2022 State of DevOps Report with Nathen Harvey

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The 2022 State of DevOps Report brings us the best possible news we could ever expect!

The State of DevOps Report is one of the most comprehensive research projects ever done in IT. One thing that struck me this year was the distribution between low-, medium-, and high-performing organizations. For years, the percentage of organizations identifying themselves as high performing steadily grew… Until this year – hm!

Last year, a stunning 66% of respondents saw their organizations as high performing. This year ONLY 11% of them!

Have we as an industry deteriorated so much?

I don’t think so. We’re probably better than ever. But our perception has changed. We know more than ever about technology, processes, culture, other organizations, and what is most important – about ourselves!

The Dunning–Kruger Effect has finally settled in. After years of being on top of Mt. Stupid, looking down and thinking about how great we are, we’re finally understanding how far away we are from what is truly possible.

This sobering is the best possible news! We need these moments of reset and realignment. Otherwise, there is no progress. Don’t miss my conversation with Nathen Harvey, one of the co-authors.

For our 🇭🇷 speaking audience, join us on December 2nd in our Zagreb HQ for the Trailblazers meetup – senior-level talks on technical and organizational topics that promote better #developerexperience. Register here!

2022 Accelerate State of DevOps Report – The latest Report is out! As always, it’s full of valuable insights with a special focus on software supply chain security and a lot of actionable suggestions on how to start improving in the security domain.

The Distributed Computing Manifesto – Werner Vogels shared the manifesto that transformed the architecture of Amazon’s e-commerce platform. It’s amazing to read something written 25 years ago and recognize concepts that got their name and went mainstream many years later.

Software Profession Resources – an amazing collection of resources covering various capabilities required in modern software delivery.

Platform Product Management Versus Platform Engineering – If we all agree that platforms should be treated as products, what is it that we’re missing in our Platform Teams to make it happen? Charles Betz points out that our Platform Teams are generally good at building stuff (a.k.a. making them feasible), but also bad at considering if and how valuable, viable, and usable they are. That’s what product management is all about. Let’s work on that!

With all the happenings around Twitter these days, it is pretty obvious why you need psychological safety in your organization. And when it comes to the subject, there is no better than Amy C. Edmondson to explain what psychological safety is and, more importantly, what is not.

Watch out for the “Making it Happen” chapter packed with actionable advice.