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How to Prevent Tool Sprawl in Your DevOps Toolchain

We put in all this work to create a fully customized toolchain tailored to your situation. Great! I bet you’re happy you can change small bits and pieces of your…

Which Infrastructure Monitoring Tools Are Right for You? On-Premises vs. SaaS

If, like me, you believe we’re living in a hybrid IT world when it comes to workload placement, then it would make sense to also consider a hybrid approach when…

How to Choose the Right Tools in Your DevOps Toolchain

We’ve established that choosing a one-size-fits-all solution won’t work. So, what does work? Let’s look at why we need tools in the first place, and what kind of work these…

Why Choosing a One-Size-Fits-All Solution Won’t Work

In my previous post, we talked about the CALMS framework as an introduction to DevOps, and how it’s more than just “DevOps tooling.” Yes, some of it is about automation…

Down With Cloud First – A Look at the Shift from Organizations Adopting a Cloud-First Mentality and What They Do Today

Today’s public cloud hyperscalers, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google, provide a whole host of platforms and services to enable organizations to deliver pretty much any workload you can…

Start Your DevOps Journey by Looking at the Value You Add

Starting with DevOps can be hard. Often, it’s not entirely clear why you’re getting on the DevOps train. Sometimes, it’s simply because it’s the new trendy thing to do. For…

The Progress and Growth of DevOps

DevOps practices are key to helping companies achieve optimal velocity and higher code quality. As tech pros, we know DevOps is not just a change of processes brought into IT…

I Have My Plates Spinning, Now Where’s My Crystal Ball? What We Can Expect from Hybrid Cloud

In my final post in this series, I want to talk about some things that we have not touched on already and how it relates to what we’ve already discussed.…

Important Actions After Cloud Migration

Cloud migration follows the same principles as any other complex task. With methodical planning and appropriate preparation, it can be a smooth and painless experience. While “divide and conquer” can…

Cloud Anxiety

When electric vehicles leapt out from the shadows and into the light of day, pundits and contrarians latched on to a perceived fatal flaw in their design: a limited range…