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27Feb2018

Conway’s Law – What can it teach us about DevOps?

27th February 2018

Collaboration, Culture, DevOps, People Blog

I first heard about Conway’s Law from reading the DevOps Handbook (an excellent read, by the way, if you want to dive head first into DevOps). I was intrigued by how this idea came from slightly left-field, yet seemed to have big implications for businesses on their journey to increased efficiency.

In this blog, you will learn what Conway’s Law is and how it is relevant for your business – whether you are in the middle of a DevOps transformation or just taking your first steps.

8Feb2018

Does DevOps Work in Highly Regulated Industries?

8th February 2018

Bronwyn Davies

Agile, Collaboration, Compliance, DevOps, financial services, Governance, Regulated Industries Blog

DevOps is best suited to digital start-ups with minimal regulation and few restrictions, right?

Initially the DevOps movement stemmed from the agile, innovative, born-on-the-web companies who were able to change their way of working quickly. However, the principles and practices are completely transferrable to all organisation types. This includes those at the other end of the spectrum – where processes are very tightly controlled and regulation dictates a significant part of the business investment.

12Dec2017

What makes the agile team tick

12th December 2017

Saravanan Panchatcharam

Agile, Collaboration, Culture Blog

We’ve all heard the cliché: Agile teams are self-organised and self-managed.

However, if it’s that simple, why are organisations not consistently churning out self-managed teams delivering solutions in a smooth manner? In reality, there are plenty of dynamics involved in enabling agile teams, and there are multiple factors that play a big part in nurturing self-managed teams.

14Sep2017

What DevOps is NOT

14th September 2017

Bronwyn Davies

Change, Collaboration, Compliance, Culture, DevOps, Governance Blog

It seems like DevOps is absolutely everywhere now. Pretty much every company is talking about it – even if they are not ready to explore it yet. In this DevOps adoption frenzy, it is inevitable that some of the core principles of DevOps (what it is, how it adds value to your business, etc.) will get watered down. When DevOps is mandated, the word itself becomes overused and the core message can get lost.

2Jun2017

What a difference a Platform makes

2nd June 2017

Bronwyn Davies

Collaboration, Culture, DevOps, DevOps Innovation Platform Blog

Over the last few weeks, we have been publishing a few articles about the Live DevOps Innovation Platform, and how we built it. But I’d like to take the opportunity to share some of the benefits that we, as Sandhata consultants, have seen – so far – as a result of building this new DevOps platform and the application Sandhata Bank.

21Apr2017

Communication for a successful DevOps Culture

How communication underpins a successful DevOps Culture

21st April 2017

Bronwyn Davies

Change, Collaboration, Culture, DevOps Blog

In the world of DevOps, everybody knows that getting the culture right is critical to business success. But how can it be done? In my opinion, it is largely about establishing the right communication baseline within teams and across the organisation.

20Mar2017

DevOps – the antidote to Shadow IT?

20th March 2017

Kalaiyarasi Ravichandran

Change, Collaboration, DevOps Blog

Shadow IT is defined as an IT system, project or service which is built without the formal knowledge and ownership of the IT department. The result of Shadow IT is usually a dispersed IT ecosystem which is not centrally managed or controlled. With the increase in self-service availability of apps, platforms and infrastructure, some people feel that Shadow IT is an unstoppable force. However – DevOps may just be the antidote to this issue.

17Feb2017

Why a DevOps Culture Should Be Blameless

17th February 2017

Bronwyn Davies

Change, Collaboration, Culture, DevOps Blog

It’s been said many times before, but culture truly is a crucial aspect of any DevOps journey. Cultural changes usually form a big part of any DevOps undertaking – and with the wrong mindset, it’s easy to end up with a culture of blame.