DevOps is not any specific technology. DevOps is a shift of methodologies, an approach to software development which has been discussed in the series of article Basics of DevOps. Traditionally, development team and the operations team were separate. The development team design the system, build, test, and then deliver it to the operations team. The operations team uses it for work and reports errors to the development team. In DevOps, a development team (Dev) collaborates with the operations team (Ops). Various organizations are leaning to shift their systems to digital. The first impact of DevOps is visible in the workforce using various tools. As a result, it will ensure reduced development time, frequent product release, continuous deployment, and high product quality.
Pros of DevOps:
DevOps often provides cloud-based services to easily associate the tools. It provides separate operations, which means each developer focuses on a single tool without understanding the entire toolchain. DevOps makes better collaboration and faster turnaround.
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- Faster product release and faster time to market
- Higher productivity
- Process efficiency
- Shortened production cycles
- Better operational support
- Engaged and motivated staff
- Better Customer experience management
- Clear product vision within the team
- Increased deployment success rates
- Increased product quality
- Better team efficiency
- Improved flexibility and support
- Reduced chance of product failure
- Cross-skilling and self-improvement
Cons of DevOps:
Production environment in the cloud makes an enterprise infrastructure test purposes complex and leads to compatibility issues. In-depth understanding required to handle the integration, infrastructure, and orchestrating the workflow. The DevOps actually gives importance to speed over security.
- Demands proper mindset across the company
- Lowered business security by outsourcing the DevOps operations
- Dealing with the legacy system is a challenge
- Practicing security for CI/CD is a separate affair
- Getting the right pool of DevOps expertise is a challenge
- Challenges with the number of tools and switching tools
- Transition challenges (organizational and technical)
