Overcoming Siebel Complexity to Achieve Agile and Continuous Deployments
Siebel releases are complex. Executing one well is difficult. Extracting databases, migrating SRF repositories, deploying non-repository items and managing all the planned and unplanned outages is no small feat. Oh yeah, and there’s still that little thing called production. These deployments can easily take days and are updated infrequently, because the business can’t afford any […]
The best of the first year of DevOps.com
What were the highest ranked articles by views during the first year of DevOps.com? We take a look at the top 10 with links back to the original files. What do you think? What were your favorite articles from DevOps.com this past year? [seoslides embed_id=”e3bb125a894a” script_src=”https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud/embed-script/the-best-of-devops-coms-first-year/top-10-devops-com-articles/” overview_src=”https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud/slides/the-best-of-devops-coms-first-year/” site_src=”https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud” site_title=”devopsy.kinsta.cloud” title=”The Best of devopsy.kinsta.cloud’s First Year” […]
HIRED to power DevOps.com jobs page
We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with HIRED to power our jobs page. It has always been our hope that with DevOps.com’s presence we would serve as a great place for employers and employees to find each other. While we have had a jobs board up and running for a while now, […]
Tuning in to the real pain of customers
In my product management and marketing experience, I discovered that I carry a deep bias about our product capabilities and why it’s special — before a launch. On a whiteboard, in a spec, or in a usability lab, our product can and will change the world. Post-launch, when customers get their hands on our product, […]
DevOps Perspectives from Pink15
I recently had the privilege of covering the Pink15 conference on behalf of DevOps.com. Pink Elephant is a renowned leader in ITIL and ITSM education, consulting and conferences. Now in its 19th year, the Pink conference brings together attendees from a wide range of vertical markets to learn and share about IT service management and […]
DevOps is a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis, and Continuous Delivery is the Cure
You wake up and you have a sore throat and nasal congestion. Is it the common cold? Perhaps the flu? Is it bacterial? Viral? Any good physician will tell you that diagnosing disease purely from symptoms is a fool’s errand (or maybe malpractice). A diagnosis identifies disease which leads to prescribing a treatment plan for […]
DevOps.com and InnoTech Conferences Partner on DevOps Connect
We are very happy to announce that DevOps.com is teaming up with the folks at InnoTech Conferences to bring DevOps Connect to San Antonio and Dallas this April! The press release is below with details. You can find out more at DevOpsConnect.com. Also if you are interested in presenting at DevOps Connect @ InnoTech you […]
The real cost of downtime
Stephen Elliot and the IDC team recently released a report (registration required) sponsored by AppDynamics that examines the true cost of downtime and infrastructure failure, as well as DevOps adoption. The headline numbers are pretty eye-opening: For the Fortune 1000, the average total cost of unplanned application downtime per year is $1.25 billion to $2.5 […]
The One Where All Hell Breaks Loose
Don’t you love a good story? This one is a DevOps story in a fictional enterprise. It’s the kind of story you’ve seen replayed countless times in large organizations. So settle in for a read. The backstory DChip Tech is a semiconductor company. They’re in the business of making chips for wearable computing since acquiring […]
#ChuckNorrisDevOps Winners
In January we decided to kick the year off by running a contest asking readers to come up with the reasons why Chuck Norris doesn’t need DevOps. We had a lot of fun with this, thanks to everyone who participated! Here are the winners we picked: Most ReTweeted – @tknerr_de RT @tknerr_de: Why Chuck Norris […]
Chuck Norris doesn’t need DevOps Contest
I think just about everyone on the Internet knows that Chuck Norris is one bad ass dude. But did you know he is so bad ass that he doesn’t need DevOps? Why doesn’t Chuck Norris need DevOps? In doing our year end review of our metrics we discovered that due to an article I wrote […]
DevOps Anonymous Salary Survey
DevOps certainly is a hyped word right now. There are no shortage of DevOps jobs either. But, What are the highest paying DevOps job titles? Which industries pay top dollars for DevOps skills? How is your salary compared to people with similar job titles in other companies? Does higher education mean higher pay? Do DevOps […]
The Conundrum of Adopting DevOps within Organizational Constraints
I wish I had a dollar for each time I’ve now heard, “we’re adopting DevOps, but we have to operate within the constraints of what the business is ready to accept.” Basically, this is becoming the battle cry of many enterprise IT professionals that are DevOps believers, but are stuck with the limitations of operating […]
What is DevOps and Why Should CIOs Care?
Like the buzz-phrase: “cloud” or “big data”, DevOps is the new flavour of the month within the IT industry. You’ve probably heard of it by now – but many CIOs and heads of IT have not got to grips with what it is and are therefore reluctant to let developers take ownership and run their […]
USENIX LISA 2014 – DevOps grows in the enterprise
I just returned to frigid Boulder, CO from the USENIX LISA 2014 conference in sunny (not warm, but completely tolerable) Seattle, WA. For those unaware, LISA is the Large Infrastructure System Administration conference, which held its inaugural conference in 1986. A lot has changed in the past 28 years, but LISA continues to demonstrate (and […]
Expanding DevOps Beyond Dev and Ops
I’ve been involved in software delivery for longer than I care to admit, and since DevOps has come onto the scene I’ve witnessed the deconstruction of silos that were once actively built to contain separate projects and team functions. Central to this deconstruction is collaboration between Dev and Ops, ushering in new innovation paradigms. What’s […]
Product Management’s Role in a DevOps World
When we started Datical, we knew that in order to be successful we needed to practice what we were preaching: DevOps. As the VP of Products and product owner of Datical DB, our flagship Database Lifecycle Management tool, I recognize that Product Management is well positioned to facilitate DevOps adoption across the entire organization. It’s […]
Crossing IT’s Culture Divide
Someday, I would like to be a world traveler – to visit other countries, experience other cultures, sample other foods and see other sights. And while the thought of that journey is very exciting, it is also a little intimidating. In many places, I won’t speak the language, fully understand the customs or know what […]
Webinar: What DevOps Need To Know About Web App Security
You’ve seen the headlines— With Global Presence Falls Victim to Hackers. These data breaches result in the theft of millions of names, passwords, credit card numbers, and other personal data. Imagine the consequences of a breach leading to the theft of your confidential data. . . If multi-national companies with dedicated security teams and expansive […]
DevOps + IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is part marketing hype and partly a real movement. After low power WiFi chips have allowed small devices to connect to the web for a long time. Remember Eye-Fi founded in 2005? But there is no denying it is BIG. Service revenues rooted in micro-controller-based IoT are expected to reach […]
Enterprise DevOps: same medicine, different dose
I am presenting at the DevOps Summit in Santa Clara early next month. The title of my presentation is “Enterprise DevOps: Same medicine, different dose.” I will be attempting to tackle the sometimes sticky subject of whether Enterprise DevOps is a unique species or is there just DevOps for organizations big and small. My personal […]
Webinar: DevOps in the Modern Enterprise
We are happy to announce the next DevOps.com webinar. In partnership with AppDynamics and Citrix : DevOps in the Modern Enterprise DevOps has been embraced by companies ranging from small e-commerce providers to large fortune 100 institutions. As the rate of adoption continues to grow there is still much confusion about how to successfully transition […]
DevOps front and center at Interop NY
Reporting from Interop NY where DevOps has made it presence felt. There are a number of DevOps related sessions over the course of the conference this week. I wanted to highlight 4 that I am looking forward to: The DevOps Pay Raise: Quantifying Your Value to Move Up the Ladder by Dustin Whittle, AppDynamics Location: Room […]