7 Secrets that Smart Businesses Don’t Want You to Know About DevOps
DevOps is a methodology that combines the separate and sequential processes of
application development and operations into a continuous and collaborative process.
To discover the secrets behind the use of DevOps, research firm Vanson Bourne surveyed 1,300 senior IT decision-makers at enterprise organizations across five
industry verticals in 21 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Secret 1: Most Companies Are Already Doing DevOps, or Will Be
Soon
66% of Organizations Either Have a DevOps Strategy or Are Planning to Implement It.
39% already adopted27% plan to adopt
18% no plan to adopt16% don’t know what it is
Secret 2: Customer Issues Are What’s Driving the Need for DevOps
What Drives the Need for DevOps?41% Need for simultaneous deployment across different platforms
41% Pressures from the business to release apps more quickly to meet customer demand
39% Need to Improve the end customer experience.35% Increased use of mobile devices
Secret 3: It’s Not Only About “Saving Money”
Only 16% said “reducing IT cost” was a key driver for their need for DevOps
… and Most Businesses Use External Metrics to Judge Success with DevOpsHow Will You Primarily Measure Success of DevOps?
49% External factors: increased revenue, faster time-to-market, improved competitive positioning, enhanced customer experience
38% Internal factors: lower costs, fewerbugs, improved efficiencies, better ROI, improved collaboration
13% Haven’t decided yet
Secret 4: The Biggest Obstacles Are People and Process
Top Obstacles to Implementing DevOps35% - Organizational complexity – people, departments,
interdependencies 28% - Roles and responsibilities across dev & ops not
aligned
Secret 5: Business Skills Trump Technical Skills
Top 3 Skills Needed for DevOps47% - Knowledge of business priorities/strategies/metrics
42% - Knowledge of current business processes 36% - Communications skills
Secret 6: IT Automation Is The Most Important Component of DevOps
There are many Paths to DevOpsWhat are the Most Important Components of DevOps?
IT automation – 52%Agile Development - 47%
Collaborative teaming between dev & ops – 45%Service virtualization – 42%
Accelerated applications testing – 32%Continuous release cycles – 32%
Aligned processes across dev & ops – 25%Pre-production performance testing – 4%
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