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I was a college-student BOFH, an ISP sysadmin, and an academic IT manager. If I wanted a curmudgeonly sysadmin, I could just look in a mirror. Most developers were unlikely to be granted root on any systems whatsoever, and servers were carefully hand-whittled works of art. You know, The Way Things Were. Moving to a role doing operations at a developer-centric startup was both a culture shock and a great learning experience. I'll discuss what worked for me (and what was challenging!) in terms of my transition to a DevOps practice. Spoiler alert: change is scary, but awesome developers on the team make it much easier for an old-school sysadmin to be assimilated into the DevOps of Borg. Wacky hijinx ensue, and there's a hilarious coda: as it turns out, having your startup acquired means that in IT's view, you're the cowboy now! All sorts of empathy potential!
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HOW I LEARNEDTO STOP
WORRYINGAND LOVEDEVOPS(CC) MMXIV
@bridgetkromhouthttp://www.moviepostershop.com/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-movie-poster/IB40100
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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/no025-my-dr-strangelove-minimal-movie-poster-chungkong-art.html
http://www.parktool.com/category/tool-kits
http://harvestnoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Swedish+Chef+Popcrn.jpg
If it moves, we track it. Sometimes we’ll draw a graph of something that isn’t moving yet, just in case it decides to make a run for it. -- @indec
http://codeascraft.com/2011/02/15/measure-anything-measure-everything/
@lozzd & @Ryan_Frantz
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2am: sudden drop-off
8am: look at graphs: ?!?!
10am: and we’re back.
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“the game
has changed”
--@littleidea
“It’s not necessaryto change.
Survival isnot mandatory.”
(obligatoryDeming
quote)
http://www.scriptrock.com/devops-in-a-box
http://www.destructoid.com/review-robot-unicorn-attack-2-252353.phtml
Tech-Priest Fabricator Locum of MarsAdeptus Mechanicus of the Imperium
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@devopsdaysmsp July 17-18, 2014
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