Sep
9,
2020
Database as a service roundup: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
<div style="text-align: justify;">Today’s data landscape is overflowing with complex and sophisticated architectures, which can help you dynamically customize your digital ecosystem according to your project requirements and needs. Unfortunately, managing complex cloud architectures can be a difficult task, especially if you are trained to use one cloud vendor and not...
May
27,
2020
4 Tips for Solving Lambda Performance Issues
<div style="text-align: justify;">AWS Lambda provides serverless computing in the form of functions as a service (FaaS). This means you can leverage on-demand infrastructure without the need for provisioning and hardware maintenance. Overall, Lambda is a great service for real-time data processing and backends. However, to achieve optimal performance you need...
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May
13,
2020
Silos are dead. Long live Silos
DevOps stresses the importance of breaking down silos. The truth is that you can’t actually get rid of silos; you can only realign them. Much of the anxiety caused by controversial topics such as “Enterprise DevOps” and “DevOps teams” reflects an incomplete understanding of the nature of large, complex organizations.
Jan
20,
2020
Peace through nonviolent communication
Nonviolent communication will help you communicate with your coworkers in a manner that enables productivity and helps you understand how their unmet needs might lead to negative interactions. Successful communication is a huge part of a project’s success – everyone on the team can benefit from NVC. In her session...
Jul
24,
2017
The 4 roles of DevOps leadership
There’s no magic wand to make a company become better at DevOps. Leadership from management is necessary. In this article, Anton Weiss goes over the history of DevOps, what makes a good leader, and how managers can lead their teams towards a better and brighter DevOps future.
Jul
5,
2017
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones – Simon Wardley at DevOpsCon 2017
Being unaware of your situation can and will lead to mistakes. In his keynote at the DevOpsCon 2017 in Berlin, Simon Wardley examines the issue of situational awareness and explaines how it applies to the world of DevOps.