DisruptiveSoftwareSeriesCloudBees–EnablingContinuousInnovation,DrivingBusinessGoalsfortheEnterpriseSoftware|ConferenceCallWehadthepleasureofhostingtheCEOofCloudBees,SachaLabourey,aspartofourDisruptiveSoftwareSeries.CloudBeesisoneofthemostprominentinnovatorsintheDevOpscommunity,offeringacompletesoftwaredeliverymanagementsystemthatenablesenterpriseITtobecomemoreagile,accelerateinnovationanddrivebusinessresults.Keytakeawaysinclude:■DevOps–StillintheEarlyInnings,LongTail:Mr.LaboureyelaboratedontheopportunityforCloudBeesaslargeenterpriseslooktoembraceDevOpspracticesandbecomemoreagile.Enterprisesrecognizethethreatofbeingdigitallydisruptedandrealizetheyneedtobecomesoftwarecompaniestothriveandsurvive.However,mostenterprisesarefoundwantingwhenitcomestoimplementation.Thebiggestchallengeremainscultureandpeople–digitaltransformationisalongjourneythattakestime,andrequiresinternalleaderstochampionthecause.Organizationsoftenperceivefasterreleasecyclesasrisky,thoughCI/CD(ContinuousIntegration/ContinuousDelivery)actuallyautomatesmanualprocessesandincreasesefficiency,leadingtofewerfailures,betterqualitycontrolandfasterrecovery.■OrganicGrowthbutNeedsBuy-InfromEnterpriseIT.TypicallyahandfulofteamswithinenterprisesorganicallyadoptDevOpspractices,i.e.ecommerceteamwithhighvelocitysoftwaredevelopmentneeds.Formanyorganizations,DevOpsiscurrentlyfundedthroughspecialprojectsbutlargespendingcanonlybeunleashedwhenformaltop-downdecisionsaremade.Theprocesscantakealongtime,andcanbeverylumpy.■CompetitionForcesTransformation:WhilethebenefitsandvalueoffastersoftwarereleasesandDevOpspracticesareintuitive,itistypicallycompetitivethreatsthatforceorganizationsintodigitaltransformationprojects.Mr.Laboureyreferencedthedisruptionintheautoindustryasanexample,whereincumbentsinvestedheavilyintosoftwaredevelopmentpracticesfollowingTesla's(U,DanLevy)software-drivendifferentiation.■JenkinsandCloudBees:Mr.LaboureycomparedJenkins,thesoftwareunderlyingthecompany'sflagshipproduct,toanassemblylineinafactory–...
