<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
practices	O
,	O
processes	O
and	O
technologies	O
that	O
combines	O
an	O
integrated	O
and	O
process-oriented	O
perspective	O
on	O
data	O
with	O
automation	O
and	O
methods	O
from	O
agile	O
software	O
engineering	O
to	O
improve	O
quality	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
collaboration	O
and	O
promote	O
a	O
culture	O
of	O
continuous	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
began	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
best	O
practices	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
now	O
matured	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
independent	O
approach	O
to	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
applies	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
data	O
lifecycle	O
from	O
data	O
preparation	O
to	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
recognizes	O
the	O
interconnected	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
team	O
and	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
incorporates	O
the	O
Agile	O
methodology	O
to	O
shorten	O
the	O
cycle	O
time	O
of	O
analytics	O
development	O
in	O
alignment	O
with	O
business	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borrowing	O
methods	O
from	O
DevOps	O
,	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
seeks	O
to	O
bring	O
these	O
same	O
improvements	O
to	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
utilizes	O
statistical	O
process	O
control	O
(	O
SPC	O
)	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
pipeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
an	O
anomaly	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
team	O
can	O
be	O
notified	O
through	O
an	O
automated	O
alert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
a	O
particular	O
technology	O
,	O
architecture	O
,	O
tool	O
,	O
language	O
or	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
that	O
support	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
promote	O
collaboration	O
,	O
orchestration	O
,	O
quality	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
access	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Lenny	O
Liebmann	O
,	O
Contributing	O
Editor	O
,	O
InformationWeek	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
IBM	O
Big	B-Application
Data	I-Application
&	O
Analytics	O
Hub	O
titled	O
"	O
3	O
reasons	O
why	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
is	O
essential	O
for	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
success	O
"	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
was	O
later	O
popularized	O
by	O
Andy	O
Palmer	O
of	O
Tamr	O
and	O
Steph	O
Locke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
moniker	O
for	O
"	O
Data	O
Operations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
year	O
for	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
with	O
significant	O
ecosystem	O
development	O
,	O
analyst	O
coverage	O
,	O
increased	O
keyword	O
searches	O
,	O
surveys	O
,	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
source	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gartner	O
named	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
Hype	O
Cycle	O
for	O
Data	O
Management	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
seeks	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
tools	O
,	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
organizational	O
structures	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
this	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DataOps	B-General_Concept
seeks	O
to	O
increase	O
velocity	O
,	O
reliability	O
,	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
emphasizes	O
communication	O
,	O
collaboration	O
,	O
integration	O
,	O
automation	O
,	O
measurement	O
and	O
cooperation	O
between	O
data	O
scientists	O
,	O
analysts	O
,	O
data/ETL	O
(	O
extract	O
,	O
transform	O
,	O
load	O
)	O
engineers	O
,	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
IT	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
quality	O
assurance/governance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toph	O
Whitmore	O
at	O
Blue	O
Hill	O
Research	O
offers	O
these	O
DataOps	B-General_Concept
leadership	O
principles	O
for	O
the	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
department	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Establish	O
governance	O
discipline	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
focus	O
on	O
two-way	O
data	O
control	O
,	O
data	O
ownership	O
,	O
transparency	O
,	O
and	O
comprehensive	O
data	B-Operating_System
lineage	I-Operating_System
tracking	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
