By Michael Ryan, Head of Architecture and Scott Pullano, Regional Head of Cloud Consulting — Software Quality: The Foundation of Application Modernization We used to joke that engineers only tested software if they lacked confidence in their code — the implication being that a confident and extremely capable engineer wouldn’t need to write tests at all. Their code would always work as expected. It was only funny because it is true. Even…

By Michael Ryan, Head of Architecture and Managing Principal Consultant — Fast and Frequent: Is There Really a Need For Speed? Most DevOps transformations focus on speed. The primary goals are often to: Shorten the time between code being committed to code running in production(Lead Time for Changes). Deploy code to production more frequently(Deployment Frequency) The 2021 DORA(DevOps Research and Assessment) report shows Elite DevOps teams are fast. …

Michael Ryan, Managing Principal Consultant and Head of Architecture — In our previous blog, we looked at the common technical challenges facing organizations that have embarked on the process of adopting data mesh architecture, and how to address them. Now let’s look at the top five operational challenges, which if not properly negotiated, can be equally detrimental to success. 1. Failure to automatically update data catalogs with every release

Michael Ryan, Managing Principal Consultant and Head of Architecture — Building a success data mesh architecture requires organizations to address many technical and operational hurdles. Let’s delve into the technical challenges and how they can be overcome. #1: Failure to follow DATSIS principles The success of your data mesh is contingent on it being discoverable, addressable, trustworthy, self-describing, interoperable and secure (DATSIS):

By Michael Ryan, Head of Architecture and Managing Principal Consultant — If you are perfectly happy with your company’s data analytics capabilities and you’re using data to effectively drive business decisions, you can stop reading now. Unfortunately, few readers are in this category. In our experience, even clients with sophisticated data architectures sometimes struggle utilizing their data. …

By Michael Ryan, Head of Architecture and Robin Morrison, Managing Director of Kenzan — Your company struggles to build quality software. The problem is not staff — you have talented engineers, knowledgeable agile professionals and top business leadership. They are all paid at or above the market rate. Everyone is very motivated to succeed — and frustrated with lack of results. Yet when engineers…

By Michael Ryan, Director of Engineering and Andrew VanLoo, Backend Developer III — Many clients begin cloud migrations after hearing stories of increased up-time, reacting quickly to changing market demands, increased ability to attract the best and brightest candidates and substantial cost savings over their on-premises data center. It sounds easy — just move assets to the cloud and the benefits will follow.

By Michael Ryan, Director of Engineering — This is the first of a series of articles on Microservice Design Patterns. The articles center around the growth of a fictional video streaming service, Day After Sports. …

By Robin Morrison, Managing Director and Michael Ryan, Head of Architecture — In a hurry to get to the cloud? Here’s what you need to keep in mind: Tip 1: Gain momentum by addressing others’ points of view up front Tip 2: Paint and communicate a vision for the future Tip 3: Proactively manage expectations of business stakeholders Tip 4: Integrate DevSecOps…