The world of software development seems to create new buzzwords, processes, and methodologies almost as fast as it develops new software tools. The reason is that the industry is constantly evolving and becoming more efficient. However, in the software development...
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After national recognition, Plutora makes the top 10 in fastest growing private companies in Silicon Valley
Just last month Plutora made its debut on the Inc. 5000 list, the hallmark of entrepreneurial success that features the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Looking a little closer to home, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Plutora ranked number...
Continuous Improvement in a CI/CD Pipeline
In 1993, the movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, launched its way into our hearts and minds as one of the top-rated movies of all time. In the movie, Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, comically lives the same day over and over again. His objective, as he...
Come Talk to Us and Merck at Jenkins World 2018 – Booth 120
It’s that time again as Jenkins World is upon us. I love that the conference is being renamed to DevOps World as it spotlights a key aspect – this conference now covers a much wider area than discussions about an open source continuous integration server. What Brings...
One Company’s Success with Test Environment Management
If you live in the United Kingdom, Ireland or in the eastern United States, there is a good chance that your electricity is provided by Centrica or one of its subsidiaries. With 27,000,000 customers, they are in the top 100 utility companies in the United Kingdom....
10 Key Steps to Value Stream Mapping for Software Delivery
A few years back, a large mortgage company was struggling. Their mortgage application process was taking an average of more than three weeks to come to an approval decision. Their customers were growing more and more frustrated. Many were simply leaving and going to...
What is Multi-Speed IT and Why Does it Hurt?
When development teams create applications for the banking industry, they might find themselves interacting with systems of record. If they develop for telecom, they might end up learning about the SS7 Protocol. These systems, developed during the dawn of the...
The Five Tenets of Software Delivery Assurance
Delivery Assurance isn’t a new concept for companies developing and delivering software. The overarching goal – ensuring that new software is delivered on time and on quality, whilst maintaining the integrity of applications in production – has not...
Innovate or Die: Software Delivery Innovation to Survive Digital Transformation
When digital disruption thought leaders discuss examples of companies that are innovating, startups are a common choice. For example, the classic story is of Uber’s ability to quickly redefine the transportation business. What was once dominated by an antiquated taxi...
How to Use Discipline to Achieve Agile DevOps
Despite the promises of DevOps collaboration, software release processes have long been stuck with the myth that IT departments can’t have the best of both the speed and reliability worlds. However, the latest State of DevOps report revealed that IT organizations are...
What is Bimodal IT?
The IT community is constantly searching for ways to deliver on the increasing demand for faster business innovation at lower costs. Agile development processes seem to have taken over as the dominant means of IT delivery, but the reality is far more complex. The...
Top 3 Trends in Software Development
The reality of modern software development and delivery mean a few things. 1. Software projects are increasingly agile The term “Agile” is often overused, what does it mean in the context of release management? While “Agile” is a development process, it can also...