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The DevOps career path is not only profitable, but one of the most personally satisfying among the many career branches in IT today. Here's how to...
Ericka Chickowski
Jul 26, 2016
5 ways to make yourself marketable as a DevOps engineer
Climbing the ladder
When it comes to QA and DevOps, testers need to start improving their skills to fill consultative roles and find new paths into software delivery.
Ericka Chickowski
Nov 23, 2015
QA and DevOps: Reinventing the tester's role in the face of automation
Horsepower lives!
QA and test automation are rife with career and growth opportunities. Here are key roles, and the skills hiring managers say will get you there.
Ericka Chickowski
Feb 18, 2020
Test automation and QA career guide: Top roles and skills
Continuous learning is key
DevOps experts predict continuation and amplification from the last half of 2017. One standout in 2018: Experimentation.
Ericka Chickowski
Jan 30, 2018
8 DevOps trends to watch in 2018
Evolutionary, not revolutionary
Here's how to attract great DevOps candidates and retain rock stars on your team.
Ericka Chickowski
Apr 17, 2018
10 ways to build highly effective DevOps teams
Dream-team dreamin'
Companies need both IT Service Management and DevOps. Here's why, and how you can start marrying practices and tribes.
Ericka Chickowski
Jul 26, 2018
4 ways to marry ITSM and DevOps
Tie the knot, already
Don't be slow to move
Organizations continue to struggle to mesh app quality with agile using automation and other best practices.
Ericka Chickowski
Sep 27, 2017
World Quality Report 2017-18: The state of QA and testing
QA sets a slow pace
RPA adoption is surging, but enterprises are already encountering growing pains with the technology. Here's what your team needs to know.
Ericka Chickowski
Jan 20, 2020
Robotic process automation: 5 key trends to watch
RPA still finding its place
DevOps transformational changes can be hard. As organizations seek the speed and agility afforded by DevOps patterns, they must first address the cultural problems that caused divides between development and operations in the first place.
Learn how organizations can address the cultural problems that cause divisions between development and operations, and bridge them to work smarter.
Ericka Chickowski
Oct 21, 2015
How to survive the great DevOps culture shift
One team, same goal
Software engineer/QA tester
Test automation engineers share tips for maintaining your edge in the market - and landing that next test automation job.
Ericka Chickowski
Aug 15, 2017
3 ways to be more marketable as a test automation engineer
Code to success
DevOps isn't an all-or-nothing proposition. Here are some situations where it makes more sense to adopt only a little bit—or none at all.
Ericka Chickowski
Feb 20, 2019
5 red flags: When DevOps might not be a good fit
Enter at your own risk
Robotic process automation isn't a slam dunk. Here's why IT Ops should lead on deployment.
Ericka Chickowski
Jun 14, 2018
Robotic process automation: Why IT Ops needs to lead
Just another hammer?
There's lots of low-hanging fruit to get started with robotic process automation, but there are projects you should also stay away from.
Ericka Chickowski
Oct 1, 2019
How to get started with RPA: 5 projects to consider
Put robotic process automation to work
Here are the variables to consider as you shop for the right RPA tools for your organization.
Ericka Chickowski
Oct 29, 2019
How to choose the right RPA tool
Put the bots to work
These technology trends are driving growth and shaping usage patterns for application performance management in enterprises. 
Ericka Chickowski
Aug 21, 2019
6 application performance management trends to watch
The hub of any transformation
Want to get your IT Ops career on the fast track? Here are the skills you'll need to develop to stand out from the pack.
Ericka Chickowski
Dec 17, 2018
The 3 most in-demand IT Ops skills
New breed, apply within
Bridge building
DevOps teams should move forward with microservices projects right away. Don't wait until your application architecture is fully optimized.
Ericka Chickowski
Jul 5, 2017
Is your application architecture prepared for microservices?
Building bridges
Get more efficiency, bake in more resilience, make delivery pipelines safer—and put a finer point on DevOps' business gains—with help from the best.
Ericka Chickowski
Feb 7, 2020
The top 5 DevOps trends: What being mainstream means to your team
Learn from the elites
Here are some of 2017's biggest developer fails—where they went wrong, and what you can learn from their mistakes.
Ericka Chickowski
Dec 5, 2017
The most epic developer fails of 2017: Lessons learned
What were they thinking?
OpenStack isn't dead, just hidden. But it's not going away anytime soon, observers say.
Ericka Chickowski
Jun 6, 2018
State of OpenStack: Out of sight, but not mind, for cloud teams
Part of the plumbing
Service virtualization reduces wait times by simulating and modeling dependencies for developers, QA, and ops teams. Here's when and where you should use it.
Service virtualization and containerization can cut wait times in fast-paced DevOps environments, boosting productivity and efficiency. Here's how.
Ericka Chickowski
Oct 8, 2015
How service virtualization cuts developer wait times
No-wait state
Here's a quick guide about robotic process automation, with tips about picking your first project, how to get started, and what to avoid.
Ericka Chickowski
May 25, 2020
RPA essentials: What it is, and why it matters
Become one with the bot
Whether you're new to RPA or interested in honing your skills, these conferences, books, courses, and other resources will help.
Ericka Chickowski
Sep 9, 2020
15 essential resources for robotic process automation teams
Better bots
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