[SeanDav]

So many misconceptions here as to what DevOps is. I think mugsie comes closest with his use of the term "empathy". This is very very close, but I would add one more term "cooperation".

DevOps, when implemented correctly can have enormous, order of magnitude increases in both productivity and quality, but it is not voodoo, despite this almost unbelievable claim. It involves empathy and cooperation and it requires this because in order to implement DevOps in a meaningful way, an organization has to vastly increase communication between "silos". It has to formalize, document and automate as many processes as possible.

DevOps is NOT easy to implement and involves a cultural shift and absolute management buy-in. It is best implemented in small projects, where clear wins can be demonstrated. Use this success to bootstrap the process to bigger projects.

I do agree with the OP that if you have a DevOps team, you are probably not doing DevOps. The whole point of DevOps is to get rid of silo mentality. No more us and them, but all us.

Implemented correctly, everyone is DevOps.