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Mikkel Jensen
Mikkel Jensen

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Hire an in-house CI/CD engineer or outsource to a DevOps team?

DevOps, like any other engineering or development requirement, can be performed in-house or as a managed service provided by competent outsourced DevOps teams. Both solutions have advantages and disadvantages.

PROS of DevOps outsourcing specialist

  • Technical expertise
  • Controlled costs
  • Expert solutions

CONS of DevOps outsourcing specialist

  • Security risks
  • Business expertise

PROS of Hire DevOps engineers in-house

  • Business knowledge
  • Communication and collaboration

CONS of Hire DevOps engineer in-house

  • Higher expenses
  • Lack of expertise

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