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Accelerate: The State of DevOps with Dr. Nicole Forsgren

Sep 6, 2018
Dr. Nicole Forsgren PhD discusses her report on the state of DevOps, revealing the secrets of high-performing companies and why they deliver software reliably with speed and quality. The podcast covers statistical analysis methods, the importance of testing, adopting cloud computing characteristics for elite performance, scaling challenges in the early days of the internet, and the success of her book 'Accelerate: The Science Behind DevOps'.
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  • The highest-performing organizations prioritize both speed and stability, proving that optimizing both is achievable.
  • Organizations that embrace essential cloud characteristics are 23 times more likely to become elite performers.

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The Rigorous Research

The podcast episode features Dr. Nicole Forsgren discussing her recently released report titled 'Accelerate: The State of DevOps Strategies for a New Economy.' The report stands out from typical vendor-sponsored reports as it provides rigorous, vendor-agnostic research. The research team, consisting of Dr. Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim, follow a meticulous academic research process and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.

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