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5 ways devops can help companies crank out better code faster

With the right tools and processes, as well as removal of cultural barriers, devops can deliver huge benefits to companies

By Ted Samson, InfoWorld, 03/26/13

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Fourth, the report urges organizations to promote a devops-friendly culture in a number of ways, including promoting interaction among development teams and IT operations in the name of getting everyone on the same page, working toward the same goals. In that vein, the report also recommends fostering a culture of direct communication among peers: "Often, the best ideas will bubble up from the bottom, and the more people that are collaborating, the more dynamic the exchange of ideas."

Having teams share a common toolchain can help foster communication, according to the report.

Fifth, the report recommends that organizations foster their current employees' devop skills. "You almost certainly have people with devops skills already working for you," the report notes. "You don't need to hire a devops team and create yet another functional silo. Instead, experiment with embedding ops and dev people on the opposite team, or creating a cross-functional team responsible for delivering a specific product or service."

As to which skills the ideal devop possesses: 84 percent of respondents cited coding and scripting as high on the list, and 60 percent pointed to people skills as essential to success. Just over half said process reengineering skills were valuable, "indicating a need for a holistic view of the system, rather than one-off solutions."

"Interestingly, experience with specific tools was not a priority. You can teach the tools more readily than you can teach the other skills," per the report.

You can download the "2013 State of DevOps Report" for free.

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