Using Cloud Automation to Destroy Command-and-Control Bureaucracy (and Free Your Engineers)

Enterprise IT is a wild and complex beast. There a million different things that can go wrong.

In the face of the constant threat of bugs, security vulnerabilities, and simple human error, the traditional enterprise reacted by fiercely locking down what engineers can do. A direct consequence of this command-and-control framework is the slow, enervating bureaucracy that stifles enterprise innovation.

This has historically been justified by the seeming opposition of security and innovation in the software development world: you can either go fast, or go safely. Not both!

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