Devops, the art and science of merging IT's development and operations cultures, has been widely touted as a way to boost a company's agility. But workers in companies that practice devops say it's also a way for organizations to build and demonstrate a high degree of internal trust.
Puppet Labs' 2014 State of Devops Report was drawn from 9,200 people in 110 countries -- twice as large a respondent base as the previous survey. Like that previous survey, it concludes that a positive, collaborative, and rewarding corporate culture is a key way to implement devops and make it pay off in strong IT performance.