Now that DevOps has entered its second decade, the focus has expanded beyond product delivery. It’s no longer just about dev and ops, but about removing the constraints between the business and its customers, with a focus on delivering not just new features and products, but also value.
So what comes next as DevOps evolves? We asked 21 DevOps pros and industry luminaries to weigh in on what to expect in the coming year—and beyond. Their predictions center on a few key themes. As companies accelerate their digital transformations, culture, leadership, and team dynamics will continue to shift; security and DevSecOps will be more critical than ever; analytics, AI, and machine learning will continue to disrupt both Dev and Ops; and organizations will tightly focus on value and value stream management. Here are their predictions.
https://techbeacon.com/devops/future-devops-21-predictions-2021
DevOps will follow the path of “BADgile,” becoming DevOops for most teams.
Many teams are mistakenly “doing agile” rather than “being agile” and have ended up with “BADgile,” and this same affliction will also affect teams moving to DevOps in the coming year. Their over-focus on automation tools will result in missed requirements and more defects pushed into production.
Successful DevOps teams will improve their end-to-end processes first, including robust automated and manual testing to validate quality standards and security requirements, and the segregation of duties across workflows. Because you can’t fail fast enough to make up for poor quality.
— Hans Eckman, principal research director, applications—agile development and management, Info-Tech Research Group
