DevOps
DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle and deliver high-quality software continuously. DevOps emphasises aut…
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Definition
DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle and deliver high-quality software continuously. DevOps emphasises automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring. Indian IT companies have widely adopted DevOps to improve deployment speed and reliability.
Key Points
- Core practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, monitoring
- Key tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Prometheus
- Enables frequent, reliable deployments — from monthly releases to multiple daily deploys
- DevOps engineer is one of the highest-paid roles in Indian IT
Frequently Asked Questions
Essential stack: GitHub/GitLab for code, Docker for containerisation, GitHub Actions or Jenkins for CI/CD, Terraform for infrastructure as code, and Prometheus + Grafana for monitoring. For Kubernetes orchestration, use managed services like EKS (AWS) or GKE (Google Cloud) to reduce operational overhead.
Traditional IT separates development and operations teams with manual handoffs. DevOps integrates them — developers write infrastructure code, operations participates in development, and automation replaces manual processes. This eliminates the "works on my machine" problem and reduces deployment failures.
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