A contraction of the words “developer” and “operations,” DevOps describes a process of integrated and continuous software development, through the entire app lifecycle. DevOps is a practical methodology that is sometimes positioned as a cultural mindset for organizations.
DevOps removes barriers to productivity
Software development and IT operations historically worked independently of one another, siloed from each other like church and state. As businesses adapted agile processes to speed app development, they sought ways to erase those boundaries.