The New Style Of IT

On The Importance Of 'The New Style Of IT'

Everything about the way apps are written is changing, said Whitman at the event. It's gone from one release every nine months to SaaS services that are updated every week. The way apps are deployed is also changing, she said. There used to be lines between operations and developers, now they are working closely together, with daily interaction, and that's driving the DevOps trend.

Whitman said when she was CEO of eBay, the company built its infrastructure for peak loads -- she called it "Building the church for Easter Sunday." Now, eBay -- like other large enterprises -- can tap into computing resources on an on-demand, as-needed basis.