The Power of Microservices
An old customer of mine popped back up recently looking for help. Back in 2007 I developed some software for…
On To My Next Adventure, Automation … Anywhere
This story of why I chose to join my new company and not why I left my old company. This…
The (Near) Future Is About Low Touch Operations
In the title I specify the “near future” so it won’t be taken as a vision for the long term…
The Executive’s Guide to Microservices: An Online Novel
It’s been awhile seen I’ve posted here, but I have been blogging and writing. I have helped launch Microservices Journal with…
Enterprise Architecture
PaaS
Service Oriented Architecture
Software Development
Solution Architecture
The Two Faces of Microservices
Microservices (μServices) are a fascinating evolution of the Distributed Object Computing (DOC) paradigm. Initial design of DOC attempted to solve…
Time for the Tail to Stop Wagging the Dog
Here’s a novel, but controversial statement, “it’s time for the CEO, COO, CIO to start to take joint responsibility for…
Technology of the Year for 2016 – The Web Platform
We’re starting to see predictions about what’s going to be hot in enterprise technology in 2017. Cloud (yet again), Blockchain,…
The Curious Case of the WordPress Docker Container and the Devious XML-RPC Denial of Service Attack
Republished from 04/29 as it was lost due to a Docker Container crash… Irony! I have an article in the…
The Anonymous Neighbor Problem in IT
COMED, my power company, sends out a monthly report that shows me my energy consumption relative to my neighbors. Every…
Hard Choices Are Required When Adopting a Cloud Operating Model
When was the last time you’ve ever heard anyone say “IT Applications & Operations”? Frankly, in my 30+ year career…