Few verticals have seemed to embrace DevOps as quickly as the retail sector. Macys, Target, Nordstrom, WalMart and more have all demonstrated success adopting DevOps patterns and culture. We spoke to many of the folks from these retailers at the recent DevOps Enterprise Summit 2015 (DOES 15). Here is my interview with Jason Josephy and Courtney Kissler of Nordstrom.
I spoke to them right after they came off the stage where they showed a 20% improvement in cycle times year over year. This translated into significant savings to the company. Courtney has presented at DOES 14 so like many other presenters at this years event, this was an update on what happened since they last presented. It is a great interview, have a listen:
Here is a link to their actual presentation:
DOES15 – Courtney Kissler & Jason Josephy – Mindsets and Metrics and Mainframes… Oh My!
Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we will post more of our devopsy.kinsta.cloud exclusive interviews with many of the speakers and attendees of DOES ’15
Alan Shimel is founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, a Futurum company, and a member of Futurum's executive leadership team. A technology entrepreneur, media executive and industry commentator, Shimel has spent more than three decades building businesses, communities and media platforms serving enterprise technology professionals, including co-founding StillSecure, a network security company, and the DevOps Institute, a DevOps certification and training body. At Techstrong, he leads a portfolio of media brands including devopsy.kinsta.cloud, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Techstrong AI, Techstrong IT, Digital CxO, Platform Engineering, Techstrong Semi and Techstrong TV, along with a growing portfolio of events, educational programs and digital communities. With more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Shimel is a familiar voice in the space and was an early advocate of the DevOps movement, helping bring DevOps practices into mainstream enterprise technology. His work today spans cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud-native technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and digital transformation, and he hosts popular programs including Techstrong Gang, Shimmy Says and Still Cyber, After All These Years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from St. John's University and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.