Marc Hornbeek, a.k.a., DevOps-the-Gray. is CEO and Principal Consultant at Engineering DevOps Consulting , author of the books Engineering DevOps and Continuous Testing, Quality, Security and Feedback , Ambassador of The DevOps Institute. Marc applies a deep knowledge of engineering practices of Continuous testing, Test automation, Risk management, Continuous Quality Engineering, Security, and AI methodologies to DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE transformations. Marc applies his unique, comprehensive Engineering Blueprints, Seven-Step Transformation Blueprint,, 9 Pillars of Practice, AI-Assisted discovery and assessment tools, and AI Transformation Blueprints, together with targeted workshops to create actionable and comprehensive transformation roadmaps and strategic plans. Marc is an IEEE Outstanding Engineer, and 49-year Senior of IEEE member. He is a renowned DevOps leadership advisor/mentor. He is the author, advisor and accredited instructor for nine certification courses that are offered by the DevOps Institute. He is a Blogger on DevOps.com, CloudNativeNow.com and SecurityBoulevard.com. He is a freelance writer of content including Center of Excellence documents, webinars, white papers, eBooks, and RFPs. His education includes engineering and executive business degrees and multiple certifications from the DevOps Institute. Email Marc for consulting, training, writing and speaking engagements at mhornbeek@engineeringdevops.com or call him at +1 805 908 5789 or use this link to book a live 20 minute DevOps chat.
Victorio Mosso is Principal Consultant and accredited instructor. He founded and operates ANALYTICA MTY. He an IT strategist who has worked in different areas where technology is relevant for Organizations for value creation. His services focus in 3 main areas: ITIL, DevOps and Agile. Currently he is ITIL and DevOps ambassador by PeopleCert and The DevOps Institute. He is an IT service management industry expert consulting for global organizations with topics including software development, service support, service delivery, data and performance management, and DevOps. He is a Certified ITIL Master, and he is an ITIL Ambassador and a DevOps Institute Ambassador. Victorio resides in Monterrey, Mexico and speaks fluent Spanish and English.
1. AI-Assisted Continuous Quality, DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE Assessments and Strategic Planning services - determine an optimal strategy and road-map to accelerate your DevOps journey.
2. Workshops - Vision creation, goal alignment, gap assessments, Value-Stream Mapping, Tool Selection, Solution Mapping.
3. Advisory and mentoring services - expert advise to help drive implementation of your Quality Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE transformation roadmap.
4. Speaking engagements - Webinars, panelist, and events.
5. Training and certifications . DevOps Institute and custom courses for leaders and practitioners.
6. Content writing services - marketing collateral, training materials, blogs, eBooks, white papers, and webinars
Do you want to know “How to do DevOps”? Are you “doing DevOps” but not satisfied with the results you are getting? DevOps is complex. It does not come with a prescription, installation guide, user’s manual, or maintenance manual. It doesn’t even have a standard definition! How can anyone expect to get good results with DevOps without clear and definitive guidance? There are plenty of books that describe different aspects of DevOps and customer user stories, but up until now there has not been a book that frames DevOps as an engineering problem with a step-by-step engineering solution and a clear list of recommended engineering practices to guide implementers.
“In my role leading the DevOps Platform team, I am responsible for the software, automation, tooling, and clouds which combine together to service our application developers. Marc Hornbeek played a key role building a 2-year strategy for our DevOps Platform using the principles, techniques, and practices in his new book. His techniques, knowledge, and attention to detail created a comprehensive strategy we are executing now. His superb book “Engineering DevOps”, provides you the processes and steps to engineer your own DevOps practice.”
- Michael Morris, Senior Director over IT Cloud and DevOps Transformation at NetApp
I am honored to write the foreword for this book by Marc Hornbeek, a leading expert and practitioner of continuous testing, quality, security, and feedback. I have worked with Marc to adopt continuous quality into our CI/CD delivery pipelines, and I can attest to his deep knowledge and practical experience in this field. His expertise and guidance were instrumental in our success in delivering software that met our customers' expectations and needs. The success of the transformative project was recognized with the Best DevOps Industry Implementation DevOps Dozen Community award in 2022.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about continuous testing, measurement, quality, security, and feedback and how to implement them in your organization. Marc has done a great job of distilling his vast experience and wisdom into a concise and comprehensive guide that will benefit the readers. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did and that you find it valuable and inspiring for your journey toward continuous quality delivered at the rate your customers demand.
Dan Wakeman SVP Development of Engineering Excellence, FIS
The growing frequency and sophistication of cyber threats have made traditional approaches to security insufficient. Misaligned goals and fragmented tools between development, security, and operations teams must be replaced by a cohesive framework of continuous security that is proactive, resilient, and made more efficient by leveraging AI capabilities.
In Intelligent Continuous Security, you’ll learn how AI-augmented tools and workflows can break down team silos, automate tedious security tasks, catch vulnerabilities before they become breaches, and improve incident response. Through practical, actionable insights, you'll discover how to evolve beyond traditional security approaches and build a more efficient, resilient security operation that keeps pace with modern threats.