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IBM Z DevOps Guide

Enabling the enterprise DevOps transformation journey

IBM® strongly believes that enterprise DevOps transformations bring significant benefits when done well. With this guide, we map your journey with tried and tested approaches appealing to all stakeholders.

Evaluate Evaluate

Understand the benefits of enterprise DevOps, what's involved, and the approaches to take.

Learn Learn

Get familiar with the DevOps tools, roles, and mindset.

Plan Plan

Design the strategy for your enterprise DevOps transformation.

Transform Transform

Implement your new developer experience, CI/CD pipeline, and DevOps practices.

Use Use

Work effectively to deliver value with the new tools and practices.

Iterate Iterate

Scale and enhance your DevOps toolchain.

    Our IBM Z® DevOps journey is mapped out from initial evaluation with support for learning the concepts and mechanisms for contemporary tools and working practices. Once there is understanding and committment in the enterprise to taking on this journey, we provide guidance on tailoring a plan to successfully transform via a series of milestones and iterations.

    To maximize your benefits from modernizing to an enterprise DevOps toolchain, we also map out the practical approaches for your team to make the most effective use of the new opportunities.

    For a smoother DevOps transformation with faster measurable results, we recommend making the journey in progressive phases, allowing your team to regularly reflect on the how the journey has gone so far and make informed decisions on how to progress in the next iteration.