In this post, we look at the importance of avoiding anti-patterns during the transformation to DevOps. Following on from learning about specific challenges of breaking down silos between teams and understanding the importance of culture in DevOps, we now look at the challenges as a whole of building culture in DevOps, specifically the anti-patterns that can be blockers to culture. This is not an easy task which requires careful planning and thought....
In this post, we are exploring the methods we can use to break down silos in your company. Successfully achieving this is a key requirement to success in DevOps. In DevOps, culture is brought about by the need to break down silos in your organization between certain teams. Silo mentality is behavior driven and can be resolved using a number of techniques. The danger of silos is the business world is that trust is destroyed, communication is cut off and complacency starts to set into what you do day to day....
In this post, we take an introductory look at how communication influences DevOps. Put quite simply, communication in DevOps is fundamental. That along with collaboration are the two biggest things your company can look to improve to make DevOps a success. Imagine if developers and operations we able to communicate better with each other. From an infrastructure perspective they could collaborate with operations to work on templates which match their requirements and operations could explain the controls in place for the security of the business....
In this post, we look at the four different phases of maturity in DevOps, from waterfall, through to continuous deployment. Over the past few years, there has been a real focus on maturity in DevOps. Usually this manifests in the form of assessments to gauge where you are, almost like a benchmark exercise. I’m a big fan of this approach, it’s important to know how you are doing, where you started and what trajectory you are on....
In this post, we take a look at the challenge of maintaining a DevOps mindset, especially in the face of adversity. This is post 10/100 in the 100 Days of DevOps series. Speaking from a personal perspective, I can certainly say that a DevOps mindset helps me with adversity. However, when you’ve invested lots of time building your DevOps culture, it’s important to make sure you are able to maintain that culture in different scenarios....
Through my experience, a tight number of changes will help in the adoption of DevOps. In this post, we take a look at five changes you need to make. This is day 9/100 in the 100 Days of DevOps series. Does the phrase “rapid innovation,” “time to market,” “customer-centricity,” and “acting like a start-up” ring a bell? They’re all buzzwords that excite the CEO while terrifying those tasked with running, transforming, and safeguarding their companies....
In this post, we look at DevOps culture further and explore the challenges of building culture in DevOps. This is day 4/100 in the 100 Days of DevOps series. As part of the adoption of DevOps in your company, you are highly likely to have come across challenges to your DevOps transformation. This is normal, and to a degree it is healthy to be challenged on your thinking and your ways of implementation....
In this post, we are taking a look at how to build a DevOps culture that helps your company on the road to DevOps transformation. This is day 3/100 in the 100 Days of DevOps series. One of the biggest misconceptions is that you can hire a load of DevOps Engineers, build a team and viola, you are doing DevOps. While that team may be doing a really good job and practicing some traits of DevOps, that does not make them a DevOps team....