May 31, 2019How I setup a pirate treasure hunt for my kids on our beach vacationEvery year my family ventures forth to the beach for holiday weekends like countless other families. For me, the most important thing is making sure that even with the hustle of daily life, my wife and I set aside quality time for our little ones. Setting aside a full week…Treasure Hunt5 min readTreasure Hunt5 min read
Published in IBM Cloud·May 3, 2019Kubernetes & 12-factor appsIf you’re building apps in containers, you’ve more than likely heard about “12-factor”. The 12-factor principles (see more details of the basic principles if you’re not familiar with 12-factor) provide a well-defined set of guidelines for developing microservices. …Kubernetes9 min readKubernetes9 min read
Published in IBM Cloud·Oct 10, 2018IBM Cloud Private V3.1: Top Five ImprovementsWe are very pleased to announce the release of IBM Cloud Private V3.1! With IBM Cloud Private 3.1, you can enable your enterprise to make the journey to cloud. Below are five of the top upgrades and enhancements offered in IBM Cloud Private V3.1. 1. Simplified getting started and easier updates Stand up time for new clusters…Kubernetes6 min readKubernetes6 min read
Published in IBM Cloud·Oct 24, 2017Deploy Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry with ease in your data centerTL;DR If you’re trying to make sense of containers, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, and Docker, Oh My! Then give a skim and maybe a read, About deploying private cloud in your datacenter, with ease! …Docker7 min readDocker7 min read
Published in DevOps For the Cloud·Mar 31, 2017Find Harmony across blended Cloud Native and Cloud Enabled architecturesAs a startup, you have immense opportunities to build something new without the encumbrance of a large existing product. But within the enterprise — particularly for Fortune 500 companies in regulated industries, nothing is ever really greenfield. So how do you balance risk tolerance of traditional highly transactional systems with…DevOps4 min readDevOps4 min read
Published in DevOps For the Cloud·Mar 17, 2017Scaling DevOps toolchains across your enterpriseThe typical enterprise is an experiment in human scalability. Brilliant startups are small, disruptive, and move fast. Enterprises have decades of experience and skill that made them successful, but also impedes their ability to change up their game to today’s rules of the market. How can we achieve the innovative…DevOps3 min readDevOps3 min read
Published in DevOps For the Cloud·Feb 12, 2017Stop letting your large enterprise ship bad software.What does it mean for a large enterprise to apply Agile and DevOps practices to make itself more competitive? How do you coach or lead a fundamental cultural transition to being more responsive to user and market demands? I’ve been a software developer for more than 15 years and have…DevOps6 min readDevOps6 min read
