Tag Archives: DevOps

DevOps and Security

Posted on June 27, 2016 by way0utwest

DevOps is a buzzword these days, and like many of the hyped concepts written about, it has a lot of meanings. There is this idea releasing software more often, using automation, having various groups talk to each other, and more, … Continue reading →

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What is DevOps?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by way0utwest

There is a lot of confusion in the world about DevOps. Some of that might be because the concept hasn’t been well defined, or implemented, in many organizations. It might also be because other companies have been running as DevOps … Continue reading →

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Finding Production Drift

Posted on June 2, 2015 by way0utwest

A few years ago when I started delivering presentations about automating database delivery with Grant Fritchey, I was surprised by something. We were rehearsing a talk and Grant mentioned that there were really only two places where we knew the … Continue reading →

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Building Small Habits

Posted on February 26, 2015 by way0utwest

I was reading Kenneth Fisher’s piece on constraints recently and was struck by the fact that this is one of those small changes you make to your coding that has big benefits. In essence, rather than being lazy and writing this: CREATE … Continue reading →

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