The DevOps transformation of Capital One
In 2010, Capital One acknowledged their customers’ preferences for online and mobile banking. In light of this, executive leadership decided to enhance the business’s technological capabilities and establish a culture that would attract and grow a workforce of highly skilled technologists with a knack for collaborative development. Prudently, Capital One prioritized the recruitment of these hearty souls and made sure they were working closely with relevant decision-makers who consummately understood the business requirements. Shortly after, the company embraced agile software development techniques that eventually became the basis for implementing DevOps release management at the company.
Promptly addressing customer feedback has always been the top concern at Capital One. Therefore, DevOps emerged as the logical option for development teams to attain accelerated development and deployment cycles. Between 2012 and 2020, Capital...