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"Isn't needed [anywhere]" is also different from "isn't needed in my organization" which is how I read the author's words.

In context, the quote is:

"NoOps to me, means no ops specialization in my organization — ie. no dedicated ops team — because the skills and efforts required to fulfill the ops responsibilities do not justify the need for such specialization. As an organization it’s in your best interest to delay such specialization for as long as you can"

That's not downplaying the value of ops, IMO.