Over the last couple of months we've had numerous learning opportunities outside of our training courses:

Cloud computing continues to evolve with many of the major providers now offering Serverless Computing, also often referred to as Functions-as-a-Service. To help make sense of how Serverless computing works and what it offers, I presented an overview to Equinox IT clients and team members. Based on experience so far with Cloud deployed applications I'm excited by the potential use-cases and the advantages that Serverless computing has to offer.

Last Thursday I presented at the Wellington ITx Conference on the topic 'Moving From Legacy To The Future – Can You Get There From Here?'.

Making IT succeed today involves much more than technology considerations. Modern ways of working rely on people working together in high performance teams, placing increasing emphasis on people having strong soft skills. So in this post, while we have consultants sharing technology learning on MicroServices, VSTS and Azure, we also have consultants sharing learning on cognitive bias and the human and organisational considerations for Agile adoption and transformation.

This article is republished from my original Adding Personas To Work In VSTS post on fantail.io.

During the week I finished adding the requirements I started in my previous post.  I found I needed a few more features - one about Security and one covering setting up the development projects and builds.  I also discovered an extension for VSTS that will help me keep focused on the users while I work. VSTS has a marketplace where you can see all the extensions and install those you think are useful. The one I will install is Personas, by Agile Extensions.