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New Book Review: "High Performance In-Memory Computing with Apache Ignite"

New book review for High Performance In-Memory Computing with Apache Ignite, by Shamim Bhuiyan, Michael Zheludkov, and Timur Isachenko, Lulu.com, 2017, reposted here: If you're looking for a book that covers Apache Ignite, as of mid-2018 this is still the only one. And while working through this

Media Query Source: Part 12 - Connected Futures (Cisco blog); 5 classic blunders of digital transformation

* Connected Futures (Cisco blog) * Classic digital transformation blunders * Only viewing success in light of original vision * Taking on too much at once! My responses ended up being included in an article at Connected Futures, Cisco's executive insights magazine (September 5, 2018), entitled "5 Classic Blunders of Digital

Google Phone Process Improvement

Last weekend, I spent some time at the Apple store in nearby Oak Brook. Several customers around the table at which I was standing (I was not a customer) were getting help with various iPad and iPhone issues, with one customer very openly upset that he had been asked by

Media Query Source: Part 8 - CIO (US digital magazine); When to kill (and when to recover) a failed project

* CIO (US digital magazine) * Decision making for failing projects * Failure likely unless changes made * Failure not necessarily negative in itself My responses ended up being included in an article at CIO magazine (September 14, 2017). Extent of quote highlighted in orange. Above image from cited article. The responses I provided

Media Query Source: Part 6 - InformationWeek (US digital magazine); Build a DevOps-focused enterprise

* InformationWeek (US digital magazine) * Cross-enterprise DevOps adoption * Opportunity costs from mishandled change * Changes benefit from stakeholder visibility My responses ended up being included in an article at InformationWeek (June 20, 2017) alongside 5 others including two CTOs. Extent of quote highlighted in orange, paraphrased quote highlighted in gray. Above image

Media Query Source: Part 5 - The Enterprisers Project (US digital magazine); Teaching IT to embrace change: 9 execs share advice

* The Enterprisers Project (US digital magazine) * Advice from execs on embracing change * Being comfortable with uncertainty is a must * Working in agile manner helps ability to steer My responses ended up being included in an article on "The Enterprisers Project" (June 8, 2017), a collaborative effort between CIO

Media Query Source: Part 4

The responses I provided to a media outlet on May 3, 2017: Media: The place of databases in DevOps. My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How often is the database being changed? Gfesser: The frequency of database changes will vary. As a general rule, there will

Pyntail CEO Taps Erik for Consultation

This past week, I chatted with Kamran Qamar, founder and CEO of Los Angeles based Pyntail, which markets itself as the fastest growing mobile app and game development studio. Since its founding in 2010, Pyntail has delivered over 175 unique apps and produced 17 game titles. During our conversation, Kamran

Scrum: A Runner's Perspective

Growing up, I ran competitively in school for 10 years, less a couple years break due to school transitions and short-term attendance at a smaller US private school which did not offer a running program. My third grade teacher discovered me so-to-speak and encouraged me to try out for the

Past Book Review (July 6, 2007): "Balancing Agility and Discipline"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Barry Boehm and Richard Turner, Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education, 2003, reposted here: Great text. I really enjoyed reading this book by Boehm and Turner. Especially enjoyable was reading Grady