How to Foster a DevOps Culture By @Anders_Wallgren | @DevOpsSummit #DevOps

In attending the 2015 DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES15) in October, I expected to catch glimpses of key insight from today's top technology organizations in regards to their implementations of DevOps practices. I expected a lot of talk to center around tools, around automation strategies and around tactical and clever use of software. These topics were definitely discussed, but what I found to be arguably the top theme of the entire summit was something different, though not entirely unexpected: Culture. Every speaker whose session I attended-whether the speaker represented a ‘unicorn' company, a ‘horse', or one at the beginning stages of its DevOps evolution-emphasized the cultural aspect of DevOps, and many sessions focused mostly on this aspect. It was interesting to hear even today's most successful companies discuss culture and their unique approaches toward improving it.

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