DevOps is an interesting movement. As with any effort of this magnitude, there will be many opinions on what is entailed in adoption and implementation. The issue is that businesses […]
Continuous integration for better security
One of the big advantages to smaller deploys and continuous integration is that it can make it easier to provide more proactive security. In short, continuous integration (and the associated […]
Automation versus Orchestration
Yes, Virginia, there is a difference. One of the things devops practitioners are tasked with is the provisioning and configuration of all sorts of infrastructure. Application servers, web servers, load […]
DevOps Needs a Tsunami To Jump The Chasm
All start up business endeavors must go through the phase of crossing the chasm. Most of those business endeavors usually fall prey to the chasm. The chasm is this black […]
Using AWS CloudWatch for Anomaly Detection
Based on my unscientific poll of friends, one of the least used and most overlooked features of AWS is CloudWatch. Not only can CloudWatch be used to monitor the availability […]
A Winning DevOps Approach for Established Enterprises: Pace-layered
Does your bank offer the ability to deposit a check by taking its picture with your smartphone? When that feature debuted a few years back, I remember thinking it was […]
No DevOps Roadmap? No Problem.
I’m a huge fan of The Phoenix Project and I’m honored to count Gene Kim both as one of my professional inspirations and also as a personal friend. There is, […]
Microsoft’s DevOps Gambit and staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud’s Business Directory
Last week was a big one for Microsoft in DevOps. At the Build conference they unveiled several new features and functionality in both Azure and Visual Studio Online to make […]
The Failings of Multitasking
I often find myself coaching colleagues (and reminding myself) about managing down the number of simultaneous tasks or work assignments. Everyone in IT knows that demand always outstrips the capacity […]
How to un-domesticate your network: DevOps!
When I look at how compliance and regulations have affected network security over the years, I’m reminded of what dog breeder standards and regulations have done to dogs over the […]
