Weekend Musings: Brief Brilliance for Your Saturday (July 27)
Here is a quick run down of some stories that I found interesting during the week.
Gartner cuts IT spending forecast, warns of ongoing 'CIO team fatigue'
IT services spending is now predicted to grow by 7.1% in 2024, down from the 9.7% augured in Gartner's last forecast "due in part to slower spending across subsegments that include consulting and business process services."
GenAI sticker shock sends CIOs in search of solutions
The early bills for generative AI experimentation are coming in, and many CIOs are finding them more hefty than they’d like — some with only themselves to blame.
Technical Debt Continues To Mount – Here’s How To Solve It
Technical debt is a significant problem in software development, costing $2.4 trillion annually and taking up to 42% of developers’ time. The compromise that often gets made between short-term efficiency and long-term sustainability results in the sacrifice of code quality so that companies can get projects out the door quicker.
What Makes a Great 1–1 Meeting?
Every week, I’m in several 1-1 meetings. Biweekly with the manager I report in to, and at various frequencies and lengths with the managers and individual contributors that report in to me. When I have good time zone overlap with people I try and hold them for 30 minutes weekly. When time zone overlap is not so great, 1 hour weekly.
The State of Kubernetes Security in 2024
The State of Kubernetes Security for 2024 report shows us that as the popularity of Kubernetes grows, the more important security planning and tooling becomes. Our annual report examines some of the most common cloud-native security challenges and business impacts that organizations face today, helping us to better understand their practices and priorities.
Have a wonderful weekend!