Legacy corporates are abound, and they see the Internet unicorns stealing their lunch. They know that if you cant beat 'em, then join 'em. So they also want some of the fancy stuff that the Google's and Facebook's are doing, hoping that
In the book DevOps for the Modern Enterprise, Mirko talks about being a Knowledge worker:
How do you manage yourself in the world of knowledge workers, where your job changes every couple of years and new tools and technologies get
Our current org structures inhibit how we develop software, and therefore how we deliver on business capabilities. Changing the org structure to feature teams, that are self-sufficient, multidisciplinary and cross-functional will lead to better business results.
We touched a little on Conways Law when we spoke about the importance of culture in digital transformation. Since then, I have dug deeply into Conways Law - its implications are so profound on technology, and how companies are building products.
Tldr:
Making Dilbert proud
For those of us stuck in the corporate world, only we can identify with the craziness of our daily jobs. Normal people just wont understand what it takes just to get simple things done. It's hard to explain how common sense and
Digital Transformations Require Modern Software Delivery
To successfully implement an API-led organization necessary for Digital Transformation requires more than just technology – it requires a transformation of software development capabilities
Case studies of telcos such as Telstra, KPN and adjacent industries show that the leaders are leveraging inhouse Agile
The SDP platform has been a personal journey for me, as I started my career in telco implementing it, over the years I have seen it go through its paces, and now 10 years later, I am migrating services off it to
Book review of Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer
In my Reading list post, I listed a book I recently completed. This is my 'book review' of it, of sorts..... After I read this book, I wrote an email to a senior executive, which I have converted into the blog post,
I used to be a voracios reader through primary school and high school, but it kinda stopped somewhere during campus days. I have rekindled it recently, especially with the ability to read on-line (my preference is Google Play Books on Android), although
Personality
This is a brave post, by opening up the details of my personality, I am hoping others will know what makes me tick, what drives me, what scares me, and what makes me do the things I do. This essentially answers the
I wrote a few posts about my desktop setup about 2 years ago. I started with my first MBP in 2013, which I used for about 5 years until I sold it in
Legacy corporates are abound, and they see the Internet unicorns stealing their lunch. They know that if you cant beat 'em, then join 'em. So they also want some of the fancy stuff
In the post about APIs and SOA, I mentioned briefly the architecture we designed and built to the support MAD-API: the API ecosystem. To begin understanding MAD-API and API Management, the first starting
I first read Gregs original book on SOA many years ago, and recently pickup both his 37 Things / Elevator book, and this Cloud Strategy. He starts off with contrasting Cloud to what corporates
AWS has a division called Enterprise Strategy, which is staffed by former CIOs who have each had successful Digital Transformations, including migrations to the Cloud. They travel around the globe helping the largest
Over the last few years, I've learnt some expensive lessons regarding the maintenance of our galvanised metal roof. This post is mainly to my future self, to not make the same mistakes. I