Amidst the Great Resignation, DevOps talent shortage and the looming global economic crisis, retention of skilled and passionate professionals will continue to be a priority for IT businesses in 2022. After all, skill and talent gaps remain the top hurdle for business transformation, according to DevOps Institute Upskilling Report 2022 that Cycloid co-sponsored. But where do you find the right talent? How do you harvest the much-needed skills?
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Upskilling Report 2022- our predictions and actual results
At the start of 2022 and ahead of the DevOps Institute’s 2022 Upskilling Report, we made some predictions for the DevOps jobs market, upskilling, and how both topics link with developer experience (DevX). The report is out (and we’re sponsoring it!) and the answers are in – let’s see how aligned they were!
Does DevX Spell the End of DevOps? A Roundtable
Developer experience (DevX) is becoming a hot topic and, in 2023, one that tech and non-tech companies alike can’t afford to neglect.
DevOps Value Stream Mapping: Is It Right for Your Org? (2026) | Cycloid
DevOps Value Stream Mapping: Is It the Right Choice for Your Organisation?
Value stream management. If you’ve spent any time on the internet as part of your job in DevOps, it will have become blatantly obvious that there are many people out there who truly believe you should be value mapping your way to DevOps bliss.
Why is it so difficult to hire for DevOps?
DevOps professionals are in demand. It’s not surprising when you think about it. DevOps is often seen as a silver bullet in the product development arena. It can help companies create higher quality products, go to market faster, and respond to customer feedback and competitive pressure more efficiently.
But hiring for this role is no mean feat.
CTO of Hotel Spider, Yannick Blondeau, talks DevOps business value
We sent our latest ebook, DevOps Business Value: Prove it or Lose it to Yannick Blondeau, CTO of Hotel Spider and longtime friend of Cycloid. We were really interested in what Yannick had to say, as he’s a man that finds himself in a pretty special situation. At the start of this year, he has promoted from tech lead to CTO of the hotel online distribution platform, giving him a unique perspective on both sides of the tech/c-level divide.
Biz Team vs Dev Team: Is DevOps the Best Bridge?
Ever feel that when it comes to the way the executive team and your tech team see success, they are so polarized they’ll never see eye to eye? We understand, but if it seems like business lies on one side and dev the other, it might be your DevOps thinking that can bring the two together.
Why Is DevOps a Hard Sell? Interview with Benjamin Brial
According to the 2021 State of DevOps Report, 80% of organizations are failing to scale DevOps adoption, and that number hasn’t changed for 4 years. We took time out to talk to Cycloid founder Benjamin Brial about the path of DevOps and why it’s not always as smooth a journey as it could be.
DevOps and the Bus Factor: Reducing Key-Person Risk
A while back, I wrote an ebook to help people work on the one part of the DevOps puzzle you can’t buy, outsource, or ignore – the DevOps mindset. During my research, I found an idea that really made me laugh – even though it probably shouldn’t. It was in the middle of coronavirus lockdown though, so I have my excuses.
DevOps thinking and the Ikea factor
I wrote an ebook series about creating better DevOps teams recently and had a lot of fun. I also learned a lot doing the research.
One thing that tickled me – there are some excellent buzzwords circulating around the world of business that you can use when it comes to talking about DevOps and software development. Grappled with the bus factor, Ikea effect, or ping-pong thinking recently? I hope not!