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For the past couple of years, if you hadn\u2019t been living under a rock (!), you most definitely heard about DevOps. In this post, we will talk about what DevOps is, why it is trendy in the software development and IT world, and why you need to apply it in your app development journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first thing first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is DevOps?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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According to AWS<\/a>, \u201cDevOps is the combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases an organization\u2019s ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity: evolving and improving products at a faster pace than organizations using traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. This speed enables organizations to better serve their customers and compete more effectively in the market.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to our previous post, Application Lifecycle Management: The What, The Why, and The How<\/a>, software development, especially the application development industry, demands a high-quality production at high speed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DevOps is a practice that combines the traditional software development team (Dev) with the IT operation team (Ops) and makes the system development cycle shorter and continuous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the development and operation functioned in siloes. But at its core, DevOps is a continuous practice; therefore, the infinity loop symbolizes DevOps. In contrast with Agile, DevOps is not just a methodology. As we mentioned above, DevOps counts as a culture, a movement, and a philosophy that the whole team needs to adjust to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DevOps has six phases and each of these stages need their tools, processes, and capabilities. The right side of the DevOps infinity loop represents operation, and the left side represents development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Cs of DevOps:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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According to DevOps philosophy and approach to building superior quality software quickly and reliably, the system\u2019s development lifecycle needs to get shorter while still delivering the features, bug fixes, and frequent updates aligned with the business goals and objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DevOps lifecycle phases are called the six Cs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First C, Continuous Planning:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The planning stage is where the entire project\u2019s team developers, project managers, business analysts, operation staff, and stakeholders find and build common ground. This common ground is where the project or application scope, identity, outcomes, and resources get decided on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second C, Continuous Integration or CI:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In DevOps, the approach to code-writing needs to be collaborative.  Because the written code is seamlessly integrated with the other team, the codes become error-free and combined with the last development code. With integration in code-writing, continuous delivery must get ensured as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third C, Continuous Testing:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the software or application development lifecycle, <\/a>testing is a crucial stage to success. Continuous testing helps to identify the problems, bugs, and market values. To build a high-quality, high-speed product, DevOps requires early and iterative testing. Testing in DevOps should be considered an integrated part of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth C, Continuous Deployment or CD:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Continuous deployment means the written code that passes the automated testing phase automatically gets released to the production environment. CD helps with coe3 implementation reviews and easily developer check-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth C, Continuous Monitoring:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Before the app or software is deployed to the end-user, with DevOps\u2019s continuous monitoring, the issues are identified and resolved faster and better. This approach helps stabilize the development process regardless of human interactions. With constant tracking, you can address the changes, errors, and mistakes spontaneously and in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sixth C, Continuous Feedback and Optimization:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Feedback is where you receive an immediate response from your customer for your product. This C helps you modify the features according to your customers’ needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is DevOps So Trendy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to APPDYNAMICS<\/a>, in 2022, the DevOps software market will reach $6.6 billion. The market was $2.9 billion in 2017. The reason behind the popularity of DevOps adoption are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n