I got a proposition from one of my customers. They wanted to have a single database containing asset and configuration details. In other words, they wanted to merge the asset database (ADB) and the configuration management database (CMDB). It is… Continue Reading
In ITIL, you have probably heard of Continual Service Improvement, and in DevOps, there are processes such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. If you notice closely, the word that I am using with ITIL is continual and the one… Continue Reading
Business models are fast changing. They no longer employ a single IT service provider for all their IT needs. Instead, IT responsibilities are shared between multiple suppliers, for example networks outsourced to Supplier A, infrastructure and datacenters to Supplier B… Continue Reading
Change management is a crucial governance ITIL process that sits as the gatekeeper for all changes going into services. This process needs careful consideration in terms of the process definition and implementation. These stages of architecting the process are taken… Continue Reading
I had given you a heads-up three months back that my book Become ITIL Foundation Certified in 7 Days has entered into production stages. I am now happy to announce that it has been published, thanks to Apress from Springer… Continue Reading
Today, there is a need for collaboration. You tend to bring diverse worlds together, in hope that the synergies will help in the expansion revolution. What about the marriage between ITIL and DevOps? Can it survive? Read on to find… Continue Reading
DevOps is a combination of two words – development and operations. When these two areas of IT are amalgamated, you literally get DevOps. There is a whole lot more to it than meets the eye!
DevOps is just not a nomenclature to refer to the development and the operations in a single vein. It is a change in organizational culture, transformation of processes, and leveraging on technology to speed up software development. Continue Reading
The journey started in August 2015, and it has finally taken me more than a year to bring a decent shape to Become ITIL Foundation Certified in 7 Days. The book has given me immense joy because the work on… Continue Reading