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Every product strategy must start with the customer and work backwards – focusing on the customer problems we are trying to address and the expectations we must meet. This higher consumer expectations for personalization are fueling the emergence of more niche, consumer-specific sites with services that appeal to Gen Z and Millennials. At XOOTS, we […]

As modern microservices-based architectures continue to evolve, event-driven architecture is becoming increasingly popular. It offers a flexible and responsive approach to business events while fostering better technical decoupling. An event-driven architecture uses events to initiate and communicate between decoupled services, typically built with microservices. An event represents a fact, a change in state, or an […]

ntroduction  Jira and Confluence are powerful collaboration tools used by teams to manage projects, track issues, and create documentation. To maximize their potential, it is essential to follow best practices for configuration and usage. This guide provides practical, hands-on advice for setting up and using Jira and Confluence effectively, referencing Atlassian’s best practice tips. 1.1. […]

Like PaaS, serverless computing enables developers to build applications faster by eliminating the need for them to manage infrastructure. With serverless, the cloud service provider automatically provisions, scales, and manages the infrastructure required to run the code, e.g., AWS Lambda. Serverless architectures are highly scalable and event-driven, only using resources when a specific function or […]

In a scenario where an organization has legacy data centers, private cloud, and public cloud, there are three potential use cases for modernizing applications: Use case 1: Lift and Shift: Move application workloads from legacy data centers to private or public cloud, followed by refactoring. Use case 2: Application Modernisation: Refactor specific applications, such as […]

C-level executives often ask how to manage large teams and ensure their productivity. Measuring productivity requires having the right data/metrics and understanding team dynamics, celebrating successes, and learning from failures. Reinforcing messages through behavior and actions is crucial – individuals will only believe in a culture of learning and improvement when they see it in […]

Product prioritization is an essential process for any organization that aims to deliver valuable and impactful products to its customers. The process involves evaluating and ranking features, initiatives, and projects based on their potential value, impact, and effort required. This guide will provide a detailed understanding of best practices for product prioritization, focusing on specific […]

DevSecOps is about incorporating security practices into the DevOps process, creating a holistic approach to security that includes people, processes, and tools. Consider a use case where an organization is struggling with visibility, audit issues, unified governance, and risk mitigation. DevSecOps offers multiple benefits in such situations: Observability – Ensuring the application delivery process is […]

At XOOTS, we attach great importance in excelling at DevOps. To understand DevOps, we need to comprehend the value chain of: Idea, code, build, deploy, manage, and learn. DevOps is an approach that combines software development and IT operations to streamline the process of delivering high-quality software quickly and efficiently. It unites two contentious groups, […]