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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)
20
Index
21
Packt

DevOps in security departments

Nirmal Mehta: I think that IT security is very important, but I also know that we can very easily underestimate how many people don't give a damn about security right now. And that's because, to many people, the problem of security is just the same as the problem of pollution. IT security and climate change are in almost the exact same position from that perspective: there's a negative externality to what happens.

Let me explain. If Equifax, the consumer credit reporting agency, gets hacked, which it did, and all our credit information is breached, but there is no cost associated to Equifax for doing that, then it's the same thing as if I build a power plant and I don't pay the price of the pollution I give out. This is a negative externality that is not associated with the cost, and it's a situation that doesn't fix itself without the government. That's essentially what government is for, to eliminate that tragedy...