In traditional IT organizations, developers wrote code and then âtossed it over the wallâ to operations teams, who were responsible for deploying and maintaining it. This separation led to bottlenecks, finger-pointing, and slow delivery. Enter DevOps: a movement that blends development and operations into a unified process.
What is DevOps?
DevOps is less about tools and more about culture. It emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous feedback. Instead of treating code delivery as a one-time event, DevOps encourages continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Why is it important?
- Speed: Automated pipelines reduce the time between writing code and getting it into production.
- Quality: Frequent testing and monitoring catch issues early.
- Collaboration: Developers and operations work as one team with shared goals.
Popular DevOps practices
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Tools like Terraform let teams manage servers the same way they manage code.
- Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes package applications consistently across environments.
- Monitoring: Real-time logging and metrics provide visibility into performance.
DevOps is not just a technical practice; itâs a mindset. Teams that adopt DevOps tend to innovate faster, recover from failures more gracefully, and provide a better user experience.