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DevOpsSec
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DevOpsSec

by Jim Bird
June 2016
Intermediate to advanced
85 pages
1h 50m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 1. DevOpsSec: Delivering Secure Software through Continuous Delivery

Introduction

Some people see DevOps as another fad, the newest new-thing overhyped by Silicon Valley and by enterprise vendors trying to stay relevant. But others believe it is an authentically disruptive force that is radically changing the way that we design, deliver, and operate systems.

In the same way that Agile and Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration has changed the way that we write code and manage projects and product development, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code and Continuous Delivery is changing IT service delivery and operations. And just as Scrum and XP have replaced CMMi and Waterfall, DevOps is replacing ITIL as the preferred way to manage IT.

DevOps organizations are breaking down the organizational silos between the people who design and build systems and the people who run them—silos that were put up because of ITIL and COBIT to improve control and stability but have become an impediment when it comes to delivering value for the organization.

Instead of trying to plan and design everything upfront, DevOps organizations are running continuous experiments and using data from these experiments to drive design and process improvements.

DevOps is finding more effective ways of using the power of automation, taking advantage of new tools such as programmable configuration managers and application release automation to simplify and scale everything from design to build ...

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