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What is a DevOp?

Mark Mzyk June 22, 2013

What is a grit, anyways? – Vinny, My Cousin Vinny More and more there are job posting that are looking for a DevOps engineer. In response to this a series of blog posts have appeared bemoaning the fact that there should be no such thing as a DevOps engineer because DevOps is a cultural movement. It’s […]


Thought Leader

Mark Mzyk May 1, 2013

The term thought leader is being thrown around a lot lately, mostly in a derisive way, since it is over used. The Wikipedia definition, copied wholesale here, is this: Thought leader is management terminology for a person or an entity that is recognized by peers for having progressive and innovative ideas. Typically thought leaders have proven […]


Culture, Work Location and Critical Thinking

Mark Mzyk February 24, 2013

Recently I read Shanely’s What Your Culture Really Says. I’v also been seeing a lot of tweets about how you should let employees work remotely lately. Certainly DHH has been saying this loudly for a long time. There is a truth in these arguments, but they go too far. Life is complicated and there is no […]