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Continuous Delivery and DevOps ??? A Quickstart Guide - Third Edition

By : Paul Swartout
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Continuous Delivery and DevOps ??? A Quickstart Guide - Third Edition

By: Paul Swartout

Overview of this book

Over the past few years, Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps have been in the spotlight in tech media, at conferences, and in boardrooms alike. Many articles and books have been written covering the technical aspects of CD and DevOps, yet the vast majority of the industry doesn’t fully understand what they actually are and how, if adopted correctly they can help organizations drastically change the way they deliver value. This book will help you figure out how CD and DevOps can help you to optimize, streamline, and improve the way you work to consistently deliver quality software. In this edition, you’ll be introduced to modern tools, techniques, and examples to help you understand what the adoption of CD and DevOps entails. It provides clear and concise insights in to what CD and DevOps are all about, how to go about both preparing for and adopting them, and what quantifiable value they bring. You will be guided through the various stages of adoption, the impact they will have on your business and those working within it, how to overcome common problems, and what to do once CD and DevOps have become truly embedded. Included within this book are some real-world examples, tricks, and tips that will help ease the adoption process and allow you to fully utilize the power of CD and DevOps
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Geographically diverse teams

We previously touched on the subject of setting up an open and honest physical environment to help reinforce open, honest, and collaborative ways of work. This is all well and good if the teams are collocated, however trying to recreate this with geographically diverse teams can be a tricky problem to solve. It all depends on the time zone differences and, to some extent, the differences in culture.

I use the word culture again here on purpose. As previously stated, culture is very important to the success of CD an DevOps adoption, and we focused on corporate and organizational culture. When it comes to things that can and will trip you up, geographical, geo-political, or social-group culture differences can be high on the list. When you have teams or team members involved that don't necessarily share the same outlook or values as you (or the...