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November 23, 2015
Category Archive: devops
Nov 16
Igniting Talks: a Learning Experience
I’ve been a bit quiet of late; been busy, to say the least. Work has been crazy (and will be for the foreseeable future), but among other things, I have been working on an Ignite style talk for DevOps Days Ohio. Why so busy? Well…. in part because it’s a more difficult type of speech …
Oct 05
Speaking at DevOps Days Ohio
DevOps Days Ohio is taking place in 18-19 November 2015. I’m going to present an Ignite format talk on the Three ‘R’s of Devops. There’s going to a lot of great people that are going to be there. I am really looking forward to it!
Sep 22
Filter All the Things!
“In the Information Age, the first step to sanity is FILTERING. Filter the information: extract for knowledge. Filter first for substance. Filter second for significance. These filters protect against advertising. Filter third for reliability. This filter protects against politicians. Filter fourth for completeness. This filter protects against the media.” — Marc Stiegler, David’s Sling I …
Sep 12
Minimum Viable Configuration (a mini saga)
Too many believe that bigger is better; elaborate systems, multitude layers, and diverse architectural patterns demonstrate a maturity of design. Unfortunately they aren’t called at 3am when it breaks. I prefer the simplicity of less — kissing Occam’s razor; trimming away until perfection… when there is nothing left to take away.
Aug 31
DevOps Isn’t…. (A Mini Saga)
DevOps isn’t a tool or a project. It’s a practice. Like any other practice it improves with… practice. There is no recipe. No roadmap. There is no certificate or trophy. The journey starts with recognizing there is a problem and wanting to change. And practicing until you get it right.
Aug 27
The Three ‘R’s of DevOps
School days, school days Dear old Golden Rule days ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick — School Days by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards It’s that time of year again… back to school. Just like in school where we learned ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic, DevOps has its …
