Joke tech projects pop up all the time. Some, like the lamentable titstare, should never have seen the light of day. Others, like Mark Zuckerberg’s Facemash start out as a joke and grow into something that is anything but. Most come and go without anyone really noticing. Whilst their lives are typically short we often […]
The Dawning of Continuous Support
Development teams have a tendency to think that once they push the deploy button, the release is done. But with Devops, it’s quite the opposite now. More software changes, and more deploys, make every production release a new piece of code with unique idiosyncrasies. This has turned what has historically been a more static production […]
Always-on: The New Normal
One of the many challenges of DevOps is finding great team members that can handle the always-on nature of the job. Nearly everyone at VictorOps has been “that person” and has done the weeklong stint of carrying the virtual pager. What we noticed in our years of doing that job is that team member behavior […]
In the DevOps Journey, Culture Comes First
Etsy, the global marketplace where people sell handmade goods, vintage items, craft supplies and more, has grown by more than 10 times since Chad Dickerson joined as CTO in 2008. While the organization’s success is obviously the result of numerous factors, it’s no coincidence that upon arrival, Dickerson initiated a significant culture shift in how […]