@bridgetkromhout
Containers will not fix
your broken culture
(and other hard truths)
@bridgetkromhout
lives:
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
works:
Pivotal
podcasts:
Arrested
DevOps
organizes:
devopsdays
Bridget Kromhout
@bridgetkromhout
Traded oncall… …for more travel (Similar effect on sleep)
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containing dramas
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Deconstructing a
Python/Django
monolith into
Dockerized
Go microservices
(as was the style
at the time)
How to win at buzzword bingo:
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Containers as b
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D
A
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Y object
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two-pizza
silo
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Image credit: James Ernest
@bridgetkromhout Image credit: Wikipedia
“Any organization that designs a system…
will produce a design
whose structure is a copy of
the organization's
communication
structure.”
Mel Conway
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practice empathy
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practical empathy
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lower-bandwidth communication: more handshaking
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inclusive communication: share context
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clear communication:
set expectations
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Image credit: Vasa Museet
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“Understanding
is a
three-edged
sword”
Babylon 5
Ambassador Kosh
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tools: necessary but not sufficient
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navigating
choices
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Inaction is still a choice
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Process:
scar tissue
from past
failure
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The Wall of Confusion
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The Wall of Confusion
yolo nope
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the wall of confusion (cutaway view)
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Patrick Debois Andrew Clay Shafer
Agile
System
Administration
2008
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learning
via
osmosis
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Thanks!

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