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DevOps
May 7, 2017 · Operations

Understanding Agile, Continuous Integration, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery: Concepts, Relationships, and Practical Guidance

The article explains Agile software development, Continuous Integration, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery, examines their inter‑relationships from both technical and human perspectives, and offers practical steps, maturity models, and real‑world case insights for teams seeking faster, reliable software delivery.

Continuous DeliveryDevOpscontinuous integration
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Understanding Agile, Continuous Integration, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery: Concepts, Relationships, and Practical Guidance
Java Captain
Java Captain
May 7, 2017 · Backend Development

Essential Skills and Knowledge for Becoming a Senior Java Developer

The article outlines a comprehensive checklist of core Java, advanced Java, frontend basics, web frameworks, databases, tools, design patterns, and other essential technologies that a senior Java developer should master to become a top‑level programmer.

Design PatternsDevOpsbackend development
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Essential Skills and Knowledge for Becoming a Senior Java Developer
DevOps
DevOps
May 4, 2017 · Operations

What Security Teams Can Learn from DevOps to Build a Secure Architecture

This article explains how security professionals can adopt DevOps practices—such as cross‑functional collaboration, continuous delivery, and visualized security status—to build a resilient security architecture that aligns with agile development and reduces risk through frequent, small releases.

Continuous DeliveryDevOpsoperations
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What Security Teams Can Learn from DevOps to Build a Secure Architecture
DevOps
DevOps
May 2, 2017 · Operations

Key DevOps Trends: Microservices Dominance, Docker Maturity, Incomplete Practices, Domain‑Specific Adoption, Technical Debt Management, Security, Windows/.NET, Testing, and Python

The article analyzes current DevOps trends, highlighting the continued focus on microservices, the maturation of Docker‑centric data‑center solutions, the challenges of incomplete DevOps adoption, emerging domain‑specific practices, technical debt restructuring, security integration, the untapped potential of Windows/.NET, the rise of non‑functional testing tools, and Python’s growing indispensability.

DevOpsDockerPython
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Key DevOps Trends: Microservices Dominance, Docker Maturity, Incomplete Practices, Domain‑Specific Adoption, Technical Debt Management, Security, Windows/.NET, Testing, and Python
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 29, 2017 · Operations

Essential Linux Commands Every Ops Engineer Should Master

This article presents a concise, categorized list of fundamental Linux commands—covering file handling, searching, networking, process management, installation, user and disk management, system utilities, time calculation, environment handling, compression, and miscellaneous tools—to help operations professionals build a solid command‑line foundation.

CentOSCommand LineDevOps
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Essential Linux Commands Every Ops Engineer Should Master
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Apr 24, 2017 · Operations

15 Essential Open-Source DevOps Tools for Private Cloud Environments

This article reviews fifteen open-source DevOps tools across categories such as configuration management, bare-metal provisioning, orchestration, continuous integration, and monitoring, explaining their functions, typical use cases in private-cloud deployments, and providing example code snippets to help engineers automate, scale, and secure their cloud operations.

DevOpsOpen-source toolsOrchestration
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15 Essential Open-Source DevOps Tools for Private Cloud Environments
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Apr 23, 2017 · Operations

From Legacy to Scalable: How TianpiaoChe Revamped Its Ops Architecture

Li Qiang, Operations Director at TianpiaoChe, shares the step‑by‑step transformation of a legacy e‑commerce infrastructure, covering network latency fixes, hardware re‑allocation, OS tuning, open‑source component upgrades, virtualization changes, and future plans, providing practical insights for large‑scale site operations.

DevOpsNetworkVirtualization
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From Legacy to Scalable: How TianpiaoChe Revamped Its Ops Architecture
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
Apr 21, 2017 · Operations

Meituan-Dianping DevOps Automation Practices and Philosophy

The Meituan‑Dianping technical salon showcases its DevOps automation philosophy by presenting three core tools—DB automation platform, service tree, and Puppet web management—while also featuring Shanghai Zhaogang Network’s CMDB experience, illustrating how rapid O2O growth drives the need for fast, reliable, and scalable operational automation.

CMDBDatabaseDevOps
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Meituan-Dianping DevOps Automation Practices and Philosophy
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Huawei Cloud Developer Alliance
Apr 19, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Key Highlights from the Global Cloud Computing Open Source Conference

The Global Cloud Computing Open Source Conference in Beijing showcased Huawei’s leadership with talks on joint innovation for digital transformation, the evolution of OpenSDS, Golang‑based DevOps orchestration, and SDN solutions in OpenStack, while previewing upcoming sessions on cloud‑driven development and open‑source community governance.

DevOpsHuaweiOpenStack
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Key Highlights from the Global Cloud Computing Open Source Conference
Meituan Technology Team
Meituan Technology Team
Apr 14, 2017 · Operations

Meituan Dianping's Automation Concepts and Practices

Meituan Dianping’s technical salon showcased its automation journey—detailing database automation platforms, service‑tree management, Puppet‑based web control, and a CMDB case study from Shanghai Zhaogang—highlighting rapid iteration, standardization challenges, and the evolution of automation from tools to core operational practice.

Cloud ComputingDatabase AutomationDevOps
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Meituan Dianping's Automation Concepts and Practices
DevOps
DevOps
Apr 10, 2017 · Cloud Native

Applying Docker and Kubernetes to Build Scalable, Automated Test Environments

The talk outlines how Docker and Kubernetes were adopted to streamline test environment provisioning, address challenges like environment inconsistency and resource scarcity, and enable automated, standardized, and scalable testing infrastructure through containerization, networking, storage, and cluster management techniques.

CI/CDCluster ManagementDevOps
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Applying Docker and Kubernetes to Build Scalable, Automated Test Environments
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 7, 2017 · Operations

Deploy a Mezzanine Blog with Ansible and Docker: Step‑by‑Step Guide

This article walks through building a Mezzanine CMS blog, first manually on macOS, then automating the deployment with Ansible, refactoring using roles, and finally containerizing the setup with Docker, providing detailed commands, configuration files, and best‑practice tips for production environments.

AnsibleDevOpsDjango
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Deploy a Mezzanine Blog with Ansible and Docker: Step‑by‑Step Guide
DevOps
DevOps
Apr 4, 2017 · Operations

10 DevOps Best Practices for Accelerating App Development and Delivery

This article outlines ten practical DevOps best‑practice steps—including breaking IT silos, aligning performance metrics, achieving real‑time project visibility, automating across the stack, choosing compatible toolchains, starting with small wins, keeping users central, managing change collaboratively, embracing continuous deployment, and building an internal service‑focused culture—to help organizations deliver applications faster and more reliably.

App DevelopmentContinuous DeliveryDevOps
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10 DevOps Best Practices for Accelerating App Development and Delivery
ITPUB
ITPUB
Apr 4, 2017 · Operations

Real‑World Ops Pitfalls and Proven Ways to Avoid Them

This article compiles practical experiences from system administrators about common operational pitfalls, their root causes, and concrete mitigation steps, ranging from misconfigured HAProxy timeouts and risky rm commands to ansible async quirks and cron‑job failures.

AnsibleDevOpsLinux
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Real‑World Ops Pitfalls and Proven Ways to Avoid Them
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 26, 2017 · Operations

DevOps Survey Findings: Adoption Rates, Benefits, Challenges, and Tool Usage

Based on a survey of 300 IT professionals, this report reveals growing DevOps adoption, key motivations such as quality and cost reduction, major obstacles like resource shortages, measurable benefits including cost savings and faster releases, preferred tools, error‑handling practices, and future investment plans.

AdoptionChallengesDevOps
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DevOps Survey Findings: Adoption Rates, Benefits, Challenges, and Tool Usage
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 25, 2017 · Operations

What I Learned from the Phoenix Project DevOps Simulation: 5 Key Takeaways

After attending the Phoenix Project DevOps simulation in Beijing, I reflect on five key lessons—understanding role responsibilities, leveraging visual tools, focusing on value‑driven goals, applying one‑piece flow, and reducing hand‑offs—to improve operational efficiency and foster a DevOps mindset.

DevOpsLeanSimulation
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What I Learned from the Phoenix Project DevOps Simulation: 5 Key Takeaways
DevOps Coach
DevOps Coach
Mar 23, 2017 · Operations

How Etsy Deploys Code 50 Times a Day: Lessons from Their DevOps Pipeline

Etsy achieves up to 50 daily deployments by leveraging a fully automated pipeline, IRC‑based collaboration, per‑developer KVM VMs, Chef‑managed cookbooks, the Try tool on Jenkins, one‑click Deployinator, feature flags, extensive monitoring, and a blameless post‑mortem culture, all detailed in this case study.

DevOpsFeature Flagsdeployment
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How Etsy Deploys Code 50 Times a Day: Lessons from Their DevOps Pipeline
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Mar 23, 2017 · Cloud Native

Ctrip Container Cloud: Architecture, Scaling, and Operational Practices

The article details Ctrip's rapid business growth driving the need for elastic scaling, the adoption of container technology to achieve second‑level provisioning, the design of their container cloud platform—including deployment principles, network choices, orchestration evaluations, monitoring solutions, and the CDOS overview—providing practical insights for large‑scale cloud‑native operations.

DevOpsMonitoringOrchestration
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Ctrip Container Cloud: Architecture, Scaling, and Operational Practices
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 22, 2017 · Operations

DevOps Philosophy: From Continuous Integration to Immutable Deployments

The article explores DevOps concepts, recounting personal experiences with legacy systems, the evolution of continuous integration and delivery, the promises and pitfalls of microservices, deployment challenges, orchestration tools, and modern container‑based solutions like Docker and Kubernetes, emphasizing a pragmatic path toward immutable infrastructure.

CI/CDDevOpsautomation
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DevOps Philosophy: From Continuous Integration to Immutable Deployments
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 21, 2017 · Operations

DevOps Evolution: Software Engineering Development, Transformation Pitfalls, Core Practices, and Ecosystem

This article traces the evolution of software engineering tools leading to DevOps, highlights common transformation pitfalls, outlines core DevOps practices such as autonomous small teams, traceable toolchains, real‑time metrics, and describes the surrounding ecosystem, offering practical guidance for organizations adopting DevOps.

AgileContinuous DeliveryDevOps
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DevOps Evolution: Software Engineering Development, Transformation Pitfalls, Core Practices, and Ecosystem
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 21, 2017 · Operations

Master YAML and Ansible: From Basics to Playbook Automation

This guide introduces YAML syntax and features, explains how to define variables, facts, and loops in Ansible, details the INI‑style inventory file format, and walks through creating playbooks with hosts, tasks, handlers, and tags for reliable automation.

AnsibleDevOpsInventory
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Master YAML and Ansible: From Basics to Playbook Automation
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 20, 2017 · Operations

What DevOps Really Is (and Isn’t): History, Principles, Tools, and Culture

This article explains the origins and background of DevOps, clarifies common misconceptions about its role and title, outlines its cultural principles, surveys the essential toolchain, and discusses how organizations can adopt DevOps practices beyond just development and operations.

Continuous DeliveryCultureDevOps
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What DevOps Really Is (and Isn’t): History, Principles, Tools, and Culture
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 20, 2017 · Operations

Mastering Ansible: A Beginner’s Guide to Operations Automation

This article introduces Ansible as a powerful, agentless automation tool for operations engineers, covering the tasks suitable for batch deployment, its architecture, core concepts like idempotence, essential components, basic command usage, and practical examples such as installing software, managing users, and configuring SSH keys.

AnsibleDevOpsInfrastructure as Code
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Mastering Ansible: A Beginner’s Guide to Operations Automation
DevOps
DevOps
Mar 15, 2017 · Operations

Pipeline as Code: Addressing CI/CD Pain Points with Version Control and DSLs

The article explains how treating CI/CD pipelines as code—managed via version control and domain‑specific languages—solves configuration drift, reproducibility, and documentation issues, and outlines practical steps and tool examples for implementing this DevOps practice.

CI/CDDSLDevOps
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Pipeline as Code: Addressing CI/CD Pain Points with Version Control and DSLs
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Mar 15, 2017 · Operations

Highlights from SRECon17 Americas 2023 in San Francisco

The article reports on the SRECon17 Americas conference in San Francisco, summarizing keynote talks, panel sessions, and practical insights from industry leaders such as Stripe, Netflix, Google, and IBM on topics ranging from traffic control and container management to on‑call practices and cost considerations for Site Reliability Engineering.

DevOpsGoogleNetflix
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Highlights from SRECon17 Americas 2023 in San Francisco
DevOps Coach
DevOps Coach
Mar 11, 2017 · Cloud Native

Why Containers Power Cloud‑Native Success: Packaging, Efficiency, and Security

The article explains three core reasons why containers excite developers—packaging and portability, resource efficiency, and security boundaries—then expands on self‑service infrastructure, cluster benefits, and the evolving relationship between containers and virtual machines in cloud‑native environments.

ContainersDevOpsefficiency
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Why Containers Power Cloud‑Native Success: Packaging, Efficiency, and Security
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 7, 2017 · Operations

How to Build a Scalable Python‑Based Operations Automation Platform

This article explores the design and implementation of a Python‑driven, extensible operations automation platform, covering its motivations, architecture, module customization, security auditing, client‑server structure, and future enhancements for robust DevOps workflows.

DevOpsModule CustomizationOperations Automation
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How to Build a Scalable Python‑Based Operations Automation Platform
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Feb 25, 2017 · Operations

60+ Must‑Use Open‑Source DevOps Tools to Accelerate Your Delivery

This article compiles more than sixty free, open‑source DevOps utilities—covering version control, build automation, CI/CD, container platforms, configuration management, logging, and monitoring—to help teams speed up development, streamline deployments, and improve operational efficiency.

CI/CDDevOpsconfiguration management
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60+ Must‑Use Open‑Source DevOps Tools to Accelerate Your Delivery
DevOps
DevOps
Feb 23, 2017 · Operations

Comparing ITIL and DevOps: Principles, Automation, and Integration Models

The article examines the conflict and convergence between ITIL and DevOps in modern operations, outlining DevOps principles, automation in deployment and operations, and three integration models that balance management and execution, while highlighting the distinct values and scenarios for each approach.

Continuous DeliveryDevOpsITIL
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Comparing ITIL and DevOps: Principles, Automation, and Integration Models
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Feb 22, 2017 · Operations

How DevOps Evolved: From Agile Roots to Global Conferences

This article traces the history of DevOps from Patrick Debois' early frustrations in 2007 through the Velocity conferences, the birth of DevOpsDays, and the rise of continuous delivery, showing how agile principles reshaped IT operations into a collaborative movement.

AgileContinuous DeliveryDevOps
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How DevOps Evolved: From Agile Roots to Global Conferences
Ctrip Technology
Ctrip Technology
Feb 16, 2017 · Operations

Application‑Based Automated Capacity Management and Utilization Evaluation

The article presents a comprehensive, application‑centric approach to automated capacity management that analyzes why server utilization is low, defines safe usage thresholds, describes a load‑balancer‑driven stress‑testing workflow with regression modeling, and explains how this practice improves resource efficiency, cost savings, and developer‑ops collaboration.

Capacity ManagementDevOpsautomation
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Application‑Based Automated Capacity Management and Utilization Evaluation
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Feb 14, 2017 · Databases

What Real‑World DBA Lessons Reveal About Database Reliability

The article shares a DBA’s three‑year journey at Ganji, detailing core responsibilities, painful incidents like accidental table deletions and massive Redis growth, and practical lessons on stability, backup, hardware prioritization, business alignment, and improving communication between operations and development teams.

Database AdministrationDevOpsReliability
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What Real‑World DBA Lessons Reveal About Database Reliability
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Feb 14, 2017 · Operations

Application‑Based Automated Capacity Management and Utilization Evaluation

This article explains how to automate application‑centric capacity assessment, identify the safe utilization thresholds, use load‑balancer‑driven stress testing and regression modeling to pinpoint resource bottlenecks, and improve server usage while maintaining service reliability through close DevOps collaboration.

Capacity ManagementDevOpsautomation
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Application‑Based Automated Capacity Management and Utilization Evaluation
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 13, 2017 · Cloud Native

Comprehensive Overview of Docker: Architecture, Components, Orchestration, Storage, and Ecosystem

This article provides an extensive overview of Docker, covering its open‑source origins, client‑server architecture, container isolation, image management, orchestration tools such as Compose, Swarm and Machine, networking solutions, storage strategies, integration with PaaS/IaaS platforms, Kubernetes, OpenStack, DevOps practices, micro‑service architecture, and the broader Docker ecosystem.

DevOpsDockerOrchestration
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Comprehensive Overview of Docker: Architecture, Components, Orchestration, Storage, and Ecosystem
DevOps
DevOps
Feb 10, 2017 · Cloud Native

Top 10 Common Docker Misconceptions and Their Solutions

This article debunks the ten most frequent Docker misconceptions—ranging from platform limitations and development workflow constraints to debugging and database usage—by explaining why they are inaccurate and providing practical solutions such as using custom Dockerfiles, volume mounts, remote debugging, and proper container management commands.

CloudNativeDebuggingDevOps
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Top 10 Common Docker Misconceptions and Their Solutions
DevOps
DevOps
Feb 5, 2017 · Cloud Native

Understanding Containers and Container Management Platforms: From Concepts to Hands‑On Docker/Kubernetes Deployment

This article explains the evolution of cloud computing, the birth and principles of containers, their lightweight image‑based packaging, major orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Mesos and Swarm, and provides a step‑by‑step Docker tutorial for deploying a Java web application with load balancing.

ContainersDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 15 min read
Understanding Containers and Container Management Platforms: From Concepts to Hands‑On Docker/Kubernetes Deployment
ITPUB
ITPUB
Jan 24, 2017 · Fundamentals

Prevent Accidental Directory Deletion in Linux Shell Scripts

This guide explains common Linux shell pitfalls that can cause accidental directory deletions—such as empty variables, spaces, special characters, and failed cd commands—and provides practical safeguards like variable expansion checks, quoting, existence tests, logical operators, avoiding root operations, and using informative prompts.

DevOpsLinuxSafety
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Prevent Accidental Directory Deletion in Linux Shell Scripts
Node Underground
Node Underground
Jan 24, 2017 · Operations

11 Essential Practices to Master Node.js Application Monitoring

Effective Node.js monitoring boosts competitiveness, user experience, and cost efficiency, and this guide outlines eleven key recommendations—from tracking downtime and response thresholds to linking performance with business metrics and leveraging third‑party APM tools—ensuring robust, noise‑free alerts and secure, scalable applications.

APMDevOpsMonitoring
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11 Essential Practices to Master Node.js Application Monitoring
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 19, 2017 · Cloud Native

Debugging .NET Core Applications in Docker with Visual Studio

This article explains how to set up a Docker‑based development and debugging environment for .NET Core applications using Visual Studio, covering installation of Docker for Windows, required extensions, Dockerfile and docker‑compose configuration, and step‑by‑step container debugging on Azure.

.NET CoreAzureDevOps
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Debugging .NET Core Applications in Docker with Visual Studio
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 15, 2017 · Operations

Comparative Analysis of CI/CD Strategies and Git Branching Models in Two Projects

This article compares the CI/CD pipelines and Git branching models of two micro‑service projects, highlighting their deployment workflows, automation levels, visualisation, feedback speed, and trade‑offs to help developers and operations engineers choose an appropriate strategy.

Branching ModelCI/CDDevOps
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Comparative Analysis of CI/CD Strategies and Git Branching Models in Two Projects
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 12, 2017 · Cloud Native

What Is Docker? Understanding Containers and Their Role in Cloud‑Native Computing

The article explains Docker’s rapid rise, clarifies the difference between Docker and containers, compares containers with virtual machines, and describes how Docker streamlines application deployment by packaging code and its dependencies into portable containers within the cloud‑native ecosystem.

DevOpsDockercloud-native
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What Is Docker? Understanding Containers and Their Role in Cloud‑Native Computing
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Jan 11, 2017 · Operations

Applying Continuous Integration to Improve R&D Testing Workflow

This article explains how adopting continuous integration principles—such as a single source repository, automated builds, frequent mainline commits, fast builds, environment isolation, and automated deployment—can streamline development, testing, and release processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance overall software quality and efficiency.

DevOpsbuild automationdeployment
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Applying Continuous Integration to Improve R&D Testing Workflow
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 4, 2017 · Operations

The Third Way of DevOps: Continuous Learning and Docker as Lab Equipment

The article explains the Third Way of DevOps—continuous learning through Kaizen and the PDSA cycle—showing how Docker serves as laboratory equipment that enables rapid, reproducible experiments, illustrated with examples from a financial institution and a personal baseball‑statistics project.

DevOpsDockerLean
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The Third Way of DevOps: Continuous Learning and Docker as Lab Equipment
DevOps
DevOps
Jan 3, 2017 · Operations

Applying the DevOps “Second Way” with Docker: Accelerating Feedback Loops

This article explains the DevOps “Second Way,” emphasizing faster, bidirectional feedback loops, and shows how Docker’s immutable containers, streamlined packaging, and embedded metadata reduce variation, accelerate defect detection, and shorten lead times in service delivery.

Continuous DeliveryDevOpsDocker
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Applying the DevOps “Second Way” with Docker: Accelerating Feedback Loops
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 28, 2016 · Cloud Native

Building a Fully Containerized DevOps Toolchain with Azure and Docker Swarm

The article discusses the challenges of heterogeneous systems in modern software development and explains how containerization, DevOps practices, and Azure‑based automation with Docker Swarm and Visual Studio Team Services can be combined to create a fully containerized DevOps toolchain that improves development and operational efficiency.

AzureDevOpsDocker Swarm
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Building a Fully Containerized DevOps Toolchain with Azure and Docker Swarm
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 28, 2016 · Operations

Transforming Financial Application Operations: Lessons from a European Rollout

This article shares a detailed case study of how a financial services team restructured European application operations, applied lean retrospectives, built a top‑down monitoring system, and introduced systematic stakeholder collaboration to dramatically improve incident response, system robustness, and user satisfaction.

DevOpsapplication monitoringincident management
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Transforming Financial Application Operations: Lessons from a European Rollout
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 18, 2016 · Operations

Introduction to DevOps and Docker: Concepts, Components, and Implementation

This article explains the principles of DevOps, its technical, process, and organizational considerations, and introduces Docker as a key tool, detailing its architecture, components, native utilities, suitable scenarios, and how it enables continuous integration, delivery, and efficient operations.

CI/CDDevOpsDocker
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Introduction to DevOps and Docker: Concepts, Components, and Implementation
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Dec 17, 2016 · Operations

Evolution of Alibaba's Application Operations System

The talk traces Alibaba's application operations journey from the early script‑driven era through tool‑centric development, DevOps adoption, automation, and emerging intelligent operations, highlighting organizational challenges, quality issues, standardization efforts, and future directions such as Docker and SRE practices.

AlibabaDevOpsIntelligentOps
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Evolution of Alibaba's Application Operations System
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Dec 16, 2016 · Cloud Native

Why Combining Microservices with Docker Amplifies Agility and Adaptability

The article analyzes how the rapid adoption of microservices and container virtualization, especially Docker, boosts software agility and adaptability, while highlighting the critical role of stateful services, the challenges of storage in containers, and the concrete benefits of running both stateless and stateful components within containers.

ContainersDevOpsDocker
0 likes · 23 min read
Why Combining Microservices with Docker Amplifies Agility and Adaptability
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 14, 2016 · Cloud Native

Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Mesos + Marathon Cluster on macOS with Docker

This article walks through installing a Mesos‑based distributed scheduling platform on macOS using Docker containers, covering custom image creation, registry configuration, Docker‑VM quirks, environment‑variable setup for Zookeeper, Mesos master and slaves, Marathon deployment, and practical tips for accessing containers via socat, Portainer, chroot, and nsenter.

DevOpsDockerMarathon
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Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Mesos + Marathon Cluster on macOS with Docker
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 13, 2016 · Operations

DevOps Is Not About Automation Tools, But They Are a Prerequisite

DevOps is a methodology that emphasizes collaboration between development and operations to accelerate software delivery, and while tools alone don’t constitute DevOps, automation and container technologies are essential prerequisites that reduce manual hand‑offs, enable self‑service, and improve feedback loops.

Continuous DeliveryDevOpsautomation
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DevOps Is Not About Automation Tools, But They Are a Prerequisite
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Dec 13, 2016 · Operations

How Alibaba Evolved Its Application Operations: From Scripts to DevOps

Alibaba’s application operations journey, detailed by researcher Lin Hao, traces the shift from early script‑based practices through tool‑centric phases to a full DevOps transformation, highlighting challenges, automation efforts, and the emerging push toward intelligent, data‑driven operations.

AlibabaDevOpsinfrastructure
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How Alibaba Evolved Its Application Operations: From Scripts to DevOps
DevOps
DevOps
Dec 11, 2016 · Operations

The Evolution of DevOps: From Agile Foundations to CALMS, Containerization, and Enterprise Best Practices

From its origins at the 2008 Agile conference to the modern CALMS framework, this article traces DevOps’s evolution, compares traditional, DevOps 1.0 and 2.0 approaches, and outlines key Chinese practices such as containers, continuous deployment, micro‑services, and enterprise best‑practice recommendations.

CALMSContinuous DeliveryDevOps
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The Evolution of DevOps: From Agile Foundations to CALMS, Containerization, and Enterprise Best Practices
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 10, 2016 · Operations

What DevOps Lessons Does “The Phoenix Project” Reveal for Modern IT Operations?

After reading the novel‑style account of the Phoenix Project, the author reflects on the book’s DevOps insights—highlighting chronic IT operations challenges, the power of visualizing changes with Kanban, addressing resource constraints, navigating security audits, and pursuing automation through a three‑step cultural transformation.

DevOpsIT OperationsKanban
0 likes · 10 min read
What DevOps Lessons Does “The Phoenix Project” Reveal for Modern IT Operations?
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 8, 2016 · Operations

Rethinking Ops: Application‑Centric Management and Modern CMDB Strategies

This article explores a breakthrough in operations thinking by shifting from traditional Ops to DevOps, emphasizing application‑centric management, layered CMDB construction, end‑to‑end automation pipelines, and smarter alert visualization to solve long‑standing challenges in IT service delivery.

CMDBDevOps
0 likes · 10 min read
Rethinking Ops: Application‑Centric Management and Modern CMDB Strategies
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Dec 7, 2016 · Operations

How to Kickstart DevOps: Practical Practices and Cultural Shifts

This guide explains how to begin a DevOps journey by focusing on concrete practices—continuous integration, version control, automated build, testing, code scanning, code review, deployment, feedback loops, and cultural change—while using tools to solve specific problems and gradually evolving processes and team culture.

CultureDevOpspractice
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How to Kickstart DevOps: Practical Practices and Cultural Shifts
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Nov 30, 2016 · Operations

How YY Interactive Built a Scalable PaaS Ops Platform: Lessons & Best Practices

YY Interactive’s operations team shares a comprehensive overview of their private PaaS platform, detailing the evolution from IaaS to automated DevOps-driven services, the value framework of quality, efficiency, cost, and security, and future plans for scalability, multi‑language support, and VDC integration.

DevOpsPaaS
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How YY Interactive Built a Scalable PaaS Ops Platform: Lessons & Best Practices
DevOps
DevOps
Nov 28, 2016 · Fundamentals

Major Changes in TFS 2017 Git: Redesigned Branch Page, New Pull Request Experience, Squash Merge, and More

The TFS 2017 update introduces a completely redesigned branch page with a "mine" view, a revamped pull‑request UI featuring enhanced diff, comment, and file tracking capabilities, new squash‑merge support, improved build and commit traceability, Git LFS file preview, code‑link sharing, and additional UI enhancements for a smoother DevOps workflow.

DevOpsGitSquash Merge
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Major Changes in TFS 2017 Git: Redesigned Branch Page, New Pull Request Experience, Squash Merge, and More
DevOps
DevOps
Nov 23, 2016 · Operations

New Features in Team Foundation Server 2015 Release Management

The article outlines several enhancements to Release Management in Team Foundation Server 2015, including cloning, exporting and importing release definitions, test result display in release summaries, OAuth token passing to scripts, partial success handling, GitHub project usage, Azure Web App deployment, task groups, soft delete, retention policies, linked project improvements, manual intervention, SQL deployment scripts, dashboard widgets, scheduled and conditional deployments, REST API, service hook integration, and support for Azure China cloud.

AzureCI/CDDevOps
0 likes · 16 min read
New Features in Team Foundation Server 2015 Release Management
DevOps Coach
DevOps Coach
Nov 21, 2016 · Operations

From Agile Roots to DevOps 2.0: How CALMS Drives Modern Software Delivery

The article traces DevOps from its 2008 Agile conference origins, explains the CALMS cultural model, compares traditional, DevOps 1.0 and DevOps 2.0 practices, and highlights containers, continuous deployment, and micro‑services as the key technologies shaping today’s enterprise software delivery.

CALMSDevOpsmicroservices
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From Agile Roots to DevOps 2.0: How CALMS Drives Modern Software Delivery
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 20, 2016 · Operations

Top Insights from the 2016 Global Agile Operations Summit

The 2016 Global Agile Operations Summit in Shanghai concluded with a series of expert sessions covering agile DevOps trends, cloud‑native automation platforms, database performance tuning, container orchestration, and real‑world case studies from leading companies, followed by the award ceremony honoring ten MVPs who drove innovation across operations and infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingDatabaseDevOps
0 likes · 15 min read
Top Insights from the 2016 Global Agile Operations Summit
High Availability Architecture
High Availability Architecture
Nov 18, 2016 · Operations

Building a Culture for Continuous Delivery: Key Practices and Processes

This article explains how teams can adopt continuous delivery by first mapping their existing workflow, defining a clear "done" criteria, establishing a regular release cadence, and fostering a culture of empathy, humility, and accountability, while also highlighting automation opportunities and real‑world examples.

DevOpsRelease Managementsoftware deployment
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Building a Culture for Continuous Delivery: Key Practices and Processes
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 31, 2016 · Operations

What Are DevOps’ Eight Honors and Shames? Insights from Heroku’s 12‑Factor Manifesto

This article presents a seasoned DevOps expert’s eight “honors and shames” principles, explains why configuration, redundancy, restartability, whole‑delivery, statelessness, standardization, automation, and unattended operation matter, and connects them to Heroku’s twelve‑factor app guidelines for building resilient cloud services.

DevOpsinfrastructure
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What Are DevOps’ Eight Honors and Shames? Insights from Heroku’s 12‑Factor Manifesto
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 28, 2016 · Operations

Mastering Full‑Scale Configuration Management for Seamless Continuous Delivery

This article breaks down comprehensive configuration management—covering code and build artifact versioning, application settings, and environment provisioning—explaining why it is the cornerstone of continuous delivery and offering concrete branch strategies, Git practices, artifact handling, injection methods, and automation tools to achieve reliable, low‑risk software releases.

Branch StrategyContinuous DeliveryDevOps
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Mastering Full‑Scale Configuration Management for Seamless Continuous Delivery
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 24, 2016 · Operations

How Bilibili Scaled Its Operations: From Chaos to Automated DevOps

In this talk, Bilibili’s operations manager shares the journey from early firefighting to a standardized, automated DevOps pipeline, covering ansible‑based configuration, high‑quality release processes, metric‑driven monitoring, and elastic Docker‑based scaling using Mesos, Marathon, Consul, and custom IPAM plugins.

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How Bilibili Scaled Its Operations: From Chaos to Automated DevOps
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 19, 2016 · Cloud Native

Deploy a Minecraft Server on Docker with NetEase Hive in Minutes

This guide walks you through manually setting up a Minecraft server on a Linux container and then automating the process with a Dockerfile on NetEase Hive, covering required tools, server files, Dockerfile details, and runtime configuration for a smooth gaming experience.

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Deploy a Minecraft Server on Docker with NetEase Hive in Minutes
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 11, 2016 · Operations

How to Trace the Root Cause of Application Performance Issues Across the Full Stack

This article explores the challenges of locating performance bottlenecks in apps, browsers, networks, and servers, explains the evolution of Application Performance Management (APM) at a global DevOps conference, and introduces a full‑stack tracing solution that integrates client, mobile, and cloud monitoring.

APMDevOpsFull-stack Tracing
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How to Trace the Root Cause of Application Performance Issues Across the Full Stack
DevOps
DevOps
Oct 8, 2016 · Operations

What Is DevOps? Origins, Key Issues, Benefits, and Adoption

The article explains DevOps as the integration of development and operations, tracing its origins, outlining its cultural and technical challenges, detailing its benefits such as faster, more reliable releases, and reviewing the tools and global adoption trends, including a new Chinese survey initiative.

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What Is DevOps? Origins, Key Issues, Benefits, and Adoption
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Oct 6, 2016 · Cloud Native

Enterprise Adoption of Container Technology: Standardization, Efficiency, and Competitive Advantage

The article examines how Docker‑based container technology can be standardized and applied in enterprises to improve resource utilization, streamline software delivery, and create competitive advantages, while also discussing ecosystem standards, selection criteria, and the broader impact on modern IT development.

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Enterprise Adoption of Container Technology: Standardization, Efficiency, and Competitive Advantage
DevOps
DevOps
Sep 29, 2016 · R&D Management

Applying User Story Mapping in TFS: Direct Mapping and Transformation Methods

The article explains how to use the User Story Mapping technique on the TFS platform, describing both a direct one‑to‑one mapping approach and a conversion method that transforms business‑level story maps into technical TFS work items for efficient DevOps team collaboration.

AgileDevOpsR&D management
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Applying User Story Mapping in TFS: Direct Mapping and Transformation Methods
DevOps
DevOps
Sep 29, 2016 · Cloud Native

Building a Container‑Based CI/CD Pipeline with VSTS/TFS for ASP.NET Core

This article explains how to use Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services/Team Foundation Server together with Docker to create a full‑stack, container‑based CI/CD pipeline for ASP.NET Core applications, covering environment setup, build agents, Docker host connections, and release strategies for test and production.

ASP.NET CoreCI/CDDevOps
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Building a Container‑Based CI/CD Pipeline with VSTS/TFS for ASP.NET Core
Node Underground
Node Underground
Sep 27, 2016 · Operations

8 Essential Tips for Securely Dockerizing Node.js Applications

This article outlines eight crucial best‑practice recommendations—such as creating a non‑root user, enabling user namespace mapping, caching node_modules, properly launching the main process, tagging images, managing processes externally, using production‑grade base images, and synchronizing system time—to securely containerize Node.js applications with Docker.

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8 Essential Tips for Securely Dockerizing Node.js Applications