A Complete DevOps Roadmap
A structured 51-day journey mastering The DevOps Handbook
The “Why”: The Aha Moment
A deep dive into the ‘why’ of DevOps, inspired by ‘The DevOps Handbook.’ Exploring the ‘aha’ moment that shifted IT
Read Post →The Core Conflict
The ‘core, chronic conflict’ between Dev and Ops, based on ‘The DevOps Handbook.’ Dissecting the misaligned goals
Read Post →The Downward Spiral
Breaking down the 3-act tragedy where Ops is overwhelmed, Dev cuts corners, and the system grinds to a halt
Read Post →The Myths of DevOps
Explaining why DevOps is not ‘just for startups’ and is fully compatible with ITIL, InfoSec, and ‘horse’ enterprises
Read Post →The Business Value
How elite performers achieve 30x more deployments, 200x faster lead times… and are 2x more likely to exceed profitability
Read Post →Intro to The Three Ways
The core philosophy of DevOps. Discover how “The Three Ways” (Flow, Feedback, and Learning) form the basis of the practice
Read Post →What’s Your Value Stream? Mapping the Path
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The First Way: How to Achieve Fast, Smooth Flow
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The Second Way: Creating Fast Feedback Loops
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The Third Way: Building a Culture of Learning
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Where to Start Your DevOps Transformation?
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Greenfield vs. Brownfield Projects
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Beyond “Bimodal IT”: Systems of Record
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Practical Guide to Value Stream Mapping
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Why You Need a Dedicated Transformation Team
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The 20% Rule: Paying Down Technical Debt
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You Ship Your Org Chart (Conway’s Law)
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Functional Silos vs. Market-Oriented Teams
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3 Ways to Integrate Ops into Dev
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Invite Ops to Your Standups!
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Building Your Deployment Pipeline
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Cattle, Not Pets: Infrastructure as Code
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Your New “Definition of Done”
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Why Automated Testing is Key
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Testing Pyramid vs. Ice Cream Cone
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Write Tests First: TDD and ATDD
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What is Continuous Integration?
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Stop the Line! (The Andon Cord)
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From Fear to Deployment Boredom
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Deploy vs. Release: The Key Difference
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Blue-Green Deployment Pattern
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Canary Releases and Feature Toggles
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Architecting for Deployability
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The Strangler Pattern for Legacy
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The Power of Telemetry
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Centralized Monitoring for Devs
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Information Radiators
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Statistical Analysis to Predict Failures
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How to Deploy Safely: Watch the Graphs
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“You Build It, You Run It” (Pager Duty)
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Hypothesis-Driven Development & A/B Testing
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Peer Review & Pull Requests vs. CABs
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How to Build a “Just Culture”
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How to Run a Blameless Post-Mortem
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Chaos Engineering (Chaos Monkey)
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ChatOps: Global Knowledge Sharing
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Kaizen Blitz: Reserving Time for Improvement
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DevSecOps: Security in Daily Work
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Automating Security in the Pipeline
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Automating Compliance and Audits
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The Convergence of DevOps
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