The Role of Operations in a No-Ops World

November 28, 2017 by Don Macvittie 1 Comments

It seems that every once in a while, we in high tech get wrapped up in the next thing that will eliminate work and/or jobs. Sometimes, as is the case with DevOps, we get something that reduces redundant work and actually makes our life easier in the long run. Most of the time, however, we […]

With DevOps Culture, It’s Mind Over Matter

October 26, 2017 by Don Macvittie 0 Comments

There is quite a bit of conversation about tools versus culture, and sometimes, those constantly involved in the back-and-forth forget that not everyone is so steeped in the finer points of the conversation. Tools is the easy part. There are a ton of tools available to optimize IT operations, from small bespoke products such as […]

Sometimes It is More Than Culture, It’s About Gains

October 19, 2017 by Don Macvittie 1 Comments

Almost since the beginning, there has been a tug-of-war between whether better toolchains or increased communications were “real” DevOps. The answer to that question is, Yes. Better tools undeniably speed the delivery process and streamline operations. Anyone who claims differently is not living in the real world. Jenkins alone can make your development world a […]

Barriers to DevOps Culture Change

October 13, 2017 by Don Macvittie 1 Comments

In the quest for DevOps, there are two paths organizations can take. One is to start with automation and attempt to get as much as possible out of automation tools. The other is to start with culture change and use tools to address what increased communications uncovers. Both scenarios are happening in the wild, and […]

Understanding is Key to Achieving DevOps Culture

October 3, 2017 by Don Macvittie 0 Comments

Historically speaking, IT has been composed of silos. This has worked out rather well over the last half century or so, as one team developed systems, another kept them running, another handled security and yet another managed the infrastructure. But it was never nirvana. Working well is not the same as cannot be improved. The […]

DevOps and Data Portability

September 22, 2017 by Don Macvittie 0 Comments

You have a classic car. You’re in the middle of restoring it, and it looks mighty sweet. Paint is polished, wheels are stock, hubcaps (or spokes) are shiny, engine is completely restored to original spec. But it has no gas tank. A bit of a stark comparison, but that’s where we’re at with application release […]

VMware Unveils IT Automation Tools Suite

September 14, 2017 by Mike Vizard 0 Comments

VMware over the last two years has been making steady advances in automating the management of IT. At the VMworld Europe 2017 conference VMware unveiled a vRealize Suite 2017 offering that combines the latest releases of vRealize Operations, vRealize Automation, vRealize Business for Cloud and vRealize Log Insight software into a single offering designed to […]

Differentiating Between CI Pipelines and DevOps Assembly Lines

September 8, 2017 by contributor 2 Comments

“What’s in a name?” wrote the greatest Bard who ever lived. All I can say is, he lived in simpler times, when DevOps and the confusing world of continuous integration (CI), continuous deployment (CD), CI/CD, the other CD, application release automation (ARA), pipelines, assembly lines, etc., didn’t exist. The biggest challenge today is that vendors […]