Agile Utilities

11/03/2018

Developer Report Compares Agile vs. DevOps: One interesting aspect of a new report from GitLab Inc. - comp based on OSS GitLab project - is a comparison of two popular development approaches: Agile and DevOps. https://adtmag.com/articles/2018/03/09/devops-vs-agile.aspx via

28/09/2016

A practical example using mainstream tools and DevOps https://www.sitepoint.com/devops-by-example-tools-pros-and-cons-of-a-devops-culture/

Lucero del Alba presents three DevOps tools, and considers the benefits and challenges of switching to a DevOps culture.

27/09/2016

Don't use microservices unless you use DevOps, article suggests:
https://jaxenter.com/microservices-not-used-organization-not-embracing-devops-principles-129367.html

No software architect can resist the temptation to talk about their experience with microservices. We launched an interview series with experts who talked about the benefits and challenges of microservices, when people should not use them and what impact they have on an organization. Our third inter...

23/09/2016

Introducing DevOps is not always given a warm welcome by all of your staff. A discussion panel at the Cloud and Infrastructure Summit explored what option you have to roll DevOps out in a way that gets people on board and behind your initiative.

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2471865/how-do-you-sell-devops-to-a-sceptical-workforce

A panel session at the Cloud and Infrastructure Summit tackled cultural issues and fear of change around DevOps,Cloud and Infrastructure,DevOps ,Cloud,DevOps,Financial Times,Zurich Financial Services,HSBC,Just Eat

21/09/2016

Amazon does 64 million deployments each year. How do they do it? Here are some ideas: http://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/devops-at-amazon-a-look-at-our-tools-and-processes-66231347

20/09/2016

The Future Of DevOps With Chef CTO Adam Jacob http://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscancialosi/2016/09/19/the-future-of-devops-with-chef-cto-adam-jacob/

I sat down with Chef CTO Adam Jacob for his unique perspective on the future of DevOps.

17/09/2016

A brief explanation (about 600 words) of DevOps https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-devops-manfred-lange

What is DevOps? It is a legitimate question asking what DevOps is. Here is my definition: DevOps is the combination of development and operation of a system into a single team. I want to discuss this

17/09/2016

Some practical tips to get started in DevOps: http://www.computerworlduk.com/devops/how-get-started-in-devops-practical-tips-from-devops-leads-at-hpe-chef-accenture-3646341/

Computerworld UK speaks to devops pros about practical advice your team can take to start changing the culture of your organisation.

16/09/2016

Here are a few more factors to consider when considering the introduction of DevOps https://dzone.com/articles/five-things-your-operations-team-doesnt-tell-you-a

There are a couple of very important things that you should know before diving into DevOps. Find out more in this article from Lucas Carlson.

16/09/2016

The Secret to DevOps metrics? Just use them! DevOps without metrics won't get you anywhere. Use them to build a feedback loop for continuous improvement.

http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/The-secret-to-DevOps-metrics-Its-easy-just-use-them

Think of DevOps metrics as the keys to the kingdom -- if you listen to them, performance will improve. Dynatrace expert Andreas Grabner explains it all.

14/09/2016

DevOps and Agile should be combined to maximize their value. Here are some options to learn more about it: http://www.lightreading.com/devops/upskill-u-on-agile-and-devops/a/d-id/725832?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

Upskill U launches a new series on implementing Agile and DevOps with expert speakers from Cisco, Tech Mahindra, Agile Alliance and more.

10/09/2016

DevOps and open source solutions: Part 5 of a series of posts for application development partners using open-source technologies https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/uspartner_learning/2016/09/09/application-development-devops-and-open-source-solutions/

There’s been significant interest from partners about cloud application development, and we’ve decided to offer a practice-building community around the topic. Just as with the Azure Partner and Office 365 Partner communities, the new Application Development Partner community will include a monthly…