What team structure is right for DevOps to flourish? It is useful to characterise a small number of different models for team structures, some of which suit certain organisations better than others. By exploring the strengths and weaknesses of these team structures (or 'topologies'), we can identify the team structure which might work best for DevOps practices in our own organisations. Update: see newer patterns at http://devopstopologies.com/ and the book Team Topologies at https://teamtopologies.com/book

1. DevOps Patterns:
Team Topologies
Matthew Skelton
@matthewpskelton
softwareoperability.com + experiencedevops.org

2. Anti-Type A – Separate Silos
Dev
Ops

3. Anti-Type B – Separate DevOps Silo
Dev
DevOps
Ops

4. Anti-Type C – “We Don’t Need Ops”
Dev DevOps
Ops

5. Type 1 – Smooth Collaboration
Dev
Ops

6. Type 2 – Fully Embedded
Dev Ops

7. Type 3 – Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Dev DevOps
Ops

8. Type 4 – DevOps-as-a-Service
Dev
DevOps Ops

9. Type 5 – Temporary DevOps Team
Dev
DevOps
Ops

10. Matthew Skelton
@matthewpskelton
softwareoperability.com + experiencedevops.org