The Princess Bride and Devops

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

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1. @TheJewberwocky
   AND DEVOPS
   

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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
   

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3. #1 To overcome difficult challenges, you need
   to work together with people from many
   disciplines. @TheJewberwocky
   

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4. #1
   @TheJewberwocky
   

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5. #2 People aren’t always enough. You need to
   choose the correct technologies to get the job
   done. @TheJewberwocky
   

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6. #2
   @TheJewberwocky
   

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7. #3
   @TheJewberwocky
   

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8. #3 Everyone has skills that can help your team
   succeed. Don’t underestimate anyone.
   @TheJewberwocky
   

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9. #4 “You can’t buy devops, but I can certainly
   sell it to you.” - Matty Stratton
   @TheJewberwocky
   

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10. @TheJewberwocky
    #5
    

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11. #5 Observability. If you can’t ask your system
    questions. You can’t act appropriately.
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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12. #6 Status checks can lie.
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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13. @TheJewberwocky
    #7
    

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14. #7 You need to be able to discard your work
    to do your job.
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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15. #8 Don’t participate in work that you find
    unethical.
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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16. #8
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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17. @TheJewberwocky
    #9
    

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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
    

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19. #10 Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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20. Bonus! #11 Never go in against a Sicilian when
    death is on the line!
    @TheJewberwocky
    

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