The venerable Cloud Expo conference may be a mere shadow of its former self, but it still has its moments. One high point: a powerful panel of technology experts debating the ins and outs of DevOps.
The most refreshing insight: while DevOps is an important trend, there is no magic here. It’s difficult work, and we’ve built it on hard-earned lessons of the past. “DevOps is something we’ve done under different monikers for many, many years,” explained Tracy Bannon, Specialist Leader at Deloitte Consulting. “It’s about being intentional and specific about what you want to achieve.”
There were also some sober comments on the level of maturity of DevOps today. “Many companies are in different phases in the DevOps journey,” according to Silvia Prickel, Managing Director of Enterprise Quality and Release Management at United Airlines. “I’m not sure it’s fully mainstream yet.”
In fact, some of the comments were downright snarky. “Words are used interchangeably depending on who the CIO is,” said Nicole Forsgren, Founder and CEO of DevOps Research and Assessment LLC. “You do a search and replace, take ‘DevOps’ out, use ‘Digital Transformation’ instead.”
In spite of the snark, each of the panelists had seen examples of success with DevOps. “We started at United with one program at a time. Success breeds success,” Prickel explained. “It really starts with the people. Once you get there, that’s when everything accelerates and just blossoms.”
Read the entire article at https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2017/11/04/devops-success-beyond-agile-cloud-expo-power-panel/.
Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, CA Technologies is an Intellyx customer. None of the other organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers. Image credit: Jason Bloomberg.
