Posts | Mark Richman

2019

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Level (SOA-C01)
10 Jun 2019
Linux Academy Course: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Level (SOA-C01)
Automating AWS with Lambda, Python, and Boto3
13 Apr 2019
Linux Academy Course: Automating AWS with Lambda, Python, and Boto3
Amazon EKS Deep Dive
13 Jan 2019
Linux Academy Course: Amazon EKS Deep Dive

2018

Amazon ECS Deep Dive
07 Nov 2018
Linux Academy Course: Amazon ECS Deep Dive
Why I use YAML for AWS CloudFormation
04 Mar 2018
YAML vs. JSON for AWS CloudFormation Templates
Free E-Book: The Executive's Guide to Maximizing Business Value with AWS
02 Jan 2018
The Executive's Guide to Maximizing Business Value with AWS

2017

Building Web Applications with the AWS SDK for Go
19 Dec 2017
Pluralsight Course: Building Web Applications with the AWS SDK for Go
Your CFO Hates Me
07 Mar 2017
Variable Cost Matters
Tutorial: AWS Elastic Beanstalk & Go
17 Feb 2017
Deploying a Go web app
Coming out of the closet with AWS
25 Jan 2017
Strategic considerations when planning a migration to AWS

2016

Hargo: Load Testing using .har files in Go
25 Oct 2016
Hargo parses HAR files, can convert to curl format, and serve as a load test driver.
Web Application Performance and the Support Organization
13 Sep 2016
Reducing Infrastructure Costs through Application Performance Optimization
01 Sep 2016
Team Performance Self-Diagnostic
07 Mar 2016
Rapid Innovation Self-Diagnostic
29 Feb 2016
Mr. McFeely’s Speedy Delivery
29 Feb 2016
If the Customer Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy
19 Feb 2016
Scalability: A Million Dollar Question
26 Jan 2016
How to Ship Software 7X More Often
11 Jan 2016

2015

3 Ways to Build an Agile Organization
29 Dec 2015
5 Lessons My Clients Taught Me in 2015
22 Dec 2015
Gunfighting and IT Service Delivery
14 Dec 2015
Five Must-Answer Tech Strategy Questions
07 Dec 2015
The SAC® Release – Businesses Will Feel Impact of US Presidential Campaign Throughout 2016
01 Dec 2015
Speed and the High Cost of Rework
01 Dec 2015
How to Fail Fast and Succeed
23 Nov 2015
How to Prevent Project Failure
17 Nov 2015
Never Enough Time to Test
09 Nov 2015
Are you Elastic Enough for Cyber Monday?
02 Nov 2015
We’ve Always Done it That Way (WADITW)
29 Oct 2015
Taking off from a Short Runway
26 Oct 2015
Programming Language Choice Doesn’t Matter
26 Oct 2015
Get your Head out of the Cloud!
20 Oct 2015
What’s your SCAM Strategy for 2016?
12 Oct 2015
The CIO should become the CDO
02 Oct 2015
Realtime Voice of the Customer
28 Sep 2015
Amazon’s Outage and your Customers
21 Sep 2015
Moving Business Applications to the Cloud – Part Two – Cloud Migration Strategies & Challenges
15 Sep 2015
Moving Business Applications to the Cloud – Part One
07 Sep 2015
When You Need a Technology Advisor
01 Sep 2015
Success with Offshore Teams
25 Aug 2015
The Cure for Analysis Paralysis
18 Aug 2015
Avoiding Executive Tech Turf Wars
10 Aug 2015
Accepted to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting
03 Aug 2015
Tight Lips Sink Ships
31 Jul 2015
What Ashley Madison Teaches Us About Cybersecurity
27 Jul 2015
Why Your People are Quitting
20 Jul 2015
When Management Ignores the Process
13 Jul 2015
Establishing Trust in Your Brand
09 Jul 2015
Using Business Objectives to Drive Technology Projects
11 Jun 2015

2014

How agile are you? It really does matter.
21 Oct 2014
Alignment vs. Autonomy
12 Oct 2014
Why are You Failing at Agile and Scrum?
28 Sep 2014
Hyperproductive Distributed Scrum Teams
11 Aug 2014
Predictive Analytics for E-Commerce
18 Mar 2014
Using Flask and Redis for Session Storage
28 Feb 2014
Online Shopping Statistics
28 Feb 2014
The Richman Test: 12 Steps to Better E-Commerce
27 Feb 2014
Pivot Point #2
17 Feb 2014
Pivot Point #1
11 Feb 2014
Understanding E-Commerce Conversion
06 Jan 2014

2013

Introduction to Python Decorators
17 Nov 2013
Introduction to Python Generators
11 Nov 2013
Introduction to Python Iterators
10 Nov 2013
Why I Never Bill by the Hour Redux
03 Nov 2013
Why Do IT Projects Really Fail?
24 Oct 2013
Passing Lists as Parameters to Stored Procedures in SQL Server
22 Oct 2013

2011

Articles – October 20, 2011
20 Oct 2011
Articles – October 19, 2011
19 Oct 2011
Articles – October 17, 2011
17 Oct 2011
Articles – October 11, 2011
11 Oct 2011
Articles – October 10, 2011
10 Oct 2011
Articles – October 6, 2011
06 Oct 2011
Articles – October 5, 2011
05 Oct 2011
Articles – October 4, 2011
04 Oct 2011
Articles – October 3, 2011
03 Oct 2011
Articles – October 2, 2011
02 Oct 2011
Articles – September 30, 2011
30 Sep 2011
Articles – September 27, 2011
27 Sep 2011
Articles – September 26, 2011
26 Sep 2011
Articles – July 15, 2011
15 Jul 2011
Articles – July 14, 2011
14 Jul 2011
Articles – July 13, 2011
13 Jul 2011
Articles – June 22, 2011
22 Jun 2011
Articles – June 17, 2011
17 Jun 2011
Articles – June 16, 2011
16 Jun 2011
Articles – June 8, 2011
08 Jun 2011
Articles – May 20, 2011
20 May 2011
Articles – May 16, 2011
16 May 2011
Articles – May 12, 2011
12 May 2011
Articles – May 6, 2011
06 May 2011
Articles – May 3, 2011
03 May 2011
Articles – April 29, 2011
29 Apr 2011
Articles – April 21, 2011
21 Apr 2011
Articles – April 20, 2011
20 Apr 2011
Articles – April 19, 2011
19 Apr 2011
Articles – April 15, 2011
15 Apr 2011
Articles – April 11, 2011
11 Apr 2011
Articles – April 7, 2011
07 Apr 2011
Articles – April 4, 2011
04 Apr 2011
Articles – April 1, 2011
01 Apr 2011
Articles – March 31, 2011
31 Mar 2011
Articles – March 30, 2011
30 Mar 2011
Articles – March 29, 2011
29 Mar 2011
Articles – March 28, 2011
28 Mar 2011
Articles – March 26, 2011
26 Mar 2011
Articles – March 25, 2011
25 Mar 2011
Articles – March 24, 2011
24 Mar 2011
Articles – March 23, 2011
23 Mar 2011
Articles – March 22, 2011
22 Mar 2011
Articles – March 15, 2011
15 Mar 2011
Articles – March 14, 2011
14 Mar 2011
Articles – March 8, 2011
08 Mar 2011
Articles – February 26, 2011
26 Feb 2011
Articles – February 25, 2011
25 Feb 2011
Articles – February 11, 2011
11 Feb 2011
Articles – February 10, 2011
10 Feb 2011
Articles – January 20, 2011
20 Jan 2011
Articles – January 17, 2011
17 Jan 2011
Articles – January 16, 2011
16 Jan 2011
Articles – January 7, 2011
07 Jan 2011
Articles – January 5, 2011
05 Jan 2011

2010

Articles – December 24, 2010
24 Dec 2010
Articles – December 23, 2010
23 Dec 2010
Articles – December 22, 2010
22 Dec 2010
Articles – December 21, 2010
21 Dec 2010
Articles – December 20, 2010
20 Dec 2010
Articles – November 29, 2010
29 Nov 2010
Articles – November 28, 2010
28 Nov 2010
Articles – November 23, 2010
23 Nov 2010
Rails Custom Authentication using Devise, DataMapper, and a Legacy Database
22 Nov 2010
Articles – November 22, 2010
22 Nov 2010
Articles – November 14, 2010
14 Nov 2010
Articles – November 13, 2010
13 Nov 2010
Articles – November 10, 2010
10 Nov 2010
Articles – October 31, 2010
31 Oct 2010
Articles – October 30, 2010
30 Oct 2010
Articles – October 29, 2010
29 Oct 2010
Articles – October 18, 2010
18 Oct 2010
Articles – October 17, 2010
17 Oct 2010
Articles – October 16, 2010
16 Oct 2010
Articles – October 14, 2010
14 Oct 2010
Articles – October 13, 2010
13 Oct 2010
Articles – October 10, 2010
10 Oct 2010
Articles – October 9, 2010
09 Oct 2010
Articles – October 5, 2010
05 Oct 2010
Articles – October 4, 2010
04 Oct 2010
Articles – October 3, 2010
03 Oct 2010
Articles – October 2, 2010
02 Oct 2010
Articles – September 25, 2010
25 Sep 2010
Articles – September 24, 2010
24 Sep 2010
Articles – September 23, 2010
23 Sep 2010
Articles – September 22, 2010
22 Sep 2010
Articles – September 21, 2010
21 Sep 2010
Articles – September 20, 2010
20 Sep 2010
Articles – September 19, 2010
19 Sep 2010
Articles – September 18, 2010
18 Sep 2010
Articles – September 17, 2010
17 Sep 2010
Articles – September 14, 2010
14 Sep 2010
Articles – September 13, 2010
13 Sep 2010
Articles – September 12, 2010
12 Sep 2010
Articles – September 11, 2010
11 Sep 2010
Articles – September 10, 2010
10 Sep 2010
Rails Integration Test with shoulda, factory_girl, webrat, and authlogic
25 Feb 2010
Mercifully, Website Logins Will Vanish in the Internet Future
18 Jan 2010
Thoughts on Value-Based Fees for Agile Software Projects
12 Jan 2010
Evangelizing Yourself
11 Jan 2010

2009

Questioning the Billable Hour part 3: Seven Industries
07 Dec 2009
101 Questions for Any Sales Situation
05 Dec 2009
Why I Never Bill by the Hour
17 Nov 2009
Tools of the Trade
14 Oct 2009
How to install pg (postgresql) gem on Snow Leopard, 64 bit
04 Oct 2009
How to be Perceived As A Trusted Advisor
13 Sep 2009
Wireframing Over the Shoulder
02 Sep 2009
Determining Value-Based Fees for Software Projects – Part 3
23 Aug 2009
Determining Value-Based Fees for Software Projects, Part 2
09 Aug 2009
Determining Value-Based Fees for Software Projects
04 Aug 2009
Seeding User and Role Data with seed-fu
19 May 2009
Rails 2.3 Application Template template.rb
20 Mar 2009
Interacting with SOAP based web services from Cocoa
14 Feb 2009

2008

Evolution of Mac OS X – Apple’s Jordan Hubbard
19 Nov 2008
Deploying Rails Apps with Capistrano, Git, and Passenger
21 Aug 2008
Ruby on Rails: Adding XSL Processing Instruction with to_xml
09 Aug 2008
WSO2 Web Services Framework for Ruby
28 Jul 2008
Installing Git and gitosis on Ubuntu
17 Jun 2008
RailsConf Git Talk
14 Jun 2008
Free Rails 2.1 Book
14 Jun 2008
RailsConf 2008 David Heinemeier Hansson’s Keynote Video
14 Jun 2008
Visual Studio 2008 Bug Upgrading web site from Visual Studio 2005: compiler error CS1519
23 Feb 2008
Which will kill SOA fastest: no money or no skills?
01 Feb 2008

2007

I’m a WS-I Advocate!
09 Nov 2007
Generating Random Names as Test Data
26 Sep 2007
Adding ASP.NET AJAX to Existing Websites
22 Sep 2007
Dream Theater on PBS
30 Aug 2007
If Microsoft Designed the IPod
04 Aug 2007
What tools do you use?
02 Aug 2007
Now using BlogEngine.NET!
01 Aug 2007
Windows Live Writer Beta
21 Apr 2007

2005

Microsoft Case Study
06 Nov 2005
My Linguistic Profile
02 May 2005
13,944 Lines of Code
04 Feb 2005
Tablet PC Capstone Course
23 Jan 2005
Online Consulting and Value-Based Fees
07 Jan 2005
Arbitrary Object Serialization/Deserialization
06 Jan 2005