The annual DORA report on DevOps shows a marked increase among Elite performers compared to last year The DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) arm of Google Cloud today published the results of an annual survey that suggests there have been marked gains in the level of DevOps maturity. The “2019 Accelerate State of DevOps Report,” […]
DORA Again Adds to ‘State of DevOps Report’ Slate
I’m thrilled to announce that Dustin Smith has joined DORA as an author on this year’s “Accelerate State of DevOps Report.” I met Dustin last year, when he joined me in a brainstorming session to discuss research ideas and design considerations. (If you peek back at the 2018 report, you’ll see him in the acknowledgments!) […]
DORA Adds to DevOps Brain Trust
I am super excited to announce that Jessie Frazelle is joining the DORA team this year as an author on the “Accelerate State of DevOps Report.” I am a big fan of hers and we are all thrilled to be working with her. For those of you not familiar with her work in containers and […]
Culture, Not Changing Much in DevOps
One of the things that has bemused me from day one of the DevOps movement is how culture is viewed with an odd dichotomy. It is simultaneously DevOps’ greatest strength and its greatest weakness. Of course, there is a simple and reasonable explanation for this phenomenon. DevOps wants to change culture. Cultures that are resistant […]
DevOps Chat: Jez Humble Discusses 2018 ‘State of DevOps Report’
DORA’s annual “State of DevOps Report” is something I look forward to every year. There is no other report out there that gives us a view and insight into the industry the way this one does. And I know I’m not alone in my beliefs. That’s why it’s always a treat to speak with one […]
New Accelerate State of DevOps Report Reveals the Database is Now Key to DevOps
Cambridge UK, Wednesday 29 August 2018 – The 2018 Accelerate State of DevOps Report, published today, includes database development as a key technical practice which can drive high performance in DevOps. This matches similar findings in research from Redgate Software, which sponsored the report and provided input. The longest-running research of its kind, the Accelerate […]
DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) Announces the ‘2018 Accelerate State of DevOps Survey’
In collaboration with Google Cloud, the survey gathers data to supply the world’s foremost investigation into what drives software delivery and organizational performance San Francisco — May 10, 2018 — DevOps Research and Assessment, leaders in helping high performing organizations move faster, and build more secure and resilient systems, today announced it has launched the […]
DevOps Chat: DevOps Virtual Summit Preview w/ Dr. Nicole Forsgren, DORA
In this DevOps Chat episode our guest is DORA co-founder, Dr. Nicole Forsgren. Dr. Nicole talks to us about her upcoming appearance at the DevOps Virtual Summit on Tuesday, March 7th at 12:30PM EST. Additionally, Dr. Forsgren gives us some news on upcoming activities and releases coming from the DORA team. It is always a […]
DevOps Chat: Nigel Kersten, Puppet, 2017 DevOps Survey
I had a chance to sit down recently with Nigel Kersten, chief technical strategist at Puppet. Besides the fancy title, Nigel is one of the smartest, nicest people you will meet. Always a pleasure catching up with him. We spent most of our time speaking about the Puppet 2017 DevOps survey, which is now open […]
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 […]