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About Gene Kim
Gene Kim is a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher and author, and has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He has written six books, including The Unicorn Project (2019), The Phoenix Project (2013), The DevOps Handbook (2016), the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate (2018), and The Visible Ops Handbook (2004-2006) series. Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of the DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.
In 2007, ComputerWorld added Gene to the "40 Innovative IT People to Watch Under the Age of 40" list, and he was named a Computer Science Outstanding Alumnus by Purdue University for achievement and leadership in the profession.
He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and family.
In 2007, ComputerWorld added Gene to the "40 Innovative IT People to Watch Under the Age of 40" list, and he was named a Computer Science Outstanding Alumnus by Purdue University for achievement and leadership in the profession.
He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and family.
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Season 2 is going to be incredible because it includes guests from outside the DevOps Enterprise community whose work I truly admire.
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Why Is Architecture Important? Architecture exists within applications, solutions, and the enterprise, whether time, effort, and resources are allocated to it or not. Architectures evolve over time just like most processes and orga1 month ago Read more -
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Titles By Gene Kim
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win 5th Anniversary Edition
Apr 7, 2015
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The Unicorn Project: A Novel About Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data
Nov 26, 2019
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