Much like “blockchain” and “big data,” the term “DevOps” is another buzzword currently being thrown around the IT departments of large organizations. Many have identified the need for faster software development life cycles; a more precise process closely aligned with business objectives, allowing for clearer workflow and collaboration between the development and operations teams. DevOps […]
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Chasing DevOps Transformation
In less than a decade, DevOps has become a buzzword of the IT industry, and enterprises are already reaping its benefits. But the implementation part still remains a question for many firms, considering the key mistakes that many organizations report in their very approach to DevOps. Most firms are also unsure about what outcomes they […]
Implementing DevOps? Start with a Strategy
Organizations today are focused on improving the IT delivery process and taking it to the next level. DevOps plays a key role in achieving this goal, if it’s done right. But while the concept of DevOps is not new—it’s more than a decade old—a significant percentage of organizations have not yet implemented or are facing […]
7 DevOps Lessons in 2018: The Path to DevOps Success in 2019
We all learn from mistakes, right? But it would be better if we learned faster and didn’t repeat them in our future exercises. And this is exactly what we will discuss here in this blog. For a while now, we’ve been overwhelmed by the idea of the DevOps principle. We love how the collaboration between […]
What To Do When Your DevOps Initiative is Failing
These days, it is difficult to find someone who hasn’t heard of DevOps. Statistics show that in 2017, just 6 percent of developers worldwide had never heard of it, and in 2018 this number decreased to 3 percent. You have to wonder who these 3 percent of developers are! Companies have been embracing DevOps initiatives […]
The Top 5 Ways DevOps Fails – and How to Prevent Them
The working hypothesis for a Gartner report on how to avoid failure with your DevOps effort is that, unless the trajectory changes, “Through 2023, 90 [percent] of DevOps initiatives will fail to fully meet expectations.” The reason? You could boil it down to management not fully understanding DevOps tenets and nuances—things such as targeting business […]
DevOps Consultant vs. DevOps Engineer: What’s the Difference?
Understanding the roles of a DevOps consultant and a DevOps engineer Every now and then, every business reaches a tipping point — the point at which it makes more sense to kick off the transformation of any sorts, rather than resist it. Let’s imagine a situation: You own a company that has released a groundbreaking […]
Integrating DevOps: Avoid These Common Mistakes
DevOps, as the name implies, is a combination of two professional teams—software development and the IT experts. Both the teams collaborate well with the aim of creating a bridge that accelerates and automates the process of software development and a more intensive testing before releasing it into the market with high confidence. DevOps has been […]
TechRepublic’s Bombshell Survey: A DevOps Fiasco?
This month, I chose to share the findings of a TechRepublic’s recent survey on DevOps not only because it’s a bombshell within the IT community, but because it brings out two eye-opening facts: Seventy-eight percent of organizations haven’t fully implemented DevOps because “they don’t get it” Only 22 percent of organizations have merged their teams for […]
Preserving Bottom-Up Innovation in DevOps
Balancing top-down control and oversight with bottom-up innovation and autonomy The driving force behind DevOps adoption in the enterprise is the idea that it will enable faster and more frequent delivery of better quality software. If all goes well, DevOps should result in higher customer satisfaction and lower costs, but the journey to get there […]