{"id":7072,"date":"2019-10-28T10:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/?p=7072"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:34:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:34:06","slug":"nw-dgt-dsg-devops-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/nw-dgt-dsg-devops-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopting a DevOps Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adopting a DevOps Culture<\/h2>\n

For the last few years,\u202fDevOps<\/a> has changed the way software is delivered. While many people associate the term with technology and tooling (Config management, CI\/CD pipelines, Cloud, and Automation), there are much deeper business benefits with DevOps.<\/p>\n

The deeper impact is in the integration of culture, organisational processes and\u202fbreaking down the barriers between\u202fdifferent\u202fengineering\u202fteams. Through closer team collaboration,\u202f a real difference can be made to support business objectives such as\u202ftime to market,\u202foperational efficiency and improved customer experience.<\/p>\n

The fundamentals of DevOps aren’t new, with the ideas behind this set of practices dating back to the lean manufacturing production line efficiencies brought about by Toyota with the Toyota Production System<\/a>\u00a0(TPS).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Closer Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n

A key part of any\u202fDevOps implementation\u202fis bringing\u202fteams together who would otherwise be working independently<\/strong>, including developers, testers, infrastructure and\u202fdatabase administrators (DBAs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead of passing work from team to team and relying on parties outside of your team to progress or implement a change, DevOps involves putting smaller teams of mixed skillsets together. This way, each small team can now be wholly\u00a0responsible for their own workloads from idea inception to production. <\/p>\n

The adoption of a DevOps culture has been shown to have significant business benefits, with 63% of companies releasing new software more frequently<\/a>, and 55% noticing improved cooperation and collaboration<\/a> after implementing these changes.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first step to the successful adoption of DevOps is having\u00a0people who will advocate for this culture. Businesses need employees who want <\/strong>a change in the culture<\/strong> and are willing to drive it\u00a0in the workplace. <\/p>\n

These ‘DevOps Champions’\u00a0will be crucial for the success of\u00a0any DevOps implementation, as they will fight for the integration of DevOps and remove any potential blockers to adoption. Greater success can be achieved if senior stakeholders and managers are included as ‘champions’, as they will have the authority to enforce change from the top down.\u202f<\/p>\n

Although enthusiastic employees will champion the implementation of DevOps, what\u2019s the best way to integrate existing employees?\u00a0Ideally by training, coaching and upskilling on both the cultural and technology. <\/p>\n

This will help in providing the domain knowledge and understanding. By\u00a0providing the necessary support and training, existing employees can be extremely valuable to the DevOps implementation,\u00a0and will help\u00a0drive\u00a0and spread the adoption within the workplace.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bringing in external services will also help with the transition to DevOps, as many businesses won\u2019t have the capacity or resources to adopt the entire DevOps process by themselves. Hiring an IT service provider such as Version 1 will make the transition easier in terms of knowledge-sharing, experience and resources for training. <\/p>\n

With only 17% of companies successfully embracing DevOps<\/a>, this suggests that potential barriers do exist during the implementation process. Companies need to identify and remove potential barriers before DevOps is implemented to ensure that the process is smooth and efficient.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barriers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most common barrier to the adoption of DevOps has very little to do with technology, and everything to do with people – individuals who are resistant to change. They may not see the incentive to change, are generally conservative, and do not like the idea of organisational change. Certain teams may also be more resistant to change than others e.g. software developers\u202fwho\u202fmay not want to participate in any\u00a0ops\u00a0activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another key barrier to DevOps is cost.\u00a0The resources and skills required to implement DevOps can be costly as a result of high demand and lack of experienced DevOps specialists.\u202fThere\u2019s an\u00a0initial\u00a0investment\u00a0of both time and money\u00a0required, and no immediate payoff.\u00a0However, once a company has moved on from that initial stage, the implementation of DevOps\u00a0means that the running cost and time effort for workloads should\u00a0become a lot cheaper and easier.\u00a0Studies show that traditional Ops are 41% more time-consuming overall when compared to DevOps<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Companies often try to hire\u00a0an\u00a0experienced\u00a0specialist\u00a0and\u00a0get them to \u2018Do DevOps\u2019\u00a0instantly.\u00a0However,\u00a0similar to\u00a0trying to build a dedicated\u00a0\u2018DevOps Team\u2019 anti-pattern<\/a>\u00a0– this\u00a0often\u00a0doesn\u2019t work.\u202fIt is\u00a0usually\u00a0best to train and upskill existing organisational members and build the culture of DevOps internally for a smoother and successful transition.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Done correctly, the results speak for themselves:\u00a063% experience improvement in the quality of their software deployments\u202fand\u00a038% report a higher quality of code production<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To find out more about DevOps and how it can help your business, visit our DevOps page below or contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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