NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER ON THE SECOND EDITION

Impact of the First Edition

Since the original publication of The DevOps Handbook, data from the State of DevOps Reports and other research continue to show that DevOps improves time to value for businesses and increases productivity and worker well-being. It also helps create nimble, agile businesses that can adjust to overwhelming change, as witnessed in the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and beyond.

“I think 2020 has been illuminating in showing what technology can do in a time of incredible crisis,” Gene Kim said in his “State of DevOps: 2020 and Beyond” article. “The crisis provided a catalyst for rapid change. And I’m thankful we were able to rise and meet it.”1

One of the underpinnings of DevOps ...

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