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This limited-series podcast brought to you by IT Revolution is based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age. In this exciting tale, CEO Susan Jones receives shocking news that her company is facing severe regulatory scrutiny over inadequate IT governance. She urgently rallies her executive team to explain how this crisis was allowed to unfold. As rising star engineer Michelle digs deeper into their sprawling legacy systems, a messy web of misalignment emerges between Development, Security, Audit, and Compliance. Together with product owner Bill, Michelle attempts to craft an innovative “shift left” solution that bakes governance controls directly into the software delivery pipeline. But skepticism persists across IUI’s stale, siloed culture. Through trials and tech catastrophes, Michelle’s scrappy squad must demonstrate enough progress to pass the next external audit, set against an unforgiving 90-day deadline. This against-the-odds struggle to bring accountability and transparency to their IT operations through “Turbo Eureka” soon becomes a fight to save Michelle’s own career and the future of the company itself. Can her automated governance vision take flight in time? Or will old habits and new obstacles fatally undermine morale when modernization hangs in the balance? Investments Unlimited was written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapabrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. It was published by IT Revolution. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti and the podcast host is Bill Bensing.
Episodes
Mar 27, 2024
Mar 27, 2024
25 min
Welcome to the ninth episode of IT Revolution’s limited series podcast based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age, written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapbrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti. The podcast is hosted by Bill Bensing.
With the regulatory reckoning nearing and prototypes piled high, a supply chain cyberattack pulls Michelle’s engineers off-track again! In crisis talks, auditor Lucy prompts provocative ideas around “dependency” risks, but will impatient Omar or pragmatic Michelle connect these dots in time?
Apr 3, 2024
Apr 3, 2024
21 min
Welcome to the tenth episode of IT Revolution’s limited series podcast based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age, written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapbrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti. The podcast is hosted by Bill Bensing.
With a world-class software bill of materials tracker under their toolbelt, can Michelle finally shift focus back to her critical MRIA modernization mission? Hold-ups and headaches have dogged her band of pioneering engineers, who failed to meet specifications at every turn! Now, yet ANOTHER roadblock looms, with some applications still failing to sync up with the new Turbo Eureka system! Have deadlines and executive doubts bred an unsolvable Catch-22? Or might Michelle’s mentality somehow still rally the troops towards governance glory?
Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024
37 min
Welcome to the eleventh episode of IT Revolution’s limited series podcast based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age, written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapbrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti. The podcast is hosted by Bill Bensing.
Down but not out! Our inimitable reform ringleader, Michelle, remains locked in a labyrinthine governance puzzle, perplexed by laggard legacy apps flouting newly installed enterprise pipelines! But with a boardroom showdown looming against skeptical execs, a breakthrough beckons spurred by an unlikely Five Lines Model? Could a revolutionary new Risk Code write automated governance rules minimizing red tape? Or is this precarious proposal to upend the compliance status quo doomed to be this project's last hurrah? Buckle up for a pivotal pole position in the race toward modernization as the pressure dial spins up to eleven!
Apr 17, 2024
Apr 17, 2024
34 min
Welcome to the twelfth episode of IT Revolution’s limited series podcast based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age, written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapbrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti. The podcast is hosted by Bill Bensing.
Last time, our hero Michelle rebounded from executive roasting to rally her exhausted but willing Turbo Eureka crew! But after initial triumphs taming IUI’s vast, unwieldy governance beast, progress has stalled! With the deadline in sight but some applications still unaccounted for, can Michelle spur her squad towards one final foolproof push past the plateau? Or will the bumpy road towards modernization throw stubborn obstacles still, foiling even Michelle’s sterling track record of skill, passion and grit? Stay tuned as the future of reform at Investments Unlimited hangs delicately in the balance!
Apr 24, 2024
Apr 24, 2024
35 min
Welcome to the final episode of IT Revolution’s limited series podcast based on the book Investments Unlimited: A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age, written by Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapbrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. The book is narrated by Rachel Fulginiti. The podcast is hosted by Bill Bensing.
This is it...the final countdown! After a grueling year of inter-departmental clashes and executive clashes, while constantly calibrating complex software intricacies against compliance concerns, Michelle’s vision still remains controversial! Can a climactic boardroom showdown secure urgently needed autonomy and resources? Or will Tim and Jada’s old guard muscle in, fatally undermining fragile progress so far? Long nights now loom for our legion of irregular technologists - stay tuned for the final nail-biting episode of Investments Unlimited!

Investments Unlimited: A Limited Series Podcast
A serialized story about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age.
In the vein of bestselling titles The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, this story radically rethinks how organizations can handle the audit, compliance, and security of their software systems—even in highly regulated industries.
Starting January 31st, join us each week as we reveal a more humane way to enable high-velocity software delivery that is inherently more secure.
About the Story
In this exciting tale, CEO Susan Jones receives shocking news that her company is facing severe regulatory scrutiny over inadequate IT governance. She urgently rallies her executive team to explain how this crisis was allowed to unfold.
As rising star engineer Michelle digs deeper into their sprawling legacy systems, a messy web of misalignment emerges between Development, Security, Audit, and Compliance. Together with product owner Bill, Michelle attempts to craft an innovative “shift left” solution that bakes governance controls directly into the software delivery pipeline. But skepticism persists across IUI’s stale, siloed culture.
Through trials and tech catastrophes, Michelle’s scrappy squad must demonstrate enough progress to pass the next external audit, set against an unforgiving 90-day deadline. This against-the-odds struggle to bring accountability and transparency to their IT operations through “Turbo Eureka” soon becomes a fight to save Michelle’s own career and the future of the company itself. Can her automated governance vision take flight in time? Or will old habits and new obstacles fatally undermine morale when modernization hangs in the balance?