DevOps is all about business continuity and risk. This is obvious to anyone in the organization who has ever experienced major downtime of a critical system. Risk aversion in DevOps may hamper not only its adoption but also innovation and digital transformation in general, all of which require calculated and frequent risk taking.
So instead of escaping risk it may be reasonable to learn how to manage it. Knowing what risks to expect and how to deal with them will help you in it. A DevOps pilot project will be a perfect environment to test the water and locate all major weak points.
Pilot project: Embracing risk
There is no easy answer as to which case would be the best pilot project; it depends totally on the company’s unique environment. Conventional thinking would recommend choosing a smallish and relatively unimportant project. However, if you really want to change your risk profile, playing it safe is not a great way to start.
There is much to recommend one of the legacy systems or processes, and every company has one that is a major pain…
