This tip comes from a recent article by Cynthia Stoddard called,
"CIOs need to get clear on their cloud for their DevOps to work."
The leading role of cloud in DevOps
Cloud computing is important in DevOps to manage your backlog and prioritize the work you have. When you have free time, you want to be able to pull the next batch of important priority items out of the backlog and be able to have a team get to work on it. We've employed two of our teams to be able to manage that and prioritize with our business users and ensure that the backlog of requests and tickets is accounted for so it can be prioritized and accessed by the team. You don’t look at your work requests in DevOps environments as you would traditional projects. You have project requests, enhancement requests, problem tickets and questions. They are all just a base of work.
Cynthia Stoddard is the Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CIO) at NetApp. In her role as CIO, she is responsible for providing a long-term technology vision that supports and is aligned with the company’s strategies and goals, business plans, operating requirements, and overall efficiencies. She provides leadership to the Global IT organization to enable delivery of worldwide business solutions and infrastructure that support the company’s growth. Additionally, she acts as the primary advocate of NetApp to external markets to promote further awareness of the NetApp on NetApp initiative.
