It appears that you and the author both agree on the core definition of "DevOps" as a term. Mr. Briggs' article has two main points: * convincing developers t

It appears that you and the author both agree on the core definition of "DevOps" as a term. Mr. Briggs' article has two main points: * convincing developers to do operations is too hard, and * what they actually need is another type of engineer to build and manage an operational platform for them With regards to the second point, that already exists: platform engineering. The first point is messier. I disagree with the point, but it also misses the point. Like you say, the real goal is to help large numbers of people work productively together. That's a nebulous goal, though, and difficult to guide people towards. I think that's why people are confused and frustrated by "DevOps" even this long after its conception. It's also why people will continue to be confused and frustrated by it long after the term itself has gone away.