DevOps has become a catch-all term in agile organizations, but defining what it is turns out not to be simple. This blog post by Ernest Mueller attempts to sort through the various ideas surrounding DevOps and bring some clarity to what is, at heart, a large and nuanced concept.
| Resource information | Details |
|---|---|
| Resource name | What is DevOps |
| Website | https://theagileadmin.com/what-is-devops |
| Focus | DevOps concepts |
DevOps means a lot of different things to different people because the discussion around it covers a lot of ground. Mueller does a nice job of discussing many of the complexities and trade-offs in all this ground, including a bit of a history lesson. Two items stood out the most to me.
The discussion focuses on web apps - not a common issue for HPC practitioners. Don't let that stop you from understanding and applying these concepts.
Mueller includes an entire section titled
What is DevOps Not?in which he walks us through a lot of the pitfalls and complaints that keep organizations from gaining the benefits of DevOps.
The post has been maintained with new content and reference links which may be more valuable than the actual prose. If you are wondering about DevOps, having trouble supporting an existing code base, or just curious, this is worth a read.
