Who hasn’t heard the classic statements “It works on my machine!” or, “Man that would have been easier with real data!”? In either case, had the development happened in production, problems would have been avoided! Fortunately, in a DevOps world, the walls between production and non-production get broken down making the reality of developing and […]
PEBKAC Avoidance
We’ve all said it. We’ve all done it. We’ve all shook our heads at it. PEBKAC. Problem exists between keyboard and chair. User error. While generally applied to the end-user community – those folks who are considered technical neophytes by IT professionals – it can and should also be applied to those of us who […]
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 […]
Zen and The Art Of Infrastructure Maintenance
There’s a famous passage I’ve quoted from time to time when I see someone “stuck” with a problem, flailing potential fixes and solutions wildly in hope that one of them does the trick. “Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.” Just like that. Improper grammar and all, quoted verbatim from Robert Pirsig’s philosophical […]
Docker as a framework for your DevOps culture
If you’re like me and spend a lot of time evaluating new technologies with the goal of “doing more faster” with your engineering organization, then you’re certainly aware of the many choices of DevOps tools like Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, etc. In my opinion each of these tools is amazing at one piece of the […]
What is Security Policy Orchestration and Why Should DevOps Teams Care?
After attending the DevOps day I wrote about in my last post, I wanted to take a minute to explain exactly what Security Policy Orchestration actually is so we can begin to understand how the two concepts overlap. Simply put, Security Policy Orchestration is intelligent network change automation. It goes beyond simple task automation by […]
DEVOPS AND CONTINUIOUS DELIVERY; THE NEED FOR SPEED
Some good stuff around the DevOps scene this week on DevOps and Continuous Delivery, which the pundits are saying will be a major spend area in 2014. First up is the Devopsguys who with a little commentary reposted this infographic from Zend Technologies. It demonstrates the real value in DevOps and continuous delivery. One thing that jumped […]
DevOps and Security Are Compatible
When I speak with information security organizations faced with the prospect of moving to DevOps, one of the most common fears I hear is that this transition will degrade security of infrastructure and applications. If you’re one of these folks, I understand this fear but you can rest assured: when you do things correctly security will […]
Survey Says: Positives and Negatives of DevOps are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Isn’t that the way it always works? A person’s strength can also be their weakness. A company’s killer product becomes their Achilles heel as the market shifts. As more and more companies make the shift to DevOps, it’s interesting to learn what’s working, what the opportunities are, and what the impediments are. As many of […]
The DevOps Journey
Maintaining a constant thirst for learning is essential for anyone dedicating their career to the IT, computer and networking industries. It’s more than just learning about the latest technologies, rather, it’s imperative we embrace new methodologies and paradigms for doing work, thinking about problems and creating solutions. Enter DevOps, which is a healthy mix of […]