Operations Anti-Patterns, DevOps Solutions

Jeffery Smith

• Publisher: Manning
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781617296987
• eBook ISBN: 9781638350798
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Project Management
• Index: Computer Science

Operations Anti-Patterns, DevOps Solutions shows how to implement DevOps techniques in the kind of imperfect environments most developers work in. Part technology tutorial, part reference manual, and part psychology handbook, this practical guide shows you realistic ways to bring DevOps to your team when you don't have the flexibility to make sweeping changes in organizational structure. Summary
Operations Anti-Patterns, DevOps Solutions shows how to implement DevOps techniques in the kind of imperfect environments most developers work in. Part technology tutorial, part reference manual, and part psychology handbook, this practical guide shows you realistic ways to bring DevOps to your team when you don't have the flexibility to make sweeping changes in organizational structure. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology
To some extent, all organizations—even yours—suffer from poor development practices, garbled communications, and outdated legacy systems. The good news is DevOps can help you improve your processes. First, however, you'll need to recognize the core issues holding you back. This book empowers you to deliver DevOps with limited resources while navigating the office politics and entrenched mindsets that are all too common in actual workplaces. About the book
Operations Anti-Patterns, DevOps Solutions offers clear steps for transforming development and communication. Using jargon-free language, this book describes incremental techniques that pay off immediately. Streamline your workflow, manage unplanned time, and build operational metrics. Whatever your issues, this book holds the keys to organizational success. What's inside Turn failure into opportunity
Drive change through culture
Break down knowledge silos
Settle middle management turf wars About the reader
For team leaders and managers. About the author
Jeffery D. Smith has been in the technology industry for over 15 years. He has managed DevOps transformations at the ad-tech firm Centro and the online ordering platform Grubhub. Table of Contents 1 The DevOps ingredients2 The paternalist syndrome3 Operational blindness4 Data instead of information5 Quality as a condiment6 Alert fatigue7 The empty toolbox8 Off-hour deployments9 Wasting a perfectly good incident10 Information hoarding: Only Brent knows11 Culture by decree12 Too many yardsticks

Table of contents

• Operations Anti-patterns, DevOps Solutions
• Copyright
• dedication
• contents
• front matter
• 1 The DevOps ingredients
• 2 The paternalist syndrome
• 3 Operational blindness
• 4 Data instead of information
• 5 Quality as a condiment
• 6 Alert fatigue
• 7 The empty toolbox
• 8 Off-hour deployments
• 9 Wasting a perfectly good incident
• 10 Information hoarding: Only Brent knows
• 11 Culture by decree
• 12 Too many yardsticks
• index