Dec 22, 20212022: The What?! is Yet to ComeHere 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…Predictions4 min readPredictions4 min read
Oct 20, 2021GitLab’s IPO and the Enterprise WaveI 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…IPO2 min readIPO2 min read
Jun 25, 2021The hidden benefits of adding a CTO to your boardThe 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. In a time of chaos and change, there is no senior leader that can navigate this sort of change better than…Board Of Directors4 min readBoard Of Directors4 min read
Dec 21, 2020What 2020 Taught Me About Predicting the Future of TechnologyI’ve been thinking about this time last year and how different this December is — for so many reasons. Looking back on my predictions for 2020, one thing is glaringly obvious: I did not in my wildest dreams imagine that a pandemic would engulf the entire world and change every…Predicitions4 min readPredicitions4 min read
Apr 29, 2020Why 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…DevOps3 min readDevOps3 min read
Apr 7, 2020cf-pushing the Foundation Forward: Changing the Guard But Keeping the SpiritToday, 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 Foundation2 min readCloud Foundry Foundation2 min read
Feb 5, 2020And Yet, It’s Still Early Days for Cloud: 5 Years at Cloud Foundry FoundationPie 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. Uptown Funk was on every radio station, slowly ousting Shake It…Cloud Foundry5 min readCloud Foundry5 min read
Dec 19, 2019How the New York Times Got Open Source WrongThis past Sunday, The New York Times published an article that equates using open source code with strip-mining. While I am sympathetic to the notion that Amazon has its paws in every conceivable industry and has radically transformed both retail and cloud computing for better or worse, I want to…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Dec 13, 20192020, Open Source is Driving the FutureCan 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 Computing4 min readCloud Computing4 min read
Jun 27, 20192019 is Shaping Up to be a Monumental Year for Cloud Native TechnologyWhen 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 Computing4 min readCloud Computing4 min read
