Marc Hornbeek, a.k.a., DevOps-the-Gray esq. is a globally recognized expert for DevOps, DevSecOps, Continuous Testing and SRE. He is CEO and Principal Consultant at Engineering DevOps Consulting , author of the book "Engineering DevOps", and Ambassador and Author for The DevOps Institute . Marc applies his unique, comprehensive Engineering Blueprints, Seven-Step DevOps Transformation Blueprint and 9 DevOps Pillars discovery and assessment tools, together with targeted workshops skills to create actionable and comprehensive DevOps transformation roadmaps and strategic plans. Marc is an IEEE Outstanding Engineer, and 45-year IEEE Life member. He is a DevOps leadership advisor/mentor. He is the original author of the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem (CDEF) and Continuous Testing Foundations (CTF) certification courses that are offered by the DevOps Institute. He is a Blogger on DevOps.com and ContainerJournal.com. He is a freelance writer of DevOps content including webinars, and white papers. He is a freelance trainer for DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE courses offered by partners of the DevOps Institute.

Containers and Kubernetes in the DevOps Value Stream
While there is no standard definition of DevOps, I think most people agree that a major goal of DevOps is to improve value by reducing lead times and removing bottlenecks in software ...

Containers and Kubernetes For Continuous Testing
Software services architected as microservices, packaged in containers, and orchestrated with Kubernetes changes the game for continuous testing because of the excellent alignment with the five tenets of continuous testing. The DevOps ...

Kubernetes Supports Nine Pillars of SRE
According to the DevOps Institute site reliability engineering (SRE) is a discipline and a role that incorporates aspects of software engineering and applies them to infrastructure and operations problems to create ultra-scalable ...

Kubernetes Enables DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS)
DaaS is DevOps capabilities made available to users through portals and APIs, on demand. In my earlier blog, Measuring the Value of DevOps-as-a-Service, I explained that a DaaS blueprint has four layers, ...

7 Principles of DevSecOps With Kubernetes
In my article, “9 Pillars of Engineering DevOps With Kubernetes,” I explain that continuous security is a core pillar of every well-engineered DevOps. As indicated in the white paper, “From the Node ...

Kubernetes is a Perfect Fit With DevOps Culture
In my article, 9 Pillars of Engineering DevOps With Kubernetes, I explain that collaborative culture is a core pillar of well-engineered DevOps. DevOps favors cultures that are highly collaborative, continuous learning environments ...

Engineering DevOps With K8s: Leadership Best Practices
IT leaders need to update their own skills and practices to successfully lead transformations during the Kubernetes revolution that is currently dominating journeys to well-engineered DevOps solutions. I indicated in my prior ...

9 Pillars of Engineering DevOps With Kubernetes
I like to use the word “pillar” to describe major “immovable” structural parts of DevOps. Much like a pillar, a column of a building that helps hold the structure up, a DevOps ...

9 Pillars of Containers Best Practices
While it is true you can easily “containerize” nearly any software quite quickly, this alone will not realize the benefits of an effective container deployment. Those who are serious about containers will ...