By now, we hope you’re aware that we are hosting our first conference, Tasktop Connect, on October 4, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. At Tasktop Connect, leaders from some of the most successful IT organizations such as Comcast, Nationwide, Lockheed Martin, and others, will share their best practices and lessons learned from undergoing large-scale Agile and …
As Software Engineers, we tend to get lost within our ivory towers. We are logical people, and crave logic in the world around us. The real world around us, though, is messy and frustratingly illogical. I am happiest, and most productive, when I have a well-defined Epic to work on, with clear requirements and acceptance …
Getting started with automation is a bit like investing – high risks with potential high rewards. Most DevOps transformations are set in motion in order to get things done better; “better” often meaning getting things done quicker and cheaper. I attended the lifecycle and continuous tracks on Days 1 and 2, respectively, of the HPE …
Last week we looked at Infrastructure as Code (IaC), an emerging set of IT automation tools and practices that enable infrastructure management through a software layer. Today we will examine the impact of IaC on the business, using a “software-defined” lens to understand how this technology is a driver of change and transformation in the …
How Infrastructure as Code is used to automate operations in software delivery, allowing a shift from ITSM to DevOps. In my previous article, we looked at several examples of technologies that have become software-defined, and determined that adoption demands a significant shift in how a business organizes its value stream. We examined at some of the key concepts underscoring software-defined …
At Tasktop, we talk about Tasktop Gateway to solve a multitude of problems, but mainly it’s centered on the development and testing side of the DevOps lifecycle. So what about the IT teams who also play an integral role in software delivery? Luckily, Tasktop Gateway can help them as well. As an example, the short …
Like many of you, a number of our customers are undergoing DevOps transformations in order to decrease the time it takes for them to deliver value to their customers. While it seems like everyone is “doing DevOps” these days, there’s not really a standard definition of what that means. At Tasktop, we take the big …