In today’s fast-paced business world, the ability to rapidly release new software features and updates is critical to success. DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the software development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high quality.
Organizations that embrace DevOps culture and practices experience significant benefits, including:
• Faster time to market
• Increased customer satisfaction
• Improved software quality
• Lower costs
Despite these benefits, many organizations struggle to achieve successful DevOps transformations. Reasons for this include:
• Lack of governance and standardization across siloed teams
• Lack of alignment between Business and IT priorities
• Lack of skilled resources and technical debt
• Lack of automation
Achieving a successful DevOps transformation requires cultural change, process improvements, and technology enablement. Many organizations partner with a Managed Services Provider (MSP) or systems integrator that specializes in DevOps services to assist with assessments, roadmap development, tool selection, environment setup/configuration, and end-to-end pipeline automation.
MSPs/systems integrators bring extensive knowledge and hands-on experience from previous client engagements that can help accelerate an organization’s DevOps transformation journey. Furthermore, they can provide the on-going support necessary to sustain the improvement gains achieved during the transformation.
When selecting an MSP/systems integrator for a DevOps engagement, it is important to consider the following criteria:
- Industry vertical expertise
- Big data & analytics practice
- Cloud expertise / multi-cloud strategy
- Depth & breadth of service delivery
- Hybrid IT management expertise
- Software development expertise
Conclusion:
There are many factors to consider when embarking on a DevOps transformation journey. However, by partnering with an experienced Managed Services Provider or systems integrator, you can greatly increase your chances for success. Furthermore, they can provide ongoing support post-transformation to help you sustain the improvement gains achieved during the engagement. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you with your DevOps needs!
