What is DevOps and Why Does It Matter?

What is DevOps? DevOps is not a tool, not a job title, and not a product you can buy. It’s a culture and set of practices that breaks down the walls between software development and operations. In traditional organizations, developers write code, throw it over the wall to operations, and hope it works. Operations dreads every change because change means instability. Everyone protects their own silo. DevOps transforms this model: the team is collectively responsible for the code from idea to production. ...

March 18, 2025