Can DevOps help us save lives?

Source – techtarget.com A former U.S. Marine wants software developers and architects to get more in touch with their feelings. In fact, their lives may very well depend on it. Ken Mugrage, the former Marine who is also a technology evangelist at ThoughtWorks, led a session at the 2017 O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference in New York City, presented a session in which he talked about burnout that software developers and managers can experience in enterprise environments – and how DevOps can

April 12, 2017 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps News, DevOps Updates Leave a comment

Which DevOps Skills Pay the Most?

Source – insights.dice.com Those DevOps experts who command the highest salaries also possess some extraordinary skills. Not only do they know the ins and outs of the latest enterprise automation technology, for example, but they also have the “soft skills” necessary to operate collaboratively across any given organization. They can finesse their way through every stage of the software-development lifecycle, all the way through implementation. Most of all, DevOps experts are good at handling transitions. While most employees regard change

April 3, 2017 bestdevops Agile, DevOps, IT trends Leave a comment

The Importance of APM for Developers

Source:- ulitzer.com Software developers are the modern equivalent of medieval craftsman. In the old days, masters of the constructive arts – such as those who transformed trees into furniture – would take responsibility for the entire user experience. They did everything from design and configuration to implementation and delivery. If a chair leg broke or wobbled, the craftsman would also be responsible for resolving the fix. Clearly, the ways of the old masters are not possible at scale. They’re more

March 3, 2017 bestdevops Continuous Delivery, DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

Developing Quality Software: Differentiating Factors

Source:- infoq.com Abstract The level of software quality attainable is a reflection of an organizational business decision. There are many factors that influence this decision, including development, build and testing environments effectiveness, resources and their associated skillset, integrity, motivations and experience levels, commercial agreements, and adopted processes and productivity tools. The effectiveness of development, build and testing environments sets the bar for attainable efficiency and breadth of testing. The closer test and production environments mirror one another, the greater probability

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