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 […]
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, […]
Parallel Evolution of DevOps Enterprise Patterns
The DevOps evolution (Revolution!) has a great story; a story of winning the hearts and minds of people of all experiences who all anxiously strive to achieve their goals in […]
An Introduction to DevOps
What is DevOps You can ask 10 people for a definition of DevOps and likely get 10 different answers. If you want to find a definition of your own, your […]
A Critical First Step in Bringing Dev and Ops Together
We all want to deliver excellent software to our customers. We now have a greater awareness than ever before of the interconnectedness of all the activities required to do so. […]
Enough with the DevOps already
Ever say a word 10 times in a row and feel it start to lose its meaning? Try it, say the word “boat” ten times out loud and watch what […]
THOUGHT LEADERS OR NAVEL GAZERS?
I get tired of hearing what is DevOps? It just tells me that no one really has got it exactly right, but everyone longs to be the authority on the […]
Don’t Let the (April Fools Day) Joke Be on You
As much as seasonal increases in demand for on-line resources are discussed, the one day that’s often overlooked is April Fools Day. It’s the day the Internet loses its mind […]
My Journey to the Land of DevOps
Welcome to my first installment in a series where I talk about my long transition as an engineer, first from a very traditional waterfall development methodology into a more Agile […]
