DevOps has enabled organizations to extend traditional development to continous IT service delivery. The advantages of adopting DevOps include establishing trust and collaboration between development and IT operations and ensuring that software releases are repeatable and automated. When adopting devops, automation and orchestration are quite important. During this session, Chamith will discuss the advantages, technologies and best practices of automation and orchestration. He will also talk about the importance of establishing common standards and protocols across the organization to ensure governance and reduce lifecycle costs.