This post was originally published at https://skeltonthatcher.com/blog/pipeline-continuous-delivery-conf-2017-accountability-socrates-multicasting-serverless-security/ and is reproduced here for the record. Whilst attending Pipeline Conference I noted down things which I found to give food for thought. To me this is the acid test of a talk – does it create a spark of thinking? Automation and Autonomy Dan North (@tastapod) gave the … Continue reading Republished : Pipeline (the Continuous Delivery) Conf 2017: Accountability, Socrates, Multicasting and Serverless Security
Tag: DevOps
IT Operations Retrospectives
I was reading Quality Matters: The Benefits of QA-Focused Retros which got me thinking about this style of activity in the context of IT operations. It feels like I've been seeing lack of 'retrospective' activities in this context in organisations I have worked at (both as consultant and employee) for years a very long time indeed. Probably … Continue reading IT Operations Retrospectives
Republished: IPExpo 2015
Reporting from the trenches at IP Expo This article was orginially published at https://skeltonthatcher.com/blog/ip-expo-2015/ and is reproduced here for the record. I was able to attend the IP Expo 2015 show at ExCel London on October 7th and 8th, there were, as expected a huge number of vendors presenting a broad array of products, from data-centre equipment, … Continue reading Republished: IPExpo 2015
Republished: How DevOps enables IT performance and organizational performance
This article was originally published at https://skeltonthatcher.com/blog/how-devops-enables-it-performance-and-organizational-performance/ and is reproduced here for the record. The 2015 State of DevOps report from PuppetLabs highlights some important points for organisations setting out to create a high-performing DevOps-driven approach to building and operating software systems: deploy faster and more frequently; apply DevOps to legacy and brownfield systems as … Continue reading Republished: How DevOps enables IT performance and organizational performance
Republished: DevOps Breakfast with Rackspace – expanding on ‘What is DevOps?’
This article originally published at https://skeltonthatcher.com/blog/devopsbreakfast-with-rackspace-expanding-on-what-is-devops/ is reproduced here for the record. Today we attended the Rackspace-hosted #DevOpsBreakfast briefing in London, with my colleague Matthew Skelton taking an active seat on the panel, to debate the ‘what, why, and how’ of DevOps. The discussion was wide-ranging, with plenty of participation from the audience, and some … Continue reading Republished: DevOps Breakfast with Rackspace – expanding on ‘What is DevOps?’
Rob Thatcher 