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Mythbusting DevOps in the Enterprise

By Gary Gruver, John Willis, Gene Kim

Addressing Culture and Leadership Aspects during Transforming

Anyone leading a company through a DevOps transformation will encounter minor to significant internal skepticism or lack concrete experience.

This document lists the most common leadership and cultural traps and provides high-level reassurance and evidence that DevOps practices are generally applicable and plausibly successful in enterprise environments.

  • Publication Date October 1, 2015
  • Pages 27

Features

  • Myths Debunked

    There are many misconceptions about DevOps. This paper takes the top ones and debunks them using real-life examples.

  • Case Studies

    Full of links to case studies from real enterprise organizations including HP, Nordstrum, Ticketmaster, and more.

  • Expert Guidance

    This paper is written by experts in the world of DevOps who have been practicing software engineering and delivery for decades.

  • Transformation

    This paper makes it clear that organizations of any size and history can make the transition to DevOps practices and principles.

About the Resource

Anyone leading a company through a DevOps transformation will encounter minor to significant internal skepticism or lack concrete experience.

This document lists the most common leadership and cultural traps and provides high-level reassurance and evidence that DevOps practices are generally applicable and plausibly successful in enterprise environments.

Gary Gruver
John Willis
Gene Kim
Gary Gruver

Gary Gruver

Coauthor of Leading the Transformation

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John Willis

John Willis

John Willis has worked in the IT management industry for more than 35 years and is a prolific author, including "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge" and "The DevOps Handbook." He is researching DevOps, DevSecOps, IT risk, modern governance, and audit compliance. Previously he was an Evangelist at Docker Inc., VP of Solutions for Socketplane (sold to Docker) and Enstratius (sold to Dell), and VP of Training & Services at Opscode where he formalized the training, evangelism, and professional services functions at the firm. Willis also founded Gulf Breeze Software, an award winning IBM business partner, which specializes in deploying Tivoli technology for the enterprise. Willis has authored six IBM Redbooks for IBM on enterprise systems management and was the founder and chief architect at Chain Bridge Systems.

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Gene Kim

Gene Kim

Gene Kim is a best-selling author whose books have sold over 1 million copies. He authored the widely acclaimed book "The Unicorn Project," which became a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Additionally, he co-authored several other influential works, including "The Phoenix Project," "The DevOps Handbook," and the award-winning "Accelerate," which received the prestigious Shingo Publication Award. His latest book, “Wiring the Winning Organization,” co-authored with Dr. Steven Spear, was released in November 2023.

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