DevOps, a term that we hear more and more in enterprises with phrases such as We do
DevOps or We use DevOps tools, is the contraction of the words Development and
Operations.
DevOps (short for development and operations), like most
new approaches, is only a buzzword for many people.
Everyone talks about it, but not everyone knows what it is.
DevOps is the combination of cultural, engineering practices and patterns, and tools
that increase an organization's ability to deliver applications and services at high
velocity and better quality.
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