May 12, 2017Should Tech Conferences Be More Inclusive?Spoiler alert — The answer is yes. Tech conferences should be more inclusive. Let me take you through all the things you didn’t even know you were getting wrong… I’ve been to a lot of tech conferences over the past couple of years but at the moment I’m organising my…Diversity7 min read
Feb 9, 2017Config Management Camp 2017I had a fabulous time at Config Management Camp this year, so I decided to write a brief post about what I learnt. Spoiler alert — it’s all about people! Community I am from a very large family, and when we all get together it’s noisy, rowdy, drunken and wonderful…Public Speaking4 min read
Dec 28, 2016What I’ve been up to…I should have posted these at the time, but 2016 got the better of me and my blog has been rather neglected. Below is an update on some of the talks I have given recently. My next talk will be at Config Management Camp in Gent — Resilient Systems Require…Dev Ops2 min read
Dec 28, 2016I’m Looking for a JobThis post was published on December 28th 2016. I’m now working at Server Density as their Product Manager and I’M LOVING IT! This post was read over 1000 times during my job search so I will leave it here as inspiration for others. …Dev Ops3 min read
Oct 6, 2015Mindful DevOps and The Other “C Word”We talk about culture and collaboration a lot in the DevOps community. Culture is a cornerstone of a successful DevOps transformation, and the right culture is a critical to creating a productive environment for engineers. …Productivity5 min read
Sep 25, 2015Review of WinOps 2015This week I attended the first WinOps conference in London, a conference dedicated to the people, tools and practices it takes to “do DevOps” on Windows. The day was well organised, well executed and well attended which was impressive as a new event. …Dev Ops3 min read
Aug 22, 2015DevOps Saved My Life (Probably)When I think about the effects that stress and anxiety can have on your health, I am surprised I got out of Release Management alive. Recently I’ve been reflecting on how practices like Continuous Delivery are changing roles within IT and whilst I love to chat about the business benefits…Dev Ops4 min read