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Most software/cloud vendors have people who do competitive intelligence. Here's what and who that work is useful for. Uses for Competitive IntelligenceJordi asked about the usefulness of competitive intelligence (at software/cloud vendors) in the Software Defined Slack. Here's what I added to the thread: I think competitive intelligence is least useful for product management. Innovation, talking to customers, and finding out sells and doesn't sell from your salesforce is more interesting.

Notes on what it's like to be back, compare and contrast. Also, analysis of our recent kubernetes survey Lots going on at the moment. We’re on vacation for two weeks, finally going back to Texas to visit. Most of our family hasn’t met our two year old, born at the start of COVID in Amsterdam. And while I’ve been back to Austin twice in the ~4.5 years we’ve been expats, the rest of my family hasn’t.

The last "platform" diagram you'll ever need, chop the first paragraph. Scroll all the way down for two secret videos about kubernetes. Grind!How to build apps to run on kubernetesRegister for SpringOne Tour Chicago here, and use the code S1T_SAVE25 for a $25 discount. A Good "Platform" DiagramI'm always looking for good diagrams of a "developer platform," an "internal platform," whatever you want to call that stuff you run on-top of kubernetes.

OMGWTFBBQDEVSECOPS; how to give a DevOpsDays vendor pitch; The Difference Between DevOps & DevSecOpsIn this longer blog post, I go over how I've finally come to think about what DevSecOps is. A summary of what the post covers: A secure software supply chain – This is a fancy way of saying "we know all the components that went into building and deploying this software and trust those components." It also includes the actual CI/CD pipeline that you trust and that's resistant to third parties including malicious code, as we've seen happen in recent years.

The pain of legacy software doesn’t hit until it’s too late. Scroll to the end for a secret video that only you will be able to watch. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Kubernetes for Developers, April 26–27 in Chicago We’re kicking off our developer conferences later this month in Chicago, April 26th and 27th. It’s SpringOne Tour time! This year most of the talks have something to do with app development with/on kubernetes: not all, to be sure.

New kubernetes usage survey info, with IBM 5151 retro-dream charts. Scroll to the end to chill out your ear holes on the smoove waves. Here’s an analysis of the most recent CNCF survey I did. It’s been on the shelf for awhile since we were looking for somewhere to publish it, on InfoQ it turns out. As you can guess, I liked making those charts. Kubernetes Crosses the Chasm, and Other Lessons from the 2021 CNCF Survey The major conclusion of the CNCF’s 2021 annual survey is that Kubernetes usage is mainstream, as the sub-title of the report labeled 2021: “The year Kubernetes crossed the chasm.

Looking at what writing style is and how to weave it into your own thinking. Scroll to the end to see how to get all the Nutella out of the jar. Inspiration for developing a style and aesthetics “We hired you for what you know, not what you don’t know.” This was the best career advice I got early on, that I can remember at least. It worked.

Two pieces of writing advice for when your goal is to communicate, not (just) entertain. Scroll to the bottom for a Yacht Rock playlist. Hold the reader's hand Here’s a piece of writing advice that seems annoying at first, but is especially needed in most non-fiction books: tell people what you’re about to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them. I’ll give you an example.

Family pets as OKRs in FY23. Executives to talk about getting better at software. Scroll to the end to see bacon frying. IRL OKRsNew family member.Objective: enhance our comfort, peace of mind, and sense of comradely by owning a dog. Key Result: walk dog three times a day so that it does not pee on the floor. Key Result: feed dog twice a day, check for fresh water once a day, clean food bowls once a week.

You risk being thought a fool if you say "PaaS," so let's get a new phrase, and, please, don't use "portal." Scroll to the end for a steaming hot pancake. Long breakYeah, I don’t know. The stream of content comes and goes. Here’s some since last time. In case you've forgotten, this is my newsletter where I write barely thought-out and edited, uh, opinion pieces and analysis like the below. Also, there are links I've liked, things of mine that I want to shamelessly self-promote, and whatever else.