Marc Hornbeek, a.k.a., DevOps-the-Gray esq. is a globally recognized expert for DevOps, DevSecOps, Continuous Testing and SRE. He is CEO and Principal Consultant at Engineering DevOps Consulting , author of the book "Engineering DevOps", and Ambassador and Author for The DevOps Institute . Marc applies his unique, comprehensive Engineering Blueprints, Seven-Step DevOps Transformation Blueprint and 9 DevOps Pillars discovery and assessment tools, together with targeted workshops skills to create actionable and comprehensive DevOps transformation roadmaps and strategic plans.
Marc is an IEEE Outstanding Engineer, and 45-year IEEE Life member. He is a DevOps leadership advisor/mentor. He is the original author of the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem (CDEF) and Continuous Testing Foundations (CTF) certification courses that are offered by the DevOps Institute. He is a Blogger on DevOps.com and cloudnativenow.com. He is a freelance writer of DevOps content including webinars, and white papers. He is a freelance trainer for DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE courses offered by partners of the DevOps Institute.
Containers vs. Bare Metal, VMs and Serverless
As I explained in my prior blog, Containers Practices Gap Assessment, containerizing software is valuable for DevOps. Yet, as I work with clients on their DevOps journeys, I continue to encounter organizations that ...
Transform Your DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE to Cloud Native
It is crucial to appreciate the transformative potential of cloud-native technology in shaping the future of business. Cloud-native represents a paradigm shift in designing, building and deploying applications, fully harnessing the benefits ...
SRE Use Cases for AI-Assisted Kubernetes
As indicated in the article Cloud Automation in 2021 – the new normal in the tech industry, an AI-assisted Kubernetes orchestrator can serve many use cases to optimize cloud costs for DevOps, ...
DevSecOps Use Cases for AI-Assisted Kubernetes
As indicated in my blog DevOps Use Cases for AI-Assisted Kubernetes, an AI-assisted Kubernetes orchestrator has a number of different use cases to optimize cloud costs for DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE. This ...
Best of 2021 – 7 Principles of DevSecOps With Kubernetes
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the eighteenth in our series of the Best of 2021. In ...
Best of 2021 – Kubernetes Supports Nine Pillars of SRE
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourteenth in our series of the Best of 2021. According ...
Best of 2021 – Kubernetes Enables DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS)
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fifth in our series of the Best of 2021. DaaS ...
Best of 2021 – 9 Pillars of Engineering DevOps With Kubernetes
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourth in our series of the Best of 2021. I ...
DevOps Needs SQL Server Containers for Windows
In an earlier blog, I explained the need for DevOps database platforms. The DevOps database requirements apply to all variations of containerized SQL databases as needed to support the variations that exist ...
Ephemeral, Idempotent and Immutable Infrastructure
DevOps works best when the infrastructure is engineered for developers as a flexible “elastic” service. Ephemeral and Elastic Resources If a small, low-risk software change is committed to the trunk branch, the ...
