| |February 20208his past Christmas weekend, there was a celebration at my five year old daughter's school. We were all excited about the event and she woke up at 6:00am to be there on time. Such is the joy of parenthood! The school was beautifully decorated for the gala event and it was a treat to see all the kids interact with their fa-vourite Santa Claus. As I watched the proceedings, I could not help but notice some stark similari-ties with the global Enterprises I Consult for, on DevOps. And as I became more aware, there were a bunch of things that Santa was ac-tually teaching me.This article is about those 5 things that Santa Claus taught me about DevOps:1. It's not all about the Software candies: Once Santa Claus made his appearance at school, he im-mediately starts to distribute candies to the kids. And every kid wanted a piece of the shiny, yum-my-looking candy. As I took keen notice, I observed some kids who had managed to get their candies were not looking as excited now. Perhaps the candy was not of their favourite flavour, perhaps it was too hard for them ­ it was clear that the candy was not up to their expectations.And so is what happens with a lot of "software candies" that we see in the market. Shiny new tools that claim to solve exactly your problem and make life nirvana. It's only after you have the soft-ware candy that you realize, it was just one dimension of the equation ­ it did not quite live up to your expectations of a life changer, after all!2. Discipline and Culture is hard to establish: The me-can-dy-first pursuit was tough for the School authorities. Even though they had planned this well and had multiple strategies in place, when the lure of Santa came, they were left scrambling to retain or-der. Kids wouldn't listen, some want their way, some are defiant and some just did not care about the candy or all the ruckus around.And I've seen this happen so of-ten with Enterprises. They create a phenomenal DevOps Programme, get the best software candies and then call their Santa to do the magic. Yet, some kids (read grown up kids!) wouldn't listen, some want their way, some are defiant and some plain do not care about the candy or all the ruckus around.3. Enthusiasm is the key!!!: The Santa in school has now formed a mini train with some folks and is running around, shouting "Hey Ho Yo Hay!!!". As I watch for a cou-ple of minutes, the train is grow-ing rapidly... it's hard not to join in the contiguous enthusiasm. My daughter looks at me and we jump right in. After all, that's what Christmas is all about!Ralph Waldo Emerson fa-mously said - "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusi-asm". This is one factor I often see missing when interacting with organizations. A genuine lack of excitement on the transforma-tion path ahead. And quite hon-estly, nothing dreads me more than a grim boardroom, with By Savinder Puri, Head - DevOps, Zensar TechnologiesSavinder Puri is a DevOps Evangelist and heads the DevOps Centre of Excellence at Zensar. For the past 18+ years, Savinder Puri has been helping Enterprises across industry verticals to strategize and drive successful business transformations, leveraging cutting edge technologies. 5 THINGS SANTA CLAUS TAUGHT ME ABOUT DEVOPSExpert opinionTSavinder Puri, Head - DevOps
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