User stories are represented as work items in Azure DevOps, allowing you to manage and track them effectively throughout the development lifecycle. Creating a User story in Azure DevOps is a straightforward Process. This guide will walk you through the process of creating user stories in Azure DevOps, covering each step in detail. Navigate to…
SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms are hosted centrally and accessed through the Internet. They are subscription-based, providing users with regular updates and maintenance without manual intervention. Unlike traditional software applications, SaaS platforms offer scalability, and flexibility, and often follow a pay-as-you-go pricing model. For a detailed outlook that distinguishes these two paradigms, I am…
I was shocked to find this article on ReadWrite: The Truth About DevOps: IT Isn’t Dead; It’s not even Dying. Wait a second, do people really think this? Truth is I have heard whispers of this before. I was at a meetup recently where the speaker claimed “With more automation, you can eliminate ops. You can…
As DevOps adoption picks up pace, the signs are everywhere. Infrastructure as code once a backwater concept, and a hoped-for ideal, has become an essential to many startups. Why Might That Be? My theory is that devops enables the business in a lot of profound ways. Sure it means one sysadmin can do much more,…
I was having a conversation with a colleague recently. We were discussing DevOps, and the topic of Ansible came up as I was advocating it as a great tool to get things done. Here’s what he had to say…“I’ve tried using Ansible a few times and this is what I found with it. It is…
I was recently talking with a colleague of mine about where AWS is today. Obviously, these companies are migrating to EC2 & the cloud rapidly. The growth rates are staggering. The question was… “What’s good and bad with Amazon today?” It’s an interesting question. I think there are some dirty little secrets here, but also…
You want to make your wordpress site bulletproof? No server outage worries? Want to make it faster & more reliable. And also host on cheaper components? I was after all these gains & also wanted to kick the tires on some of Amazon’s latest devops offerings. So, I plotted a way forward to completely automate…
First things first. This is not meant to be a beef against developers. But let’s not ignore the elephant in the living room which is the divide between brilliant code writers and the risk-averse operations team. Let’s learn how you can hire a developer that won’t suck below in this article. By the way, we…
Larry Summers, Director of the White House’s National Economic Council coined the phrase “preserving optionality” back when he was deputy secretary of the treasury under Robert Rubin in the Clinton administration. It was meant to describe a strategy of keeping options open and fluid, fighting the urge to make choices too soon, before all of…
In the dynamic realm of software development and operations, where collaboration and alignment are paramount, there exists a four-letter word that has the potential to evoke both trepidation and tension. Risk, often viewed as a double-edged sword, is a fundamental concept that drives decision-making, shapes strategies, and delineates the boundaries between development (Dev) and operations…