Manual configuration sucks

Manual configuration, it appears, really does suck, mostly.

Low performers are spending almost half of their time (46 percent) on manual configuration.

“Splunk’s participation in Puppet’s 2017 State of DevOps Report reflects our close alliance with Puppet and our shared commitment to delivering real-time visibility across the continuous delivery pipeline through the Puppet Enterprise App for Splunk,” said Andi Mann, chief technology advocate, Splunk. “The report findings validate the importance and impact of automation across DevOps for faster delivery, higher quality and rapid recovery – all of which are fundamental to what Splunk and Puppet deliver to customers.”

The report also considered leadership types and how they impact performance. The five characteristic behaviours that benefit developers are:

1. Vision
2. Inspirational communication
3. Intellectual stimulation
4. Supportive leadership
5. Personal recognition.

For the second year in a row, the report looked at lean product management practices to see if changes upstream in the product management process affect business outcomes downstream. Lean product management practices supposedly help teams ship features that customers want, more frequently. This faster delivery cycle lets teams experiment, creating a feedback loop with customers, benefiting the entire organisation.