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Michael Stahnke
November 02, 2016
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Welcome to the Brownfield: Where Automation Meets Reality
Given at DevOpsDays Madison 2016
Michael Stahnke
November 02, 2016
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Automating in a brownfield environment Michael Stahnke @stahnma
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IT is a cost center @stahnma
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Drive value up the stack @stahnma
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Automation Definition (n): Automating comes from the roots auto- meaning
self, and mating, meaning screwing — xkcd @stahnma
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Summary • In a brownfield — start small. • Invest
in learning - this is a team sport • Breadth > Depth • Sell small wins up the stack • Don’t build the best possible automation practice first • Create a feedback loop @stahnma
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