Why Shopify Moved to The Production Engineering Model - Shopify

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This post details the rationale and initial implementation of Shopify's Production Engineering model. It describes the shift from a traditional Development/Operations split to a unified model, inspired by SRE and Facebook's Production Engineering. Key aspects include focusing on automation, reducing disconnected operational teams, and providing ready-to-use tools for developers. The post outlines the shared responsibility for operations, the Production Engineering team's focus on common infrastructure and developer tools, and the initial positive impacts on deploy speed and release frequency.