The best of Velocity and DevOpsDays 2013 (part I)

This article summarizes key takeaways from the Velocity and DevOpsDays conferences. It highlights discussions around managing risk in system design – emphasizing open communication, understanding trade-offs, and focusing on work metrics rather than just resource consumption. Several talks focused on anomaly detection and quantifying abnormal behavior using statistical methods and new open-source projects like Skyline and Oculus, all aiming to move beyond simple dashboarding for complex metric analysis.