October 20168 T he technology startup ecosystem is booming. With more companies entering this highly competitive space, how can incumbents ensure they stay ahead of the curve? With customers demanding instant solutions to problems within software, what adjustments would existing technology businesses make to ensure they stay agile enough to keep customers happy? I have worked for multiple technology businesses over 15 years of my career in IT. It has become evident that building agile, autonomous teams is the key to success for any technology company looking to survive in today's fast-paced environment. But how does one cultivate this mentality with so many incongruous elements in traditional technology businesses working against this goal? At the heart of the matter is the development and operations team incongruent relationship. Businesses must find a solution to streamline their processes to ensure frequent, timely delivery of software updates. Many try to adopt the tenets of the burgeoning `DevOps' movement, but it is a complete system and culture overhaul that is far more involved than simply combining the two words `development' and `operations'. While it does not strictly combine the two teams, DevOps as a practice sees far greater alignment between development and operations teams' terms of goals, culture and workplace processes.Traditionally, the two departments operate on a very individual and isolated basis. Developers write the code then hand off to the operations team who prepare it for public consumption and on-going maintenance. The development team's success is measured by the rapid output of programming, while the operations team is measured by system uptime and performance. Can you see how these two conflicting areas of interest might result in a delayed release? For any company looking to streamline the deployment process, here are the three stages of integrating the DevOps movement into your business:CultureCompanies must develop a culture with a healthy risk appetite in order to facilitate this transition to a team where failure is embraced. The technology market is in a constant state of flux as new services appear and DevOps ­ `Aligning the Future of Software Deployment'By Herry Wiputra, CTO, Campaign MonitorIN MY VIEWEstablished in 2004, Australia based Campaign Monitor is specialized in Computer Software, Email Marketing Automation and Product Design.Herry Wiputra
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