The Princess Bride and Devops

10 of the things that the greatest movie of all time can teach us about devops.

1. @TheJewberwocky AND DEVOPS
2. Why should you listen to me? • I own seven different copies of this movie. • As a child I could quote it back to front. • I have watched it hundreds of times. • Once shook Cary Elwes’ hand. • Other less important reasons such as significant industry experience, being a Platform Operations Engineer at SportsEngine, organizing devops events in Madison, WI. Ya know. @TheJewberwocky This guy is Joshua Zimmerman
3. #1 To overcome difficult challenges, you need to work together with people from many disciplines. @TheJewberwocky
4. #1 @TheJewberwocky
5. #2 People aren’t always enough. You need to choose the correct technologies to get the job done. @TheJewberwocky
6. #2 @TheJewberwocky
7. #3 @TheJewberwocky
8. #3 Everyone has skills that can help your team succeed. Don’t underestimate anyone. @TheJewberwocky
9. #4 “You can’t buy devops, but I can certainly sell it to you.” - Matty Stratton @TheJewberwocky
10. @TheJewberwocky #5
11. #5 Observability. If you can’t ask your system questions. You can’t act appropriately. @TheJewberwocky
12. #6 Status checks can lie. @TheJewberwocky
13. @TheJewberwocky #7
14. #7 You need to be able to discard your work to do your job. @TheJewberwocky
15. #8 Don’t participate in work that you find unethical. @TheJewberwocky
16. #8 @TheJewberwocky
17. @TheJewberwocky #9
18. #9 People need to be able to flex their skills on the job (and they’ll do it whether or not the process is structured) @TheJewberwocky
19. #10 Never get involved in a land war in Asia. @TheJewberwocky
20. Bonus! #11 Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! @TheJewberwocky