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.
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.
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.
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.
23rd January 2017 Sandhata Technologies are proud to introduce the Sandhata DevOps Advisory Service – a unique service approach that aims to support organisations throughout their journey to successful DevOps implementation and management.
In recent years, DevOps has become an established methodology that has helped countless businesses to accelerate their output and improve IT delivery. But while DevOps as a concept has become more commoditized, many organisations now struggle to manage the transformation from start to finish.
The Sandhata DevOps Advisory Service is designed to support organisations throughout their DevOps journey, from assessment to optimisation, understanding the impact of strategic goals of the business. With the help of tailored KPIs, Sandhata provides businesses with greater control of their investments in DevOps.
“What truly sets this service apart,” says Gary Thornhill, General Manager at Sandhata, “is our focus on building genuine partnerships with our clients, helping them to embrace change. We enable teams not only from a technical perspective introducing the tools and the systems into the organisation, but we work alongside them to create the cultural shift. That mindset change is a necessary part of a successful DevOps puzzle, but one that many companies overlook.”
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Download the Sandhata DevOps Advisory Service Brief or contact our team.
Across all application teams, but particularly those who are trying to embrace DevOps principles, dashboard technology has an important role to play. Dashboards are key enablers for collaboration within and across teams, and they are excellent at driving the application team in the right direction. They can be the boost that your team needs to get to the next level in your DevOps journey.
Following on from my previous post entitled 7 Steps to Start your DevOps Initiative, I thought I’d talk a bit about DevOps in the long term. Something which can easily be missed when on the DevOps journey is how to keep the momentum and make sure that good DevOps principles are not lost after the initial driving phase.