What is DevOps?

Himanshu SharmaHimanshu Sharma
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DevOps is a culture, methodology, and set of practices that combines Development (Dev) and Operations (Ops) teams to improve collaboration, automation, and software delivery speed.

Who are the DevOps Engineers?

A DevOps Engineer works at the intersection of software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). Their primary goal is to improve collaboration and productivity by automating infrastructure, and workflows, and continuously improving software delivery processes.

Roles and Responsibilities of a DevOps Engineer?

  • Infrastructure Management: Setting up and maintaining servers, storage, and networking resources.

  • Automation: Implementing automation tools and scripts to streamline processes.

  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.

  • Monitoring and Logging: Setting up monitoring systems to track application performance and troubleshoot issues.

  • Collaboration: Bridging the gap between development and operations teams to foster a collaborative environment.

Skilled Required?

  • Operating System: Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL !

  • Scripting & Automation: Bash, Python, PowerShell

  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

  • CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure

  • Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible

  • Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack

  • Security & Compliance: DevSecOps, HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM

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