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Organizing around the value stream
When working on multiple projects at once, it is hard to make good progress. If we organize around the value stream, then we can help the work to flow through our system.
6 tips to avoid automation disaster
If your automated DevOps pipeline or robotic process automation is flawed, it can spawn endless headaches, as these hard-learned real-world lessons attest.
5 hot infrastructure and operations trends — and 4 going cold
When it comes to infrastructure and production systems, stability is king. And yet change persists, as organizations seek greater security and faster speeds — without sacrificing reliability.
9 dark secrets of DevOps
Organizations are increasingly turning to DevOps in support of digital transformations. Here is a clear-eyed view of what you are getting into when you do.
The culture shift in your DevOps environment
Incorporating best security practices into DevOps is not only good for your company and your product – it's good for your teams.
Make the right way the easy way
If we want teams that are empowered to move quickly and safely, instead of giving them strict instructions on how to perform their jobs, we can make the right way the easy way, and allow the business to thrive.
Moving operations to ‘Simple’ with Cynefin
Part of the responsibility of high-performing Operations teams is to keep the developers moving as fast as possible. Using the Cynefin framework, we have a way of characterizing our initiatives and shaping their outcomes, to achieve...
Stability vs. speed – pick two
When delivering software to our customers, in any capacity, we’re often faced with a false choice between focusing on stability or speed. With a high performing Operations organization, we can have both.
5 outdated technology practices that doom digital transformations
What IT terms and concepts are dated – and what ideas are replacing them? More importantly, how do these outdated concepts doom and derail digital transformation programs?
What is NoOps? The quest for fully automated IT operations
Automation has IT leaders eyeing the possibility of environments with no hands-on operations work. But this evolution of DevOps may be more pipedream than practical reality.
3 ways devops mitigates the operational IT skill gaps
Advancements in devops can help close the skill gap in IT. The big question for CIOs is whether or not they're ready to learn from past mistakes.
Asurion reskills around cloud and DevOps for digital push
Asurion’s move to the cloud and DevOps consumption and development models necessitated a major reskilling effort by CIO Daniel Curling. Here’s how he did it.
Making the shift to a startup mentality
For enterprises seeking an innovative edge, a startup’s approach can reap dividends. But the road to change is challenging and not for every organization.
10 IT automation mistakes to avoid
From RPA to DevOps, the upside of automation is an easy sell. But in practice automation can prove tricky if not tackled right.
Kaiser Permanente transforms patient care through DevOps
Now capable of delivering new digital services quickly, Kaiser Permanente’s shift to DevOps at scale in a highly regulated industry shows the value of culture change done right.
Making the shift to microservices: 8 tips
The move to microservices represents a sea change in application development. Here’s how to unpack the complexity of such a big shift.
DevOps? I can’t even open the wrapper!
Many organizations have failed – or are failing – to deliver value through their services because they can’t “unwrap the soap.”
