Achieving Devops: A Novel about Delivering the Best of Agile, Devops, and Microservices

Ben is stuck. A development lead with a strong vision for how the intersection of development and operations at his office can be improved, he can't help but feel overwhelmed and discouraged by common problems such as slow turnaround time, rushed and ineffective handover documentation, mounting technical debt, and a lagging QA process. What steps should Ben take to build the momentum needed to create positive changes within his company?

In this unique business novel by Dave Harrison and Knox Lively, two DevOps professionals with years of diverse experience in the industry, you follow Ben as he solves work frustrations in order to adopt Agile, DevOps, and microservices architectures for his organization. Achieving DevOps addresses the "Now what?" moment many DevOps professionals face on their journey. The story provides you with the knowledge you need to navigate the internal political waters, build management support, show measurable results, and bring DevOps successfully into your organization.
Come away with practical lessons and timeless business concepts. You'll know how to effect change in a company from the bottom up, gain support, and instill a pattern of progressively building on success. Experience Ben's progress vicariously in Achieving DevOps and bridge the gap between inspiration and the implementation of your own DevOps practices.

Who This Book Is For
Those serving as change agents who are working to influence and move their organizations toward a DevOps approach to software development and deployment: those working to effect change from the bottom up such as development leads, QA leads, project managers, and individual developers; and IT directors, CTOs, and others at the top of an organization who are being asked to lend their support toward DevOps implementation efforts

本書的主角Ben陷入了困境。作為一位開發領導者，他對於如何改善公司開發和運營交叉領域的願景非常強烈，但他卻感到不知所措和沮喪，因為常見的問題困擾著他，例如反應時間緩慢、匆忙和無效的交接文件、日益增加的技術債務和滯後的QA流程。Ben應該採取哪些步驟來建立所需的動力，為公司創造積極的變革呢？

在這本由Dave Harrison和Knox Lively合著的獨特商業小說中，你將跟隨Ben解決工作上的挫折，以便為組織採用敏捷、DevOps和微服務架構。《實現DevOps》解決了許多DevOps專業人士在他們的旅程中面臨的「現在該怎麼辦？」的瞬間。故事為你提供了所需的知識，以應對內部政治環境，建立管理支持，展示可衡量的結果，並成功地將DevOps引入你的組織中。

從這本書中，你將獲得實用的教訓和永恆的商業概念。你將知道如何從底層開始改變一家公司，獲得支持，並建立一種不斷在成功基礎上積累的模式。通過《實現DevOps》，你可以間接地體驗Ben的進步，並填補啟發和實施自己的DevOps實踐之間的差距。

本書適合對象
那些作為變革推動者，致力於影響和推動組織轉向DevOps軟體開發和部署方法的人：從底層開始影響變革的人，如開發領導者、QA領導者、項目經理和個別開發人員；以及組織高層，如IT總監、CTO等，他們被要求支持DevOps實施工作。

Dave Harrison is Senior Consultant at Microsoft Premier, specializing in DevOps and Agile. As a development lead and project manager, he has spearheaded cultural revolutions in several large retail and insurance organizations and made the leap to agile development and continuous delivery. He is an enthusiastic promoter of release management using tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and Docker. He believes very firmly that, as with agile development, the exact tool selected is less important than having the people and processes in place and ready. He is the proud father of two beautiful girls, has been married to his lovely wife Jennifer for 24 years, and is based out of Portland, Oregon, USA. He enjoys fishing, reading history books, and in his spare time often wonders if he should be doing more around the house instead of goofing off.

Knox Lively is Lead DevOps Engineer at Songtrust, a NYC-based music startup. As a seasoned DevOps engineer in the entertainment industry, he has built out entire DevOps departments, consulted as an architect with various firms, and tried his hardest to automate himself out of a job. Bringing a rather Zen approach to DevOps, he enjoys reducing complexity in various environments, as well as increasing visibility into those systems with rigorous and intelligent monitoring. When not behind the keyboard, he spends his time traveling, fly-fishing, and searching New York, USA for the perfect bowl of pho.

Dave Harrison 是微軟 Premier 的高級顧問，專注於 DevOps 和敏捷開發。作為開發領導和專案經理，他在幾家大型零售和保險機構中推動了文化革命，並轉向了敏捷開發和持續交付。他熱衷於使用 Chef、Puppet、Ansible 和 Docker 等工具進行發布管理。他堅信，與敏捷開發一樣，選擇的工具並不重要，重要的是擁有適當的人員和流程。他是兩個美麗女兒的自豪父親，與他可愛的妻子 Jennifer 已經結婚 24 年，居住在美國俄勒岡州的波特蘭。他喜歡釣魚、閱讀歷史書籍，閒暇時常常想著自己是否應該多做些家務而不是閒著。

Knox Lively 是紐約市音樂初創公司 Songtrust 的首席 DevOps 工程師。作為娛樂行業的經驗豐富的 DevOps 工程師，他建立了整個 DevOps 部門，擔任多家公司的架構師顧問，並盡力自動化自己的工作。他對 DevOps 採取了一種相當禪的方法，喜歡減少各種環境中的複雜性，並通過嚴格而智能的監控增加對這些系統的可見性。當不在鍵盤後面時，他喜歡旅行、釣魚，並在美國紐約尋找完美的越南牛肉粉。