The best definition of DevOps

Viktor Farcic: This question is going to sound silly, but I like it because everybody gives me a different answer. We've already mentioned it countless times throughout our discussion, but what is DevOps?

Damon Edwards: The best definition that I've heard is from Adam Jacob. He says that DevOps is a cultural and professional movement, focused on how we build and operate high-velocity organizations, born from the experience of its practitioners.

"DevOps is a cultural and professional movement, focused on how we build and operate high-velocity organizations, born from the experience of its practitioners."

—Adam Jacob (quoted by Damon Edwards)

I think that's as good as any description because I think it captures the essence of the DevOps movement. DevOps really is an umbrella over a bunch of evolving problems and solutions, all based on the idea of creating higher-velocity and higher-quality...