Disrupting an industry to help the little guys grow
How iRexchange leverage AWS to rapidly bring a nimble, game-changing platform to market.
Sian Hughes
You'll always remember your first time...open sourcing
Have you considered opening sourcing any of your work? It might seem daunting, but in reality it's not all that difficult. Here's a brief introduction based on my first open source experience.
Henrik Axelsson
Story time
Let me tell you a story about stories.As more organisations move toward an agile way of working, user stories are increasingly being used as the preferred technique for capturing requirements.
Henrik Axelsson
Innovating with AWS
AWS 2018 Summit Partner panelHannah Browne discusses all things Cevo, collaborating with customers and the new kid on the block ‘FinOps’
Sian Hughes
Get Baking
On a roll - our client releases their second project to open source.As the number of AWS accounts a team uses increases, so does the headache of access and credential management. Identity accounts can help. We called ours Bakery.
Henrik Axelsson
Automatically Compliant
Wouldn't it be great to not worry about compliance?Compliance is a thing. A big thing in most big organisations. Meeting compliance obligations, whether they are based on regulation, code of conduct or risk, can be arduous. Fortunately, automation can help!
Henrik Axelsson
It's Showtime!
Time to show what you've gotShowcases are part of the regular Agile development cadence. However I’ve worked at organisations that are ‘Agile’ yet don’t do them. Despite its name, showcases can have greater benefits than simply showing work.
Henrik Axelsson
Productise me!
Have you thought about how to make your work a product?Henrik Axelsson
DevOps, Deindividuation and the DeLorean.
Trent Hornibrook theorises that the "us"/"them" culture in some organisations is a symptom of the social psychology concept 'Deindividuation'.Encourage direct communication between people at all levels. Avoid, at all cost, the feedback by organisational hierarchy. Communication loses its authenticity when performed this way.
Trent Hornibrook
Evolving team leadership
There is much written about the changing roles of Development and Operations staff when organisations undergo agile/devops transformations. But what about the changing role of the Team Leader?There is much written about the changing roles of Development and Operations staff when organisations undergo agile/devops transformations. But what about the changing role of the Team Leader?
In pre-agile environments, as a Team Lead, your role is one of structure and co-ordination, it is through you that work routes. You know the skills and capacity of your team and are regularly making decisions about what can and can’t be done.
You might find yourself asking “Do we need Team Lead’s in an agile/devops culture?” and If so “What value can I provide?”
Steve Mactaggart