Sometimes „automate it all“ does not help
Just recently I was looking into the next best tool to use for capturing customer demand. It needed to be […]
Warum die Deutschen ein Technologie-Volk werden sollten
Gestern war ich auf einer Bürgerversammlung hier in meinem schönen Stadtteil. Da wurde über vieles gesprochen, auch darüber wie teuer
The Power of „Disagree and Commit“
During my time as an employee with Amazon Web Services, I learned about one of Amazon’s leadership principles): „Disagree and
Platform Engineering – Part 5 – Data Platforms
Data Platforms – more than just large data pools Data platforms are not a new phenomenon, but it seems that
Platform Engineering – Part 4 – Cost Drivers
Managing platform scope – Start small with a bold vision It is essential to be clear about the scope of
Platform Engineering – Part 3 – Platform Business
Platform Business Models Software Platforms, like all software, can be delivered in several ways to serve their users and so,
Platform Engineering – Part 2 – The Basics
What is a Software Platform? There are many definitions for this term in computer sciences. In this paper, the term
Platform Engineering – Part 1 – Introduction
In most software-based businesses it is quite common to think about platforms. Building an own internal platform that implements the
Re-programming your own brain’s algorithms
Computers are ignorant, dumb machines. We write new operating systems and routines, compile and deploy them and these machines behave
How human is automation after all?
It is almost 15 years ago, when I first had a touchpoint with the ethic and morale question: “How human
Why you should (NOT) listen to your Experts
There once lived a man next to a mighty and beautiful mountain. When the man was a kid, he was
Attributes for highly valuable Proof of Concepts (PoC)
After supporting and observing several Proof of Concept activities in various departments, I realized that I could do more to
Public Talk: Building End-to-End IOT Solutions with AWS
I had the please to talk at AWS re:invent 2019 about end to end IOT solutions. The session was recorded,
Multi-Cloud as a Strategy
When discussing the vendor strategy for the technical systems, traditionally in software engineering you find conflicting requirements. This is not
The Power of “as a Service”
The XaaS – everything as a service movement is quite considerable. When looking at successful internet companies today, you can
The key values behind DevOps
Since may years during my career I came across all these tools and frameworks: Waterfall, V-Modell, SCRUM, Kanban, LESS, SAFe,