Devin Dickerson

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Beyond The Architecture Cage Match: The Microservices Vs. Monoliths Battle Is Hurting Your Business

Devin Dickerson 1 day ago
In the red corner, weighing in with independent scalability and distributed complexity: microservices! In the blue corner, the reigning legacy champion, with its infamous deployment challenges: the monolith! For years, architects and technology executives have watched this architectural cage match with bated breath. Technology forums buzzed with trash talk from both sides. Conference speakers built […]
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Google Cloud Next 2025’s Developer Keynote: Agents Take Center Stage

Devin Dickerson 7 days ago
Google Cloud Next 2025’s (full takeaway blog here) developer keynote offered a detailed look at the company’s latest AI innovations, with a particular focus on agent technology and developer tools. Cohosts Richard Seroter and Stephanie Wong brought both technical insight and their signature energy to the stage, keeping the audience engaged with well-timed humor as […]
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Google Cloud Next 2025: Agentic AI Stack, Multimodality, And Sovereignty

Dario Maisto April 15, 2025
Loads of news came out of a hot Google Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas. The most notable announcements? Sovereign AI solutions on-prem, developer innovations that meet timely needs, very applicable multimodality for content and CX, and new elements for building the enterprise agentic AI stack.
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KubeCon 2025: Technology Resilience, Sovereignty, And Security In An Era Of Political Change

Dario Maisto April 9, 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London underscored that the cloud-native ecosystem is operating within a complex and increasingly uncertain global landscape.
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The AI Coding Honeymoon (And What Comes After)

Devin Dickerson January 21, 2025
The best way to maximize the use of AI-assisted software development is to make sure your fundamentals are solid. Find out why in this post.
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Accelerating US Government Modernization With Open-Source And Agile Development

Devin Dickerson January 7, 2025
The US government doesn’t have an innovation problem, it has an adoption problem. Find out what makes open-source and agile adoption a unique proposition for government organizations.
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What We Saw At AWS re:Invent 2024

Lee Sustar December 12, 2024
AWS may have been caught off guard by the sudden rise of generative AI, but now it’s coming for the competition from every possible angle. Get our key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024.
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Embracing AIOps: Revolutionizing DevOps And Agile Methodologies

Carlos Casanova October 30, 2024
Learn how AIOps can significantly enhance the efficiency, speed, and reliability of software development and deployment processes.
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The Language Of High-Performance IT For The Public Sector And Government

Sam Higgins October 27, 2024
One of the core principles of high-performance IT is alignment. But what we are aligning to differs greatly between the public and private sectors. It’s also important to recognize the cultural and linguistic differences between the private and public sectors. Aligning language in this way helps ensure that everyone is on the same page, which can significantly improve communication, reduce misunderstandings, and lead to more effective initiatives.
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Key Insights And Recommendations From VMware Explore 2024

Naveen Chhabra September 4, 2024
Get six key takeaways from the annual VMware Explore 2024 conference and find out what they mean for technology leaders.
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Serverless Is Trending Again In Modern Application Development

Devin Dickerson August 15, 2024
For a time, it appeared that the reach of serverless platforms had exceeded their grasp. After some notable success stories like the high-profile “serverless-first” Capital One strategy, hype appeared to be dying down. This is partly because serverless has always struggled from unclean definitions, and despite the lack of infrastructure and application servers to wrangle […]
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How Cloud-Native Development Benefits SaaS

Devin Dickerson June 27, 2024
For many organizations, SaaS and commercial off-the-shelf software are at best an 80% solution to the business need. Find out how cloud-native development can help close the gap in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.
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It Ain’t Just AI: What We Saw At Google Cloud Next

Lee Sustar April 16, 2024
Google recently held its Google Cloud Next conference four months early to unveil new AI offerings and upstage its rivals. Get a detailed review of all of the announcements at the event in this post.
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US Dept. Of Navy Is Rewiring Its Innovation Pipeline

Devin Dickerson April 10, 2024
The US Navy is revising its modern service delivery framework using investment horizons. Learn how those changes could benefit your organization.
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Wasm Today, AI Tomorrow: KubeCon Expands Its Reach

Devin Dickerson March 28, 2024
GenAI, WebAssembly (Wasm), and cloud sustainability were big topics at KubeCon Europe 2024. Read our three key takeaways from the event as well as three recommended next steps in this review.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023

Devin Dickerson December 6, 2023
A new internet is rising. Are you ready? Get a preview the latest Forrester Wave: Edge Development Platforms.
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Kubernetes: Innovation Enabler Or Implementation Detail?

Devin Dickerson July 20, 2023
The only thing more complex than running on Kubernetes is figuring out how to run containerized apps consistently across different environments without it. Find out more in this preview of our Technology & Innovation North America event.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Functions-As-A-Service Platforms, Q2 2023

Devin Dickerson June 8, 2023
The functions-as-a-service (FaaS) market is developing rapidly as vendors elevate their offerings to meet enterprise needs. Driving demand is a shift from the cloud-born startup development shop to the large-scale enterprise, where FaaS platforms are helping developers rapidly deploy new capabilities into production without wrangling with Kubernetes clusters or building out application servers. To help […]
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Introducing Forrester’s Function-As-A-Service Platforms Landscape

Devin Dickerson March 15, 2023
Cloud decision-makers consider FaaS adoption by their development teams to be among their top priorities for the next 12 months. Find out why.
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DevOps Theme Team: 2022 In Review And Looking Ahead To 2023

Julie Mohr December 12, 2022
Happy holidays from the DevOps theme team! Our merry band of Forrester analysts covering enterprise architecture, infrastructure, application development, application security, and technology strategy meets periodically to share research, debate trends, and dive into breaking news. What are a few of the trends and themes that have caught our attention this year? Let’s dive in […]
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