My First Video Blog: Understanding DevOps (A 6 min Overview)

I recently recorded a short video providing a quick Khan Academy style overview of DevOps and Continuous Delivery. It is going to be the first in a series of short videos I plan to record this year. Check it out and do leave a comment on topics you would like to see future videos cover. Like to…

DevOps For Dummies: IBM DeveloperWorks interview

This summer I had the opportunity to write the DevOps For Dummies book. This book is available as a free download from IBM. Last week I was interviewed by IBM DeveloperWorks about the book. Check it out: Checkout more DevOps resources and posts at my dedicated DevOps Resources page.

Applying DevOps for more reliable Public Sector Software Delivery

I delivered this session yesterday at the IBM Systems Symposium in Herndon, VA. The abstract of the session is as follows: Government agencies and contractors must build the competency to deliver software with greater predictability, quality, speed and frequency. The alternative of higher costs and late delivery is no longer acceptable – politically, economically or…

Adopting DevOps – Part IV: Adopting Continuous Deployment

As discussed in my last post defining and contrasting Continuous Delivery and Deployment, there is a distinction between the two. When adopting DevOps, Continuous Delivery is a core capability to adopt. Continuous Deployment to Production is an optional capability that you may or may not adopt, based on your needs and constraints. So, what does…