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DevOps Paradox

By : Viktor Farcic
Book Image

DevOps Paradox

By: Viktor Farcic

Overview of this book

DevOps promises to break down silos, uniting organizations to deliver high quality output in a cross-functional way. In reality it often results in confusion and new silos: pockets of DevOps practitioners fight the status quo, senior decision-makers demand DevOps paint jobs without committing to true change. Even a clear definition of what DevOps is remains elusive. In DevOps Paradox, top DevOps consultants, industry leaders, and founders reveal their own approaches to all aspects of DevOps implementation and operation. Surround yourself with expert DevOps advisors. Viktor Farcic draws on experts from across the industry to discuss how to introduce DevOps to chaotic organizations, align incentives between teams, and make use of the latest tools and techniques. With each expert offering their own opinions on what DevOps is and how to make it work, you will be able to form your own informed view of the importance and value of DevOps as we enter a new decade. If you want to see how real DevOps experts address the challenges and resolve the paradoxes, this book is for you.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Index
21
Packt

The Duportal definition of DevOps

Damien Duportal: Today, DevOps is a trendy buzzword that is used to try to achieve focus on value, and not only for the technical or cost concerns. At its core, DevOps is really about how we should work together in the IT industry. I'm not just talking about the process, but also about the culture, tools, and the people involved in it. This is why I said it's a trendy buzzword because there is no strict definition as you could have for IT service management.

"DevOps was focused not on the tools themselves but on the way these tools could achieve either a new way of working or a breaking down of the barriers between teams and departments, which means working and talking to each other, in order to generate cross-team awareness."

—Damien Duportal

More recently, DevOps has been taken over by a different sphere of influence, but initially, for me, it was a movement that started around the idea of tooling. DevOps...