As we look at enterprises adopting DevOps (yes, enterprises are adopting DevOps, in droves), the question regarding outsourcing always comes up. Many (read: most) enterprises have at least some of their application delivery or IT operations outsourced to an external vendor. This may be the traditional ‘offshoring’ where work is offloaded to an external, offshore…
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Learnt at IBM Innovate: Trends and challenges of Software Supply Chains
IBM Innovate, held a few months ago in Orlando, FL was an excellent conference. I was there for four packed days. As a tech sales professional, such events end up being a non-stop series of customer meetings, interrupted by meals and long evening outings at local restaurants. I did however manage to sneak in a…
Manufacturing vs. Software Supply Chains: an in-depth comparision
A ‘supply chain’ is defined as such: A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. – Wikipedia This definition, while typically used in context of a manufacturing supply chain actually holds up fairly well for a Software Supply…