How Did Our DevOps Team Become Another Silo

Explore how DevOps teams can inadvertently become silos and learn strategies to embed DevOps principles across an organization in this 40-minute conference talk. Discover the benefits of approaching DevOps as a discipline rather than a separate team, and understand how to improve software delivery quality through embedded developers and Site Reliability Engineers. Examine key performance indicators for successful DevOps implementation, including lead time and change failure rate. Delve into topics such as test automation, database migration, blue-green deployment, and monitoring platforms. Learn about the Westrom model for effective collaboration and the importance of empathy in Human Ops. Gain insights on fostering cross-functional collaboration and creating a culture of continuous improvement in software development and delivery.

Syllabus

Intro
Agenda
Who am I
My 5yearold broke his arm
What are silos
Martin Fowler
How do we push past this
KPIs
Medium performers
Lead time
Change failure rate
Elite performance
Manual work
The J curve
Test automation
Database automation
Database migration
Bluegreen deployment
Alerts and monitoring
Autodiscovery
Code Prometheus
Machine Learning and AI
The Westrom model
Information actively sought
Responsibilities shared
Crossfunctional collaboration
Human Ops
Empathy
Code of Conduct
Monitoring Platform