DevOps Mythbusters
On this episode of Arrested DevOps Matt and Trevor are joined by some of the finest minds in DevOps podcastery - Damon Edwards of DevOps Cafe and Sascha Bates of The Ship Show. The panel addresses some common beliefs on DevOps, and whether...
Arrested DevOps · Trevor Hess and Matt Stratton
Show Notes
Myths!
The intro You’re either DevOps or you’re notThe Company Management Beliefs DevOps only works for startups or web companies. DevOps doesn’t scale. You can’t do DevOps without being Agile
Business Semantics Shops practicing DevOps should have a DevOps team. We can’t do DevOps because we need separation of duties.
The Team Operations Assumptions DevOps means “developers do operations work” A DevOps is a sysadmin that uses config mgmt. DevOps is about hiring sysadmins who code.
Developer Expectations DevOps means developers get admin access in production Developers cannot be trusted.
The Tools DevOps only works with Open Source tools and operating systems (i.e., I can’t do DevOps in a Microsoft shop) The tools promote the DevOps cultural change.
The wrap up - DevOps doesn’t work.
Reference Links
- A Practical Approach to Large-Scale Agile Development: How HP Transformed LaserJet FutureSmart Firmware
- DevOps Cafe Episode 33 - Jez Humble
- Release Engineering Tools at Netflix - The Ship Show
- Keep Calm and PROD On - The Ship Show
- DevOps Cafe Episode 36 - Jeffrey Snover
- There's No Such Thing As A DevOps Team - ContinuousDelivery.com
Check-Outs
Matt
Trevor
Sascha
- DevOps meetup in Minneapolis
- Everyone should submit a talk for a conference!
Damon
- QCon Conference - DevOps track in London in March
- Rundeck 2.0 just released