This article originally published at https://skeltonthatcher.com/blog/highlights-of-openstack-london-2014-biodiversity-and-resilience/ is reproduced here for the record. We attended the OpenStack London event on 4th June; the day was insightful, and highlighted perspectives from many different participants in the OpenStack community. There were several interesting talks and demonstrations of both OpenStack components (Cinder, Swift, etc.) and of some new features and products being built … Continue reading Republished: Highlights of OpenStack London 2014 – ‘Biodiversity’ and Resilience
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How to Modify ITIL to Accommodate DevOps
This is an interesting article although I'm not quite convinced modifying ITIL is the correct place to start the debate, I think I prefer the concept of adding useful parts of ITIL to other methodologies, to suit the business requirements. Of particular interest is the consideration of how, or if to implement ITIL in organisations … Continue reading How to Modify ITIL to Accommodate DevOps
Monitor, Measure, Manage : 3Ms
..supporting good engineering and tech management strategy is well expressed as “3Ms” i.e. “Monitor, Measure, Manage”
Technical Debt in Teams and Infrastructure
Having recently read a little on Technical Debt ( http://1.usa.gov/JbZdYt ), I began to think about the subject, and came up with a couple of points I’m interested in: Does technical debt affect Operability? Should the metaphor should be extended to infrastructure and teams? I've tried to keep to some brief thoughts below, I’d be … Continue reading Technical Debt in Teams and Infrastructure
How to start using Git with Github as a Sysadmin
Some systems engineers and admins are reluctant to embrace version control, I aim to show it’s not a black art, and should be in the toolbox of all admins. The simplest thing to say about using git with github is that they combine to provide tools and a place for storing your code, scripts, config … Continue reading How to start using Git with Github as a Sysadmin
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