Enterprise DevOps
The Opportunity & The Challenge
Benjamin Wootton
@benjaminwootton

The Premise Of DevOps:
That better development and operations collaboration
leads to more effective software delivery

Therefore, Development and Operations should:
Communicate and collaborate more effectively
Be incentivized by the same goals
Adopt best practice from one another
Manage configuration and infrastructure with development like techniques
Develop software with operability in mind
Prefer automation to manual work

The Benefits Are Significant:
Faster time to market
Increased quality
More delivery focus
Increased efficiencies
Agility and iterative delivery
Shorter release cycles and continuous delivery
Lean innovation

DevOps Is Particularly Relevant In The Enterprise
Enterprise ‘feels the pain’ due to being larger and more siloed
and needing to retain control
Having more ‘legacy’ in terms of technology and established
process and culture
Conducting more business and needing to maintain stability
whilst iterative and innovating

However, Enterprise Must Adopt DevOps Like Practices To Survive &
Thrive
Every business is becoming a software business
Markets are increasingly won or lost on software delivery
Business must iterate faster and innovate in a leaner style
We need DevOps like automation to deliver technology at enterprise scale

Reasons Why DevOps Transformation Is Difficult In The Enterprise:
Technical:
Inadequate Automation
Legacy Software & Infrastructure
Diverse Platforms & Tooling
Integration Sprawl
Vendor Applications & External Suppliers

Reasons Why DevOps Transformation Is Difficult In The Enterprise:
Governance:
Security
Audit
Regulatory
‘Risk Management Theatre’

Reasons Why DevOps Transformation Is Difficult In The Enterprise:
Cultural:
Inertia
Fear or Blame Culture
Misplaced Incentives

Reasons Why DevOps Transformation Is Difficult In The Enterprise:
Organizational Design:
Department Structure
Job Roles & Responsibilities
Siloed Working & Thinking
Partner & Vendor Relationships

Reasons Why DevOps Transformation Is Difficult In The Enterprise:
Need For quality:
Transaction volume
Reputational risk
Desire for consistency in process

DevOps Transformation Is Multi-Faceted
Requires organizational, cultural, process and technology change
All four areas have to be addressed if a transformation
initiative is to be a success
Cultural
Technical
Organisational
Process

Some Of The Key Tools
Automation:
e.g. Build, Test, Deployment, Infrastructure
Raises Quality, Shortens Cycle Time

Some Of The Key Tools
Self Service:
Fast Whilst Retaining Governance

Some Of The Key Tools
Culture:
Delivery Focus, Collaborative, Bias For Quality

Some Of The Key Tools
Software Architecture:
Fast, Iterative, Isolated
e.g. MicroServices

& Many More
Enterprise DevOps is a challenging transformation
But one that must take place to compete in todays marketplace
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At Contino, we specialise in helping oragnisations on this journey,
supporting both technical and people & process change
www.contino.co.uk
@ContinoUK