by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 15, 2019 | DevOps, Strategy, Systems
Today I will share my high-level process and questions for reflecting and improving an organization’s delivery process and outcomes. First, review the Aspects of Software Delivery Performance (DORA) that generate improved business outcomes: Deployment... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 1, 2019 | DevOps
Yesterday, I faced a situation that may be familiar to you and the people you collaborate with: Carve a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern in less than 90 minutes so that it could be enjoyed by children trick-or-treating on Halloween. I’m sharing this story because I... by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 25, 2019 | DevOps
Here’s an idea to help your team build empathy for what customers are feeling when they use your service. Read raw, unedited customer feedback about your product or service as a team. There’s probably a ton of this data kicking around your... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 23, 2019 | DevOps
When was the last time you worked uninterrupted for one hour? An entire hour. Much of the work technologists and other knowledge workers perform requires significant time to load context, think, and work out the solution. But frequently, we do not give people that... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 16, 2019 | DevOps, Docker
Previously, I explained why you need to set limits for container resource usage and how to limit a container’s memory resources. Today, I’ll show you how to configure cpu resource limits. The first thing to point out is that CPU resources are often a bit... by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 3, 2019 | DevOps, Docker
Ok, so maybe you’re convinced why you need to set limits for container resource usage, especially when running on shared container application platforms like ECS, Kubernetes, and Swarm. In this post, I’ll show you how to set memory limits for a basic Java... 