Jeff James

Proud father, @thenewstack contributor, brand / content marketing practitioner. Ex: @LEGO_Group @HPE @HitachiVantara @GatsbyJS @ChecklyHQ & @PetriFeed.

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Top 10 App Developer Skills and Trends to Learn in 2025

3 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | Jeff James

The last few years have been tumultuous ones for tech workers, particularly mobile and web developers. With the rapid advent and adoption of AI, the disruptive Covid pandemic, a global economy behaving like a white-knuckle roller coaster and a seemingly endless spate of tech layoffs, it’s been a wild ride for everyone.
How Indie Devs and Small Teams Can Win in a Tech Downturn

2 months ago | thenewstack.io | Jeff James

After a grim year of turmoil in the tech industry — marked by layoffs, ongoing unemployment, corporate re-alignments, the disruptive impact of AI, and tech workers experiencing prolonged unemployment — there seems to be at least some promising news on the horizon, with Computerworld reporting on an increase in tech job openings.
Using AI for DevOps: What Developers and Ops Need To Know

Nov 13, 2024 | thenewstack.io | Jeff James

As the adoption of AI tools and agents is increasing among developers, leveraging AI for larger-scale DevOps approaches is one of the next frontiers for AI-powered software development. While it may be tempting to lead with technology approaches first, embracing DevOps with a more holistic strategy may be the better option. To get some additional insight on what developers may want to consider when using AI with DevOps, I collected perspectives from a number of DevOps experts and developers.
Using AI for DevOps: What Developers and Ops Need To Know

Nov 12, 2024 | thenewstack.io | Jeff James

As the adoption of AI tools and agents is increasing among developers, leveraging AI for larger-scale DevOps approaches is one of the next frontiers for AI-powered software development. While it may be tempting to lead with technology approaches first, embracing DevOps with a more holistic strategy may be the better option. To get some additional insight on what developers may want to consider when using AI with DevOps, I collected perspectives from a number of DevOps experts and developers.
Make the Most of AI Agents: Tips and Tricks for Developers

Oct 17, 2024 | thenewstack.io | Jeff James

The arrival of AI agents has provided software developers with a new method of working with AI. We spoke with several AI agent tool providers and developers to get their take on how AI agents provide new capabilities for devs and what to do to get started. If you’re a bit fuzzy on how AI agents differ from existing LLM-based AI tools, The New Stack contributor Janakiram MSV explains that AI agents are an outgrowth of existing AI platforms and technologies.
Make the Most of AI Agents: Tips and Tricks for Developers

Oct 17, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jeff James

1 day agoUmesh Sachdev is CEO & cofounder of Uniphore, a large AI-native, multimodal enterprise-class SaaS company. He's based in Palo Alto, CA. AI is the darling of Fortune 500 earnings calls, yet a devil in disguise in the boardroom. We’ve seen an explosion of AI application companies in the past 24 months, …
Use System Center to Monitor Your Coffee Consumption

Sep 24, 2024 | petri.com | Jeff James

I’ve been visiting the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA, this week to get an update on System Center 2012, Windows Server 2012, and SQL Server 2012 from several different product teams at Microsoft. I’m also here to attend the TechMentor Conference and hopefully catch some sessions by IT industry luminaries such as Mark Russinovich, Mark Minasi, J. Peter Bruzzese, and Bruce Mackenzie-Low. One of my meetings on the Microsoft campus was with Chris Van Wesep from the System Center product team.
Seven Things System Administrators Can Be Thankful For

Sep 4, 2024 | petri.com | Jeff James

It’ll soon be Thanksgiving here in the United States, a holiday where friends and family gather to consume prodigious quantities of food, squabble with relatives, and attempt to enjoy a few days away from the workplace. If you’re not an American and need a primer on what Thanksgiving is all about, please refer to Empire Online’s excellent guide to Thanksgiving for Non-Americans.
How to Enable an Administrator Account in Windows 8

Sep 4, 2024 | petri.com | Jeff James

As is the case with previous versions of Windows, you may find yourself in a situation where you’re logged into a Windows 8 client (Professional or Enterprise Edition) that doesn’t have an active administrator account. Thankfully, activating the account is a straightforward process.
The Friday Funny: Tech Timeout

Sep 4, 2024 | petri.com | Jeff James

Do your friends and family spend more time staring at smartphone and tablet screens than they do talking to each other? We’ve all been guilty of tech obsession at times, and now Foresters — a life insurance provider based in Canada — has started a “TechTimeout” campaign that tries to get people to put down their gadgets and behave like the social animals we are. By like, you know, talking to other people in person and stuff. Gadget addiction taken to the water-logged extreme. (Hat tip to J.