DevOps: How High-Performing Teams can Develop and Deploy Software Faster and More Efficiently

As software systems become more complex and distributed, DevOps practices will be essential for managing these systems effectively. Practitioners who are able to adopt and implement DevOps practices will be well-positioned to succeed in the future.

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DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) into a single team. DevOps aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. DevOps is complementary with Agile software development; several DevOps aspects came from Agile methodology.

By using DevOps practices, practitioners can deliver better software, faster, and more cost-effectively:

• Release software faster and more frequently: DevOps can help organizations to release software faster and more frequently by automating the software development and delivery process.
• Improve software quality: DevOps can help organizations to improve software quality by automating testing and by making it easier to fix bugs.
• Reduce costs…