Skip to main content

Integration & IT Modernization

Overcoming the Top 5 DevOps Myths

As DevOps grows in popularity, there are going to misconceptions for the innovation philosophy. From understanding the benefits to how organizational culture is changed, many will expect DevOps to create results out of thin air when that will be hardly the case.

Our consultants speak with organizations daily who are making the transition. We hear numerous thoughts that misrepresent what DevOps exactly is, and present them in this blog.

  1. Adopting Tools Means You’ve Adopted DevOps – Some who have recently caught wind of the DevOps movement believe they can instantly achieve continuous innovation, automation, and culture shifts. Their assumption is that if they purchase and implement all the tools on a pre-defined checklist that success is achieved. Unfortunately, nothing works with a flip of a switch. In order to accomplish successful DevOps adoption, organizations must go through thoughtful transition and careful planning.
  2. Continuous Delivery is Literally Continuous: The term “continuous” is ambiguous and many assume that just because the word exists, every company adopting DevOps is releasing something every 5 minutes. What’s actually taking place within these organizations is that they’ve achieved a level of systems and process confidence that allows them to release new software when required. That may mean releasing new code once every two or three weeks, or it may mean releasing several times a day. What being able to continuously deliver really means is a mindset of flexibility, agility, and improvement.
  3. DevOps is Only for Engineering and IT: Although DevOps was originally proposed and brought to life by engineers and operators, a large part also falls under the business, marketing, and sales teams too. Since created products need to be sold, having everyone participate in the go-to market strategy will really help an organization run like a well-oiled machine.
  4. Adopting DevOps doesn’t Require Leadership Buy-In: Sometimes development teams believe that once a tool is adopted well enough and shows results, leadership will have no reason but to accept what is. That can’t be more wrong. Especially in enterprises, the sooner everyone can focus on the transformation, the sooner change can begin.
  5. DevOps is Only For Web Companies: While continuous delivery is well-spoken about in SaaS-circles, it’s a concept that can apply to all software companies. It’s important no matter what, in a high customer-demand world, to be able to deliver on time. Being able to quickly make new versions available—especially those that include enhancements and bug fixes—is critical to pleasing customers who have a low tolerance for mediocre software. If an organization is not working to make the situation better, they run the risk of having customers run the other way.

How do these thoughts work in-line with your DevOps philosophies? Share your thoughts in the comments below and let us know if your mindsets have changed.

Explore DevOps Today

Is your organization exploring DevOps? Reach out to us at sales@perficient.com for a conversation with one of our experts and learn how DevOps can play a part in your hybrid cloud strategy by downloading our guide today.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Albert Qian

Albert Qian is a Marketing Manager at Perficient for our IBM PCS, DevOps, and Enterprise Solutions Partners focused on cloud computing technologies.

More from this Author

Follow Us
TwitterLinkedinFacebookYoutubeInstagram