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The Physics of DevOps
Consider the First Rule: Inertia In the beginning, there was calculus. And calculus kicked my ass. In fact, three distinct attempts at calculus in college netted me a single, sad, yet passing D+. For
Deconstructing Silos
Examining the Future of DevOps – Video Series #2 Where will DevOps be a few decades from now? Can DevOps ever truly integrate into an organization and shine a light on its true value?
Seeking DevOps Nirvana
Best Practices from the Experts – Video Series #1 During the recent Veristor and Forty8Fifty Labs Tech Summit, we visited with several of our strategic DevOps partners to explore how DevOps is evolving. We

Dancing with Service Desk – The Art and Science of Atlassian’s Lean ITSM Approach
Modern day systems are increasingly complex and constantly changing. I realize that’s a ridiculously obvious thing to say. But I feel it deserves to be constantly repeated. Or, at the very least, kept prominently
Taking an Agile Approach to ITSM
How to Collaborate, Act and Innovate for More Responsive Service Management When it comes to the IT service lifecycle there are multiple phases – from design and delivery to management and improvement. Traditionally, managing
DevOps Initiatives. It Takes a Village to Fail.
Transformation Requires Change Tolerance When it comes to DevOps transformation, success, or failure, ultimately falls on the desks of the executive suite. It’s tempting for the average worker or IT team to place blame on
Why It’s Time to Start Using Regular Expressions
(once you embrace it, you’ll save tons of time) With so many talented coders out there delivering new applications and enhancing software programs every day, the practice of regular expressions (regexes) flies way under the
Scoring Features Make Your Email Handler Smarter
(and your whole company, too) If you use email as an integral part of your workflow to track issues and manage projects, you’re probably spending too much time and valuable human capital monitoring them,
5 Jira Apps Making a DevOps Difference
As Atlassian Jira become more fully embedded into the fabric of our DevOps processes, there are a number of plug-ins or “Apps” that are making a difference in the everyday experience of DevOps teams.
Three Considerations when Moving to a Microservices Model
Evolving DevOps to Iterate Quicker, Fail Early and Deploy Faster Some of the most admirable DevOps-driven companies – Netflix, Google, and Amazon to name a few – have set the bar for rapid application