John Willis has worked in the IT management industry for more than 35 years. John is currently working as a Distinguished Researcher at Kosli. He is researching DevOps, DevSecOps, IT risk, modern governance, and audit compliance. Previously he was an Evangelist at Docker Inc., VP of Solutions for Socketplane (sold to Docker) and Enstratius (sold to Dell), and VP of Training & Services at Opscode where he formalized the training, evangelism, and professional services functions at the firm. Willis also founded Gulf Breeze Software, an award winning IBM business partner, which specializes in deploying Tivoli technology for the enterprise. Willis has authored six IBM Redbooks for IBM on enterprise systems management and was the founder and chief architect at Chain Bridge Systems.
Newest · 2025
Revenge of QA
This paper addresses the critical challenge organizations face as generative AI dramatically accelerates code production.
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In the library · 12
Track record
Publications, talks, and the roles they came out of — one thread, newest first.
Guidance paperRevenge of QA
TalkAI for Managers
Guidance paperEnterprise GenAI Delivery Patterns
Guidance paperAutonomous AI In The Enterprise
BookProfound Stories
TalkDear CIO: Navigating the Shadows – GenAI’s Promise, Peril, and the Path Forward
Guidance paperScaling Automated Governance
TalkSpoke at Amsterdam 2023 and Las Vegas 2023
TalkOut of the Cyber Crisis - What Would Deming Do?
TalkSpoke at Europe 2021 and US 2021
Guidance paperFour Frameworks for Portfolio Management
TalkSpoke at London 2020 and Las Vegas 2020
Guidance paperDevOps Automated Governance Reference Architecture
TalkSpoke at Las Vegas 2018 and London 2018
TalkSpoke at London 2017 and San Francisco 2017
TalkSpoke at London 2016 and San Francisco 2016
Guidance paperMythbusting DevOps in the Enterprise
TalkSpoke twice at San Francisco 2015
TalkDevOps Road Blocks
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