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AoAD2 Chapter 4: Investing in Agility

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Investing in Agility. One of the recurring themes in this book is that, in order to be Agile, your organization has to buy in to the underlying Agile philosophy. They’re the secret to Agile success.

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Software DevOps platform Gearset raises $55M

TechCrunch

The platform can automatically recommend fixes to packages, for example, and backup and restore data as well as compare changes to metadata. Gearset’s solution is a set of tools for deploying and maintaining Salesforce software across an organization. ” Competitors include Copado, Fiosum, OwnBackup, and AutoRabit.

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Fujitsu – Transforming business and society in the digital age

CIO

Fujitsu has built its successful VMware practice in part by investing in training and certifying its people with the highest levels of VMware credentials. And with secure backup, we helped them protect their business with digital resilience.” Customers are demanding this type of infrastructure agility today,” Kember points out.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO

Implement agile sourcing Even the process of sourcing and making procurement decisions can end up costing IT organizations more than they bargained for. Some progressive IT leaders are adopting an agile approach to sourcing, breaking down the process into shorter, iterative chunksto mitigate cost overruns, delays, and misaligned outcomes.

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Ensuring Data Security in Remote Work: Best Practices and Tools

Sunflower Lab

Is it better to have everything planned out in advance or to be agile and adaptable? Train Employees on Data Security Educating employees on data security can go a long way in ensuring data security. Investing in employee training can have a significant impact in avoiding data breaches.

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MSP vs. MSSP: What’s the Difference?

Kaseya

Some of the critical business solutions that UEM and RMM integrate seamlessly with are: Professional service automation (PSA) tools IT documentation tools Data backup and recovery tools Ticket management tools. Security awareness training: The goal of security awareness training is to prevent and mitigate user risk.

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So you’re a new CISO? Let’s navigate your first 90 days

Lacework

Ensure you’re training and hiring for engineers that love automation. Train and upskill your security team. Start now with cloud security, DevOps, and other training that allows for professional development as well as opportunities for the shop to mature. Use lifecycle management for your backups.