Tracy Bannon

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xOPS - Transdiciplinary approach to incorporating AI into the Software

xOPS: Transdiciplinary approach to incorporating AI into the Software For today, I’m going to define 𝘅𝗢𝗽𝘀 as 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗢𝗽𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗢𝗽𝘀 + 𝗠𝗟𝗢𝗽𝘀. Why though? Because the integration of AI capabilities into our software requires more than traditional DevSecOps. I’ve spent decades architecting software solutions for complex challenges, I’ve learned that pragmatism, integration, and flexibility are paramount. 𝘅𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆; it’s a transdisciplinary mindset that integrates the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 of DevSecOps, DataOps, and MLOps.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Monday, June 24, 2024

Architectural Decision Records!

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻!!! I shared the idea of decision records with a mid-career techie and he was blown away by the value and simplicity. Using Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) to jot down choices just make sense. It doesn’t need to be a full white paper… just a few lines as an .MD file. WHY? So your decisions are defensible and to give anyone in the future a frame of reference.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, February 4, 2024

Trac Bannon's AI Predictions for 2024

𝗠𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?!?! Hello friends, it’s been a long time…’23 was quite a rollercoaster for me personally and professionally. I am so thankful for the support of my network, my family, and my friends. I am ready for ‘24! The question is, are you tired of hearing about AI yet? I’m personally tired of the deluge of generated blog posts with all the embedded unicode emojis. That said, 2024 will be more exciting, innovative, and possibly dangerous than 2023.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, January 7, 2024

Discovering Grace Hopper: An Overdue Epiphany

I've dedicated my career to technology and to software architecture in specific. Why, then, did I only learn about Grace Hopper as I entreed another decade into my career??

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, September 24, 2023

This Reference Architecture is No Good --> What is an RA?

A software reference architecture is a common abstraction or standardization of design that can be reused. Abstraction is the key and it serves as a guide for designing and building software systems in a particular domain.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, July 30, 2023