Bottlenecks, firefighting, wake up calls in the early hours seems to be the Modus Operandi and perception of most IT Ops. Deliver more business value using agile methods, automation, testing, predictive metrics, better communication and fostering cross skills in your organization. Embracing DevOps in a practical fashion gives you a fighting chance with more nimble competitors and bringing sanity in an ever changing world. This talk will cover the challenges in introducing DevOps and creating high-performing teams.