DevOps careers: Free ebook
DevOps is fast becoming a top skill in IT. Search for ‘DevOps’ on job sites and all sorts of DevOps jobs will appear. But what do these jobs entail? What DevOps qualifications do you need? What is the salary? Read this ebook to discover the answers and learn how to get started in a DevOps career.
DevOps is a culture and practice
DevOps is a culture and practice which aims to unify both IT development and operation environments. Born out of the agile movement, and taking inspiration from Lean IT ideas, DevOps emphasises continuous delivery, short iterations, collaboration, communication and elimination of waste.
Combines development and operations
DevOps achieves these things by combining the usually separate development and operations teams - this is where DevOps gets its name from. Collaboration between these teams ensures software is delivered quickly, efficiently and with minimal risk.
Continuous delivery
Another key feature of DevOps is continuous delivery. Software is developed continuously and undertakes continuous testing, releasing, deployment and monitoring, normally using automated systems. Customer feedback is also continuous, allowing the DevOps team to make improvements based on customer needs. This continual flow of production ensures speed, whilst frequent feedback ensures the customer gets a quality product.
