1) The document discusses various blocks to adopting Agile DevOps practices, including lack of development and operational maturity as well as lack of trust from stakeholders. 2) It notes that deployments have become more complex over time, now involving multiple steps like security patches, library installations, and database migrations. 3) The author advocates determining what inhibits your team from disciplines that could help it succeed, and removing blocks to practices like Agile in order to reduce pain from the development process.

1. Rob Keefer, PhD
@rbkeefer
Blocks to DevOps
Rob Keefer
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Blocks to Agile DevOps
Lack of Development Process Maturity
Agile DevOps can be blocked by

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Blocks to Agile DevOps
There’s this growing tendency to treat the
word “Agile” as a noun. People say “we’re
doing agile.” But friends, “agile” is not a
noun. It’s an adjective, meaning to be able
to move quickly and easily.
- Dave Thomas

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Blocks to Agile DevOps
Lack of Operational Maturity
Agile DevOps can be blocked by

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Blocks to Agile DevOps
Simple Deployment (2004)
• Update Database
• Deploy to Static Web Server

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Blocks to Agile DevOps
Modern Deployment (2014)
• Build New Production Test Box
• Update Security Patches
• Install Supporting OS Libraries
• Database Migrations
• Copy from Repository
• Perform Smoke Test
• Make Package for OS
• Make Deployment Target
• Repeat for Production Box
• Deploy Package

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Blocks to Agile DevOps
Lack of Trust from the Stakeholders
Agile DevOps can be blocked by

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What to do Tomorrow
Tomorrow when you get into the office
Determine what keeps your team from the
disciplines that will help it succeed

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What to do Tomorrow
Tomorrow when you get into the office
Begin to win early and win often

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The Big Idea
Removing the blocks that inhibit
Agile DevOps practices will reduce
the pain of the BUILD.