DevOps Principles & CALMS
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In the CALMS framework used in DevOps Foundation, what do the five letters stand for?
- ACollaboration, Agile, Lean, Metrics, Sharing
- BContinuous, Automation, Learning, Monitoring, Security
- CCulture, Agile, Logging, Measurement, Standardisation
- DCulture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing✓
Answer: CALMS is an acronym for Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, and Sharing, representing the five core pillars of a successful DevOps adoption.
The 'First Way' of DevOps (Flow) primarily emphasises which of the following?
- ACreating a culture of continual experimentation, learning and daily practice, which the Third Way covers
- BOptimising the flow of work from development to operations to the customer✓
- CReducing the number of deployments to lower risk
- DAmplifying feedback loops that run from right to left, which is what the Second Way addresses
Answer: The First Way (Systems Thinking) focuses on the fast, left-to-right flow of work from Development through Operations to the customer, optimising the whole system rather than individual silos.
Which of the Three Ways is concerned with creating fast and constant feedback loops moving from right to left?
- AThe Fourth Way
- BThe First Way
- CThe Second Way✓
- DThe Third Way
Answer: The Second Way (Amplify Feedback Loops) ensures fast, constant feedback flows from right to left at all stages of the value stream, enabling problems to be detected and corrected quickly.