I was talking with my client the other day as they were looking to replace their web gateway from the early 2000s with an enterprise version of an open-source alternative. This client had a long-standing relationship with BigCo, but wasn’t really happy with them. My client’s previous attempt to escape for a smaller vendor with a much better offering and …
Software Is Change
Today I’m going to touch on something that is near and dear to my heart as an engineer, and that is breaking changes at scale. Granted there are industries and armies of consultants dedicated to the concept of change management ranging from ITIL to Agile/Scum. At the core, the focus is on documenting the change request and resulting change. My …
Do You Have A Time Bomb in Your Data Center Waiting to Go Off?
Every organization has at least one. The black box in the corner, that few understand, and even fewer that want to touch. It hums along for years powering the critical parts of the business. It contains the crown jewels of your enterprise. When it goes down, so does your business, but is it a time bomb waiting to go off? …