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BOCA RATON, Fla., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ DevOps Institute, a global professional association for advancing the human elements of DevOps, today announced the lineup for SKILup Days in the second quarter of 2021. A SKILup Day is a one-day virtual micro-conference focused on DevOps upskilling, a deep-dive into technology trends, and career advancement. These events feature experts from the industry as well as enterprise DevOps leaders.
SKILup Days include a variety of interactive elements designed for networking and career advancement opportunities. These elements include an expo hall with virtual sponsor booths, raffles and scavenger hunts, attendee chats, and a networking lounge to interact with speakers.
Key Takeaways
If we don’t have a DevOps culture, a culture to support the DevOps adoption, all automation efforts will be fruitless.
A DevOps culture is one where stakeholders in the software development and delivery process, including the business, are aligned around shared objectives.
Psychological safety is about getting comfortable with failing . and being in an environment where it’s safe to iterate, fail and continuously improve. But building trust can be challenging in diverse DevOps teams.
In order to develop a sustainable DevOps culture, treat your “Culture as a Product”.
Strategies for accelerating and sustaining a DevOps culture are to prioritize this initiative as a strategic organizational goal; develop a roadmap, and identify objectives and key results.
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For many state and local agencies, the pandemic shifted the pace of digital transformation into overdrive. To maintain social distancing while continuing to serve citizens, these agencies quickly moved services online. Many are turning to DevOps to make these and other nimble pivots.
Agencies may use DevOps to implement contactless services, such as renewing vehicle registrations, that previously would require in-person visits.
“Think about how many government websites were set up or enhanced last year because people couldn’t walk into an agency,” says Eric Sweden, program director for enterprise architecture and governance at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
● However, 39% of IT teams are still struggling with a defined and systematic upskilling program.
● 52% of organizations already have a formally designed upskilling program or are currently developing one.
● DevOps engineers are the most in-demand job title this year.
“Our research shows that the future of DevOps at any organization is dependent upon the breadth and depth of capabilities and the supporting skills of the team members and within the team,” says Oehrlich. “A successful DevOps journey (actually any journey) has the DNA of a learning organization which means there is a commitment of continuous learning across all layers and players. Team members have changed their mental models to look at different views working in a collective and collaborative team. For example, problems and mistakes are opportunities to learn. This ability to continuously learn enables individuals and teams to work better together across bou
The report is available for download at DevOps Humans remained in-demand, despite a global pandemic that upended our ways of life and business, said Jayne Groll, CEO of DevOps Institute. This is a testament to the importance and value of DevOps transformations at companies across industries and around the globe. The findings in the 2021 Upskilling Report give us clarity into the evolution of DevOps Humans and how IT organizations will shape their talent-based structures in 2021 and beyond.
The research and data analysis was led by DevOps Institute s Chief Research and Content Officer, Eveline Oehrlich, with support from Platinum Sponsor, GitLab; Gold Sponsors, CloudBees and The LLPA; Bronze Sponsors, Tricentis and HCL Software; and Media Sponsor, MediaOps.