Session Title

DevOps Heresy - What I have learned from working in large enterprises

Abstract

So we all know the tenets of DevOps - automation, full stack teams, cloud. In Mirco’s transformation journey with a large IT organization, he has learnt that some of these tenets are not always true. Too much of a good thing can actually hurt.

Here are some statements that will surprise you, come to this talk if you want to know why he made these choices:

• The team did not fail pipelines with failed tests
• The team did deploy code that had failed security scans
• The team chose manual cloud deployments over automation
• The team moved from Full Stack to a federated model

Really?!? Yes - of course there is more to this than meets the eye. He will explain what they learnt and how this can benefit everyone on their DevOps journey.

If you are interested in hearing experiences that challenge your view of DevOps, join him in this talk. He will share the mistakes and failures of his journey and how he mitigated over time. The story has been bumpy and so are the stories of many out there. Let's exchange notes.

Bio

Mirco is a Managing Director at Accenture and looks after the Global DevOps practice as well as the Agile practice in Asia Pacific. He has for over a dozen years worked on accelerating software delivery through innovative approaches like Agile and DevOps. He supports major public and private sector companies in Australia and overseas in their search for efficient IT delivery. He shares his experiences on http://notafactoryanymore.com and while speaking at international conferences. He is the author of "DevOps for the Modern Enterprise", a book helping companies adopt Agile & DevOps and push through the transformation barriers caused by legacy technology and legacy thinking. The book has been awarded as best DevOps book 2018 by DevOps.com.