John Apple II
John, a Senior Technical Support Engineer, has 16 years of systems administration, operations, and IT management experience around UNIX, Linux, Performance/Capacity Management, Automation, Configuration Management, and OpenStack private clouds. Between 2010 and 2015, he spent 4.5 years as a Service Delivery Manager operating IT for a major financial institution in Australia using ITILv3 methodologies with team members stretching across 5 countries. In 2017, John joined Red Hat as a consultant.
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Setting standards for how to use your tools is essential to architecting a solution that avoids confusion and channel sprawl.
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The second step in creating a communications architecture is defining the tools or channels you use for each type of information you share.
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The first step in creating a communications architecture is defining the attributes of the different types of information your organization shares.
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The right culture, risk management, and continuous improvement processes can multiply the value of what a private cloud has to offer.
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There's much more to cloud lifecycle management than just running regular updates. If not done correctly, fixing problems can consume your entire team.
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Keeping the cloud platform stable and available requires a disciplined approach to resource and capacity management.
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Looking for insights to improve your software architecture skills? Consider these book recommendations from top architects.