Yu Shi
3/1/2016
MIS 441
Tech Musing 2
Summary:
DevOps: Why People (Not Tools) Are Transforming Software
Development
In this article, author talks about there are more and more
tech firms are trying to switch from basic system to DevOps in these days. He
stated that, those company may understand the concept and advantages of
transforming into DevOps, which is helping company speed up production cycle
times. However, author thinks those companies are not fully explored what is
behind switching into DevOps. Then, author works with BlazeMeter to explore
more about switching to DevOps. BlazeMeter is a tech company provides next
generation tool and help company testing before launch, and they also serves as
partner to firms who are trying to switch to DevOps culture. CEO of BlazeMeter
gives some advices to tech leaders who are thinking about move to DevOps in
their organization.
1. Leaders must take time to think about why they
want to move to DevOps, is that really benefit their organization? Or just
because everybody else is doing that.
2.
If move to DevOps is truly a culture shift, they
need to find talent that understands benefits of DevOps culture.
3.
Carefully select infrastructure that can support
this type of work.
Also, author mentions that moving to DevOps is not only a
transformation in tech area, but also transformation in organization culture. Transforming
your workers behavior is also important. Imagine if a company switch to DevOps,
but everyone is still working in the way before; this will not only help
company speed up, but also may cause chaos. The author also mentions that, whenever a
company is trying to implement a new system, culture change is required.
Relevance
Few weeks ago, we
had a guest lecture about DevOps. In that lecture, the guest talked about what
is DevOps, what’s the benefit of DevOps, and a lot of other stuff. After that
lecture, I am really interested in the magic that DevOps brings to the
organization. In this article, the author is focusing on the side effect that
DevOps brings to company. From the article, company should take the side effect
into their consideration before making any decision.
Importance as an MIS student
Since moving into
DevOps is a trend, It is important to be aware the advantages that DevOps
brings to company, but also the disadvantages. Moving into DevOps could help
company become more efficiency, but also may cause conflict with company
culture. As a MIS professional, we may encounter a situation that company is trying
to make decision about whether or not moving to DevOps. Knowing the advantages
and disadvantages of switching to DevOps may help company to make decision in
future.
Not sure it's a trend, any more than Agile was a trend. It just takes time for companies to take it seriously, as you say. Just like not all companies can easily move into Agile, they can't easily move into DevOps.
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