DevOps at Bol.com - Our Journey from 10 to 50 Teams in 3 Years

Explore the journey of bol.com's IT department as it scaled from 10 to 50 teams in just 3 years in this GOTO Amsterdam 2016 conference talk. Gain insights into the challenges and solutions encountered during rapid growth in an e-commerce environment. Learn about the implementation of DevOps practices, the adoption of Scrum methodologies, and the transition to continuous delivery. Discover how bol.com fostered team autonomy, managed fierce competition, and leveraged inspiration from companies like Spotify. Understand the importance of platform development, microservices architecture, and effective monitoring in supporting this expansion. Examine the phases of deployment, the role of space reliability teams, and the learning curve associated with increased responsibility. Explore the impact of personalized dashboards, celebration of successes, and the overall journey towards a more efficient and scalable IT infrastructure. Conclude with an overview of the results, including improvements in deployment frequency, team satisfaction, and business outcomes.

Intro
Ecommerce
Growth
Expansion
Growth Challenges
Our Journey
Inspiration
Autonomy
Fierce Competition
What do we do
Spotify
Spaces
Platform
Continuous Delivery
Scrum Teams
Service Release
Moving to Scrum
Phase 1 Deployment
Space Reliability Team
How it went
Scrum Team
Production Environment
First Deployment
Responsibility
Team Play
Business Stakeholder
Learning Curve
Alerts
Dashboard
Logs
Personalized per team
Celebration
Sharing our story
How much easier it is
How it looks right now
Splitting them up
Microservices
Monitoring
Automation
The Journey
Smiley Side Slide
The Results
Fun
Certificate
Marketing
Deployment Graph
Money
Management
Cat
Where are we now
Moving to Mars
Conclusion
Questions