Tracy Bannon

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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

Trust, Trustworthiness, and the Trust Equation

Trust is not something you just ask for or earn. Rather you need to exude trustworthiness and others examine that and decide for themselves if they can or will extend trust. Charles Green published a 'trust equation' that I have adopted for years and can say it is wonderfully helpful.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Is Platform Engineering the new DevOps?

Is '𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀'? Not exactly, no. It is another evolutionary technique to drive quality, security, and time to delivery all while improving developer efficiency. I've been noodling on how darned similar the intent of Platform Engineering compared to Framework Architecture from 15 + years ago.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, June 11, 2023

DevOps Enterprise Summit 2023 - Promo

Trac Bannon and other attendees talk about the value of DOES

How is it that I made the promo video? Must just be great insights. ;-)

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Monday, June 5, 2023

Applying AI to the SDLC New Ideas and Gotchas

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Monday, April 24, 2023

Does Ops Still Exist??

Does Ops Still Exist? What has happened to Operations folks? The rise of the term SRE (site reliability engineer) seems to indicate Ops has somehow gone away. DevOps did not diminish the need for Operations and neither will SRE.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, November 13, 2022

Upstream: OSS supply chain security in the wake of Log4Shell

For years, experts have been telling the government to take stock of the software supply chain by generating software bills of materials and defining standards and policies for use. But it took a few big “oh !@#$%” moments like the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline breaches to get the wheels of government really turning around improving software supply chain security.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, May 22, 2022

SEI DevSecOps Day Pittsburgh - #NoHobbyists

#NoHobbyists - How to Shift Security Everywhere CyberSecurity has traditionally been regarded as a function of a distinct security group. In reality, security and cyber resilient software is the responsibility of everyone in the organization. There is a well intended call to “shift security left” but no one knows how! Instead, organizations are depending on developers to become cyber-savvy on their own. Attendees will learn about why to not shift left, how to build a new security culture, and tips, tricks, and tools for moving away from security hobbyists to having experienced pros.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Friday, April 22, 2022

In the Nic of Time with Tracy Bannon

In the Nic of Time with Tracy Bannon: Why Culture matters!] Why Culture matters so much to succeed in software innovation, how to attract and retain talent, how to train your teams and what is working or NOT working when it comes to the DoD Software Factories! Nic invites Trac to share her experience in her role with MITRE as Senior Principal/ Software Architect & DevOps Advisor.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Thursday, April 7, 2022

Cyber Ops needs love too!

“Cyber Ops needs love too! We spend much time focused on DEV and often ignoring OPS. I am guilty of this too. I work with the MITRE now; I never realized their emphasis on world class cybersecurity. We work on behalf of the public good."

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Wednesday, March 30, 2022