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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

Empathy and culture in an organization

Kevin Behr: What do we mean when we talk about empathy in DevOps? We're saying that we understand what it feels like to do what you're doing and that I'll never do that to you again. So, let's build a system together that will allow us to never be there.

DevOps to me has evolved into a lot of tools because we're humans, and humans love tools of all kinds. As a species, we've defined ourselves by our tools and technologies. And, as a species, we also talk about culture a lot, but, to my mind, culture is a rearview mirror. Culture is just all the things that we've done: our organizational disposition.

The way to change culture is to do things differently. Let's not wait for culture, because culture is in the rearview mirror: it's the past. If you're in a transition, then what are you transitioning toward and what does that mean about how you need to act?

The very interesting thing about DevOps is that while...