Introducing DevOps Express!
The DevOps Institute (DOI) is proud to join industry leaders as a founding member of the DevOps Express. The DevOps Express is a bold initiative between tool providers and others to create a solutions-oriented approach that will make enterprise DevOps adoption easier using popular technologies spanning multiple solution components. Working together, DevOps Express members have […]
What DevOps Skills are Organizations Looking for?
DevOps is a cultural, philosophical and organic approach toward automating workflow and getting products to market more efficiently and effectively. DevOps engineers are in top demand right now. According to studies by Gartner, 25 percent of top global 2000 organizations will have adopted DevOps as a mainstream strategy by the end of 2016. DevOps is […]
The DevOps Devil is in the RFP Details
The request for proposal (RFP) process in IT outsourcing is, at its best, a challenging, time-consuming process rife with pitfalls for both customers and outsourcing providers. The process is made even more complicated if customers are unable to provide clear and detailed requirements because of haste or inexperience in software development outsourcing. In my work […]
Iterative Indicators: Measuring DevOps ROI
It’s well-established that application of ROI measurements to IT investment remains an imperfect science, and the same goes for ongoing adoption of DevOps methodologies. The fuzzy math of vendor-driven ROI calculators aside, even the most respected industry watchers have long struggled to create concrete parameters for assessment of technology spending. This, in large part, has […]
State of DevOps Report: Reaping Results
The newly released 2016 State of DevOps Report concludes that DevOps is “no longer a mere fad or buzzword,” but rather an established set of practices and cultural patterns. Yet, a closer look at this year’s findings reveals progress is far more substantial than any matters of perception. The report was conducted and analyzed by […]
DevOps Matchmaking: APM + CI = A Perfect Marriage
As anyone who has ever been set up on blind dates by friends can attest, finding the right match in today’s world is a tricky feat. There’s a lot of evidence suggesting that the frantic pace of life makes such matchmaking more difficult than ever. That said, when the right set of complimentary traits exist […]
Simulation: The ‘Aha’ Moment for DevOps Adoption
Every IT transformation requires that people, process and technology align and work together to achieve success. As organizations begin to appreciate the benefits of a DevOps approach and look to change to a DevOps model of software development and release, there will be significant pressure on people, process and technology to support that change properly. […]
Embracing a DevOps Culture, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the fact that more organizations are looking to embrace the “DevOps culture.” However, unlike ITIL, implementing DevOps into an organization does not happen overnight. DevOps is more a philosophy than a procedure, and choosing the right leadership team is as important as choosing the right tools. In […]
DevOps by Osmosis — Is That Even Possible?
“We don’t do DevOps. We can’t, as our development plans are agreed so far in advance and our priority from a production point of view is to keep our systems available 24/7.” I heard this comment from a pal of mine as we had a quiet beer over the weekend, but I’m sure this comment, […]
State of DevOps Survey – The Ultimate Feedback Loop
If there’s any consistent criticism of the larger DevOps movement, it’s that the talking heads and industry gadflies are driving the conversation, not the people in the trenches. All the thought leadership panels and “how-to” content (including the written and AV materials on this very site) make for great watercooler discussion, but lack the input […]
Culture Change: Metrics, Tools Make a Difference
Change is in the wind. This time of the year, as winter weather gives way to springtime renewal, this concept isn’t a cliché but rather a concrete, visceral experience. You go outside, smell the earth defrosting and know for certain that change is happening all around you. You can feel it. Such is the case […]
The Forgotten Fourth Question
A very well-written paragraph about DevOps appears in Mike Loukides’ book, “What is DevOps”: … Modern applications, running in the cloud, still need to be resilient and fault tolerant, still need monitoring, still need to adapt to huge swings in load, etc. But those features, formerly provided by the IT/operations infrastructures, now need to be […]
How to Kick-Start Your DevOps Adoption
A recent survey by CA Technologies found Australian organizations are below par in terms of implementing measures to adopt and achieve successful DevOps strategies. According to Ashok Vasan, vice president of DevOps Solutions Strategy at CA Technologies Asia Pacific and Japan, organizations are generally aware of the DevOps methodology and its value, but they either […]
Taking Stock of DevOps: Where to from Here?
Have you noticed how every technology trend goes through a series of stages on the path to mainstream adoption? First comes doubt and denial, then tacit acceptance and finally acknowledgement that it works fine after all. The DevOps movement is no different. First came questions about what DevOps actually is and its usefulness in an […]
Embracing a DevOps Culture, Part 1
DevOps is popular right now. So it should come as no surprise that organizations across all industries are eager to embrace the “DevOps culture.” However, unlike ITIL, implementing DevOps into an organization does not happen overnight. Compared to companies such as Netflix or Amazon, most organizations do not have thousands of application deployments per day. […]
How DevOps Can Effect Culture Change to Improve Business
The rift between Dev and Ops teams has long been one of the main obstacles for organizations managing their IT capabilities. Overcoming it can be crucial for a successful business. In fact, every company should be able to achieve harmony by improving process automation, implementing better procedures and refining workflow regulations. This is where DevOps […]
Leveraging DevOps to Expose The Entire IT Iceberg
On September 16th I attended and spoke at a CIO Magazine event in Chicago. These are some of the best events to attend as the audience is typically CIO or senior IT leadership. One of the speakers on the day, Martha Heller, Author of “The CIO Paradox”, presenting on new competencies for the modern CIO, […]
DevOps Leadership Series: Accelerating Adoption
We are at an inflection point in the adoption of DevOps. Now is not the time to blink. DevOps was once thought to be a practice attainable by a select few. The early pioneers were the ones with arrows in their backs. For those who succeeded a new level of awesomeness was achieved and admiration […]
Is DevOps on the cusp of Disillusionment?
If you are familiar with, or buy into the idea of the Hype Cycle, you are familiar with the Trough of Disillusionment. When it comes to adoption of pretty much anything, there seems to be a point, just after the peak of enthusiasm, where those in the know are disappointed with the practicality and adoption […]
Mixcloud Makeover: Faster Development, More Confidence
“Mixcloud provides audio hosting and distribution for millions of podcasters and DJs,” says Matthew Clayton, CTO & Co-Founder, Mixcloud. Mixcloud’s developers program the site in python (Django) and javascript, and develop their native mobile apps in Java and Objective-C. The Mixcloud team grew its mammoth Django monolith application over a five year period. Mixcloud’s primary […]
Why do DevOps? Winning hearts and minds with a Lean boxscore
Change is difficult. It can be painful, disruptive, and costly. Making a case for change requires us to win over hearts and minds. In my experience, we need to win the hearts of the ‘do-ers’, the people whose daily work is going to be disrupted. And the minds of the executives, whose financial support and […]
Adopt DevOps Practices Organically, But Don’t “DO DevOps” (or is DevOps bullshit?)
In a post on his blog , programmer Josh Johnson points out that “radical claims of great cultural shifts, especially in technology” are usually “bullshit”. “Over time technology changes, but true radicalism is rare. Most often, a reinvention or revisiting of past ideas forms the basis for such claims. This DevOps thing was no different,” […]
Why are we still asking, “Can DevOps work here?”
It’s easy to get tired of buzzwords, especially in the software development and testing world where they’re so prevalent. But while it’s easy to blame the thought leaders and evangelists for creating them, and publishers and powerful marketing teams for inserting them into every content channel imaginable, the buzzwords that truly stick around do so […]