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Create visible workflows to achieve well-architected software.
Understand and use meaningful data to measure success.
Integrate and automate quality, security, and compliance into daily work.
Understand the unique values and behaviors of a successful organization.
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An on-demand learning experience from the people who brought you The Phoenix Project, Team Topologies, Accelerate, and more.
Learn how making work visible, value stream management, and flow metrics can affect change in your organization.
Clarify team interactions for fast flow using simple sense-making approaches and tools.
Multiple award-winning CTO, researcher, and bestselling author Gene Kim hosts enterprise technology and business leaders.
In the first part of this two-part episode of The Idealcast, Gene Kim speaks with Dr. Ron Westrum, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University.
In the first episode of Season 2 of The Idealcast, Gene Kim speaks with Admiral John Richardson, who served as Chief of Naval Operations for four years.
New half-day virtual events with live watch parties worldwide!
DevOps best practices, case studies, organizational change, ways of working, and the latest thinking affecting business and technology leadership.
Is slowify a real word?
Could right fit help talent discover more meaning and satisfaction at work and help companies find lost productivity?
The values and philosophies that frame the processes, procedures, and practices of DevOps.
This post presents the four key metrics to measure software delivery performance.
De-Risking Cloud Lock-In
This paper, published in the Fall 2024 Enterprise Technology Leadership Journal, addresses the challenges faced by senior technology leaders, particularly United States Government (USG) officials, in selecting cloud service providers (CSPs). The authors aim to provide new perspectives on vendor lock-in during the selection process and dispel common misconceptions that have led to poor outcomes across various sectors. The paper discusses the complexities of choosing between single-cloud and multi-cloud approaches, highlighting the trade-offs between flexibility and cost.
Vendor lock-in cannot be completely avoided and multi-cloud strategies are not always the best solution for flexibility and freedom.
Organizations should use tools like Wardley maps to understand their capabilities and make informed decisions about cloud deployment.
Understanding organizational constraints, including staff skills and authorization processes, is crucial when choosing a CSP.
Organizations should define exit criteria and incorporate exit strategies into their contracts with cloud vendors to mitigate risks.
The authors challenge two prevalent myths: that vendor lock-in must be avoided at all costs and that choosing multiple clouds provides greater flexibility and freedom. They argue that while lock-in should be considered, it cannot be fully avoided and that multi-cloud strategies often introduce significant complexities and costs. The paper provides guidance on making strategic decisions in cloud services, focusing on understanding scope and capabilities, constraints, the importance of sensing and responding to changes and planning for potential exits from cloud providers.
Virginia Laurenzano joined the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2002 as a cryptomathematician and has been a DevOps champion since reading her first IT Revolution publication in 2016. She’s worked in many fields including cryptanalysis, software development, counterterrorism, and technical leadership. Virginia co-founded NSA’s Developer Experience (DevX) program in 2018. She holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an MSc in Computer Science from Loyola University Maryland. At work, you’ll frequently find Virginia dressed like her fashion idol, Ms. Frizzle. Outside of work, she’s Mama! - an avid nerdy cross-stitcher, yogi, sourdough baker, and lover of tea.
Steve Pereira has spent over two decades improving the flow of work across organizations. He’s worked through tech support, IT management, build and release engineering, and as a founding CTO for enterprise SaaS. He serves as lead consultant for Visible Value Stream Consulting, as a board advisor to the Value Stream Management Consortium, Chair of the OASIS Value Stream Management Interoperability technical committee, and co-founder of the Flow Collective to bring flow-focused professionals together. Since 2017, he has been developing and facilitating Flow Engineering to make flow improvement in large organizations accessible, collaborative, and actionable.
Adrienne Shulman is the founder of Tenger Ways, a consulting company helping organizations navigate digital transformations by applying modern engineering practices to the world of traditional IT. Previously she served as vice president of global business operations at Cornerstone OnDemand, responsible for enterprise IT, business applications, and business intelligence. She is a passionate advocate for DevOps as a way to bring joy back into the workplace.
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