Kris Buytaert reflects on 7 years of organizing DevOpsDays conferences. He started as a developer and became an operations person. DevOpsDays began in 2009 with conferences in Gent and Hamburg that had no manifesto. The conference format then spread to over a dozen cities worldwide. Definitions of devops evolved to focus on culture and job performance. Critics argued devops only works for startups, but the roots are in enterprise systems not startups. Vendors struggled to sell "devops" as it is hard to sell culture and change. Related submovements in devops emerged like DOD, Monitorama, and CfgMgmtCamp. The future includes over 130 events in many cities and starting your

1. Reflecting on 7 years of #devopsdaysReflecting on 7 years of #devopsdays
@KrisBuytaert
Devopsdays Berlin 2016, Berlin , DE

2. Kris BuytaertKris Buytaert
● I used to be a Dev,I used to be a Dev,
● Then Became an OpThen Became an Op
● Chief Travel Officer and Open SourceChief Travel Officer and Open Source
Consultant @inuits.euConsultant @inuits.eu
● Everything is an effing DNS ProblemEverything is an effing DNS Problem
● Organising ConferencesOrganising Conferences
● Evangelizing devopsEvangelizing devops

7. The formatThe format

8. No ManifestoNo Manifesto
● 2009 Gent : No Manifesto2009 Gent : No Manifesto
● 2010 Hamburg : No manifesto2010 Hamburg : No manifesto

9. World DominationWorld Domination
● 2010 Sydney , MountainView,2010 Sydney , MountainView,
Hamburg, Sao PauloHamburg, Sao Paulo
● 2011 Boston, MountainView,2011 Boston, MountainView,
Goteborg,Goteborg,
● 2012 Austin, Tokyo , MountainView,2012 Austin, Tokyo , MountainView,
RomeRome
● 2013 London (2x) Paris, Amsterdam2013 London (2x) Paris, Amsterdam

10. The definitionsThe definitions
● CAMSCAMS
● SCAMSCAM
● CLAMSCLAMS
● A Cultural and ProfessionalA Cultural and Professional
movement (Adam Jacob)movement (Adam Jacob)
● Being good at our JobBeing good at our Job

11. CriticismCriticism
● You missed,You missed,
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Sec, dba, test, ..Sec, dba, test, ..
● No we didn'tNo we didn't

12. CriticismCriticism
● This will only work in startupsThis will only work in startups

13. enterprise devops !enterprise devops !
roots are not inroots are not in
startupstartup
ecosystemecosystem

14. The vendors kick inThe vendors kick in
● We got 0 leads, we got no visitors atWe got 0 leads, we got no visitors at
our boothsour booths
vsvs
● Our team learned a lot !Our team learned a lot !

15. The vendors struggleThe vendors struggle
Selling “devops”Selling “devops”
● Is hardIs hard
● Is selling CultureIs selling Culture
● Is selling changeIs selling change
● Doesn't scaleDoesn't scale
● Doesn't get renewalsDoesn't get renewals

16. SubmovementsSubmovements
● DOD focus staysDOD focus stays
on cultureon culture
● MonitoramaMonitorama
● CfgMgmtCampCfgMgmtCamp

17. ● 5 years of5 years of
#devopsdays#devopsdays
● Gent 2014Gent 2014
CelebrationsCelebrations

18. FutureFuture
● 133 events and counting133 events and counting
● 370+ organisers370+ organisers
● Other eventsOther events
with #devopswith #devops
tracktrack

19. Starting your ownStarting your own
● Get a vibrant meetup communityGet a vibrant meetup community
● Reach out to core , get coachingReach out to core , get coaching
● Find team, venue, sponsorsFind team, venue, sponsors
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GOGO

20. Back to the rootsBack to the roots
● Collaborating for a beter platformCollaborating for a beter platform
● Open SourceOpen Source
● EmpathyEmpathy
● Common SenseCommon Sense

21. EnjoyEnjoy
DevopsdaysDevopsdays
Berlin !Berlin !

22. ContactContact
Kris Buytaert kris.buytaert@inuits.euKris Buytaert kris.buytaert@inuits.eu
Further ReadingFurther Reading
@krisbuytaert@krisbuytaert
http://www.krisbuytaert.be/blog/http://www.krisbuytaert.be/blog/
http://www.inuits.eu/http://www.inuits.eu/
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