Looking back at 7.5 years of #devopsdays , #devopsdays Portland

1. 7.5 years of #devopsdays7.5 years of #devopsdays
Kris Buytaert
@krisbuytaert

2. Kris BuytaertKris Buytaert
● I used to be a Dev,I used to be a Dev,
● Then Became an OpThen Became an Op
● CTO and Open Source ConsultantCTO and Open Source Consultant
@@inuits.euinuits.eu
● Everything is a freaking DNSEverything is a freaking DNS
ProblemProblem
● Evangelizing devopsEvangelizing devops
● Organiser of #devopsdays,Organiser of #devopsdays,
#cfgmgmtcamp, #loadays, ….#cfgmgmtcamp, #loadays, ….

7. The Success FormatThe Success Format
Morning: Formal talksMorning: Formal talks
Ignites : 5 minutes fun formatIgnites : 5 minutes fun format
Open Spaces:Open Spaces:
- Peer to peer- Peer to peer
- Experience from practitioners- Experience from practitioners
- Both success ans failure- Both success ans failure
- Focused on your needs- Focused on your needs

8. World DominationWorld Domination
● 2010 Sydney , MountainView,2010 Sydney , MountainView,
Hamburg, Sao PauloHamburg, Sao Paulo
● 2011 Boston, MountainView,2011 Boston, MountainView,
Goteborg,Goteborg,
● 2012 Austin, Tokyo , MountainView,2012 Austin, Tokyo , MountainView,
RomeRome
● 2013 London (2x) Paris, Amsterdam2013 London (2x) Paris, Amsterdam

9. The definitionsThe definitions
● CAMSCAMS
● SCAMSCAM
● CLAMSCLAMS
● A Cultural and ProfessionalA Cultural and Professional
movement (Adam Jacob)movement (Adam Jacob)
● Being good at our Job (@littleidea)Being good at our Job (@littleidea)

10. CriticismCriticism
● You missed,You missed,
•
Sec, dba, test, finance, mgmt,Sec, dba, test, finance, mgmt,
product ..product ..
•
No we didn'tNo we didn't
● This will only work in startupsThis will only work in startups

11. Enterprise devops !Enterprise devops !
roots are not inroots are not in
startupstartup
ecosystemecosystem

12. SubmovementsSubmovements
● DOD focus staysDOD focus stays
on cultureon culture
● Monitorama /Monitorama /
OSMCOSMC
● CfgMgmtCampCfgMgmtCamp

13. Not all fun an gloryNot all fun an glory
● #devops engineers#devops engineers
● #devops teams#devops teams
● #devops certifcation#devops certifcation
● Vendors stamping #devops on theirVendors stamping #devops on their
productsproducts

14. The vendors struggleThe vendors struggle
Selling “devops”Selling “devops”
● Is hardIs hard
● Is selling CultureIs selling Culture
● Is selling changeIs selling change
● Doesn't scaleDoesn't scale
● Doesn't get renewalsDoesn't get renewals

15. ● 5 years of5 years of
#devopsdays#devopsdays
● Gent 2014Gent 2014
CelebrationsCelebrations

16. What did we learn ?What did we learn ?
● New crowds show upNew crowds show up
● Old schoolersOld schoolers
•
Less incentivesLess incentives
•
e.g Open Spaces are predictablee.g Open Spaces are predictable
● Hungry for new topicsHungry for new topics

17. Topic Evolution : CultureTopic Evolution : Culture
● Agile, Kanban, LeanAgile, Kanban, Lean
● Startups as examplesStartups as examples
● UnicornsUnicorns
● Poster ChildsPoster Childs
● Agile, Fake Agile, Less,Agile, Fake Agile, Less,
Safe,Safe,
● Enterprises asEnterprises as
examplesexamples
● Engage managementEngage management
● BurnoutBurnout

18. Topic Evolution : AutomationTopic Evolution : Automation
● Cfengine, Puppet, ChefCfengine, Puppet, Chef
● Mcollective, Noah,Mcollective, Noah,
RundeckRundeck
● Hudson, JenkinsHudson, Jenkins
● EC2, OpenStack,EC2, OpenStack,
Cloudstack,Cloudstack,
Eucalyptus,OpenNebulEucalyptus,OpenNebul
a, openQRMa, openQRM
● Bash in Yaml “Basic”Bash in Yaml “Basic”
● Ansible, Rundeck,Ansible, Rundeck,
ChoriaChoria
● Jenkins, GitlabCI,Jenkins, GitlabCI,
CircleCI, TravisCICircleCI, TravisCI
● EC2, GCE, Azure,EC2, GCE, Azure,
OpenStack,OpenStack,

19. Topic Evolution : AutomationTopic Evolution : Automation
● Xen, KVM, openVZ, lxcXen, KVM, openVZ, lxc
● VagrantVagrant
● Linux-HA, CoroSyncLinux-HA, CoroSync
● Ceph, Gluster, DRBD,Ceph, Gluster, DRBD,
● Docker , Docker,Docker , Docker,
Docker, Docker, Moby,Docker, Docker, Moby,
Rkt, lxcRkt, lxc
● Docker , Docker,Docker , Docker,
DockeDocke
● Swarm, Mesos,Swarm, Mesos,
KubernetesKubernetes
● NFSNFS

20. Topic Evolution : AutomationTopic Evolution : Automation
● Rspec, Cucumber,Rspec, Cucumber,
SeleniumSelenium
● TDDTDD
● cvs, svn, gitcvs, svn, git
● Release mgmtRelease mgmt
● Rspec, fitnesseRspec, fitnesse
● Security TestingSecurity Testing
● GitGit
● GitGit

21. Topic Evolution : MonitoringTopic Evolution : Monitoring
● NagiosNagios
● CactiCacti
● MuninMunin
● RRDRRD
● Zenoss, ZabbixZenoss, Zabbix
● #monitoringsucks#monitoringsucks
● IcingaIcinga
● ELKELK
● Graphite + GrafanaGraphite + Grafana
● CollectdCollectd
● PrometheusPrometheus
● #monitoringlove#monitoringlove

22. Tools will not fix yourTools will not fix your
broken culturebroken culture
Tooling hype is not helpingTooling hype is not helping

23. Back to the rootsBack to the roots
● Collaborating for a better platformCollaborating for a better platform
● Open SourceOpen Source
● EmpathyEmpathy
● Common SenseCommon Sense

24. FutureFuture
● 175 events and counting175 events and counting
● 450+ organisers450+ organisers
● Other eventsOther events
with #devopswith #devops
tracktrack

25. Starting your ownStarting your own
● Get a vibrant meetup communityGet a vibrant meetup community
● Reach out to core , get coachingReach out to core , get coaching
● Find team, venue, sponsorsFind team, venue, sponsors
● (Open Space will be planned)(Open Space will be planned)

26. Open CFP'sOpen CFP's
● AucklandAuckland
● BerlinBerlin
● CubaCuba
● PhoenixPhoenix
● SingaporeSingapore
● OsloOslo
● BrasíliaBrasília
● OhioOhio
● Tel AvivTel Aviv
● WarsawWarsaw

27. EnjoyEnjoy
devopsdaysdevopsdays
PDXPDX

28. ContactContact
Kris BuytaertKris Buytaert Kris.Buytaert@inuits.beKris.Buytaert@inuits.be
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