It has been about 18 months since my last post. Toward the end of 2015 I started digging deeper into cybernetics and systems analysis, which led me to construct a model and write a paper. I haven’t posted it before now because it isn’t perfect. The funny thing is, I know it will never be […]
SauceCon Speaker Profile: Mike Millgate, Optum
Automation architect Mike Millgate wants to work himself out of a job. Of course, he doesn’t want to make himself obsolete. He simply wants to automate testing so that QA teams can free their time to do other strategic exercises, such as exploratory testing and focus on security. Mike knows what he’s talking about. At […]
SauceCon Speaker Profile: Adam Carmi, CTO of Applitools
Carmi to present a live coding session on testing responsive sites Testing responsive sites and applications can be quite a challenge for development teams. We are fortunate to have Adam Carmi, CTO of Applitools, presenting a session at SauceCon on “Advanced Test Automation Techniques for Responsive Apps and Sites.” During Adam’s presentation, the audience will […]
DevOps Viewpoints from Pink17
I recently had the opportunity to cover Pink17, Pink Elephant’s 21st Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this case, what happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas; instead, most came home with actionable takeaways surrounding Pink17’s theme, “Communicate, Connect. Change,” to help grow their businesses. The content-rich […]
What to Expect from DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco 2016
Many have asked me what I’m looking forward to at DevOps Enterprise Summit 2016 in San Francisco—it is the third year of our conference, and I think it will be our best conference yet! Here are three of the things I’m looking forward to most: Where Are They Now? First off, we will have seven […]
Digital Transformation Top of Mind at PagerDuty Summit 2016
Digital transformation may seem like the enterprise tech buzzword of the moment, but it completely came to life for attendees at the inaugural PagerDuty Summit. C-level executives, industry leaders, developers and IT operators all came together to discuss why and how companies are navigating our digital world with operational maturity and excellence. PagerDuty Summit was […]
DevOpsDays and Diogenes: Thoughts from a First-Timer
I went seeking honesty at a DevOps conference and met Diogenes. Diogenes of Sinope was a controversial figure in ancient Athens who was known for walking around the famed ancient city—some say in the nude— during daytime with a lamp in his hand. He parried inquisitors who questioned his strange habit of using a lamp […]
DEF CON: Where Have All the Black Hats Gone?
DEF CON is one of the most controversial conferences in the world. Only at that annual event have arrests been made, legal threats shut down presentations and zero-day attacks been anted in Texas Hold ’em games. The Usual Suspects This is a conference of people who grew up like me—people who, at 11 years old, […]
Jenkins World Speaker Gruver on the State of DevOps
Santa Clara, California, will be home to the biggest gathering of Jenkins users in the world Sept. 13-15. This year’s Jenkins World conference will feature Gary Gruver, DevOps expert and author of “Leading the Transformation.” We had a chance to connect with Gary and hear his thoughts on the state of DevOps, continuous delivery and […]
Call for Papers Now Open: CD Summit and Jenkins Days Fall Tour
After a successful spring run, staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud, where the world meets DevOps, along with premier sponsors, CloudBees, the enterprise Jenkins Company and IBM, today announced that their DevOps Connect: CD Summit/Jenkins Days roadshow will continue this fall with seven dates in the United States and Europe. The call for speakers to appear at these events is […]