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Chef Embraces Microservices to Advance IT Automation

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Chef at the ChefConf 2018 conference today unveiled a series of DevOps offerings, including a revamped version of Chef Automate that has been rewritten using the Go programing language to improve performance and scalability. Now based on a microservices architecture, Chef Automate 2.0 a new user interface based on a REST application programming interface (API) […]

The DevOps Management Perception Gap

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DevOps Management Perception GapThe DevOps momentum is fierce in the enterprise today, as executives and middle management recognize the transformative power that continuous delivery of software has for a business. The message that DevOps can lead directly to increased profitability for organizations has seeped into technology leadership consciousness and tech leaders are gung-ho to reap the rewards. The […]

The Past, Present and Future of DevOps Infrastructure

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Future of DevOps InfrastructureInfrastructure automation enables organizations to set up operating frameworks that allow smooth functionality with enhanced usage, minimal scope for error and faster deployment of code. The process of infrastructure automation eases development and operations processes by introducing good deployment practices such as computerized testing and versioning. The need for automation was realized when the demand […]

Exploratory Testing: Expanding Testing Across the Delivery Cycle

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Testing Across the Delivery CycleMindless testing, whether it is manually or automatically executed, can cover only a very narrow scope of possible bugs: the ones you’ve already thought of. Exploratory testing however, endeavors to think outside that scope. Thoughtful testers look at a problem from all angles, weighing factors such as feature usage, psychology, user stories and more. Their […]

Repeat Warning: There is No Silver Bullet in DevOps

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Silver Bullet in DevOpsAs 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 a while knows that the current fad is not the last fad. [[Cue DevOps people screaming at my choice of the word “fad”]] […]

DevOps Culture through the Prism of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsAbraham Maslow proposed in 1943 that healthy human beings have a number of needs arranged in a hierarchy, which he constructed in the form of a pyramid. The theory suggests that certain needs, such as physiological and safety needs, are more primitive or basic than social or ego needs. The premise is that higher-level needs […]

What’s the Impact of DevOps on Business Continuity?

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DevOps Impact Business ContinuityOrganizational requirements change rapidly. The strategic plan you created in the past and previously only updated annually is now out of date within a quarter. Agile and DevOps practices have been adopted to help resolve complex business issues in these times of flux through technology improvement, providing organizations with an increased certainty of intent, quality […]

Continuous Testing Success at ExxonMobil

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Continuous Testing Success at ExxonMobilSafety, security and controls are the foundations upon which 135-year-old ExxonMobil is built. As such, quality has become a key component in delivering software. The company is currently undergoing a shift from traditional project management organizations and support organizations to product teams, which has highlighted the need for testing early in the development cycle and […]
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