From DevOps to the Future: The Evolutionary Leap to Platform Engineering
Platform engineering is extending the principles that made DevOps so successful to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new tech era.
Embracing Chaos With AI: Reinventing SRE’s Anti-Fragility Practices
Incorporating AI tools in the realm of anti-fragility enables SREs to build systems that not only resist stress but thrive under it.
Cisco Aligns With Nutanix on Hybrid Cloud Computing
Cisco and Nutanix announced a strategic partnership through which the two companies will collaborate to advance hybrid cloud computing.
Does Platform Engineering Make DevOps & DevSecOps Irrelevant?
There’s an integral link between platform engineering and DevSecOps and the broader infrastructure management landscape.
Product Mindset Key to Platform Engineering Success
Here’s what what a product mindset looks like in practice and why each component contributes to the success of your platform.
CDF Report: Steady Growth in Number of Jenkins Jobs Run
The Jenkins Project reported that pipeline usage grew 79%, with total workloads running in the CI/CD platform growing 45%.
VS Code for Mainframe: The Enterprise Developer Tipping Point
With the free and open Code4z extension pack, VS Code is mainframe-ready and it’s a great tool for mainframe developers.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Accenture Federal Services, NextZen Tek Solutions and more!
IBM Previews Generative AI Tool for Converting COBOL to Java
IBM this week announced it will preview a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool for converting COBOL code running on mainframes into Java. The preview will be available next month during IBM’s TechXchange learning event, IBM said. Kyle Charlet, CTO for Z software at IBM, said watsonx Code Assistant for Z makes use of large language […]
Driving DevOps Excellence: Implementing SLOs for Your DevOps Team
Here’s how adding SLOs to your DevOps team can improve productivity, dependability and client happiness.
How Platform Engineering Can Drive Digital Sobriety
If we’re being honest, the “green issue” currently isn’t the priority it needs to be for a lot of companies. At best, they are ticking the box marked ‘sustainability’ and paying lip service to a trendy topic. At worst, they are engaging in nothing more than greenwashing. Considering carbon emissions from cloud computing have now […]
The Differences Between DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE
DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE are all quickly gaining traction within the tech world due to their effectiveness and promise of reliability for companies. Each framework provides various levels of safety and scalability—DevOps is agile, DevSecOps prioritizes security above all else and SRE focuses on performance optimization. Together, these are changing how software gets deployed from […]
IBM LLM AI: COBOL to Java ASAP ¦ ARM IPO is GO!
In this week’s #TheLongView: Translating legacy COBOL code to a slightly more modern language, and Arm will go public (again) next month.
AI: A Game-Changer for SRE Work-Sharing and Technical Debt
AI-engineered tools can be used to improve the SRE work-sharing and technical debt pillar of DevOps practice.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Cox Communications, Cisco and FICO.
Why Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization is Harder Than it Looks
If your business is like most businesses that use the cloud today, you’ve gone multi-cloud. Nine out of 10 large companies have already adopted multiple clouds, and IT analysts expect that even more businesses will embrace multi-cloud architectures over the next several years. Now, the challenge facing those companies is how to optimize spending across […]
80% of Bosses ‘Regret’ Stopping WFH ¦ PSA: Disable STS!
In this week’s #TheLongView: Rethinking return-to-office mandates and a ridiculous, ancient Windows bug.
How Observability and Explainability Benefit the SDLC
Software systems require continual modification to meet changing requirements, address errors, improve performance and enhance reliability. Yet, maintaining and modifying complex and distributed software systems as they change and grow can present challenges. When systems are designed with observability and explainability in mind, adapting, expanding and troubleshooting software becomes easier and more effective. Observability refers […]
Using Observability to Create a Smart Data-Driven Culture
The first words that come to mind when talking about smart technologies are often artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation. While these smart technologies play a crucial role in smart-driven cultures, they are not the sole factor in making workplaces “smart.” Organizations that have a smart-driven culture, or data-driven culture, also promote innovation. An innovative […]
Unleashing AI in SRE: A New Dawn for Incident Management
In my recent blog, Revolutionizing the Nine Pillars of SRE with AI-Engineered Tools, I indicated that AI could assist with incident management by automating the detection and triage of incidents and helping to quickly identify the root cause. In this blog, I explain in more detail how AI-engineered tools can be used to improve the […]
The Skills Successful DevOps Pros Need in 2023
There’s a huge range of knowledge, skills and abilities that DevOps professionals will need to master if they want to thrive in 2023.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Apple, John Hancock and General Dynamics!
DevOps Download: What to Know About Life in the Cloud(s)
According to the 2022 Flexera State of the Cloud Report, 89% of cloud customers now use multiple cloud hosting providers. Nearly nine out of 10 might sound high, but it tracks with the anecdotal evidence we’ve seen. For varied and good reasons, companies are spreading their usage across multiple hyperscalers rather than putting all their […]