DevOps is a term used to refer to the practice of combining development and operations. The aim is to bring about more transparency between software developers and IT professionals. The end result is increased collaboration, communication and faster software delivery. There are multiple tools available that companies can use to implement DevOps.
By 2016, DevOps will evolve from a niche strategy employed by large cloud providers to a mainstream strategy employed by 25 percent of Global 2000 organizations. – Gartner
In this document, we will cover the following points:
- Introduction to DevOps
- Tools used to implement DevOps
- Where does agile fit in with DevOps
- Case study – a real-life example of how we implemented DevOps
- DevOps architecture diagram