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Dec 22, 2021

2022: The What?! is Yet to Come

Here we are, with one week left of 2021. I don’t know about you, but I can hardly believe that 2021 is nearly over, when it feels like it only just began. Even though it’s been a weird year, it was also a busy one. Global M&A topped $4.4 trillion…

Predictions

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2022: The What?! is Yet to Come
2022: The What?! is Yet to Come
Predictions

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Oct 20, 2021

GitLab’s IPO and the Enterprise Wave

I was reflecting on the public debut of GitLab last week and why it captured the attention of many of us in the DevOps space. After years of teasing an IPO, GitLab went public last week and has since nearly doubled its targeted share price. The excitement in the enterprise…

IPO

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GitLab’s IPO and the Enterprise Wave
GitLab’s IPO and the Enterprise Wave
IPO

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Jun 25, 2021

The hidden benefits of adding a CTO to your board

The pandemic forced companies around the world to adjust to a “new normal,” which caused many leaders to pivot their business strategies and adopt new technologies to continue operations. …

Board Of Directors

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The hidden benefits of adding a CTO to your board
The hidden benefits of adding a CTO to your board
Board Of Directors

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Dec 21, 2020

What 2020 Taught Me About Predicting the Future of Technology

I’ve been thinking about this time last year and how different this December is — for so many reasons. …

Predicitions

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What 2020 Taught Me About Predicting the Future of Technology
What 2020 Taught Me About Predicting the Future of Technology
Predicitions

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Apr 29, 2020

Why Puppet? Opportunity, Impact, Leadership.

In 2014 (a million years ago in cloud native terms), I decided I wanted to work on technology that was changing the way applications were developed and managed. Pivotal had recently spun out of VMware and was developing something called Cloud Foundry, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). I was intrigued by the…

Dev Ops

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Dev Ops

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Apr 7, 2020

cf-pushing the Foundation Forward: Changing the Guard But Keeping the Spirit

Today, Cloud Foundry Foundation announced that my friend and long-time colleague Chip Childers will be stepping into the Executive Director role, as I move on from the Foundation into a new role at a company where I’m incredibly excited to work. The changing of the guard is always bittersweet, especially…

Cloud Foundry Foundation

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cf-pushing the Foundation Forward: Changing the Guard But Keeping the Spirit
cf-pushing the Foundation Forward: Changing the Guard But Keeping the Spirit
Cloud Foundry Foundation

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Feb 5, 2020

And Yet, It’s Still Early Days for Cloud: 5 Years at Cloud Foundry Foundation

Pie in the Sky Where were you in January 2015? Perhaps you were anticipating the April launch of the first Apple Watch, the July launch of Windows 10 or the September release of the Tesla Model X Signature Series. …

Cloud Foundry

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And Yet, It’s Still Early Days for Cloud: 5 Years at Cloud Foundry Foundation
And Yet, It’s Still Early Days for Cloud: 5 Years at Cloud Foundry Foundation
Cloud Foundry

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Dec 19, 2019

How the New York Times Got Open Source Wrong

This past Sunday, The New York Times published an article that equates using open source code with strip-mining. …

Open Source

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Open Source

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Dec 13, 2019

2020, Open Source is Driving the Future

Can you believe it’s almost the end of the year? And not just the end of a year, but the end of the decade. The year 2020 is a few short weeks away. Cue the “hindsight 2020” jokes. As we wrap up 2019, I’ve been reflecting on how the year…

Cloud Computing

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2020, Open Source is Driving the Future
2020, Open Source is Driving the Future
Cloud Computing

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Jun 27, 2019

2019 is Shaping Up to be a Monumental Year for Cloud Native Technology

When I sat down at the end of last year to catch my breath and take stock of the cloud ecosystem, I made a few predictions for 2019, many are happening more quickly than I expected. Now that we’re halfway through the year — collectively reflecting on the professional wins…

Cloud Computing

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2019 is Shaping Up to be a Monumental Year for Cloud Native Technology
2019 is Shaping Up to be a Monumental Year for Cloud Native Technology
Cloud Computing

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Abby Kearns

Abby Kearns

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CTO @ Puppet. Passionate about good food and all things tech. Always learning.

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