The 90 Day Mindset

With mounting pressure to exceed operational and customer service levels in parallel, business leaders are worried about the potential risks of modernization, which often involves heavy technical debt. They are equally as concerned about not being able to run current state-of-affairs (devops, service levels, customer satisfaction) satisfactorily during the effort.

Both of these anxieties are related to the belief that modernization means fully tackling a large, looming problem. But the fact is this: digital transformation need not be a big bang roll-out. This is where an Agile mindset—the 90 Day Mindset—is beneficial.

Why DevOps?

Rooted in agile methodology, DevOps changes the workflow of traditional software development to accelerate and streamline software delivery. DevOps is a response to a universal shift in the way we build systems and applications. While software and application delivery was once characterized by isolated, large-scale projects, today software and applications must continuously evolve in order to quickly meet user demands. DevOps makes this possible. DevOps best practices unify Development and Operations teams to facilitate collaboration, continuous integration and delivery, and automation.

According to Forrester, over 50% of businesses across industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and banking, have already incorporated DevOps as part of their digital strategy. Leading companies rely on DevOps to reduce time to market, enhance customer experience, improve quality assurance, and reduce costs. Reduce Time to Market: DevOps best practices speed application delivery and help businesses get products to market—fast.

Continuous Integration: 7 Advantages of CI Best Practices

The pace of today’s digital world demands a new approach to software development and production operations. Consumers expect sophisticated digital products that are easy to use, secure, and available 24×7. Part of those expectations include a system that adapts to their evolving needs. To keep up with customer needs, most systems require teams of developers to be working in concert. To get the most out of these teams, many organizations are turning to continuous integration, a software development practice rooted in DevOps and agile methodologies. Continuous integration is the process of automating the building and testing of source code every time a developer checks in their code. This means that each time a developer makes a change, automated systems help them detect problems early.