SOUTHWORKS: Reducing Slippage and Increase Scope Control

Guy Currier recently provided an insightful analysis on SOUTHWORKS at AppDev Field Day 2, focusing on their efficient strategies to minimize project slippage and enhance scope control. His coverage highlights the innovative approaches deployed by SOUTHWORKS to manage and deliver complex app development projects effectively. For further details on this topic, explore Guy Currier’s additional reports from AppDev Field Day 2 at The Futurum Group.


Southworks – AppDev Field Day – KubeCon ‪@cncf‬ 2024

During AppDev Field Day 2 at KubeCon 2024, Jon Myer explored SOUTHWORKS’ innovative approach to application development, which they term “development on demand.” Unlike conventional system integrators, SOUTHWORKS offers scoped projects with a flat-fee pricing structure, emphasizing knowledge transfer to minimize customer dependencies for future modifications. Their approach, likened to a “SWAT team” for software tasks, such as app development and migrations, was well received by delegates. Attendees particularly valued how SOUTHWORKS harnesses sophisticated cloud functionalities and facilitates cloud-to-cloud mobility, effectively addressing prevalent challenges in the industry. Their strategy of offering scalable engineering resources was noted for its potential to significantly enhance organizational efficiency and flexibility in software development efforts.


SOUTHWORKS – Cloud-Agnostic Platforms Will Drive New Possibilities in Multi-Cloud

Sulagna Saha discusses the significant potential of cloud-agnostic platforms in enabling multi-cloud strategies, highlighting how they offer flexibility and choice by allowing organizations to operate across different cloud environments seamlessly. She explains that this approach not only enhances disaster recovery capabilities but also optimizes costs by leveraging the strengths of various cloud providers. Saha’s exploration emphasizes that the future of enterprise IT infrastructure will increasingly depend on the interoperability and adaptability of cloud-agnostic solutions. This DevOps dot com article was inspired by the SOUTHWORKS presentation at AppDev Field Day 2.


Building A Truly Cloud-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Solution with Southworks

Stephen Foskett explores the development of genuinely cloud-agnostic multi-cloud solutions in partnership with Southworks, emphasizing the complexities and innovative practices needed to achieve effective interoperability among various cloud services. He considers the technical strategies and architectural considerations essential for businesses aiming to optimize their IT infrastructure while maintaining flexibility across multiple cloud platforms. Read more coverage of AppDev Field Day 2 on LinkedIn Pulse, and watch the presentation videos now!


SOUTHWORKS: Empowering Cloud-Agnostic Application Development

Jack Poller’s article on SOUTHWORKS delves into the company’s approach to fostering cloud-agnostic application development, ensuring that businesses can build and deploy applications seamlessly across different cloud environments. The piece highlights SOUTHWORKS’ emphasis on flexibility and innovation, which allows developers to focus on creating solutions that are not tied to any specific cloud platform, thus enhancing operational efficiency and reducing dependency on single cloud service providers. This strategy is pivotal for companies looking to maintain agility and scalability in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Read more coverage of AppDev Field Day 2 on LinkedIn Pulse!


Techstrong Gang – November 19, 2024

In the November 19, 2024 episode of Techstrong Gang, hosts Alan Shimel, Bonnie Schneider, and Stephen Foskett review highlights from the recent AppDev Field Day 2 at KubeCon, as well as insights from an article indicating that DevOps engineers are advancing to management roles more quickly than their peers in IT. In the first section, Foskett discusses the presentations by SOUTHWORKS, Heroku, and Codiac, placing them in context with the overall DevOps and Platform Engineering space and giving more details on what was discussed. Watch Stephen Foskett on Techstrong Gang every Tuesday!


Exploring the Future of App Development at AppDev Field Day from KubeCon and CloudNativeCon

Stephen Foskett introduces AppDev Field Day at KubeCon and CloudNativeCon in Salt Lake City. In addition to attending sessions and briefings, the Tech Field Day delegates will hear presentations by Heroku, Southworks, and Codiac.