DevOps has been a hot topic for several years, but it’s nearly always talked about with respect to web operations and startups. Since DevOps starts culturally, you can take a bottom-up approach and create a DevOps mindset inside your organization, even if you’re not deploying code twenty times a day. Michael Stahnke Director of Software Engineering, Puppet Labs Michael Stahnke is a Software Engineering Director at Puppet Labs, where he was previously the Community Manager and where he built out the Release Engineering team as Release Manager. He came to Puppet Labs from Caterpillar, Inc. where he was an Infrastructure Architect, system administration team lead, and open source evangelist. Michael also helped get the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository off the ground in 2006, and is the author of Pro OpenSSH (Apress, 2005).

1. DevOps Isn’t Just for WebOps:
The Guerrilla’s Guide to Cultural Change
Michael Stahnke
Engineering Director | Puppet Labs
@stahnma
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“It is impossible to exceed expectations.”
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“Reduce the standard deviation value. Then
raise the mean.”
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25. Method 1:
Reduce Variability
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Collaboration?
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33. Method 2:
Stop. Collaborate. Listen.
( Break down silos )
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38. Method 3:
Shout your failures.
(Honesty builds credibility)
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44. Method 4:
Experimentation Matters.
(Failures are still valid data)
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“The cost of retiring any technology is much
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55. Method 5:
Solve Causes Not Symptoms
(Continuous Improvement)
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56. Recap
• Reduce Variability.
• Stop. Collaborate. Listen.
• Shout your failures.
• Experimentation Matters.
• Solve Causes Not Symptoms.
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57. Sidebar:
Rockstars don’t fix
everything.
Ask me how I know.
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Collaborate. Automate. Ship.
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