Reflections: Culture as a Competitive Wedge in DevOps, with Google & Autodesk

Mar 1, 2022 by Armory

Armory’s Stephen Atwell sat down recently with Brandon Leach of Autodesk and Dave Stanke of Google for a roundtable interview. During their far-reaching discussion, they explore various ways in which company and team culture can make or break modern DevOps teams.  I listened to the conversation, and a handful of takeaways struck me as elegant in their simple, yet genuine power to contribute to a culture of success.

I hope you find this talk to be as impactful I did, and welcome your questions or comments. See you at the next one!

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