As we close out 2018, we at DevOps.com wanted to highlight the five most popular articles of the year. Following is the first in our weeklong series of the Best of 2018 ...

In traditional DevOps, there are the complimentary forms of development operations (that I call DEVops), and development operations (that I like to call devOPS). Between them they automate the toolchain and bring ...

If you asked the average person in the street, "What does DevOps mean to you?" you’d probably get a blank stare. And there are those who aren't directly involved but are vaguely ...

Shift-left testing, risk based testing, early testing and technical debt reduction are all predicted to be some of the most sought-after trends in product development life cycle. All of these can be ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. In software development, change has been a constant. I’ve been a software engineer for more than 25 years and have had to ...

There are two fundamental approaches of how to design automation processes, declarative (also often known as model) and imperative (also often known as workflow or procedural). The purpose of this article is ...

In 2016, DevOps grew in popularity and use, new tools were introduced and enterprises across industries realized the influence and benefits derived from agile development. But there are even more developments to ...

No single cloud vendor has the perfect solution for your unique business situation. The only way to maximize the benefits of cloud services to your business is by dealing with several cloud ...

There are many concepts in Lean manufacturing that have applicability with software development "factories." One example is the Andon Cord. The Andon Cord concept involves using signals and alerts to indicate that ...

As companies such as Amazon and Google rapidly innovate to deliver new services, traditional service providers recognize that change is necessary to keep up with shifting customer expectations. Given the pace at ...

By now, surely everyone has seen cooking competition shows such as “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Top Chef,” in which people compete to create and serve the best dishes as quickly as possible. These ...

What Agile means to your typical operations staff member is, "More junk coming faster that I will get blamed for when it breaks." There always is tension between development and operations when ...