Author: Richard Bashara

The principle of fail fast is either the best thing since the transistor or nothing but hot air. It depends on the size …

DevOps fits this odd niche between development and oversight. Like any “Wild West” type of position, pretty much anything goes. Your job is …

This year, you tell yourself, you are going to be prepared! You will arm yourself with a new status page, and create web …

Hacks that make headlines are painful for everyone involved, but with some clever preparation and web monitoring at your side you can avoid …

Waking up at 3 AM to deal with a downed service is a special kind of pain, isn’t it? A cross between annoyance, …

Big features make headlines, but they can be a challenge to deploy without staying dedicated to the finish line. Even the best laid …

George Romero’s zombie classic, Dawn of the Dead, is the perfect analogy for the DevOps experience. Your cluster of services is like your …

We once asked whether it was possible to remain both incompetent and in business. We concluded that while incompetency is not a desirable …

Migrations carry a setup cost and engineers don’t work for free. Even under the most ideal conditions, it’s possible moving data between web …

An acquaintance of mine works for a company that still uses Windows XP to manage some internal applications. The higher ups of the …