Hands-On Guide to AgileOps

Discover the best practices for transforming cloud and infrastructure operations by using Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban and Spotify models. This book will help you gain an in-depth understanding of these processes so that you can apply them to your own work.

The book begins by offering an overview of current processes and methods used in IT Operations using ITIL and IT4IT. The Authors provide a background of the Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SaFe, Scrumban, and Spotify models used in software development. You'll then gain in-depth guidance and best practices to implement Agile in the Operations world. You'll see how Agile, Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps work in tandem to provide the foundation for modern day infrastructure and cloud operations. The book also offers a comparison of various agile processes and their suitability to the infrastructure and cloud operations world.

After completing this is hands-on guide, you'll know how to adopt Agile, DevOps and SRE and select the most suitable processes for your organization to achieve higher reliability, agility and lower costs while running cloud and infrastructure operations. What You Will Learn

• Understand how cloud computing and microservices architecture are changing operations dynamics
• Understand ITIL, IT4IT, and Lean
• Learn how Site Reliability Engineering, Agile and DevOps work in tandem
• Leverage Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, and Spotify models to run cloud operations
• Use Site Reliability techniques along with Agile and DevOps
• Study the different agile frameworks (Spotify, SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus), their purpose, benefits and implementation approaches.

• Learn a step-by-step process to identify and implement these frameworks in your organization

  Who This Book is For

  Infrastructure architects, DevOps architects, Agile practitioners, DevSecOps Experts, Product Managers/Scrum Masters, DevOps Engineers.

  Explains best practices across Agile, DevOps, SRE and applies it to cloud and infrastructure operations Explains an end-to-end perspective that addresses 5W1H Includes practical examples on how to adopt agile using tools such as Jira

  Autorentext

  Navin Sabhawal, currently is the Chief Architect and Head of Strategy for Autonomics, named 'DRYiCE' at HCL Technologies. He is responsible for innovation, presales, and delivery of award-winning autonomics platforms for HCL Technologies.He is an innovator, thought leader, author and a consultant in areas of AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Software Product Development, Engineering and R&D. He is responsible for IP Development & Service Delivery in the Areas of AI and Machine Learning, Automation products, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud AWS, Microsoft Azure, VMWare Private Cloud, Microsoft Private Cloud, Data Center Automation, Analytics for IT Operations, IT Service Management. Raminder Rathore , an enthusiastic IT Practitioner with close to about two decades of work experience ranging from research and development to product management, to enabling organizations towards digitalization through agile ways of working. Shecurrently leads the DevOps Centre of Excellence (CoE) at HCL Technologies, Canada.She holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and is certified in a couple of areas on IBM Rational tools, Microsoft Azure, Scrum and ITIL methodologies. She started her career as a developer and progressed into product lifecycle management and consulting. She has been driving enterprise transformative programs on Automation (CI/CD), Cloud and DevOps for multiple customers. She has strong expertise in analyzing ecosystems, designing transformation roadmaps with milestones, building, and implementing accelerators / tools that drive end to end product traceability with agility and resiliency. Udita Agrawal , an agile and automation transformation expert with over seventeen years of work experience, working with HCL Technologies. She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration in Information Technology and is also a PMP certified professional. She has wide experience in managingand leading engagements across different domains that includes Java, Data science and Automation. She is a passionate consultant running digital transformation programs for various customers. She also delivers enablement sessions on Agile and DevOps and works closely with product teams to practice agile methods. She also runs workshops on planning and implementing automated pipelines using various tools that includes COTS and open-source tools.

  Inhalt
  Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Traditional Infrastructure Operations.- Chapter 3: Agile and DevOps.- Chapter 4: Factors leading to Agile Operations.- Chapter 5: Introduction to Agile Methods .- Chapter 6: Introduction to Agile Frameworks.- Chapter 7: Using Agile for Infrastructure Operations.- Chapter 8: Infrastructure as Code.- Chapter 9: Success Path.- Chapter 10: Learnings and Way Forward.