Here is an interesting and easy to understand perspective regarding DevOps from Rackspace - an innovative hosting company.  The Technical Operations group of TDS (parent company to Agility ERP) uses Rackspace to support clients looking for a hybrid hosting facility that can handle both physical and cloud deployments models from a single provider.

An interesting perspective on the early history of the DevOps movement. How did DevOps start? What is the deal with the name? Where did this all of this come from? Why did DevOps emerge when it did?