The potential of DevOps for cloud

DevOpsDr. Timothy CockleBusiness Manager – Applications and Development, Eduserv

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Welcome…

A little about me &A little about you!

What is DevOps?

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Change is good

Different mind-setDifferent toolsDifferent objectives

Stability is goodvs

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DevOps isA professional movementNot a new team or positionBut is removing silos

NB: Proceed with respect

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Why?

Cloud enables changeEvolution of IT: Cost centre, enabler, how we deliver

Digital TransformationParadox: Change and stabilityRequires tighter integration

Cloud flexibilityGet more from your kit – additional environments at reduced costs

Getting Started!

In General…

EducateExperiment

Learn

A good place to get people going…Deployment Automation

A mix of low-level tools and full-on frameworks

Configuration ManagementInfrastructure as code and keeping change managers happy

MonitoringImprove development and support – become more proactive

Scheduling & DocumentationJoined up working, joint ownership

Leadership…

When is it lacking & what does it provide?Vision and directionHighlighting important matters – securing support for change?

Who can be a leader …and can leadership manifest through a process

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act

but a habit.”Aristotle

Questions

Comments&

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