Status Updates From DevOps for Finance

“During trading hours, every part of every financial market system is expected to be up and responding consistently, all the time. But unlike consumer Internet apps, financial systems don’t need to run 24/7/365. This means that most financial institutions have maintenance windows where they can safely make changes. So why not continue to take advantage of this?”

“Feature switches and branches in code are a dangerous kind of technical debt. Teams need to follow a disciplined approach in managing code like this, making sure to remove it as soon as it’s no longer needed.”

“A shortage of engineering talent is a serious blocker for many organizations trying to implement DevOps. But this isn’t as much of a concern for the financial industry, which spends as much on IT talent as Silicon Valley, and competes directly with Internet technology companies for the best and the brightest.”

“A financial services organization is effectively one big cash register, where almost everything needs to be audited and almost every activity is under regulatory oversight.”