Andy Burgin | Devops 2014 Revisited - a Dozen Years of Noise and Confusion | Agile Yorkshire March 2026

Andy Burgin | Devops 2014 Revisited - a Dozen Years of Noise and Confusion | Agile Yorkshire March 2026

DevOps has evolved a lot over the past decade, but are its core principles still relevant today?

In this talk, we revisit the origins of DevOps and the “wall of confusion” it set out to fix, exploring how culture, automation, measurement, and sharing (CAMS) still underpin high-performing teams. We cut through the noise around the DevOps label, look at key ideas like DORA metrics and Team Topologies, and explore the rise of platform engineering.

With AI now entering the space, we also look ahead to what the future of DevOps might look like, and why designing systems for humans may be the key to success.