframes where their key applications and data reside. In today’s digital environment, customer-facing mobile and web systems retrieve critical data from back-end mainframe systems. It is critical to adapt ...
DevOps: Role Clarity is Important
Those who talk a lot about DevOps, particularly those who talk a lot about culture change, sometimes gloss over or “think it is obvious” that some roles change more than others when ...
The Road Ahead for Service Mesh
If you’re struggling to manage microservices as architectures continue to scale, there’s a good chance you’ve at least heard of service mesh. For the purposes of this blog, I’ll assume you’re familiar ...
Of DevOps, Databases and DBAs
If you’re on a DevOps team looking for additional efficiencies, you are likely to find them in the realm of database management. The arrival of DevOps did nothing to diminish the responsibilities ...
The Need for Rapid Development in a Post-App World
Gartner’s May 2017 report, "Preparing for a World Beyond Mobile Apps," anticipates a post-app environment in which consumers have a wide variety of interfaces to choose from—including wearables, bots, ambient voice interfaces, ...
DevOps and Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Helping out a friend, I had reason to revisit low-code/no-code solutions and poke around a bit. The industry has been relatively quiet on the topic, but changes in systems and marketing made ...
DevOps and Cloud: A Symbiotic Relationship Aimed at Business Success
DevOps and cloud computing are not mutually exclusive, though their relationship has often been uncertain and confusing from a layman’s perspective. While cloud computing relates to technology and services, DevOps is more ...
What Andreessen’s ‘Software’ Essay Means to Development Today
It’s been nearly seven years since Marc Andreessen’s essay, “Why Software is Eating the World,” brought to light software’s role in determining the next wave of winners and losers. Today, his essay is ...

