DevOps is a challenging framework to implement for IT teams, but the path has been tread by many experts before. We've compiled insights from five of the top thinkers in the DevOps world to share how you can find success in implementing it yourself.

1. 5""INVALUABLE"
INSIGHTS"FROM"
TOP"DEVOPS"
THINKERS"

2. Currently"Using""
or"Planning"to"
Use"DevOps"
Not"using"
DevOps"
2"
40%"
60%"
According"to"Gartner’s"
2015"DevOps"Survey,"
60%%of"organizations""
are"either"currently,""
or"are"planning"to"use""
a"DevOps"approach""
to"IT"in"some"fashion."
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3. 3"
For"the"first"time"
organizations"that"
are"not"using"or"
planning"to"use"
DevOps"are"now"
in"the"minority."

4. 4"
And"for"good"reason—by"implementing"a"
DevOps"strategy"and"adopting"new"technologies,"
companies"can"improve"the"speed"and"quality"of"
applications"the"develop,"reduce"costs,"and"
potentially"increase"control"of"their"data."

5. There"are"many"trailblazers"in"the"world"of"IT""
who"have"led"the"way"in"creating"a"DevOps"framework""
for"their"teams."
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6. The"path"to"success"is""
rarely"smooth"though,"
and"having"faced"many"
challenges"along"the"
way,"these"leaders"have"
gleaned"insights"into"
what"it"takes"to"
successfully"move"
towards"a"DevOps"
model"for"their"
organization."
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6"

7. We’ve"collected"some"of"our"favorite"
insights"from"a"few"DevOps"visionaries."
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8. On"the"Issues""
DevOps"Solves"

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“‘DevOps’"implies"that"fixing"
that"one"problem,"the"
traditional"barrier"between"
Dev"and"Ops,"is"enough"to"
achieve"software"nirvana."
Fixing""[that]"is"not"a"silver"
bullet,"and"the"originators"
know,"and"say,"that…”"
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“More&than&barriers&between&
teams,&the&approach&to&
requirements,&capture&and&
specification,&testing,&design,&
development,&configuration&
management,&&deployment,&
etc.&all&have&implications&on&
our&ability&to&release&valuable&
features&as&quickly&as&
possible&into&the&hands&of&
our&users.”&
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11. Dave*Farley*
Coauthor"of"Continuous"Delivery"
Founder"&"Director"of"Continuous"Delivery"Ltd."
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12. On"the"Meaning""
of"DevOps"
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13. 1"
“The%essence%of%DevOps,%%
I%believe,%is%to%design%a%
system%in%which%people%are%
held%responsible%for%the%
consequences%of%their%
actions%–%and%indeed,%one%in%%
which%the%right%thing%to%do%is%%
also%the%easiest%thing%to%do.”%
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14. Jez*Humble*
Coauthor"of"Continuous"Delivery"
Deputy"Director"of"Delivery"Architecture""
and"Infrastructure"Services"at"GSA"
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15. On"the"Challenges""
of"DevOps"

16. 16"
“The"DevOps"approach""
of"integrating"working""
code"across"the"organization"
in"an"operation^like"
environment"is"one"of"the"
biggest"challenges"for"large,"
traditional"organizations,"but"
it"provides"the"most"
significant"improvements""
in"aligning"the"work"across"
teams….”"""
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17. 1"
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“This&is&a&big&challenge&for&
most&organizations,&so&the&
executives&need&to&make&
sure&to&start&with&achievable&
goals&and&then&improve&
stability&over&time&as&the&
organization’s&capabilities&
improve.&Teams&can’t&&
and&won’t&drive&this&level&of&
change,&so&the&executives&
need&to&understand&these&
concepts&in&enough&detail&to&
lead&the&transformation&and&
ensure&their&teams&are&on&
the&right&track.”&
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18. Gary*Gruver*
Author"of"A"Practical"Approach"to""
Large"Scale^Agile"Development"
President"of"Practical"Large"Scale"Agile"LLC"
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19. Give%your%team%self0serve,%
instant%data%access.%
1"
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white(paper(now.(
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20. 20"
On"Who"Should"
Participate"in"the"
Implementation""
of"DevOps"

21. 21"
“There’s"really"only"two"
ways"to"break"down"silos."
One"is"to"be"the"boss—
there’s"one"person"in"the"
organization,"maybe"two."
They"can"try"and"smash"
the"silo,"but"that"lack"of"
alignment"in"an"
organization"will"often"
just"build"it"back"up"or""
in"a"different"way.”""
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“The&other&way,&the&only&effective&
instrument&that&we&know&that&can&
successfully&break&down&these&silos&
is&to&change&the&organizational&
alignment,&to&build&a&DevOps&vision&
inside&the&organization.&When&you&
do&that,&these&silos&will&start&to&
crumble&on&their&own.&It’s&not&
glamorous&work,&but&it’s&highly&
gratifying&because&you’re&able&to&
help&other&people,&the&
organization,&And&make&everyone’s&
life&a&little&bit&better.”&
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23. Damon*Edwards*
Founder,"Customer"Development"
SimplifyOps,"Inc."
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24. On#Building#a##
DevOps#Team#

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“In"the"end,"[DevOps]"is"not"
exclusionary….The"original"
agile"development"guys"were"
mostly"thinking"about"‘biz"+"
dev’"collaboration,"and"DevOps"
is"pointing"out"issues"and"
solutions"around"‘dev"+"ops’"
collaboration,"but"the"mature"
result"of"all"this"is"‘everyone"
collaborating’.”"
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“In&that&sense,&DevOps&is&just&a&
major&step&for&one&discipline&to&
join&in&on&the&overall&culture&of&
agile&collaboration&that&should&
involve&all&disciplines&in&an&
organization.&So&whoever&is&
participating&in&the&delivery&of&
the&software&or&service&is&part&
of&DevOps.”&
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27. Karthik*Gaekwad*
Writer"at"The"Agile"Admin"
Senior"Platform"Engineer"at"StackEngine"
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28. Share&your&own&DevOps&
insights&with&us.&
Tweet&us&@actifio.&

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