IaC – Infrastructure as Code

The Recipe for Modern IT In the traditional world of IT, setting up a server was a craft.  A sysadmin would log in, click through menus, install packages, and tweak settings until everything worked.  I know, I did this job for much of my early career.  But much like a chef cooking a complex signature Read More …

Measuring ROI for Container Deployments

To ensure a positive return on investment (ROI) from container deployments, organizations must build a comprehensive business case that evaluates both costs and potential benefits. Key benefits include enhanced developer productivity, which can be measured annually on a per-developer basis. Additionally, an agile continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment can be assessed through metrics such as Read More …

Notes – GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions is a powerful automation platform built directly into GitHub.  It allows you to automate workflows within your software development life cycle, right in your repositories. Here’s a breakdown of what it is: Core Functionality: Automation of Workflows: GitHub Actions enables you to create automated workflows that respond to events within your GitHub repository.  These Read More …

YAML – Yet Another Markup Language

In computer programming, YAML stands for YAML Ain’t Markup Language (it was originally intended to mean “Yet Another Markup Language”). It is a human-readable data serialization language. This means it’s designed to represent data in a format that is easy for humans to read and write, while also being easily parsed by computers. Here’s a Read More …