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Two teams of five is not the same as one team of 10.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | March 2023
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Why DevOps encourages us to celebrate outages.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | February 2021
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Emulating the efficiency of in-person conversations.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | November 2020
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Leveraging expectations for better communication.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | June 2020
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Application programming interfaces speak louder than words.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | December 2019
From Communications of the ACM
Automation helps collaboration.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | October 2019
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Software acumen is the new norm.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | July 2019
From Communications of the ACM
Automation and a little discipline allow better testing, shorter release cycles, and reduced business risk.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | January 2019
From Communications of the ACM
A.B.A. = Always be automating.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | June 2018
From Communications of the ACM
Being funny is serious work.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | March 2018
From Communications of the ACM
Why the Bell curve hasn't transformed into a hockey stick.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | October 2017
From Communications of the ACM
Reducing waste, encouraging experimentation, and making everyone happy.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | July 2016
From Communications of the ACM
How to lose friends and alienate coworkers.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | April 2016
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An open standard that enables software-defined networking.
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | August 2012
From Communications of the ACM
Knowing where to begin is half the battle.
Thomas A. Limoncelli, Vinton G. Cerf From Communications of the ACM | April 2011
From Communications of the ACM
What can software vendors do to make the lives of system administrators a little easier?
Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | February 2011