Summary

In this chapter, we introduced and discussed the value proposition of two very important functions/orchestrators of the DevOps evolution: the EA and the DevOps CoE. We highlighted the importance of the business domains, flows, and service criticalities for a DevOps evolution using two examples of trading and mobile payments. Later on, we discussed the four portfolio modernization options that incumbents have, along with providing the business case parameters and examples for each. We then deep-dived into the essence of reference architectures for the DevOps evolution, and we discussed six of them in further detail. Next, the establishment of an EA assembly was outlined, along with some further value proposition extension domains that EA as a function can support during the DevOps evolution.

The chapter continued by providing the DevOps evolution value proposition for the DevOps CoE, presented through four potential roles, each of which was discussed at length. Continuing...