Vicki Walker

1 week ago | thenewstack.io | Vicki Walker

The data doesn’t lie: Developers, on average, are juggling 14 different vendor tools throughout the work day. They spent time and cognitive cycles switching back and forth between different interfaces, accounts and workflows just to get their work done. All that context switching creates inefficiencies, fragmentation and unnecessary complexity.

3 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | Vicki Walker

Containers fueled by open source software have become the de facto way for software development teams to package and deploy modern applications and services. Open source tools, including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, Argo and OTel, provide a robust foundation for the container ecosystem.

1 month ago | thenewstack.io | Vicki Walker

It’s been 20 years since Puppet planted the seeds of today’s Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and it hasn’t gotten any easier — in many ways, it’s more complicated than ever. The early entrants, Puppet and Chef, gave way to tools like Ansible, Terraform and Pulumi, which brought new capabilities for infrastructure provisioning. Then cloud computing emerged and turned IaC into a fundamental software development practice.

2 months ago | thenewstack.io | Vicki Walker

Traditionally, edge computing has largely been the responsibility of operational technology (OT) teams. But as edge deployments increase in number and size and become essential parts of the technology landscape, IT teams are under growing pressure to help manage infrastructure across remote locations.

Mar 18, 2025 | thenewstack.io | Vicki Walker

Coming Soon: New Ebook on Cloud Sustainability cloud-sustainability-ebook,sponsor-google-amd,sponsored-post-contributed, As the effects of climate change escalate around the world, what role do software developers play in protecting the environment? More than you might think, particularly when it comes to the choices you make for your cloud infrastructure.