ITIL vs. DevOps in Financial Service Organizations | @DevOpsSummit #DevOps

In today's world, where technology is central to every industry, it has become increasingly important to deliver software not only faster, but safer, in order to stay competitive. One of the markets where security and compliance is a crucial element to the software delivery process is in Financial Services (FinServ). Many FinServ organizations are reliant upon technology to achieve their goals and remain competitive in the marketplace. As Jeffrey Snover, a distinguished engineer at Microsoft, observed, "In previous economic eras, businesses created value by moving atoms. Now they create value by moving bits." The irony is that if there's any industry that has created (and occasionally destroyed) massive amounts of economic value by moving bits as quickly as possible, it's FinServ. While these organizations need to move fast, they must simultaneously emphasize aspects of security and compliance to eliminate risk. Whether it's at the ATM or on a mobile app, FinServ organizations must also ensure that their customers' private information is just that - private.

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