DevOps before there was “devops” - 20yr old style
A presentation at DevOpsDays Seattle 2022 in in Seattle, WA, USA by Jeremy Meiss
DevOps before there was “DevOps” - 20yr old edition
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“Intermittent network outages”
@norootcause @ryan_maclean @sugaroverflow @skpodila @editingemily
Encourage teamwork
Reduce silos
Practice systems thinking Image credit: Cisco Twitter
Learn from failure Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. -Truman Capote
Communicate
Accept feedback
Iterate rapidly Note: you do not want Jeremy helping you build a deck
Automate where appropriate
The year is 1996. A bright, resourceful 20 yr old Network Administrator at an ISP is tasked with a mundane, tedious project. Said 20 yr old feels he has a better way, and takes it upon himself to get creative. What follows is a quick journey down memory lane to a time before DevOps was DevOps, through the eyes of a 43yo looking back on his 20yo self.
Some of the takeaways here would be that:
- DevOps principles should be used for good
- Jeremy should not be asked to build a deck
- We’ve learned a lot since 1996, and yet we’ve forgotten a lot. Let’s get nostalgic.
