What is DevOps?
A unit of software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops), that automate and integrate the processes between them.Devops speeds-up organizations to better serve their customers and compete more effectively in the market. It aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality.
A DevOps team includes developers and IT operations working collaboratively throughout the product lifecycle, in order to increase the speed and quality of software deployment. It’s a new way of working, a cultural shift, that has significant implications for teams
Learn more →The DevOps lifecycle
The DevOps lifecycle consists of six phases such as Plan, Build, Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), Monitor and alert, Operate and Continuous feedback.Automation is a core principle for achieving DevOps success and CI/CD is a critical component. Despite appearing to flow sequentially, the loop symbolizes the need for constant collaboration and iterative improvement throughout the entire lifecycle
DevOps Helps Organization to achieve following measures.
- Organizational investment
- Team leaders' experience and effectiveness
- Continuous delivery
- The ability of different disciplines (development, operations, and infosec) to achieve win-win outcomes
- Organizational performance
- Deployment pain
- Lean management practices
Benefits of DevOps
- Speed
- Rapid Delivery
- Reliability
- Scale
- Improved Collaboration
- Security