Multi-Cloud, Blockchain, DevOps and Digital Transformation Strategy — Perspectives from our Platform Director
Learn about having a digital transformation strategy, what it takes for IT modernization, and best practices for an API management platform and service management platform.
We’re kicking things off with Mark Whitehead, our Platform Director, who shares his views on:
- Multi- and hybrid cloud for better performance of applications and services without vendor lock-in
- Blockchain technology for greater transparency, speed, security and reduced cost
- DevOps and automation both as an interest and strategy
- Legacy technology and technical debt — and how the right people and proper prioritization can help organizations tackle it
- Best practices for API and service management
- Reporting and visualization on APIs and services in the ignite platform — and a sneak peek into road-mapped features including Kibana
- Why breaking digital transformation projects into measurable business goals is the key to success and ongoing internal support
On Multi-cloud, Blockchain and DevOps
Gemma: What are 1 or 2 industry trends or emerging technologies that are interesting to you right now and why?
Mark: There are a couple of trends I’m excited about right now. The first is multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategies, which utilize private cloud, public cloud, or even services running in traditional data centers. Why’s that interesting? Because it means you don’t have to be tied to one vendor for a solution, it gives you resiliency/availability options, and also allows you get the best performance for your applications and services by using the right platform.
The second thing is Blockchain technology, and using it for decentralized and distributed applications on a massive scale. This is quite an early industry trend — most people think of cryptocurrencies when you mention Blockchain — but the underlying technology can be applied to lots of other applications for greater transparency, speed, security and reduced cost. I’m expecting we’ll see this trend grow over the next few years.
Gemma: What resources do you use to track these new trends and tech?
Mark: I attend various meetups and industry events, and also have a general interest in new tech, so spend time utilizing resources on the web when I want to learn more about a topic.
G: What’s your favorite type of meetup?
M: I like going to DevOps meetups to learn and share how increasing automation together with Development and Operations teams collaborating closely can deliver real business value.
That’s what we’re doing here at digitalML; we have highly skilled DevOps people in the Engineering team and we are using technology and processes to drive a different way of working. The focus on automation and continual improvement deliver consistent, reliable, repeatable and scalable benefits.
Legacy tech and technical debt are massive issues for large enterprises wanting digital transformation — proper prioritization and people with the right attitude is the solution
G: What do you think is the biggest challenge for large organizations who want to be better at digital or IT modernization?
M: I think dealing with legacy technology and technical debt is a massive issue for most businesses. They want to go through digital transformation and IT modernization but they’ve got existing products and services that they need to support.
Interested in hearing more from Mark? Continue reading here:
https://www.digitalml.com/multicloud-blockchain-devops-digital-transformation-strategy-perspectives/
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About the Author
Gemma Sindall
Gemma is a Marketing Manager at digitalML. She has a keen interest in digital strategy and the best ways to merge people, process and technology. Her experience spans Marketing and Client Services in the Technology and Financial Services industries.
Originally published at https://www.digitalml.com/blog.
