Tool everything, because the software delivery toolchain is now the core of application development and deployment, Don MacVittie advises.
Standardize: It’s Not the Where. Sometimes it’s Not the What
In our industry’s attempts to follow best practices that marketers assure us we must have or we are going to lose to our biggest competitor … No, wait, we’ll lose […]
But What About When You Fail?
One thing Agile and DevOps definitely brought IT was a more accepting view of the whole “mistakes happen” mantra. Crashing systems is no longer a guarantee of a free ticket […]
Perforce Melds Artifact Package Manager with Version Control Platform
Perforce Software has added a universal package manager, dubbed Helix Artifacts, to its portfolio that enables users of its Helix Core version control platform to store and track source code. […]
How to Properly Approach Automation
Imagine if you backed out of your driveway, tapped the gas and BAM! You are at work. Nothing to worry about along the way, no traffic congestion, no other cars […]
The Right DevOps Tool for the Job
Innovation and environment are only two factors in determining which DevOps tools are best for your organization Any time there is a movement in IT that involves a new space […]
Don’t Fumble the Data! Integrate Database Automation into your DevOps Toolchain
Today, we have proven techniques for many DevOps practices. For provisioning a new environment, we apply file based environment definitions to dynamic infrastructure: Helm for Kubernetes, Heat for OpenStack or […]
Econocom DevOps Summit’s Lessons: Severe Disconnect Between Expectations and Delivery
On March 15, I gave four keynote speeches on DevOps in Toulouse, France. As the main speaker of Econocom Club MEP 2018, an annual think tank summit organized by the European business-to-business […]









