DevOps can be succinctly defined as a mindset of molding your process and organizational structures to promote business value software quality attributes most important to your organization continuous improvement As …

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April 29, 2015 • By C. Aaron Cois

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When Agile software development models were first envisioned, a core tenet was to iterate more quickly on software changes and determine the correct path via exploration--essentially, striving to "fail fast" …

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April 7, 2015 • By C. Aaron Cois

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Regular readers of this blog will recognize a recurring theme in this series: DevOps is fundamentally about reinforcing desired quality attributes through carefully constructed organizational process, communication, and workflow. When …

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February 4, 2015 • By C. Aaron Cois

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When Agile software development models were first envisioned, a core tenet was to iterate more quickly on software changes and determine the correct path via exploration--essentially, striving to "fail fast" …

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January 25, 2015 • By C. Aaron Cois

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On the surface, DevOps sounds great. Automation, collaboration, efficiency--all things you want for your team and organization. But where do you begin? DevOps promises high return on investment in exchange …

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December 17, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

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Melvin Conway, an eminent computer scientist and programmer, created Conway's Law, which states: Organizations that design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of …

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November 12, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

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A DevOps approach must be specifically tailored to an organization, team, and project to reflect the business needs of the organization and the goals of the project.

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November 5, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

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DevOps is a software development approach that brings development and operations staff (IT) together. The approach unites previously siloed organizations that tend to cooperate only when their interests converge, resulting …

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November 2, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

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To maintain a competitive edge, software organizations should be early adopters of innovation. To achieve this edge, organizations from Flickr and IBM to small tech startups are increasingly adopting an …

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June 1, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

At Flickr, the video- and photo-sharing website, the live software platform is updated at least 10 times a day. Flickr accomplishes this through an automated testing cycle that includes comprehensive …

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March 16, 2014 • By C. Aaron Cois

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