By Simon Jones
We recently ran across a fascinating article by Jason Bloomberg, a recognized expert on agile digital transformation, that examines the interplay between Cloud-First and DevOps-First models. 
That article led us, in turn, to an infographic centered on some remarkable findings from a CA Technologies survey of 900-plus IT pros from around the world. The survey set out to explore the synergies between Cloud and DevOps, specifically in regards to software delivery. You can probably guess why we snapped to attention.
The study found that 20 percent of the organizations represented identified themselves as being strongly committed to both Cloud and DevOps, and their software delivery outperformed other categories (Cloud only, DevOps only, and slow adopters) by 81 percent. This group earned the label “Delivery Disruptors” for their outlying success at maximizing agility and velocity on software projects. On factors of predictability, quality, user experience, and cost control, the Disruptor organizations soared above those employing traditional methods, as well as Cloud-only and DevOps-only methods, by large percentages. For example, Delivery Disruptors were 117 percent better at cost control than Slow Movers, and 75 percent better in this category than the DevOps-only companies.
Read the entire article at https://www.cedexis.com/blog/cloud-first-devops-first-81-competitive-advantage/
