There exists an almost overwhelming amount of evidence that DevOps makes a real commercial difference to those who employ it. The State of DevOps annual reports have shown beyond doubt that the application of DevOps can help IT organisations release better software faster.
But what characterises a high-performing DevOps operation? And what helps DevOps organisations move beyond the initial early-adopting phase and exploit the full benefits of accelerated software release schedules.
The 2020 State of DevOps report is the ninth edition of the annual encyclopaedic review of worldwide DevOps practices and it has shed light on what makes a successful, high-performing DevOps organisation: