I’ve had a few people ask how to say our company name 3Mór. But really Mór is short for the Mórrígan.

I was catching up on the SREcon EMEA talks and Courtney Nash’s Exploring the unintended consequences of automation dives into why automation doesn’t always do what we think it’s going to do. Automation creates more complexity.

I see people are still talking about “ghost” engineers. I have opinions. But a quick recap. I saw a random tweet. No supporting data. Stanford. 10% of eng don’t write enough lines of code. Ergo they have no value. You can RIF them.

AI can do some pretty interesting things. We see more and more people using it to build infra and net new tech stacks. It’s interesting to see these changes after living the DevOps evolution over the years. So I thought, if AI builds an app, what scaffolding will people need to be successful?

The holiday season should be a time of joy, not security anxiety. But in 2024, the numbers are dire: CVEs have increased 30% year over year, with ransomware attacks like Blue Yonder becoming so commonplace that they barely register as news. This isn't just a trend—it's a wake-up call. Just because cyber attacks have become our 'new normal' doesn't mean we should accept them as inevitable.

At 3Mór, we’re addressing a specific gap or chasm—the missing slice of data that keeps Security and DevOps teams in conflict. It’s not about Shifting Left; it’s about being Better Together. Shifting Left can be contentious. It requires numerous tools and scaffolding for a smooth transition. We believe there’s a better way.

The Next Wave of DevOps companies I’ve identified over the past two years are going to be critical in avoiding major outages in the future. Their tools are adjusting, recalibrating, and reimagining how we do work.