DevOpsDays Chicago 2019 - Baron Schwartz - Bringing DevOps To The Database

Baron Schwartz - Bringing DevOps To The Database

Most teams find it hard to “do DevOps” in the DB for several reasons. This talk summarizes what I’ve learned over the last decade, studying teams that succeeded as well as those that tried. I’ve distilled it all into concrete, practical steps you can take to improve.

Databases are special because they’re stateful, and DevOps reflects this: in practice, databases are a lot harder to “DevOps” (as a verb) than other parts of the stack. In this talk you’ll learn why Databases are “hard to DevOps,” but also why it’s valuable enough to keep trying‚ and smarter ways to try. There’s some theory/discussion, but not much; there’s more focus on case studies, commonalities between lots of teams/companies, and common approaches that I’ve seen work really well. In more detail,

What research shows about DevOps, databases, and company performance

Current and emerging trends in how we build/manage data tiers, and implications

Elevation of the traditional dedicated DBA role and what’s happening as a result

Driving cultural change towards distributed database competency and responsibility

Why some teams succeed in this transformation, while others fail

How to improve your chances of succeeding (or avoiding pitfalls others have already found)