The growing number of unicorns and futurecorns is great news for the UK economy. But,…
Women-only tech training: why it matters
It’s well-known that women are underrepresented in the world of tech. Turning this around will…
Prime your cloud strategy to deliver cost savings, not cost headaches
Why is cloud spend such a thorny subject for so many organisations? And what can…
Why Cloud and DevOps are better together
To maximise the benefits of cloud computing while optimising costs, a DevOps approach is the…
Gartner’s 2021 tech trends go further with DevOps
Gartner’s annual overview of technology trends for the year ahead is always worth a read.…
Real-life journeys to operational maturity
A few weeks ago, we blogged about the importance of tech scale-ups focusing on the…
Cloud migration, technical debt and more: our most-read blogs of 2020
Events of 2020 accelerated the cloud adoption and digital transformation strategies of many businesses. So,…
The top 5 blockers of a Cloud Migration
What are the major blockers to an organisation’s cloud migration? The Flexera State of Cloud Report …
Your holiday reading sorted: book recommendations from DevOpsGroup
It’s no secret that 2021 will bring new challenges for organisations of all sectors, sizes…
DevOps – The next 5 years
Recently I was asked the question on LinkedIn: “Where will DevOps be in 5 years’ …
Microsoft’s Enterprise DevOps Report 2020-21: an inside look
Microsoft recently published its first annual Enterprise DevOps Report. As one of the co-authors,…
The Top 5 Benefits of Managed Cloud
Why use a 3rd party cloud managed services provider (“Cloud MSP”) to help you manage your cloud…
What is event-driven automation and why do you need it?
The A in the CALMS model of DevOps stands for Automation. Automation is the key…
The #1 DevOps transformation mistake organisations are making
In the 7.5 years we’ve been working in DevOps what’s the #1 DevOps Transformation mistake…
Slash waste with DevOps ways of working
Parallels between manufacturing and software development have led many organisations to adopt lean principles for…
So, you’re doing DevOps. But what about self-service?
The big question for any tech scale-up is how to grow revenue without a parallel…
Cloud managed services: find a partner, not a provider
Getting the most from your investment in cloud-based systems requires a deep and dynamic understanding…
Modern operations: five foundational pillars
So, you’ve invested in the cloud. Most systems and applications are now built there or…
Five ways DevOps helps with technical debt
Many organisations uncover mountains of technical debt during their migration to the cloud. But what…
Challenges you’ll face as a scale-up CTO, and how to overcome them
Crossing the chasm from start-up to scale-up is exhilarating. But don’t expect it to be…