Development teams—perhaps especially mobile development teams—have heavily invested in systems to automate their processes and accelerate the delivery of mobile apps. From build, test and release to tracking and monitoring, the mobile DevOps team depends on systems like Fastlane, Bitrise, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines and GitLab—and really, that list just scratches the surface. The mobile app […]
Assessment of DevOps Capabilities: 5 Dimensions Explained
In order for organizations and teams to move toward DevOps maturity, they need to understand their DevOps capabilities. An Assessment of DevOps Capabilities determines a baseline DevOps state, measures and accelerates continuous improvement. When we designed our Assessment of DevOps Capabilities (ADOC), the ambassador cohort brought a ton of ideas to the table around the […]
Antipatterns That Hurt DevOps Implementations
Avoiding these DevOps antipatterns can help organizations reap the benefits of implementations faster It’s a given that all organizations at some point will suffer from poor development practices when trying to find the perfect balance between software development and IT operations. The good news, however, is that implementing DevOps can help you improve these processes […]
Automation: We Have Not Yet Achieved Balance
I’m going to start this week’s blog out with a very clear statement that regular readers will already be aware of: I fall on the automation side of the DevOps equation. I see DevOps as automation first, process second. The problem is getting to that “second” part. The act of automating the entire pipeline should, […]
DevOps Disillusionment? 4 Behaviors to Get Your Team to the Other Side
For most teams, the adoption of DevOps and an agile mindset involves many twists and turns on the path to maturity. It’s not uncommon for teams to experience a “trough of disillusionment” period as: Initial euphoria and “us-against-the-world” team mentality ushered in by adoption of new work patterns wanes with time. Client demands and pressures […]
Revolutionize Software Delivery with DevOps and AWS
Technology is constantly evolving—every time we think we’ve got a complete hand-holding experience on some technological aspect, there emerges a better innovation. When the DevOps solution emerged, organizations were more than happy to incorporate its principles. But somewhere down the line, there came DevSecOps. Innovation is an upward curve that doesn’t see a decline but […]
Avoid Crashes: 5 Best Practices for Load Testing
Demanding customer expectations and the rapid distribution of information across social media have made website and applications crashes an off-limits path for today’s companies and organizations. Crashes resulting from traffic spikes cause immediate and long-term loss of sales, as well as tarnishing the brand name. When servers or websites go down during highly anticipated events […]
DevOps is a Lifeline to Connected Mainframe ROI
A new IDC white paper sponsored by IBM and CA Technologies reveals the adoption of DevOps is a hallmark of those organizations that are actively modernizing and integrating legacy systems such as a mainframe to support digital transformation. Early adopters are blazing a path for faster innovation and greater ROI. DevOps Delivers Mainframe Modernization and […]
CD 101 Podcast: The What, How and Future of Continuous Delivery
Now that we’ve arrived at Episode 4 of our CD 101 Podcast, let’s address some basic concepts—like the what and how of it all and the future. Wait … perhaps we could—or should—have touched on these key topics earlier. Or not. At least not the future part? Anyway … While this (mostly) backwards-looking orientation may […]
DevOps Security: Stop Discussing, Start Implementing
Is it Strong DevOps? DevOps Security? Secure DevOps? DevSecOps? DevSecQAMktSalesOMGBBQOps? Who cares? Like a ton of people with an interest in information security, I was appalled when I read “The Phoenix Project.” Here was a book that portrayed DevOps, why it was required, how it could help and the benefits very well. But it served […]
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