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What is devops? Not even 'leaders' and 'practitioners' can agree
Data-as-a-service company Delphix has launched its first annual "State of DevOps" report, which attempts to gather data from "leaders and practitioners" across North American and European enterprises on how they see devops.
One of the biggest questions, Delphix believes, is the very definition of the term: What does devops stand for among its implementers, what is the term meant to encompass, and how should it be handled?

How to Become a DevOps Organisation and Why You Should Care
DevOps is a concept that has been around for 8-10 years and is now a widely accepted way of organising workflows. For many, DevOps remains a concept that is difficult to pin down and make reality. A look at what DevOps actually means, an attempt to gain a little clarity about why DevOps culture matters and a look at why DevOps should matter to you.
Data security, the achilles heel of DevOps
Survey finds speed and quality in software delivery are the name of the game in DevOps. But does data get put at risk?
Continuous Delivery with Jenkins Creator Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Listen to this podcast with Kohsuke Kawaguchi as he covers these topics: - How does continuous integration affect DevOps? - What has changed in the five years since Jenkins was created? - In what ways is Jenkins opinionated? - What are the synergies between Docker and Jenkins? - What are some common continuous integration patterns and antipatterns?
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How software acceleration works inside DevOps
Software application development can be accelerated.
More specifically, software acceleration technologies exist to pump extra optimisation and performance out of existing tools -- although in this category we often primarily talk about GPU-based acceleration, it has to be said.

How DevOps is demanding a whole new approach to cloud
Cloud adoption is accelerating amongst businesses as they look to move their IT to a more efficient and streamlined process. This is often the business case for newer, more agile IT with complex distributed applications.
However, security, flexibility and trust, which depends on the operating system as much as the network the cloud is built on, is becoming increasingly important.
In combination with this, enterprise demands are not limited to a particular geography; they demand a global networked cloud infrastructure. Connecting traditional in-house IT (more often than not, systems of record) with cloud based agile IT (a.k.a systems of engagement) is the optimal solution today for most companies' IT requirements.
This involves a combination of private compute, network and storage, and public cloud infrastructure, the latter being far more DevOps friendly.
How to Get DevOps Up and Running in Your Company
DevOps is all the rage in the trendiest IT circles. Many organizations are spinning up their own DevOps team, while others are building entirely new organizations around the idea. With the recent growth of ultra-scaling startups like Uber and AirBNB, DevOps is the next standard in how IT organizations produce great outcomes in a faster and easier way.
Guest View: Five tips for DevOps success in any business
DevOps—the integration of development and operations teams to drive faster and more efficient applications to the business—has been championed as delivering a wide range of business and technical benefits. Whether it’s more stable operating environments, faster delivery of features, quicker resolution of problems, or continuous software delivery, few industry pundits and analysts dispute the benefits that DevOps delivers.
Featured Blog post
Volume 9 of the Jenkins Newsletter: Continuous Information is out
The Jenkins Newsletter is out a bit early this quarter. If you are not signed up to receive it via email, check out Volume 9 here.
You will be connected to all sorts of Jenkins resources from Jenkins training sessions, to some Jenkins User Conference news, to how Jenkins works with Kubernetes and Docker.
Featured Event
DevOps Wine-ing (not whining!) Cocktail Party
CloudBees, Sonatype and IT Revolution are hosting the DevOps Wine-ing event at the Hyatt Regency, connected to the Santa Clara Convention Center. If you're already in town for the Jenkins User Conference and CD Summit or just local to the area, join us and fellow DevOps practitioners for a fun evening with drinks and apps in the Terra Courtyard. Space is limited, so please register ahead of time to ensure entry.