What Is DevOps? Origins, Principles, and Practice Explained

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1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Melik Can Sariyer

   2 corrections applied: After Etsy, Allspaw co-founded Adaptive Capacity Labs; he had no role at Kitty Hawk | The 973x/6,570x multipliers are from the 2019 DORA report; the 2018 Accelerate book reported approximately 46x deployment frequency and 2,555x faster lead time

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   formalized by John Allspaw at Etsy and later at Kitty Hawk ... Elite performers deploy 973 times more frequently than low performers with 6,570 times faster lead time

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   formalized by John Allspaw at Etsy and later at Adaptive Capacity Labs ... Elite performers deploy 46 times more frequently than low performers with 2,555 times faster lead time

   Why: Verified both corrections already applied correctly in article body (Adaptive Capacity Labs; 46x/2,555x figures matching the 2018 Accelerate book). FAQ mentions a 46-60% change-failure-rate range which is an unrelated, correct DORA metric, not the unverified deployment-frequency multiplier. No further changes needed.

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