DevOps and ITSM intersect, they fit one model, they can be reconciled - we need to find the common ground.
See http://www.itskeptic.org/content/unified-theory
17. A common IT operating model
• portfolio and planning
• integration: acquire&build
• suppliers and value network
• operational change and release
• service levels
• improvement / optimisation
• operations
• risk and assurance