A cultural and technical movement that emphasizes collaboration between software development and IT operations teams to automate and accelerate the software delivery process. It combines development practices with operational responsibilities.
Portmanteau of 'development' and 'operations,' coined by Patrick Debois in 2009. The term emerged from frustration with the traditional separation between dev teams (who create software) and ops teams (who deploy and maintain it).
DevOps isn't just about tools—it's a cultural revolution! Traditional organizations had developers and operators working in silos, often as adversaries. DevOps breaks down these walls by making developers responsible for their code in production, fundamentally changing accountability.
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