Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Word of the Day: CALMS

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CALMS

CALMS is a conceptual framework for the integration of development and operations (DevOps) teams, functions and systems within an organization. The CALMS framework is often used as a maturity model, helping managers to evaluate whether or not their organization is ready for DevOps -- and if not, what needs to change.

The five pillars of the CALMS framework for DevOps are:

Culture - there is a culture of shared responsibility.

 

Automation - team members seek out ways to automate as many tasks as possible and are comfortable with the idea of continuous delivery.

 

Lean - team members are able to visualize work in progress (WIP), limit batch sizes and manage queue lengths.

 

Measurement - data is collected on everything and there are mechanisms in place that provide visibility into all systems.

 

Sharing - there are user-friendly communication channels that encourage ongoing communication between development and operations.

The acronym CALMS is credited to Jez Humble, co-author of "The DevOps Handbook." The CALMS framework is sometimes considered to be an alternative to ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), which provide more formal strategies for designing, delivering, managing and improving the way IT is used within an organization.

Quote of the Day

"DevOps IT delivery requires a lot of up-front investment and time. It's a difficult project for even the most committed IT organizations." - John Treadway

 

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