Slides for my "From devoops to devops talk" at ING Loves IT , April 2017 in Bucharest

1. From devoops, to devops
ING Loves IT
April 2017 ,Bucharest
Kris Buytaert
@krisbuytaert

2. Kris BuytaertKris Buytaert
● I used to be a Dev,I used to be a Dev,
● Then Became an OpThen Became an Op
● Chief Trolling Officer and Open SourceChief Trolling Officer and Open Source
Consultant @Consultant @inuits.euinuits.eu
● Everything is an effing DNS ProblemEverything is an effing DNS Problem
● Building Clouds since before the bookstoreBuilding Clouds since before the bookstore
● Some books, some papers, some blogsSome books, some papers, some blogs
● Evangelizing devopsEvangelizing devops
● Organiser of #devopsdays, #cfgmgmtcamp,Organiser of #devopsdays, #cfgmgmtcamp,
#loadays, ….#loadays, ….

3. What's this devopsWhat's this devops
thing anyhow ?thing anyhow ?

6. C(L)AMSC(L)AMS
● CultureCulture
● (Lean)(Lean)
● AutomationAutomation
● MeasurementMeasurement
● SharingSharing
Damon Edwards and John WillisDamon Edwards and John Willis
Gene KimGene Kim

7. Culture,Culture,
automation,automation,
Measturement,Measturement,
sharingsharing

8. Historical Organisations 101Historical Organisations 101

9. The walls of ConfusionThe walls of Confusion

10. Opposing GoalsOpposing Goals
DevelopmentDevelopment
● New releasesNew releases
● New FeaturesNew Features
● New platformsNew platforms
● New architecturesNew architectures
● Functional ReqFunctional Req
OperationsOperations
● Stable PlatformStable Platform
● No DowntimeNo Downtime
● Scalable PlatformScalable Platform
● Non Functional ReqNon Functional Req

11. Traditional OrganisationTraditional Organisation
● BureacracyBureacracy
● RulesRules
● TraditionsTraditions
● Lack of FreedomLack of Freedom
● Lots of ManagersLots of Managers
● Exodus of EngineersExodus of Engineers

12. Careers in TechCareers in Tech
•
People trying to make themselves relevantPeople trying to make themselves relevant
•
Peter principle:Peter principle:
Promoted beyond their competencePromoted beyond their competence
•
Tech folks are forced into management, notTech folks are forced into management, not
supported to grow technicalysupported to grow technicaly
•
““Architects”Architects”

13. So what's devoops ?So what's devoops ?
● ““Put this Code Live, here's a tarball” NOW!Put this Code Live, here's a tarball” NOW!
● What dependencies ?What dependencies ?
● No machines available ?No machines available ?
● What database ?What database ?
● Security ?Security ?
● High Availability ?High Availability ?
● Scalability ?Scalability ?
● My computer can't install this ?My computer can't install this ?

14. These DaysThese Days
● ““Put this Code Live, here's a Docker Container ”Put this Code Live, here's a Docker Container ”
● No machines available ?No machines available ?
● What database ? Where to store the data ?What database ? Where to store the data ?
● Security ? What distro is this even ?Security ? What distro is this even ?
Bad Cows ?Bad Cows ?
● How do we monitor his ?How do we monitor his ?
● Backups ?Backups ?
● How did you build this ?How did you build this ?

15. Adopting a Devops:Adopting a Devops:
•
MindsetMindset
•
LifestyleLifestyle
•
VisionVision

16. SpoilerSpoiler
Your real problem is most probably not technicalYour real problem is most probably not technical

17. Change Management &Change Management &
ResistanceResistance
● 20 – 60 – 2020 – 60 – 20
● 20% Early adopters , find your peers20% Early adopters , find your peers
● 60% Will wait , but adopt slowly60% Will wait , but adopt slowly
● 20%20%

18. Wild project plans !Wild project plans !
Can you make your change journey a traditionalCan you make your change journey a traditional
project with milestones andproject with milestones and
•
We are a new orgWe are a new org
•
Bold move, or Just luck ?Bold move, or Just luck ?
•
Old Management Style to install a new CultureOld Management Style to install a new Culture

19. Do not call it aDo not call it a
#devopsteam#devopsteam
● It's not the team running toolingIt's not the team running tooling
● It's not the team in charge of deliveryIt's not the team in charge of delivery
● It's not yet another silo between devs and opsIt's not yet another silo between devs and ops

20. Do not call themDo not call them
#devops engineers#devops engineers
● It's not a job title.It's not a job title.
● Is it a developer ?Is it a developer ?
● Is it an ops engineer ?Is it an ops engineer ?
● Is it a system engineer writing code ?Is it a system engineer writing code ?
● Is it a developer running operations ?Is it a developer running operations ?

21. Crossfunctional TeamCrossfunctional Team
● Build a project team with skills from all overBuild a project team with skills from all over
•
DevelopmentDevelopment
•
Continuous IntegrationContinuous Integration
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TestingTesting
•
Infrastructure (HA/ Scale/ Performance)Infrastructure (HA/ Scale/ Performance)
•
DeploymentDeployment
•
MeasurementMeasurement
● Seat them together !Seat them together !

22. Agile ?Agile ?
● WaterfallWaterfall
● WatermillWatermill
● SAFESAFE
● ScrumScrum
● KanbanKanban

23. Is your organisation agile,Is your organisation agile,
or just your silo ?or just your silo ?

24. The BusinesThe Busines
● Doesn't care how weDoesn't care how we
run ITrun IT
● Can't adapt theirCan't adapt their
processesprocesses
● Isn't involved inIsn't involved in
building softwarebuilding software
● Doesnt survive if weDoesnt survive if we
don't deliverdon't deliver
● Is waiting for theirIs waiting for their
featuresfeatures
● Is based on softwareIs based on software

25. Pitfalls Merging TeamsPitfalls Merging Teams
● Don't keep their managersDon't keep their managers
•
Failed scrumFailed scrum
•
6 months later 1 less manager6 months later 1 less manager
● Management needs to go Agile tooManagement needs to go Agile too
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Side Management of Senior managementSide Management of Senior management
● Don't try this on EOL teamsDon't try this on EOL teams

26. Fire your ArchitectsFire your Architects
● If they haven't writtenIf they haven't written
a line of code in thea line of code in the
past 3 monthspast 3 months

27. Does your Finance Department Know ?Does your Finance Department Know ?

28. The people in charge of software acquisition isThe people in charge of software acquisition is
notnot your purchasing or legal team, it's youryour purchasing or legal team, it's your
engineers.engineers.
And they probably don't need a budget, or aAnd they probably don't need a budget, or a
different onedifferent one

29. You Outsourced what ?You Outsourced what ?
● SLASLA
● How can they take responsible ?How can they take responsible ?
● Who is going to point at who ?Who is going to point at who ?

30. ““Side Projects”Side Projects”
● Such asSuch as
•
Datacenter Migration , Network Upgrade,Datacenter Migration , Network Upgrade,
Distribution UpgradeDistribution Upgrade
● Shared BacklogShared Backlog

31. ITIL : correct ideas,ITIL : correct ideas,
wrong placewrong place
● The last mileThe last mile
● The men who say noThe men who say no
● Guardians of ProductionGuardians of Production
● Friday at 10 amFriday at 10 am
●

32. Who has Security as partWho has Security as part
of their Job ?of their Job ?

33. Earlier in the processEarlier in the process
● Start as a teamStart as a team
•
Security Build inSecurity Build in
•
No upfront architectsNo upfront architects
•
No change managers afterwardsNo change managers afterwards
● Get Involved people from day0Get Involved people from day0
● Prevent the OOPS …Prevent the OOPS …
●

34. Culture,Culture,
Automation,Automation,
Measurement,Measurement,
SharingSharing

35. Automate all the thingsAutomate all the things
● BuildBuild
•
reproducable builds are undiscussablereproducable builds are undiscussable
● TestTest
•
testing reduces risktesting reduces risk
•
automate deployments of your test infraautomate deployments of your test infra
● DeployDeploy
•
Infrastructure as CodeInfrastructure as Code
•
100% automation100% automation
•
Can you rebuild your infrastructure ?Can you rebuild your infrastructure ?

36. NirvanaNirvana
An “ecosystem” that supports continuous delivery, fromAn “ecosystem” that supports continuous delivery, from
infrastructure, data and configuration management toinfrastructure, data and configuration management to
business.business.
Through automation of the build, deployment, and testingThrough automation of the build, deployment, and testing
process, and improved collaboration between developers,process, and improved collaboration between developers,
testers, and operations, delivery teams can get changestesters, and operations, delivery teams can get changes
released in a matter of hours — sometimes even minutes–noreleased in a matter of hours — sometimes even minutes–no
matter what the size of a project or the complexity of its codematter what the size of a project or the complexity of its code
base.base.
Continuous Delivery , Jez HumbleContinuous Delivery , Jez Humble

37. Jenkins PipelineJenkins Pipeline

39. Culture,Culture,
Automation,Automation,
Measurement :Measurement :
measure all the thingsmeasure all the things
SharingSharing

40. Monitoring is usually anMonitoring is usually an
aftertoughtaftertought
ENOBUDGET, ENOTIMEENOBUDGET, ENOTIME

42. Self Service MetricsSelf Service Metrics
● Being able to add new metricsBeing able to add new metrics
● Build your own dashboardsBuild your own dashboards
● Look at metrics / logs on all platformsLook at metrics / logs on all platforms
● Learn from the LogfilesLearn from the Logfiles
● Learn from the platformLearn from the platform
●

43. Culture,Culture,
Automation,Automation,
Measurement,Measurement,
SharingSharing

44. DashboardsDashboards

45. Visualize Business MetricsVisualize Business Metrics
● $revenue$revenue
● #sales#sales
● signupssignups
● conversionsconversions
● Api callsApi calls
● Application useApplication use

46. ● Devoops is about realizing your risk just becameDevoops is about realizing your risk just became
a failure.a failure.
● Devops is about reducing risk earlier in theDevops is about reducing risk earlier in the
process.process.
Through Collaboration, Automation andThrough Collaboration, Automation and
Better Monitoring and metricsBetter Monitoring and metrics

47. It's not about the toolsIt's not about the tools
It's about changeIt's about change
It's about the peopleIt's about the people

48. ContactContact
Kris BuytaertKris Buytaert Kris.Buytaert@inuits.beKris.Buytaert@inuits.be
Further ReadingFurther Reading
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