DevOps (Development and Operations) is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery of high-quality software. It aims to improve collaboration and communication between development teams and IT operations teams, leading to faster and more reliable software delivery.
Key aspects of DevOps Include:
- Automation: Using tools and scripts to automate repetitive tasks, such as testing, deployment, and infrastructure provisioning, to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
- Continuous Integration (CI): Developers integrate their code changes into a shared repository frequently (often several times a day), where automated builds and tests are run to detect and address issues early.
- Continuous Delivery (CD): Continuous delivery extends CI by automating the deployment process, making it possible to release software to production quickly, reliably, and frequently, often with minimal manual intervention.
- Monitoring and Feedback: DevOps emphasizes real-time monitoring of applications and infrastructure to detect issues, gather feedback, and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.
- Culture and Collaboration: DevOps fosters a culture of collaboration, communication, and shared responsibility among developers, operations teams, and other stakeholders, breaking down silos and promoting cross-functional teams.
- Overall, DevOps aims to streamline the software development and delivery process, improve agility, increase software quality, and enhance customer satisfaction.
