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“A great product manager is both trusting and trustworthy. She knows the difference between trust and blind faith, and invests in building a working environment where people have each others’ backs. She sets an example with her own behavior and works from the assumption that people have good intentions. …

“World War II was the defining moment of our parents’ generation. In a similar way, the COVID-19 pandemic-the first modern pandemic-will define this era.” — Bill Gates said it in his last post yesterday. One of the interesting aspects of his observations is the need to collaborate our efforts on…

After the last few weeks, it clear we are in the biggest financial crisis in our generation. I read “Stress Test” a few months ago and there are several perspectives that are good to be remembered. Especially during these crazy days where the market shows ‘no bottom’. “The fundamental causes…

The trend of #DevSecOps is growing fast and it is no longer just part of your security team. More and more organizations wish to integrate their security team in all the phases of development and operations. …

“Liquid Software” release practices are rapidly becoming the standard in many companies. However, as software shapes digital transformation, DevOps teams are feeling challenged to manage their growing influence on corporations’ success or failure. In a talk I gave last week, we looked into the growing pains that most enterprises (many…

“ What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence “ is a book I enjoyed in the last two flights. It’s a classic entrepreneurship story and half of the book is talking about his path in starting, building and expanding Blackstone. …

In the past few years ( 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013) I’ve been summarizing the year both on sports events (running, biking, snowboarding, etc’) and on books. This year is no different. Let’s start with the books I’ve enjoyed most in 2019. Books — Learning and thinking Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know…

The trend of DevSecOps is not new but it’s growing fast. More and more organizations wish to integrate their security team in all the phases of development and operation. Many security products keep your code safe from vulnerabilities at different stages (dev, test, qa and prod). …

These days, where many developers are working with containers and all their ‘outcomes’ are bundled in a Docker container, it is becoming challenging to manage and control them. Moreover, as more containers and Kubernetes enter the party, the job gets that much harder. Now, you have a tool that can…