Web servers are used to host websites and make them available to users through HTTP protocol requests. It is common for these web servers to be created within virtual machines in the cloud. In this post, we will provide a step-by-step guide on how to create a virtual machine and web server inside Google Cloud.

Large projects require the use of several environments, such as DEV, QA, UAT, STAGE, and PROD. This Snippets article details an approach to using Google Cloud Build features to create generic pipelines that can adapt to multiple environments.

(The following article is property of Avenue Code, LLC, and was originally published with permission at TotalRetail on September 11, 2018.) 

Bob Land chats with us about the incredible growth he’s achieved as vice president of consumer engagement for Dorel Juvenile, a global leader in high-quality, safe and fashionable juvenile products from brands such as Cosco, Safety 1st, and Maxi-Cosi, among others.

Understanding and navigating company culture is an important skill to develop as a project manager in order to work collaboratively with your team and with management. You may be great at putting together project plans, running efficient stand-ups, and facilitating team meetings, but if you are not able to adapt to the company culture early on and be accepted by your team, then it's difficult to gain credibility, respect, and traction to get things accomplished.  

I’ve always wondered what it would be like if companies suddenly stopped hiring project managers. Would more projects fail? Would there be more chaos and confusion? Would developers or development managers make better project managers or be able/willing to fulfill that role? Are project management roles transforming into scrum master roles or a hybrid of both project manager and scrum master? Are projects completed more quickly with project management involvement?

Having lived and breathed project management for the past 20 years at various clientele sites, I've come to believe that many of the principles of martial arts can be applied directly to project management.  In this blog, I will discuss how I was able to use these principles to successfully navigate a client environment from day one.