IT in organizations that are part of the vital infrastructure of a country – for example, banking – revolves around safe and secure practices. No longer is it enough to be able to show regulatory authorities that you can pass their audits, it is about taking responsibility for the financial ecosystem. It is about security …
Trying some new media: Security Talks podcast! https://rss.com/podcasts/securitytalks1/480628/
Now that we are in full transition from ‘Dev’ and ‘Ops’ as separate entities to the BizSecDevOps way of working, we will be able to empower platform and product teams to create a better IT experience. But with power comes responsibility. What we really need, is an engineering mindset focused on code as the basis …
Quite a few organizations ‘preach’ agile. To be fair, results that have been achieved with agile – also at ING – speak for themselves. However, dogmatically sticking to agile rituals can backfire if it results in less flexibility. This is why we should occasionally ask ourselves the following question: why do we actually work agile? …
An interesting read on practical tools that help DevOps teams balance operational issues and the pursuit of perfection Via InfoWorld: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3626374/how-slos-and-error-budgets-improve-app-reliability.html
The following write-up describes the impact of team structures and communication when it comes to DevOps transformation. I strongly agree with their statement that ‘Too often Agile and Continuous Delivery optimize the flow of work, not necessarily the flow of customer value. By themselves they lack a way to connect what you’re doing with why …
A nice start to your library whenever moving towards a management role in software: https://caitiem.com/2020/12/28/recommended-engineering-management-books/
The modern era of end-to-end DevOps calls for the careful integration of key performance indicators (KPIs). The right metrics can ensure that applications reach their peak potential. A nice overview of useful DevOps Metrics: https://phoenixnap.com/blog/devops-metrics-kpis
Via Forrester: https://go.forrester.com/blogs/the-new-operating-model-is-upon-us/
Recently I had the opportunity to present a webinar on the road to DevOps that we have travelled at ING. You can watch it here: