Organizations have been struggling with models to classify their applications, such as: ‘Systems of Record vs Engagement’, ‘Bi-modal IT’, ‘Multi-speed IT’, etc. However, these models do not leverage what really matters to business: Risk. This session will introduce a model for classifying applications based on Risk. At one end of the spectrum we have applications…
Category: DevOps
Cloud Service Reliability – Part 3: ‘Antifragile’ – When DevOps met SRE
In part 2 of this blog series I introduced the concept of Antifragile systems (or services). Systems that are neither fragile or robust. They are systems that thrive in chaos. That are architected, developed, deployed and run from the ground up in a manner to achieve the SLOs of availability and responsiveness expected from today’s…
The evolution of the definition of DevOps
As we step into a new year, there have been several articles posted with predictions on the state of DevOps in 2017–my favorite being the post What does DevOps look like in 2017 by Helen Beal. So, as the future is being discussed in creative ways by many, I decided to take a look backwards into some interesting…
Slides: Unicorns on an Aircraft Carrier – achieving Agility in Traditional Orgs
Slides from my keynote talks at the DevOps.com hosted CDSummit events in London and Stockholm earlier this week are now posted:  
IBM InterConnect 2016: DevOps Thinking for the Line of Business
Slides from my session at IBM InterConnect 2016:
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