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I love the beginning of the year. It is always enjoyable to see people's predictions for trends in the coming year. Publications like Fortune, CNN Money, Washington Post and the Atlantic speculate about what gadgets and technologies are going to take off in popularity this year, psychics predict which celebrities will have babies and fall in love, and I start to think about trends like DevOps and where the software delivery industry is headed next.CollabNet, Eric Robertson, predicted.
I went back and looked at some DevOps predictions from last year around the same time. I had given a quote to DevOps Digest, predicting that DevOps would grow closer to the heart of the business in 2017. I saw then that KPIs, metrics and data would become more of a focal point for organizations moving forward with DevOps initiatives.
VP of Product Management and Strategy at CollabNet, Eric Robertson, predicted in an article in the DevOps Summit Journal that analytics would play a bigger role in DevOps tool integration and that these two, along with early testing, would be significant points of discussion for IT leaders in 2017.
As we look back on the year - the unique opportunities it presented, the challenges we faced and the decisions we made as a company - CollabNet learned a thing or two (or a dozen) about DevOps. And though some things change-and we are always learning-some things stay the same. Which is why this year, when I made predictions about priorities for DevOps in 2018, my thinking wasn't revolutionary.
Some of the trends we talked about at the beginning of 2017, like measuring DevOps success, have grown in importance over the past year. The hunches Eric and I had at the end of 2016 were confirmed as we sat in conversations with company after company that needed a way to connect and measure the new efforts and tools it had adopted.
In fact, the needs we have seen in the software delivery industry for the last decade have not changed significantly. What has changed are people's attitudes and folks' willingness to change a company culture, adopt new ideas and evolve their organizations - and that makes me excited for 2018
In 2018, I see three major pillars for DevOps success. These will be three main themes of discussion. Organizations who pay attention in all three of these areas are going to see software development and delivery blossom in a new way as they strive to modernize processes and practices with Agile and DevOps.
These pillars are:
You can read more about each pillar over on my blog, "IT Exec Headquarters," at CIO.com and be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below.
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Mr. Flint Brenton has extensive experience building successful software companies, with a proven track record of accelerating growth through innovation and sales execution. He is currently CEO of CollabNet, a Vector Capital-owned leader in open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). He also serves as an operating partner at Vector, advancing its position as a transformational partner to technology businesses. Mr. Brenton is a member of the Software & Services Division (SSD), and is on the board of directors for the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Previously, Mr. Brenton served as president and CEO of AccelOps, a provider of IT operations analytics for cloud and virtualized infrastructures. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of Tidal Software, a leader in application automation software. At both AccelOps and Tidal Software, Mr. Brenton more than tripled sales under his leadership while focusing both companies on disruptive product introductions. Tidal Software was later acquired by Cisco and Mr. Brenton served in follow-on capacities there, including vice president of advanced services, and senior vice president of engineering for Cisco's cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings. He also has held leadership positions at NetIQ, Compaq Computer Corporation, BMC Software and IBM. He received a master's in business and public management from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Union College.
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