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Introduction: The Power of Alignment The idea for this blog post emerged during a heartfelt conversation with a good friend and well-wisher. As we reflected on our long careers, we … Continue reading Aligning for Success: The Three Pillars of Career Growth
Establishing and nurturing a community in the evolving global tech communities like DevOps, Cloud Native, and Value Stream presents diverse challenges. Reflecting on my decade-long experience, I have distilled valuable … Continue reading The Journey of Cultivating and Fostering Global Tech Communities: Lessons Learned over Ten Years
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native technologies, the journey through innovation, community building, and knowledge sharing is a continuous loop of learning and growth. Over the last few years, as … Continue reading Reflecting on Transformative Years as a CNCF KubeCon and CloudNativeCon Programming Committee Member
In the rapidly evolving distributed businesses& technologies landscape, understanding the intricacies of cloud and edge computing is paramount. I got a complimentary copy of the book “Technology Operating Models for … Continue reading Book Review: Distributed Technology Operating Models: Navigating the Cloud and Edge Landscape
As technology transforms industries, non-tech enterprises( Banks, Retail, Government etc.) increasingly rely on software development to drive growth and innovation. However, providing a positive developer experience can be a significant … Continue reading The Brutal Truth: Developer Experience Challenges in Non-Tech Enterprises
We all learn from various sources – people, books, experiences, videos & podcasts. I have learnt a lot from Dr Mik’s podcast, and he has interviewed some of my DevOps … Continue reading Mik + One Podcast – BMK’s Interview
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to pen a chapter on “Speed and Stability — Redefining IT with DevOps” for our NZITP 60th anniversary. You could read my chapter online and other authors’ contributions to this edition.
There are very few in the world whom you haven’t worked with or met in person, but they inspire you to bring your best version of yourselves every day. They … Continue reading Thank you, Kelsey Hightower
What does it takes to deliver software at speed, help organizational agility like other Unicorns? Answer: Organizational culture & CI/CD pipelines. Context Ten years since Jez Humble and Dave Farley … Continue reading CI/CD Pipeline Reflects Organizational Culture – Part 1
To stay compliant, secure, you need to go faster. You may wonder how is that possible? Governance, Risk & Security — generally a bottleneck in most of the enterprises for … Continue reading DevOps is Right, DevSecOps is Left, GRC in the Middle
On a quest to learn and practice more about DevOps & challenges, I continuously look for the opportunity to learn from practitioners, authors, thought leaders. I wanted to amplify my … Continue reading BMK’s Tribute to DevOps Enterprise Summit
First of all, Congratulations to Gene Kim and IT Revolution team for the launch of #IDEALCAST. The inaugural episode titled as Digital Disruption, The Five Ideals: Peter Moore and Dr. … Continue reading The Idealcast } BMK’s Review & Takeaways
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