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Published inApr 2024
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Joel Kruger
Joel Kruger
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Joel Kruger

Joel Kruger is a senior DevOps professional and solutions architect with over 10 years of experience building CI/CD pipeline infrastructure in commercial and federal sectors. He is also an expert in employing container orchestration systems for automating computer application deployments at scale. He is a proponent of building reusable CI/CD pipeline configurations as downloadable and self-serve software factories. Joel is a very hands-on and customer-service-oriented person who loves to solve a challenge. Technology excites him, from cloud computing to embedded Raspberry Pi projects. He loves being creative with tech and is not afraid to get some hot solder in his shoelaces. Joel owns and operates his own corporation, dynamicVSM, as a freelance DevOps consultant and has experience architecting solutions that scale, reduce waste, and increase visibility. He works together with clients to help manage their value streams better.
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How do traditional release management methodologies stack up against DevOps?

Planning large releases, which requires a greater amount of work and risk, is a common focus of traditional methodologies. Complexity often arises fast while working in longer cycles with fewer releases. In this setting, you will have strict deadlines and a laundry list of extras to meet. Big releases may be spectacular, but they are certainly an inefficient method of production. However, DevOps uses a different strategy; smaller releases are more manageable since they are simpler to comprehend and test. If things don’t go as planned, there is less damage to manage. Essentially, DevOps allows your company to quickly adapt to fluctuating client demands by enabling faster, lighter releases.

When it comes to managing any kind of development, traditional techniques commonly make use of planning and scheduling systems. Many moving parts are normally associated with a development cycle. This is especially...

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Joel Kruger

Joel Kruger is a senior DevOps professional and solutions architect with over 10 years of experience building CI/CD pipeline infrastructure in commercial and federal sectors. He is also an expert in employing container orchestration systems for automating computer application deployments at scale. He is a proponent of building reusable CI/CD pipeline configurations as downloadable and self-serve software factories. Joel is a very hands-on and customer-service-oriented person who loves to solve a challenge. Technology excites him, from cloud computing to embedded Raspberry Pi projects. He loves being creative with tech and is not afraid to get some hot solder in his shoelaces. Joel owns and operates his own corporation, dynamicVSM, as a freelance DevOps consultant and has experience architecting solutions that scale, reduce waste, and increase visibility. He works together with clients to help manage their value streams better.
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