Technology has changed a lot in a decade. Flashback to 2009 when smartphone adoption was still growing, and the concept of using a service desk to do anything in the…
5 Beneficial Ways ITSM Has Evolved Over the Last Decade
How to Prevent Lock-In for DevOps Tooling
We’ve talked about a lot in this series about DevOps tooling: Start Your DevOps Journey by Looking at the Value You Add Why Choosing a One-Size-Fits-All Solution Won’t Work How…
How to Prevent Tool Sprawl in Your DevOps Toolchain
We put in all this work to create a fully customized toolchain tailored to your situation. Great! I bet you’re happy you can change small bits and pieces of your toolchain when circumstances change, and the Periodic Table of DevOps tools has become a staple when looking for alternatives. You’re probably still fighting the big vendors that want to offer you a one-size-fits-all solution.
How to Choose the Right Tools in Your DevOps Toolchain
We’ve established that choosing a one-size-fits-all solution won’t work. So, what does work? Let’s look at why we need tools in the first place, and what kind of work these…
Why Choosing a One-Size-Fits-All Solution Won’t Work
In my previous post, we talked about the CALMS framework as an introduction to DevOps, and how it’s more than just “DevOps tooling.” Yes, some of it is about automation…
Start Your DevOps Journey by Looking at the Value You Add
Starting with DevOps can be hard. Often, it’s not entirely clear why you’re getting on the DevOps train. Sometimes, it’s simply because it’s the new trendy thing to do. For…
The Progress and Growth of DevOps
DevOps practices are key to helping companies achieve optimal velocity and higher code quality. As tech pros, we know DevOps is not just a change of processes brought into IT…
Three Reasons SSO is DevOps’ Best Friend
Nearly 200—that’s how many passwords the average business user has according to an article in Security Magazine. When it comes to troubleshooting, having even just two logins is one too…
The DevOps Slide: Shift to the Left
A culture of collaborative and continuous learning. Transparent knowledge sharing. Agile methods and automation as a means of accelerating innovation. Building good software. These are some of the core tenets…
Expanding Observability to Help DevOps Live Up to New Expectations
DevOps has grown from being seen as simply a supporting function to becoming an extremely value core part of the business which drives growth. As a result of this noticeably…