Evidence before opinion
Every severity rating points to a ticket, log excerpt, pipeline run, or interview note. If we cannot show the trail, the item stays as an observation, not a finding.
About
A small audit practice for applications that already ship
Distributed DevOps Audit exists for release leads who need an independent reading of how an application actually moves from change to production — especially when ownership is shifting or a freeze window leaves little room for guesswork.
Origin
The practice began in Yamaguchi after years of sitting with Japanese and regional product teams through late-night cutovers, messy handovers between vendors, and post-incident reviews that never reached the deploy path itself. Clients kept asking for a structured audit before the next big release — not another training course.
We kept the work deliberately narrow: audit of applications as they are released and operated, documented in language operators can challenge, with findings that name owners and evidence.
Working approach
Respect for freeze calendars
Audit windows are scheduled against your release dates. We do not invent urgency; we schedule so findings arrive early enough to matter.
Local accountability
Based in 直樹区, Yamaguchi, we work primarily with teams across Japan and remote stakeholders who share Japanese business-day hours for walkthroughs.
People
Kenji Arai
Lead auditor. Former release manager for multi-region retail applications; focuses on rollback drills and ownership maps.
Mika Sato
Engagement coordinator. Handles intake packets, access checklists, and scheduling of stakeholder interviews across time zones.