What is DevOps?
DevOps is a common buzzword in business nowadays, and depending on who you talk to can be defined in a multitude of ways. Many businesses may claim to ‘do’ DevOps in their development practices, however not every implementation is either truely DevOps, or benefiting from the full capabilities when it’s done right.
So how do we at The Cloud Pros define what DevOps is? Well lets start with what DevOps is not.
DevOps is not some magical hybrid computer developer cybernetic organism. There is no T-1000 that you can buy that will transform your development team into a DevOps shop (however I bet it Could code like a champ).
In fact there is no specific tool or single blueprint that can be applied and viola – DevOps magic!
The simplest way to break down what DevOps actually is, would be to define what it does in 7 simple measures:
- DevOps utilizes common tooling and automation.
- DevOps increases development agility.
- DevOps empowers developers to build better applications, faster.
- DevOps improves accountability.
- DevOps can lower costs.
- DevOps decreases time to resolution of issues.
- DevOps is a culture shift.
Seems straightforward doesn’t it? But we haven’t really defined what DevOps is yet – right? Well read on and we will explain exactly what it is for each of these items below.
Common tooling and automation
Increase developer agility
Empower developers to build better applications
Improve accountability
Lower costs
Resolve issues faster
The DevOps culture shift
Why your business can benefit from our DevOps experts
