Implementing DevOps - Top Six Mistakes
By Necco Ceresani
Everyone loves to talk about DevOps, but when it comes to real life
enterprise implementation, things start to get a little shaky. Having gone
through the process with hundreds of organizations, the XebiaLabs Sale
Engineering Team relayed to me the six most common mistakes they see when
enterprises implement DevOps for the first time. Change is never easy, but if
you can dodge these top six mistakes, your transition to DevOps can be
relatively painless.
Not getting buy-in early in the implementation
Go to the person that “owns the box” on the Production (aka “Ops”)
side. Talk about your initiative, and help him/her understand how this will
benefit the Operational teams. (goal: one-button deployments in PROD)
Be willing to partner closely with this person, providing updates (demos,
training) for the Operati... (more)
The 2015 State of Software Delivery - Key Takeaways
by Necco Ceresani
Change is hard, especially when it impacts organizational structure, legacy
systems and processes. Our third annual software delivery survey reveals that
the management of change is a long road as the majority of our respondents
continue their implementation of Continuous Integration in 2015.
Q: What projects did you undertake in 2014?
A: Continuous Integration (48%)
The majority stated that they continued their implementation of continuous
integration in 2014. Continued implementation of automated testing came ... (more)
When it comes to microservices there are myths and uncertainty about the
journey ahead. Deploying a “Hello World” app on Docker is a long way from
making microservices work in real enterprises with large applications,
complex environments and existing organizational structures.
February 19, 2015 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET → 45 Minutes
Join our four experts: Special host Gene Kim, Gary Gruver, Randy Shoup and
XebiaLabs’ Andrew Phillips as they explore the realities of microservices
in today’s IT world:
What are the promised benefits of microservices? What can go wrong as we
transfor... (more)
How We Use XL TestView to Improve the Test Quality of XL Deploy
By Paul van der Ende
Here at the XebiaLabs we care a lot about quality. That means we have to do a
lot of testing for our products. Since we have a relatively small
development team, and a code base that grows rapidly, that means we have to
automate our tests. To get an impression, for XL Deploy, we have automated
tests for components like the user interface and the server. But we also
have automated tests for all our plugins, in combination with different
types of middleware, operating system, etc. This all adds up t... (more)
XebiaLabs Launches The Periodic Table of DevOps Tools
by Necco Ceresani
XebiaLabs launches of three new DevOps Tools that will change the way you
look at the DevOps landscape.
The Periodic Table of DevOps Tools
The Periodic Table of DevOps Tools is a dynamic, embed-able and
aesthetically pleasing device that allows users to visualize the most popular
DevOps tools, define them, and categorize each tool by functionality and
pricing model. Whether you are looking for an Open Source CI tool or an
Enterprise Testing tool, The Periodic Table of DevOps Tools is the one stop
shop for a... (more)
XebiaLabs is the technology leader for automation software for DevOps and Continuous Delivery. It focuses on helping companies accelerate the delivery of new software in the most efficient manner. Its products are simple to use, quick to implement, and provide robust enterprise technology. 
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