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Getting started with DevOps: A guide for IT managers

Puppet white paper distils transformation insights and tips

Promo The paper, Getting Started with DevOps: A Guide for IT Managers, is based on the experiences of Gareth Rushgrove, senior software engineer at Puppet and former technical architect for UK’s Government Digital Service, responsible for building GOV.UK.

The paper explores approaches an IT manager should take to make a DevOps initiative successful. DevOps practices will serve your team well, says Gareth, if you want the ability to deliver better software faster, scale quickly and easily, avoid the pitfalls of shadow IT, and enjoy better relationships with colleagues across the organisation.

Importantly, DevOps removes technical and functional roadblocks between Dev and Ops, encouraging new modes of thinking and more collaborative practices — and ultimately helps you deliver better products. So that’s the big idea, but get it wrong and Dev and Ops will stay in their silos, to the detriment of the business — and your customers.

You’ll also find details in this guide about CAMS, the acronym devised by DevOps advocates Damon Edwards and John Willis in 2010, as a shorthand for culture, automation, and measurement, as well as details on how to manage organisational change and work across teams beyond Dev and Ops.

Getting Started with DevOps: A Guide for IT Managers is an excellent introduction to DevOps drivers and challenges that goes beyond theoretical and provides practical tips you can implement right away. You can download the white paper here (registration required).

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