Articles by Bruce Johnston
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Does any big software organization really know what’s happening in their software delivery processes? After 10 years of DevOps and automation we ship more changes than ever before. And we’re only …
Docker Tags Demystified: A Guide With Examples
The main principle behind Docker and containerization isn’t too difficult to grasp. You put your software and its dependencies inside a “package” and distribute it. Whoever has this …
Using git diff to Compare Tags: A Guide With Examples
In Git, you can use the git diff command for comparisons. This command is very powerful and flexible, and it covers a lot of ground, but today we’ll be narrowing the scope down to the “git …
Git Grep Like a Pro: The Complete Guide
How do you search for a given string inside many different files? If you’re familiar with the command line, you have the answer on the tip of your tongue: grep. You may know that there is a …
Docker Commit Explained: A Guide With Examples
Docker is a popular set of tools for creating and running applications in containers. Developing an application to run in a container means isolating the application from the underlying …
Docker Build: A Detailed Guide With Examples
One of the many ways Docker makes your life easier is that there are a bunch of development tools you no longer need to install on your machine. Instead, you can rely on images. But if you plan on …
Continuous Delivery Change Management in ITIL Frameworks
Key takeaways ITIL change management framework doesn’t work for frequent software releases That’s a problem because regulated teams want continuous delivery By automating change management they can …
How to deliver software with Continuous Compliance: A DevOps culture
Imagine your developers are the world’s fastest relay team 🏃 When it comes to build, test, and qualify they get round the running track faster than anyone else. Unfortunately for them the finishing …
Why ITIL Change Management doesn’t work for DevOps teams
Are you trying to do DevOps under regulation? If so, you’ll know the pain of change management. In this article we’ll look at how delivering software with DevOps is incompatible with old school ways …
How regulated teams can avoid the DevOps Lite trap with DevOps Change Management
DevOps is being adopted across regulated industries, but old ITIL approaches to change management still create unnecessary lead times and risks. Fortunately, you don’t have to fall into the DevOps …
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