WTF is Cloud Native Enterprise Architecture?

    There are many definitions of Enterprise Architecture (EA), but perhaps the simplest one is in the book “The Software Architect Elevator” by Gregor Hohpe, which describes enterprise architecture as “t...

    WTF is Evolutionary Architecture?

    “An evolutionary architecture supports guided, incremental change across multiple dimension s”. From the book Building Evolutionary Architectures There was a point in time where architectural changes ...

    The Cloud Can Help Deliver Continuous Integration. The Next Challenge Is Continuous Budgeting and Continuous Ideas

    There’s been a cultural revolution in tech departments over the last decade or so, that has allowed engineers and developers to deliver innovation at pace. The question is, how can we ensure the rest ...

    Podcast: Courtney Kissler on Driving Technological Transformations at Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks and Zulily

    Charles Humble talks to Zulily CTO and SVP of Technology Courtney Kissler about experience in driving technological transformations at Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks and Zulily. They discuss Courtney’s jo...

    Business Value, Soccer Canteens, Engineer Retention, and the Bricklayer Fallacy

    Having the privilege of working in software in the 2020s, I hear variations on the following ideas expressed frequently:

    Enforcing Policies with Gatekeeper in Kubernetes

    When managing Kubernetes clusters, cluster administrators need to ensure the overall stability of the system. To accomplish this it is necessary to avoid disruptions to the control plane, and also avo...

    Tackling Supply-Chain Security in Regulated Industries

    The threat of software supply-chain attacks has been looming over the software industry in mellow silence. This all changed when Solarwinds was hit with a large-scale, software supply-chain attack tha...

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    Container Solutions secures a minority investment with GCP

    Container Solutions (“CS”) is pleased to announce a minority investment from Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), the fourth from their investment Fund V. Container Solutions is a professional services co...

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    KubeCon by Train

    Attending KubeCon in Valencia, Spain this year I was thrilled to find exactly the kind of tech community I hoped for; open, fun and fired up by open source. It was great to see the buzz around the Co...