The 2014 State of DevOps Report provides compelling evidence that DevOps is not just a set of technical practices but a cultural shift that can drive significant improvements in IT and organizational performance. By adopting DevOps practices and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, organizations can achieve higher levels of productivity, profitability, and market share.
Key findings of the report include:
- High-performing IT organizations were twice as likely to exceed their profitability, market share, and productivity goals.
- DevOps practices, such as version control and continuous delivery, are correlated with high IT performance.
- Organizational culture is a strong predictor of IT and organizational performance, with high-trust cultures leading to better results.
- Job satisfaction is the number one predictor of organizational performance and is highly correlated with DevOps practices and culture.
- Continuous integration and continuous delivery, along with automated testing and version control, are key practices that impact IT performance.
- The longer an organization practices DevOps, the more its IT performance improves.
- A virtuous circle exists between IT performance and organizational performance, where each positively influences the other.