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Get a basic understanding of DevOps

This article is the first post from the series of "Get Started with DevOps". To understand the basics of DevOps. And various aspects of DevOps to deploy infrastructure and application using best practices.

Introduction to DevOps

DevOps has become one of the most valuable business disciplines for enterprises. The quality and speed of application delivery have improved to a great extent.

What is DevOps

“DevOps is the combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity.”

  • 'DevOps' is a combination of two words 'development' and 'operations.'
  • A culture that promotes collaboration between Development and Operations. Team to deploy code to production faster in an automated & repeatable way.
  • It helps to increases an organization's speed to deliver applications and services.

Benefits of DevOps

  • Improved operational support and faster fixes.
  • Good processes across IT and teams, including automation.
  • Increased team flexibility and agility.
  • Happier, more engaged teams.
  • Cross-skilling and self-improvement.
  • Collaborative working.
  • Respect from senior management.

Summary

DevOps demonstrates the collaborative working of the ‘Developers’ and ‘Operations’ team. DevOps integrates a set of practices and tools for the fast delivery of applications and services. By building and producing applications and software in a quick and reliable manner, it helps in utilizing time; and completes development and operations timely. Thus, the teams can spend more time in innovation and new development, rather than fixing old issues.

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