What is XOps?
XOps is a general catch-all term that describes the adoption of other forms of operations both inside and outside of technology. In this context, DevOps is really just the tip of the iceberg.
DevOps is just the beginning. You can also include BizOps, FinOps, AIOps, and MarketingOps as a start, but the term XOps covers more than just the ones listed here. These are all cross-functional efforts, like DevOps is, but do organizations really need all of them, even some of them, or is the movement just hype?
One thing we can all agree on is that all organizations are at their own stages of maturity. The factors for this include their size, age, industry, technical adoption, budgets, and, of course, culture.
Organizations are increasingly requiring the benefits of what these different kinds of operation models provide. Some organizations will implement as many of them as possible, while some will implement what they need and even manipulate the processes and level of...