DevOps – A practice that emphasizes the collaboration and communication of both software developers and other information-technology (IT) professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes. DevOps aims at establishing a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing software happens rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. DevOps is the intersection of development (software engineering), operations and quality assurance (QA).
DevOps Defines a “NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGMN”
Demand for people with DevOps skills is on a rapid growth because businesses get better results from DevOps. Organizations using DevOps practices are very high-functioning: They deploy code up to 30 times more frequently than their competitors, and 50 percent fewer of their deployments fail, according to a 2015 State of DevOps report. DevOps promotes a set of processes and methods for thinking about communication and collaboration between development, QA, and IT operations.
Top three skill areas for DevOps staff:
- Coding or scripting
- Process re-engineering
- Communicating and collaborating with others
Devops simplified phases:
- Release
- Configuration
- Orchestration – Continuous integration / delivery
- Monitoring
DevOps Getting Started
- Tools Inventory
- Skills Assessment
- Task to be accomplished
- Tool Selection (there are many more tools than can be used!)
- Assignment of Responsibility
- DevOps should be language neutral, although modern languages popular today are: Java, Ruby, Python, C++,...
Endless Possibilities: DevOps can create an infinite loop of release and feedback for all your code and development targets.
