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Functional Programming: Island of Misfit Functional Programming
The age of functional programming is dawning. The hype cycle has heated up, and IT departments are getting both real and perceived benefits out of the idea that a function runs on ...
Repeat Warning: There is No Silver Bullet in DevOps
As the cycle of DevOps is repeated in a growing list of organizations, I feel compelled to reiterate the warning that this is not the pinnacle. Anyone who has been around for ...
Watch Your Language: Behavior Driven Development
There are two basic design methodologies in the software development world: top down and bottom up. In bottom up, the goal is to piece functionality together to “build up” to the desired ...
DOES18 Video Panel: DevOps Transformation Patterns and Practices
There may be nothing more difficult in a DevOps transformation than aligning the business with its technology organization—and vice versa. Dealing with skills gaps and information gaps, while addressing communication breakdowns and ...
From One-Size-Fits-All to Custom-Fit for IT Ops
The downfall of the all-in-one IT management suite and the rise of the customized IT Ops toolchain Here is how enterprise IT Ops used to work: you would make your choice among ...
Despite DevOps, Firms Unprepared for GDPR
Most organizations are not fully compliant with the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) before it takes effect in May, analysts report. While DevOps certainly gives organizations the mean to ...
Trust and Safety in the Age of Automation
“As with any new technology, it’s really important that we be thinking now about how to do [it] ethically and responsibly.” —Robert High, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Watson Here’s ...
Appian World CEO Keynote: Low Code for Sophisticated Applications
Here I am at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach for Appian World 2018, where the theme is "Transform." The event, which is the biggest one yet with 1,500 registered attendees, is all about ...
Catan vs. DevOps Implementation
My family has been playing a fair amount of the board game Settlers of Catan lately and, as happens with me, I got to considering the balancing act of the game versus ...
Google Analytics Adapts to GDPR, But Questions Remain
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have an effect on how Google Analytics collects and processes data and how DevOps uses the tool—at least, that is what is known for sure at ...
DevOps and Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Helping out a friend, I had reason to revisit low-code/no-code solutions and poke around a bit. The industry has been relatively quiet on the topic, but changes in systems and marketing made ...
Culture Becoming Bigger Issue as DevOps Goes Mainstream
Culture and resistance to DevOps processes appears to be growing at many organizations where DevOps projects have started going mainstream and involving more enterprise groups. Cloud automation vendor Quali recently surveyed 1,300 ...

