Development Versus QA: Ending the Battle Once and for All
It’s an accepted norm in software engineering that quality assurance (QA) engineers and developers will be perpetually at odds. We are so used to this dynamic that some organizations have decided it’s a good thing. They believe some animosity is beneficial, because QA has to hold developers accountable for good quality, and developers need to […]
Uncover the Secrets in Your Apps Through Observability
When it comes to your applications, the question to ask yourself is: “How helpful is monitoring if you aren’t proactively capturing the data you need to understand what is causing the errors you find?” The answer: Not very. That is why it is important for us to go beyond monitoring and work on expanding our […]
Seven Effective Tips to Get the Most Out of your DevOps
It seems that every firm is trying to include DevOps in their software delivery cycle these days. This is understandable. According to the 2019 Accelerate State of DevOps Report, companies using DevOps are more likely to achieve elite performance in software development and delivery. Companies such as Google and Amazon can be deploying thousands of […]
The Linux Foundation to Award 500 Training Scholarships
The Linux Foundation this week announced it will make up to 500 training scholarships available this year. Clyde Seepersad, general manager for training at the Linux Foundation, said the number of Linux Foundation Training (LiFT) Scholarships being made available is being increased because of both the demand for individuals with particular expertise such as Kubernetes […]
DevOps for the Rest of Ops
The IT pro gig usually includes a basic headwind. They’re part of a cost center, and budget for resources and staff are limited by design unless they’re managing a strategic initiative, which—at least for a while—is more generously funded. Early adopters of DevOps, Agile or site reliability engineering (SRE) teams have been budget beneficiaries when […]
DevOps Institute Upskilling the Enterprise
DevOps Institute released its annual Upskilling the Enterprise survey and the results are as interesting as last year. The organization of DevOps teams and its interaction with speed/success was one area that intrigued me, and sent me off looking for more information on the topic. This led me to this interesting site that does a […]
IT Services and DevOps: Friends, Not Foes
Development and operations, aka DevOps, is the marriage between software development and IT operations. The goal of a DevOps team is two-fold: to more quickly make products that are better for customers, and to align more closely with business goals. While it sounds pretty great, something doesn’t sit well. What about your service department? Service […]
How to Build Creativity into Distributed DevOps Teams
Today, more people than ever work remotely or are part of distributed teams. The DevOps world is no different. While working remotely has definite advantages, it also poses distinct challenges for teams trying to build strong internal cultures, coordinate product launches and hit shipping deadlines. It’s not enough to just slot in a communications app […]
What the Best Developers Do to Be Great at Their Jobs
Good developers are in demand—great ones, even more so. With software development employment in the U.S. expected to grow by 21% by 2028, the need for engineers is only going to surge further. But this doesn’t mean that the labor landscape will become uncompetitive: Now more than ever, individuals with a passion for software are entering […]
Digital Transformation Efforts Hindered by Lack of Upskilling
There’s no digital transformation without a staff transformation. The people skills that helped bring successful enterprises to where they are today won’t be the skills that will make them successful tomorrow. Fortunately, Leadership Suite readers are well aware at how important it is for the success of their organizations to close the gaps between the […]
COVID-19: Don’t Sacrifice DevOps
Like everyone else, I’ve been following COVID-19/Coronavirus issues. My focus is more on the IT impact of the disease and its status as a pandemic. Let’s start by saying it isn’t the end of the world. Yes, it’s serious. Yes, it will be disruptive. Yes, those impacted by the worst aspects of the disease will […]
Social Distancing in the Age of Automation
An unintended consequence of COVID-19 is that the practice of social distancing might remain long after the threat posed by the virus subsides. It seems as if COVID-19 (aka the Coronavirus) has appeared out of nowhere. At the end of 2019, we were all unwrapping out holiday gifts and looking hopefully into a new […]
How Enterprise Architects Can Help IT Operations
Traditionally, the role of IT operations has been to keep apps and systems running well for the business. But in the era of cloud, DevOps and disruptive technology, keeping the lights on isn’t enough. IT operations people need a broader view of business needs. They need to evolve the infrastructure stack in ways that will […]
Why Organizations Are Adopting or Avoiding Serverless
For the inaugural O’Reilly survey on serverless architecture adoption, we were pleasantly surprised at the high level of response: More than 1,500 respondents from a wide range of locations, companies and industries participated. The high response rate tells us that serverless is garnering significant mindshare in the community. Below we examine three of the most […]
Human Transformation Breeds DevOps Skills and Success
As part of its mission to advance the human elements of DevOps, DevOps Institute has released its 2020 Upskilling: Enterprise DevOps Skills Report. The year-over-year data builds on the inaugural 2019 project but it’s more insightful and more regional than last year. DevOps Institute is grateful to the 1,300 respondents this past year who took […]
Better Apps and Better Security When You Shift Left
Tens of thousands of people and hundreds of cybersecurity vendors descended on San Francisco at the end of April. While the RSA Conference was the primary draw, there are a number of peripheral events that go on throughout the week as well, such as the Cloud Security Alliance Summit, the CIO/CISO Interchange, BSides San Francisco […]
SauceCon 2020 Speaker Profile: Nikolay Advolodkin
This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting speakers at SauceCon 2020. SauceCon brings together the global community of Sauce Labs users and continuous testing experts to learn from each other and level up their automated testing and continuous delivery skills. This year’s event will be held April 27-29 in Austin, Texas, and […]
Commercial Objectives in the Age of Automation
When I was 17 years old, back in 1971, I sold orange juice near a busy street corner in New York City. My job was to stand out in front of a fruit stand and dispense quarts of OJ from a machine. It was pretty simple: keep the hopper on the top of the machine […]
The Role of Soft Skills in Building Strong DevOps Leads
As an industry, we spend a lot of time talking about the process and technology that make up a good DevOps practice. We have a strong focus on the development, IT operations, QA” and security roles. We debate tools and automation strategies. We wax philosophical about DevOps culture. What is either lacking entirely or simply […]
Don’t Let ‘Hindsight 2020’ Be Your DevOps Strategy
The idea of DevOps originated a little over a decade ago with a desire to ensure efficiency in the overall software development and delivery process. Constant operational hurdles that have been hampering flawless and frequent delivery of applications have led organizations to think beyond and to come up with continuous improvements in their processes and […]
Survey Finds IT Modernization Efforts Reap Significant Benefits
When it comes to the state of IT, few questions weigh more substantially on the minds of CIOs and other business-technology leaders than the degree of success they see in their digital transformation efforts, and foundational to that their efforts to modernize their technology stack. In a survey recently released by market research firm IDG, […]
The DevSecOps Landscape is Maturing — We Want to Hear About Your Journey
The race to out-innovate one’s competition has led to high performing organizations chasing increased deployment velocities but often ignoring the quality of parts being used to manufacture their applications. It was 2003 when Bruce Schneier penned, “Today there are no real consequences for having bad security, or having low-quality software of any kind. Even worse, […]
SauceCon 2020 Speaker Profile: Hugh McCamphill
This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting speakers at SauceCon 2020. SauceCon brings together the global community of Sauce Labs users and continuous testing experts to learn from each other and level up their automated testing and continuous delivery skills. This year’s event will be held April 27-29 in Austin, Texas, and […]