We love a good tool at DevOpsGuys, whether it be something for building software, releasing software or a combination of the two. One such tool that has been on the market for a while now is Microsoft’s Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS for short). Originally starting it’s life as an on-premise solution (TFS), and later […]
Read MoreIn part 1 of this series we talked about the DevOps lessons about teamwork and goals we could learn from the evolution of pit crew performance from the 1950’ to the modern-day courtesy of an amazing video on YouTube, with some inside information from a former Formula 1 pit crew member. There are a number […]
Read MoreIn our recent event on Building an Awesome Digital Culture my DevOpsGuys co-Founder James Smith (@TheDevMgr) played an awesome video comparing the performance of 1950’s pit crew with a modern Formula 1 crew from 2013. The difference in performance is stark – 67 seconds versus about 3 seconds for the modern crew. I found the […]
Read MoreRead our CTO Steve Thair’s quote on the importance of automation and collaboration In the latest e-book launched today by BMC. In the e-book entitled “Flip the Switch to Continuous Delivery” , BMC and contributors provides insights that will enhance team productivity; streamlining deployments and adjusting cultural aspects to optimise your DevOps success. click here […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of years, we have been managing environment configuration of a Windows-based production environment with Powershell DSC. It’s been working rather nicely so far – any configuration drift is fixed within 15 minutes, and Windows-literate engineers are quick to get used to the Powershell-based configuration syntax. We have a great Continuous Delivery […]
Read MoreRecently we were asked if we could help a company to reduce the costs of their infrastructure in Microsoft Azure. They were wanting to move rapidly, so working on a plan to re-architect their system to make use of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) features that Azure provides wasn’t a viable option – we had to find […]
Read MoreWe are delighted to have been invited to present on May 3rd at the AppD Summit Europe. Taking place in London at InterContinental London – The O2, Steve Thair of DevOpsGuys will talk about “Automation: The good, the bad and the ugly” as part of a track focused on modern software technologies and practices. The […]
Read MoreAs we all sat chatting, sharing food and drinks at our first Lean In Circle, the question arose: “What is great about being a woman at DevOpsGuys?” When life pops up or kids pop out everyone needs a bit of flexibility. We’ve all been there in one guise or another; kids to school, assemblies to […]
Read MoreAs part of the MVP Tech Days Online (Channel 9, February 2017) DevOpsGuys CTO Steve Thair interviewed world renowned author Gene Kim. In a discussion entitled DevOps: to culture and beyond, Gene answers questions on his books, digital culture and digital transformation: Gene – can you start by giving us a bit of background on […]
Read MoreDigital Transformation is continuing to revolutionise the way that organisations in all sectors deliver services to customers, transact with suppliers and manage internal processes. The mantra “every business is a digital business” was first coined at the peak of the dot com boom, but the early embrace of internet technologies that characterised the late 1990’s […]
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