The IT Ops Sessions: A Brief History of DevOps
DevOps isn’t new—but most teams don’t understand where it came from or why it matters. This 22-minute session cuts through the noise and grounds you in the actual history and principles that shaped modern IT operations. You’ll walk away knowing what DevOps really is, not just the buzzword version.
AIU.ac Verdict: Ideal for ops engineers, junior DevOps practitioners, and IT leaders who need a credible foundation before diving deeper into tooling. The brevity is both a strength (digestible, focused) and a limitation—you won’t get hands-on labs or advanced architecture patterns here.
What This Course Covers
Lars Klint traces DevOps from its roots in Agile and systems thinking through to today’s cloud-native landscape. You’ll examine the cultural shift that DevOps represents, the problems it solves, and why siloed teams fail. The session covers the evolution of deployment practices, infrastructure-as-code thinking, and the business case for breaking down walls between development and operations.
Expect practical context: how DevOps philosophy translates to real team structures, toolchain decisions, and measurable outcomes. This is conceptual grounding—the ‘why’ before the ‘how’—making it essential prep before tackling CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, or orchestration platforms.
Who Is This Course For?
Ideal for:
- Junior DevOps engineers: Need historical context and foundational concepts before specialising in tools or platforms.
- IT operations managers: Want to understand DevOps philosophy to guide team transformation and justify tooling investments.
- Career-switchers into cloud/ops: Benefit from a credible, concise primer on DevOps culture and principles before hands-on learning.
May not suit:
- Experienced DevOps architects: Will find the scope too introductory; better suited for strategic or advanced specialisation courses.
- Hands-on learners seeking labs: This is conceptual only—no sandboxes, no practical exercises, no tool configuration.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does The IT Ops Sessions: A Brief History of DevOps take?
22 minutes. It’s a focused session designed for busy professionals who need foundational context without a time commitment.
Do I need prior DevOps experience?
No. This is explicitly introductory. Basic IT operations knowledge helps, but the session is built for learners new to DevOps concepts.
Will I learn specific tools like Kubernetes or Jenkins?
No. This session covers DevOps philosophy, history, and principles—not tool implementation. It’s the conceptual foundation before tool-specific courses.
Who is Lars Klint?
A Pluralsight course author. Pluralsight accepts only 5.5% of applicants as authors, ensuring expert-led instruction across their 6,500+ courses.
Course by Lars Klint on Pluralsight. Duration: 0h 22m. Last verified by AIU.ac: March 2026.
