DevOps has become somewhat mainstream in that many companies, perhaps most, are talking about it or trying to implement some of the principles behind this software development approach. However, even as I talk with people that practice DevOps, I find the idea of what DevOps actually includes can vary widely among developers, even inside the same company.

There are lots of definitions, and this one caught my eye recently. It says, among other things, that there should be "increased collaboration among not only developers and operations staff but users." I like that there is some emphasis on working together, which is often the hardest part of changing how we build software. I find that many customers struggle because they end up adopting the technology tools, but fail to change how they communicate with others. Culture change is hard, and DevOps requires a culture change.

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