2019 was busy year for DevOps as measured by the events held on the topic. Whether it be DevOps days around the globe, DockerCon, DevOps Enterprise Summits, KubeCon, or CloudNativeCon,…
2020 Vision—What Does the Future Hold for DevOps?
A Quick Look at Parallel Rsync and How it Can Save a System Hours
In this post, we’ll take a quick look at rsync (“remote sync”) and parallel rysnc—a way to increase the efficiency and speed of traditional rsync—both of which can be effective…
Public Cloud: All Aboard the Hype Train!
We’ve all heard it before. “The cloud is the future!” “We need to move to the cloud!” “The on-premises data center is dead.” If you believe the analysts and marketing…
I Feel the Need for Speed—Evolving From a Loris to a Peregrine. How to Get Started With DevOps
In the IT industry, you’ll hear “I’ll sell you a DevOps; how much is it worth?” But the joke’s on you because you can’t sell (or buy) DevOps, as it…
Cloudy With a Chance of Governance: RBAC, Policy, and Improving Cloud Confidence
For many organizations, the decision of moving workloads to the cloud is all over but the shouting. The problem is that the shouting is pretty loud, and often centers around…
5 Beneficial Ways ITSM Has Evolved Over the Last Decade
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…
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…