From Expert to Code: AI, the “Zero-Shot,” and the Enduring Need for Engineers
For decades, building software has been a game of telephone. A subject matter expert (SME)—a doctor, a logistician, a financial…
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…
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…
Cloud Native: The Next Major Developer Paradigm Shift
Every decade for the past forty years we’ve seen a major paradigm shift in software development. The next major paradigm…
Making Financial Sense of PaaS
As a consultant one of the common artifacts I’m frequently asked for is a cost estimate for a statement of…
Software Testing is Too Critical to Overlook
Today’s software testing practices are abysmal. You’re a major provider of health insurance services to general consumers. Your website is…
Why Platform-as-a-Service is the Operating System Of The Cloud
When I took my operating systems fundamentals course in college I was taught that an operating system provides very specific…
DevOps Master: Building Bridges Between Dev and Ops
I will admit I have been a strong opponent of those listing roles and organizations as DevOps. Primarily because DevOps…