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Book Synopsis
Achieve streamlined, rapid production with enterprise-level DevOps

Awarded DevOps 2017 Book of the Year, The DevOps Adoption Playbook provides practical, actionable, real-world guidance on implementing DevOps at enterprise scale. Author Sanjeev Sharma heads the DevOps practice for IBM; in this book, he provides unique guidance and insight on implementing DevOps at large organizations. Most DevOps literature is aimed at startups, but enterprises have unique needs, capabilities, limitations, and challenges; DevOps for startups doesn''t work at this scale, but the DevOps paradigm can revolutionize enterprise IT. Deliver high-value applications and systems with velocity and agility by adopting the necessary practices, automation tools, and organizational and cultural changes that lead to innovation through rapid experimentation. Speed is an advantage in the face of competition, but it must never come at the expense of quality; DevOps allows your organization to keep both b

Table of Contents

Introduction xxiii

1 DevOps: An Overview 1

DevOps: Origins 2

DevOps: Roots 4

Addressing Dev versus Ops 7

DevOps: Practices 10

Continuous Integration 11

Continuous Delivery 16

Supporting Practices 20

Shift Left 29

Architecture and Risk Mitigation 31

Continuous Improvement 33

Metrics 33

Business Drivers 34

DevOps: Culture 35

Summary 37

2 Adopting DevOps 39

Developing the Playbook 41

Identifying the Target State (Business Goals and Drivers) 42

Assessing the Current State 45

Choosing the Transformation Plays 60

Adopting the Transformation Plays 61

Summary 65

3 Developing a Business Case for a DevOps Transformation 67

Developing the Business Case 68

Completing the Business Model Canvas 71

Customer Segments 72

Line of Business 72

IT Organization 74

Value Propositions 75

Line of Business 75

IT Organization 77

Channels 80

Line of Business 80

IT Organization 80

Customer Relationships 80

Line of Business 80

IT Organization 81

Revenue Streams 81

Line of Business 81

IT Organization 81

Key Resources 82

Line of Business 82

IT Organization 82

Key Activities 82

Line of Business 83

IT Organization 83

Key Partnerships 84

Line of Business 84

IT Organization 84

Cost Structures 85

Line of Business 85

IT Organization 85

Summary 85

4 DevOps Plays for Optimizing the Delivery Pipeline 87

DevOps as an Optimization Exercise 88

Business Intent: Optimization versus Innovation 89

Core Themes 95

Minimizing Cycle Time 95

Reducing Batch Size 98

Establishing the Right Culture 102

The DevOps Plays 106

Play: Establishing Metrics and KPIs 106

Play: Agile Adoption 113

Play: Integrated Delivery Pipeline 117

Play: Continuous Integration 123

Play: Continuous Delivery 128

Play: Shift Left—Testing 142

Play: Shift Left—Ops Engagement 149

Play: Continuous Monitoring and Feedback 155

Play: Release Management 161

Specializing Core Plays 165

Play: DevOps for Mobile 165

Play: DevOps for Mainframe 173

Play: DevOps for Internet of Things 177

Play: DevOps for Big Data and Analytics 180

Summary 186

5 DevOps Plays for Driving Innovation 189

Optimize to Innovate 190

The Uber Syndrome 192

Innovation and the Role of Technology 192

Innovating for New Business Models 193

Business Model Experimentation 194

Innovating for New User Engagement Models 195

Core Themes 198

Achieving Multi-Speed IT 198

Building the Right Thing 202

Enabling Experimentation 206

Delivering Antifragile Systems 208

IT Systems and Antifragility 211

Play: Build a DevOps Platform 216

Application Delivery and Antifragile Systems 218

Environment Abstraction 219

Cloud-Hosted DevOps Platform 221

Infrastructure as a Service 226

OpenStack Heat as an Abstraction Layer 232

Platform as a Service 233

Containers 238

Play: Deliver Microservices Architectures 241

Microservices Architecture 243

12-Factor App 245

Cloud Native 247

Microservices and Containers 249

Migrating to Microservices 249

Play: Develop an API Economy 253

Deployment Automation and APIs 255

DevOps Platform and APIs 255

Play: Organizing for Innovation 257

Developing an Innovation Culture in Large Organizations 259

Summary 260

6 Scaling DevOps for the Enterprise 261

Core Themes 263

Organizational Culture 263

Standardization of Tools and Practices 264

Organized Adoption 265

Breaking Down Organizational Silos 266

Play: DevOps Center of Competency 267

Capabilities and Goals of a DevOps CoC 268

Core CoC Roles 269

The DevOps Coach 270

Setting Up a CoC 272

Play: Developing Culture of Innovation at Scale 273

The Offering Management Team 276

Play: Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement 278

Developing an Adoption Roadmap 280

Continuous Improvement and Value Stream Mapping 282

Play: Team Models for DevOps 284

Play: Standardization of Tools and Processes 287

Standardization of an Integrated DevOps Platform 289

Play: Security Considerations for DevOps 291

Managing Security-Related Risks 292

Addressing Security for DevOps Processes and Platforms 295

The API Economy and Security 299

Play: DevOps and Outsourcing 301

Strategic Outsourcing 302

IT Supply Chain 303

Enabling DevOps with Outsourcing 304

Summary 304

7 Leading DevOps Adoption in the Enterprise 307

Play: DevOps as a Transformation Exercise 309

Compelling Reasons to Act 311

DevOps Transformation Anti-patterns 312

Play: Developing a Culture of Collaboration and Trust 315

Visibility Enables Trust 316

It’s All about the People 317

Play: DevOps Thinking for the Line of Business 318

Line of Business–IT Engagement 319

Engaging in the DevOps Transformation 321

Move Shadow IT out of the Shadows 321

Play: Starting with Pilot Projects 322

Pilot Project Selection 324

Executive Sponsorship 325

Play: Rearing Unicorns on an Aircraft Carrier 325

Fostering Ideas 327

Summary 329

Appendix Case Study: Example DevOps Adoption Roadmap 331

Organization Background 331

Roadmap Structure 332

DevOps Optimization and Innovation Workshop 333

Background and Context 334

Adoption Roadmap 336

Business Drivers 336

Existing IT Initiatives 337

Bottlenecks 338

Root Causes 340

DevOps Practices 341

Roadmap Adoption 346

Index 347

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 14/04/2017
      ISBN13: 9781119308744, 978-1119308744
      ISBN10: 1119308747

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Achieve streamlined, rapid production with enterprise-level DevOps

      Awarded DevOps 2017 Book of the Year, The DevOps Adoption Playbook provides practical, actionable, real-world guidance on implementing DevOps at enterprise scale. Author Sanjeev Sharma heads the DevOps practice for IBM; in this book, he provides unique guidance and insight on implementing DevOps at large organizations. Most DevOps literature is aimed at startups, but enterprises have unique needs, capabilities, limitations, and challenges; DevOps for startups doesn''t work at this scale, but the DevOps paradigm can revolutionize enterprise IT. Deliver high-value applications and systems with velocity and agility by adopting the necessary practices, automation tools, and organizational and cultural changes that lead to innovation through rapid experimentation. Speed is an advantage in the face of competition, but it must never come at the expense of quality; DevOps allows your organization to keep both b

      Table of Contents

      Introduction xxiii

      1 DevOps: An Overview 1

      DevOps: Origins 2

      DevOps: Roots 4

      Addressing Dev versus Ops 7

      DevOps: Practices 10

      Continuous Integration 11

      Continuous Delivery 16

      Supporting Practices 20

      Shift Left 29

      Architecture and Risk Mitigation 31

      Continuous Improvement 33

      Metrics 33

      Business Drivers 34

      DevOps: Culture 35

      Summary 37

      2 Adopting DevOps 39

      Developing the Playbook 41

      Identifying the Target State (Business Goals and Drivers) 42

      Assessing the Current State 45

      Choosing the Transformation Plays 60

      Adopting the Transformation Plays 61

      Summary 65

      3 Developing a Business Case for a DevOps Transformation 67

      Developing the Business Case 68

      Completing the Business Model Canvas 71

      Customer Segments 72

      Line of Business 72

      IT Organization 74

      Value Propositions 75

      Line of Business 75

      IT Organization 77

      Channels 80

      Line of Business 80

      IT Organization 80

      Customer Relationships 80

      Line of Business 80

      IT Organization 81

      Revenue Streams 81

      Line of Business 81

      IT Organization 81

      Key Resources 82

      Line of Business 82

      IT Organization 82

      Key Activities 82

      Line of Business 83

      IT Organization 83

      Key Partnerships 84

      Line of Business 84

      IT Organization 84

      Cost Structures 85

      Line of Business 85

      IT Organization 85

      Summary 85

      4 DevOps Plays for Optimizing the Delivery Pipeline 87

      DevOps as an Optimization Exercise 88

      Business Intent: Optimization versus Innovation 89

      Core Themes 95

      Minimizing Cycle Time 95

      Reducing Batch Size 98

      Establishing the Right Culture 102

      The DevOps Plays 106

      Play: Establishing Metrics and KPIs 106

      Play: Agile Adoption 113

      Play: Integrated Delivery Pipeline 117

      Play: Continuous Integration 123

      Play: Continuous Delivery 128

      Play: Shift Left—Testing 142

      Play: Shift Left—Ops Engagement 149

      Play: Continuous Monitoring and Feedback 155

      Play: Release Management 161

      Specializing Core Plays 165

      Play: DevOps for Mobile 165

      Play: DevOps for Mainframe 173

      Play: DevOps for Internet of Things 177

      Play: DevOps for Big Data and Analytics 180

      Summary 186

      5 DevOps Plays for Driving Innovation 189

      Optimize to Innovate 190

      The Uber Syndrome 192

      Innovation and the Role of Technology 192

      Innovating for New Business Models 193

      Business Model Experimentation 194

      Innovating for New User Engagement Models 195

      Core Themes 198

      Achieving Multi-Speed IT 198

      Building the Right Thing 202

      Enabling Experimentation 206

      Delivering Antifragile Systems 208

      IT Systems and Antifragility 211

      Play: Build a DevOps Platform 216

      Application Delivery and Antifragile Systems 218

      Environment Abstraction 219

      Cloud-Hosted DevOps Platform 221

      Infrastructure as a Service 226

      OpenStack Heat as an Abstraction Layer 232

      Platform as a Service 233

      Containers 238

      Play: Deliver Microservices Architectures 241

      Microservices Architecture 243

      12-Factor App 245

      Cloud Native 247

      Microservices and Containers 249

      Migrating to Microservices 249

      Play: Develop an API Economy 253

      Deployment Automation and APIs 255

      DevOps Platform and APIs 255

      Play: Organizing for Innovation 257

      Developing an Innovation Culture in Large Organizations 259

      Summary 260

      6 Scaling DevOps for the Enterprise 261

      Core Themes 263

      Organizational Culture 263

      Standardization of Tools and Practices 264

      Organized Adoption 265

      Breaking Down Organizational Silos 266

      Play: DevOps Center of Competency 267

      Capabilities and Goals of a DevOps CoC 268

      Core CoC Roles 269

      The DevOps Coach 270

      Setting Up a CoC 272

      Play: Developing Culture of Innovation at Scale 273

      The Offering Management Team 276

      Play: Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement 278

      Developing an Adoption Roadmap 280

      Continuous Improvement and Value Stream Mapping 282

      Play: Team Models for DevOps 284

      Play: Standardization of Tools and Processes 287

      Standardization of an Integrated DevOps Platform 289

      Play: Security Considerations for DevOps 291

      Managing Security-Related Risks 292

      Addressing Security for DevOps Processes and Platforms 295

      The API Economy and Security 299

      Play: DevOps and Outsourcing 301

      Strategic Outsourcing 302

      IT Supply Chain 303

      Enabling DevOps with Outsourcing 304

      Summary 304

      7 Leading DevOps Adoption in the Enterprise 307

      Play: DevOps as a Transformation Exercise 309

      Compelling Reasons to Act 311

      DevOps Transformation Anti-patterns 312

      Play: Developing a Culture of Collaboration and Trust 315

      Visibility Enables Trust 316

      It’s All about the People 317

      Play: DevOps Thinking for the Line of Business 318

      Line of Business–IT Engagement 319

      Engaging in the DevOps Transformation 321

      Move Shadow IT out of the Shadows 321

      Play: Starting with Pilot Projects 322

      Pilot Project Selection 324

      Executive Sponsorship 325

      Play: Rearing Unicorns on an Aircraft Carrier 325

      Fostering Ideas 327

      Summary 329

      Appendix Case Study: Example DevOps Adoption Roadmap 331

      Organization Background 331

      Roadmap Structure 332

      DevOps Optimization and Innovation Workshop 333

      Background and Context 334

      Adoption Roadmap 336

      Business Drivers 336

      Existing IT Initiatives 337

      Bottlenecks 338

      Root Causes 340

      DevOps Practices 341

      Roadmap Adoption 346

      Index 347

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