Thread by @QuinnyPig

Not much going on today on this sleepy Thursday—JUST KIDDING! Google VP of Research and Strategy @nicolefv and her team have released the 2019 Accelerate State of DevOps Report. A tweet thread. #ASODR

It begins with such a gorgeously designed cover that I can only assume it was snuck past Google's branding team. #ASODR

31,000 professionals and six years of data went into this. It categorizes folks at the good part of the bell curve as "elite performers." Fascinating, since you'll never get folks to self identify as anything else. #ASODR

Software delivery being quick, reliable, and safe is at the heart of technology transformation and org. performance. If you had "slow, janky, and dangerous" instead, my condolences on your loss. #ASODR

Respondents indicate that only 16% of teams include women (!!!), down from 25% last year (!!!!!!). That's concerning as hell, as are the other D&I groups they've analyzed. #ASODR

"How do we compare" is a section. The real answer is that it doesn't matter; comparison is the thief of joy. (Try that one on your boss; it may be the only graceful escape you've got.) #ASODR

"Excel or Die" talks about the Retail apocalypse. I think that @msexcel's marketing efforts are just a smidgen heavy handed here. #ASODR

Ah, the section that resonates with me: "How you implement Cloud Infrastructure matters." 80% of respondents are using it. Far fewer are using it well. #ASODR

An entire section on Cloud Cost in here which I wholeheartedly endorse. They nailed it here. "Without visibility, there will be no cost savings" is a truism. #ASODR

They do not hype multi-cloud here, presumably because they have nothing to sell you that depends upon you not going all-in on a single provider. #ASODR

"If you have a heavyweight change management process, your organization is almost certainly a shit carnival full of weasels" isn't exactly what they say, but it captures the gist. #ASODR

A section on psychological safety is likely to be glossed over by the people who need to read it the most. If you manage via fear, I can't wait to hire people out from under you. #ASODR

"We don't recommend Centers of Excellence." THANK YOU. The term sucks, the practice sucks, it adds bottlenecks and elitism. It separates theory from practice. #ASODR

Incredible work across the board by @nicolefv, Dustin Smith, @jezzhumble, @jessfraz, plus countless contributors. You need to read this. cloud.google.com/devops/state-o… #ASODR

@nicolefv @jessfraz If you read only one page from #ASODR, make it page 79.

Because my name is on it.