Influencing DevOps without Authority - how “DevOps engineer” can advance real DevOps

Influencing DevOps without Authority How “DevOps engineer” can advance real DevOps

This is Alex

Alex Jones System Administrator (555) 243-6233 alex@westerntextile.com

Alex had a problem

STRONG FABRIC CO. ALEX JONES DEVOPS ENGINEER (555) 645-3467 ALEX@STRONGFABRIC.CO

Install Jenkins on a desktop computer (under their desk)

Implement devops in their devops department

Alex still has a problem

Common goals, common culture Ops Deep specialization Dev QA

Evolutionary Pressure!

We must release faster!

We must release faster! Let’s hire more DevOps Engs!

We must release faster! Let’s hire more DevOps Engs! Let’s fire all the testers!

We must release faster! Let’s hire more DevOps Engs! Let’s fire all the testers! How about implementing DevOps?

Methodology and culture related decisions Alex

Alex finds the way!

Leonid igolnik @ligolnik Saas Engineering leader SignalFX, CA Technologies, Taleo Angel investor Mentor

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How am I measured? What my boss expects from me? Will I enjoy doing it? Where my career stands What happens outside of work My education Organizational culture How busy I am How I think my peers will react

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ops AUTONOMY @jbaruch MASTERY @ligolnik #CNCF PURPOSE FEAR https://jfrog.com/shownotes

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If you don’t optimize at the bottleneck, you don’t optimize at all!

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We can’t release faster; we need to check for ${concern of the day} @jbaruch @ligolnik #CNCF https://jfrog.com/shownotes

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