The DevOps Handbook, 2nd Edition: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations 2nd Edition

DevOps has become a meaningless buzzword, but it used to actually mean something. I've been a software engineer for two decades, but only recently have I really started thinking about why some organizations are highly productive and others are hopeless. Teams I've been on, and I personally have literally been ten times as productive at some places than at others. Why? What's different? After reading this book and comparing its examples and counterexamples to different orgs I've been part of over the years I have to say I strongly agree with about 90% of it, and I don't disagree with any of it.Anybody whose work is even remotely related to software development should read this book. It's not overly technical, so you don't have to be neck deep in code on a daily basis to understand the points it makes. It's about how to (and how not to) structure teams and the org as a whole to maximize the actual business value being created. Devs, product owners, QA people, managers, C-suite types, anybody whose responsibilities even remotely relate to software development really need to understand the concepts that this book presents. I'm honestly annoyed with myself for not having read it sooner.

This book is a worthy sequel to The Phoenix Project, a kind of novel that illustrated the principles of DevOps in a similar fashion that Goldratt's The Goal explained a generation ago the principles behind lean manufacturing and the theory of constraints. It used a fictional story to help the reader understand the "why" of DevOps and what a successful end state looks like. In The DevOps Handbook the same set of authors continue where they left off, this time explaining the "how" of DevOps, how the three Ways (flow, feedback, continuous learning) are implemented in practice. This book lets you see through the current hype around DevOps, much of it coming from tool vendors positioning their various "solutions" as silver bullet, putting the technology in its rightful place beside people and process. While in the Flow section there is plenty on continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) that for most people is what first comes to mind when they think of DevOps, since so much has been written about this elsewhere I don't think this is the most useful part of the book. To me the most valuable section, because it's not covered so well elsewhere, is the one on the principles of feedback, how information flows back from production environments to development via telemetry and A/B testing. But perhaps what is most useful and by itself makes this book more than worth its price are the various case studies from the companies with the most mature DevOps practices, what problems they were struggling with at first and how they got to where they are now. The book ends on a great note with the appendix, which elaborates on the lean principles on which the theoretical framework behind DevOps is built, a how to guide on "blameless postmortems", and an extensive list of references, most of them with URLs, so that the reader can drill down on all the subjects covered.

This is a required text for a college course I’m taking, but it’s a pretty easy read. It’s interesting and doesn’t use a lot of jargon. Any terminology introduced is well explained throughout.

Full Detail as described, ready to go implement best practices after reading.

he DevOps Handbook" is an exceptional resource! It provides invaluable insights into the world of DevOps and is a must-read for anyone involved in software development and IT operations. The book is well-structured, filled with practical guidance, and backed by real-world examples. It has been instrumental in helping me understand and implement DevOps principles and practices within my organization. Highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their software delivery and IT operations processes!

I have read many DevOps books. Over the years, this has become my go-to book to recommend to colleagues when they need a business oriented leadership guide to DevOps and to introduce / strengthen it in the organization. There are a number of reviews calling for more technical content. Be that as it may, the journey has to start somewhere. And this is a great place to start - or improve ! The authors are clearly thought leaders in the area, there are many examples and cases and the material is very accessible to business leaders that are not technical. IMHO this book is an essential part of a good business and tech leadership library. Biju.

I really thought this was a great Follow-up to the Phoenix Project. After reading that book I knew my organization could benefit by applying techniques that the team used in that book. However, I found myself wondering how to take the same type of steps that were being applied in that work. This hand book provides more description on how to set up your DevOps organization and some great case studies that show the success others have had with these processes.I'm reading this book with a few other leaders in my organization and we are excited to get started. We've already got teams doing Valu Stream Mapping some of our workflows with the largest organizational impacts.We are building on the success of our small 1.5 pizza software development team. They are doing awesome work that if like to scale to the rest of my organization.