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Doing the ‪@bobbrindley. (I asked for extra pickles. The clerk was confused. I asked again, even, “can I pay for them?” And the assistant manager type looked over his shoulder and said a firm “no.” I mean, I don’t want to fuck with McDonald’s global supply chain and bring down their whole ERP system, causing some kind of “unanticipated gherkin headwinds” on their quarterly call ["we took a q3 hit due to unexpected demands for extra toppings in the Netherlands. We can't really blame the Benelux managers, they can always be trusted. We've hired PwC to investigate and we believe it's the deliberate work of a rogue Texan. This person of interest ordered something they (we're not sure how this individual self-identifies yet and I’d like to take this chance to remind you that we are committed to diversity!) termed 'extra pickles.’ Due to our dedication to customer service, the staff on hand gave the individual five extra pickles. Rolled up to our EMEA and then global revenue for this quarter, this unexpected - and, frankly, bizarre - fulfillment of pickle satisfactuals has required us to adjust guidance for the quarter, sadly, downwards. We've notified local authorities and are cracking all US passports until this is solved. Now we'll take the first question from Goldman..."] or anything...but...pickles?) From instagram

Docker: IaaS or PaaS? Reflections on DockerCon EU (451 Research)

As mentioned in my newsletter recently, I typed up a think piece on Docker (the company and the emerging ecosystem after it’s EU conference earlier this month. 451 clients can read it behind the paywall, but here’s the 451 Take: The ecosystem around the Docker container technology is in the process of figuring out Docker’s identity while at the same time contending with a sudden rise in popularity. Although early attention on Docker paired it up against the likes of VMware at, let’s say, the IaaS level, as we investigate further, Docker looks like more of a PaaS innovator.
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Coté Memo #059: Containers make butter-scotch pudding delicious and floors shine

Tech & Work World Floor wax, dessert topping As I mention below, I’ve had more time to write reports recently. I just submitted one titled “Docker: floor-wax or dessert topping? Reflections on DockerCon EU”. It’s one of our “spotlight” pieces, which means it’s an open-ended think-piece rather than a write-up of a briefing. Here’s some excerpts: 451 Take: The container technology Docker and the ecosystem around it is figuring out its identity while at the same time contending with a sudden rise in popularity.
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Who's in the CI/CD space, and what is it?

I’m starting to put together some research into CI/CD. That might even be the wrong name: I’m more interested in starting to catalog different parts (and vendors/projects) in The DevOps Pipeline. Looking at Jenkins and crew seems like a good start. Inspired by @krishnan’s ever excellent Docker ecosystem mind-map, I thought I’d start one for CI/CD. What would you add and correct about it? http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/487228559/ci-cd?width=600&height=400&z=0.4 There’s also an excellent DZone overview of the space (with a positive example of native advertising if you’re into over-thinking on that kind of thing), and I like this question from the most recent Eclipse Community survey (2014):
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Cloud is developers

I often brow-beat people into the notion that “cloud is all about developers.” That’s hyperbolic - there’s actually a lot more to cloud than just supporting custom written software…and yet, that seems like the bulk of it. By “developers” I mean you’re running a SaaS (you’re a company who sells the SaaS, like an “ISV” would sell packaged software) or you’re a company that uses cloud-based applications to help run their business (think of online banking, or Uber, or mobile loyalty apps like the Starbuck’s app…or internal applications just used to help run a company).
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