At RackN, we've been working for years to make DevOps portable across platforms. For us, that means the ability to move between clouds and from cloud to metal. Of the several challenges ...

As my role demands, I work with various large enterprises looking at implementing DevOps to improve their software delivery cycle times. I have seen many strategies being adopted by them—some working, and some ...

Operations (or ops, as it is known colloquially) has been necessary since the first shared systems came online in the '60s. While the job title didn't necessarily exist, the same questions needed ...

Instacart is an Internet-based home delivery service for groceries. Its mobile app and website enables consumers to leverage its service, which operates in 17 cities across the country. Customers order through the ...

Every conversation I have with clients regarding DevOps eventually reaches a point where the client wants to know my recommendations for getting started with a DevOps program. Some have already embarked on ...

As software eats the world, it's hard to have a conversation about anything that isn't directly related to or driven by modern mobile, web and IoT applications. DevOps describes the modern approach ...

Everyone understands that a great user experience is vital for customers, but few organizations give the same level of consideration to their own employees. This lack of insight into the internal end-user ...

Automation is the fuel that drives DevOps. Automating routine, repeatable tasks is one of the defining characteristics of DevOps culture. As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning improve, the scope and complexity ...

Just in case you hadn’t noticed: The robots are coming. Well, you probably had noticed. It’s hard to miss. Newspaper articles and blogs everywhere herald their arrival. The stories usually follow the same general ...

The Good: DevOps has been a success for Dev. With higher expectations, better processes, more management focus and new tools like advanced PaaS and containers, developers are churning out more and more ...

What is DevOps? “DevOps is a cultural and professional movement” --Adam Jacob [movement (n): a group of people working together to advance their ideas.] So, who are these people and what’s the ...

As any team charged with keeping systems up and running will tell you, having one person on-call isn’t enough. What happens if your on-call engineer sleeps through his alert? What happens if ...