Methods and tools that help to organize and prioritize work
DevOps
Hey, we are doing DevOps now. We are 20% more productive. — Are you really? Do you ship 20% faster? Do you have 20% less bugs? And most importantly — How do you measure these? Let's talk about metrics and how you can really measure your DevOps efforts.
DevOps
One of the major misconceptions of DevOps is, that it is complicated and sophisticated. Quite the contrary is the case. It is also about reducing the cognitive load in a team and doing more with less.
DevOps
Many people think of DevOps as something technical, something complicated and hard to understand. But, it's quite the contrary. DevOps is based on methodologies like Lean or Kanban and aims to make the life easier. But what does this have to do with plaintext?
DevOps
Working in a DevOps world means, that everything is automated, fully tested, made in one team, …, right? Well, no. It means that we are having a culture, that supports DevOps approaches. But it also means, that we are having a couple of conflicts, that need to be solved.
DevOps
When it comes to DevOps, most people think of cloud, containers, CI/CD and automation. Well, this is true to some degree, but these are only tools. One of the underlying fundamentals is a proper lifecycle.
DevOps
There is this myth of the 10x engineer/worker. It's somebody who can deliver as much as 10 others. This engineer gathered knowledge and developed skills to outperform everybody. Well, the 10x engineer might be a myth, but there are -10x engineers for sure!
DevOps
My last DevOps article was published 3 months ago, so I assume it is time for another one. The last time, we had a look at ideals – things you will never reach, but always aim for. Now, let's have a look at principles – things you can apply to work towards ideals.
Security
After setting up the framework for our security series, we will finally have a look at the first security improvements. What can we do, to avoid that somebody physically compromises our hardware? And what does this even mean?
DevOps
If you say "DevOps", people will understand "Kubernetes", "Ansible" or "Cloud", most likely. But, the true nature of DevOps is a cultural change, based on 5 major ideals. Let's dig into these and explain, how they can change your way of working, more than JIRA or Scrum ever did.
Security
I did some polls and surveys recently, which indicated that security and hardening might be important issues for some of you. This article marks the start of a series about these topics.
DevOps
The last DevOps article was in September. So, it might be time for more DevOps stuff. Don't you think so? Let's have a look at different work types, that one needs to understand establishing a DevOps culture, either for your own work or your company.
Development
Using Git is very common among developers nowadays. But, how do you work together on Git? What is the best strategy when it comes to discussions about trunks, mono-repos and what-not? Well, let's dig into this.
DevOps
In my current company, I am working on our product. This product consists of many, different moving parts which need to be built, shipped and deployed on the customer side. Let's see how "three ways" help me with this challenge.
DevOps
Dr. Geoffrey Alexander Moore, author of "Crossing the Chasm" is often referenced, when it comes to the core/context framework. This framework was also mentioned in the popular "Unicorn Project" from Gene Kim. What is it about? What is Core Work and Context Work?
DevOps
"Looking for DevOps Engineer" is something you see way more often on job platforms. But, what is this about? What does it mean to do "DevOps"? Is it really all about Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible and GitLab? I can ensure you: No, it is about a cultural change.