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DevOps is Dead! Long Live DevOps!
Some are seekers on the quest for the one, true DevOps. They were misled. I’m here to say: Give it up. Whatever you find at the end of that journey isn’t it. That one true DevOps is dead. Dead and buried. The search is pointless or, kind of worse: The search misses the point altogether. DevOps began […]
Mar 7, 2017 · 3 minAll articles by Christopher Little
Showing 1–3What is DevOps’ Business Value?
Intro: DevOps is About Business Performance It is important understand that DevOps philosophically has a system-level view of a business’ performance. You don’t hear this much—it’s more difficult to write about than, say, the latest tech, but it’s always there under the covers. And, granted, the frequent focus for DevOps grassroots discussions is about tooling, […]
Why Is There No DevOps Manifesto?
Let’s start with a brief story: There’s a scene in a movie called “A Few Good Men” in which a lawyer is questioning a cadet. The lawyer directs the cadet to turn to the page in the thick Marine Code Manual that explains where to find the canteen. And the cadet replies, it isn’t in there. And the lawyer says, “Well, you […]