Frederik Otten

Since day one of conception, ITIL has stated that it needs to be ‘adopted and adapted’ and in the world of DevOps is this still the case? The language used may be different but the outcomes for both frameworks are

Agile methodology is rapidly adopted by many project teams. Traditional methods of software development such as Waterfall, Spiral model, V-Model are becoming more and more outdated. First introduced by Dr. Winston W. Royce in a paper published in 1970, the

What are you up to on April 27th? Not sure? Well, you’re obviously not Dutch, because everyone in The Netherlands knows exactly what they’re up to on April 27th (quite a bit of the 26th and the 28th too). It’s

“Hey I need to talk to you!” I don’t see him that often, my colleague working at the prestigious Hosting Team. I am more into End User Communication / End User Computing. He is – like me – a petrol

Goed, ik kan kiezen voor een andere titel, en deze vind ik het meest passend. Deze week kijk ik met een half oog naar Youtube: ik zoek iets over Sonja Barend en stuit op een fragment uit 1995: Maurice de

The gentleman patiently walking me through the controls of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage stopped mid-sentence and eyed me, as if he’d picked up on something in my body language. “Have you driven a supercar before?” My mind raced; I

Misschien het best bewaarde geheim van Zurich (Altstetten), lunchen op het dak van een kantoorgebouw (Hermetschloostrasse 70, Zurich). Vlees, vis of vegetarisch, met heel veel groente, altijd water en ijsthee en voor een prima prijs. Super relaxed en praktisch naast

Yes, I already shared a p piece of information which reveals the plot of this story, and I suggest you keep reading as it is a quite remarkable story. The title could be “I got stuck in traffic and arrived

Ik moest even op zoek naar een ‘catchy’ titel anders leest niemand dit stukje. Ik heb inmiddels iets meer dan één jaar ervaring met het werken in Zwitserland en voor een (hele) grote organisatie. Met een kernteam van 100 medewerkers

My father was a hard-workingman. Like everyone, he had flaws – but he loved me and I loved him. In April 2015 he was diagnosed with vascular dementia. You can learn a huge amount from watching the bravery of people

About me

Frederik Otten

Founder & Editor

Let me wish you a warm welcome to my personal blog where you can find writings, and thoughts about things I am busy with. It will be in English some in German and some in Dutch.

I live in Switzerland and in The Netherlands. I welcome all comments, ideas, questions, and thoughts. Please contact me using any of the (social media) links provided in this page.