Simulating DevOps to Discover the ‘Culture Thingy’
DevOps … is a term used to refer to a set of practices that emphasize the collaboration and communication of both software developers and information technology (IT) professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes. It aims at establishing a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing software can happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. — Wikipedia We are all, I believe, […]
Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017: The Ghost of Congress Past
It seems like yesterday when when Representative Ed Royce proposed legislation titled the “Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act.” Almost three years have passed since Congressman Royce introduced his bill in November 2014 and helped educate the world about serious security vulnerabilities (such as Apache Struts and Heartbleed) lurking inside open-source components that are commonly […]
Survey: Inviting Security into DevOps Promotes Effective Agility
Two of the biggest trends in business technology are seemingly at loggerheads with one another. Many companies are under severe pressure to digitally enable their businesses. At the same time, the need for hardened application security has never been more critical than it is now. You can deliver apps quickly and you can deliver apps […]
DevOps Assessment: Assess, Analyze, Implement, Achieve!
DevOps has taken hold in IT. A growing number of organizations are adopting DevOps to deliver applications and services at higher speed; evolve and improve products at a faster pace than in a traditional software development and infrastructure management environment; and better serve their customers. After realizing the benefits of development and operations teams working […]
Gartner: Digital Business Driving Spending
With half the year gone, Gartner just revised its 2017 worldwide IT spending projection up 1 percent to 2.4 percent. That may not sound like a lot, but last year’s IT spending growth was effectively flat at 0.3 percent. It isn’t just the uptick in the overall spending level that’s interesting, it’s how Gartner predicts […]
Overcoming the People, Culture Barriers to DevOps Adoption
The fact you’re reading this article on DevOps.com suggests you’re already a DevOps fan. Or maybe you’re visiting this site because you’re considering moving to DevOps in your organization, or you’ve been told you must move to DevOps and are figuring out how on earth to do it. Whatever your view on DevOps, let’s get […]
Patrick McClory on Building Successful DevOps Organizations
Patrick McClory has been writing code, managing DevOps and designing scalable application infrastructures for more than 10 years. Most recently, as COO and CTO of DualSpark, he served as an expert Amazon Web Services consultant, helping clients capitalize on the benefits of cloud architecture and design with modern and innovative software, infrastructure and automation strategies […]
Finding, and Landing, the Right Job for You
Following my article discussing the “7 Steps to DevOps Hiring Success,” it seemed fitting that I continue and discuss the seven steps to DevOps job-search success, with the focus on candidates rather than hiring managers. Whether you’re a hands-on DevOps practitioner or a lead, VP, director or any other title, in this space you’re in […]
8 Reasons Why DevOps Needs Competent Writing Skills
It’s a fact: DevOps practitioners need to have competent writing skills to help them in their career. It may seem a little antithetic—after all, software engineers and programmers are well-known to be the kind of people whose brains are wired toward math, not English. Written communication may not be an area of strength for people […]
Why Does DevOps Require A New Operating Model?
For many, redesigning the operating model is table stakes for a successful DevOps transformation. But have you ever wondered why? Popular wisdom will have you believe that the main reason for operating model redesign are to… “Improve collaboration between business and IT” “Realign metrics” “Take full advantage of the new tools” “And even jump start […]
7 Steps to DevOps Hiring Success
As many of us in the DevOps scene know, most companies are hiring, or, at least, trying to do so. The required skills and job descriptions can change entirely from company to company. As a broad overview, most teams are looking for a candidate from either an operations and infrastructure background or someone from a […]
5 Ways to Keep DBAs Happy, Alive and Efficient
As DevOps adoption continues to grow, organizations are competing to find the best and brightest application developers available. Meanwhile, database administrators (DBAs) are hard at work in the background to keep up with the burgeoning number of databases platforms developers deploy. DBAs have it rough. If developers are the James Bonds of the IT world, […]
Achieving True Automation is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
But It Starts in the Cloud Arguably, the most important goals for companies seeking to get into cloud today are agility and flexibility to innovate at speed and scale. Adding cost savings to the mix makes the possibilities all the more attractive. And these three pillars can only be achieved with automation. But while many […]
IT Leadership Still Struggles to Satisfy the Business, Deliver Innovation
If a recently published report by Salesforce is to be believed, the rest of IT leadership is starting to catch up with what IT leaders have long known: Business technology needs to be customer experience-driven. This year’s report, Salesforce’s second annual broad look at the state of enterprise IT found that the line continues to […]
Fear of Being Left Behind Driving IIoT Investment
It’s said that the industrial internet of things (IIoT) will help enterprises improve business performance and enjoy growth from new products, enhanced and new customer experiences and even new business models. The challenge, as we covered in “The Industrial Internet of Things Still More Promise Than Reality,” is that business leaders still don’t have a […]
How to Manage Risk, Regulation and Compliance Differently —and Better
During my career as a technology leader I have worked on PCI security, lawsuits, federal and state compliance, foreign market launches and acquisitions. All of these have regulatory, compliance and legal aspects to them, and over time I’ve come to realize we are bad at dealing with such things—really bad. At the heart of being […]
The Industrial Internet of Things Still More Promise Than Reality
New survey finds while the majority of executives expect big things from the Industrial Internet of Things they’re not quite yet prepared. The Industrial Internet of Things holds enormous promise to transform business in how they manage their manufacturing processes, streamline their supply chains and directly service their customers. But, to date, that’s all it […]
The DevOps.com Application Performance Management Leadership Links Guide
Businesses today are largely defined by the applications they run. And to stay competitive enterprises must continuously update their software and performance issues must be identified and solved swiftly. This drive toward more rapid software iterations and enterprise development and IT management efficiency is one of the biggest reasons why more companies have embraced DevOps […]
‘Not My Problem’: A Big Problem for DevOps Teams
Not my problem (NMP) – (n) 1. a statement, or position, of apathy expressed by those who perceive they are external and unaffected by a negative predicament. While sometimes warranted, it is typically uttered by those who perceive themselves as powerless; can’t be bothered; are too lazy, or are selfish non-contributing leeches. See also “complete […]
8 TED talks on Superintelligence Business Leaders Must See
[nextpage title=”Introduction” ] There’s a lot of discussion today about not so much if artificial intelligence will dramatically change the way humans work and provide economic value, but when, how quickly and to what degree AI will change our relation to work. In this post we’ve collected eight of the best TED talks we could […]
The Leadership Suite DevOps and Business Alignment Success Guide
There’s not much point to DevOps if the business isn’t directly benefiting through increased efficiency, productivity and, hopefully, profitability. This is possible only when IT and DevOps teams are delivering the technology the business actually needs to succeed and compete. As IBM director in IBM Cloud writes in his post, “Putting the ‘Biz’ in DevOps“: […]
Communicating and Collaboration in a Digital Age
The way we communicate with the world has changed drastically in the last 20 years. Gone are the days of pen and paper, lengthy phone calls and, to a certain extent, even emails. Gone are the days of needing to have your entire team under one roof to accomplish anything. Gone are the days of […]
Meet the Citizen Developer
Much has been written on the rise of citizen developers, but little about who they are and why they choose to do what they do The enterprise is always thirsty for new applications. More than ever, this thirst seems unquenchable. Consider a recent market analysis from Global Market Insights, which expects the enterprise application market […]