DevOps is a new term emerging from the collision of two major related trends. 
 The first was also called “agile system administration” or “agile operations”; it sprang from applying newer Agile and Lean approaches to operations work. 

 

 1 DevOps attempts to solve this problem by developing a partnership between Development and Operations (hence, the name). 
2  With timelines compressed, the walls separating development, QA, and production are barriers to agility. 
3  Now, team-playing skills are as important as technical skills. 
4  Responsiveness to their user base is the goal of every software development shop, but it can put a strain on the functional teams within the organization. 
5  Rather than a new set of tools or organization, DevOps is a new culture and process. 
6  This strain often results in more defects and consequent disruption to the team. 
7  So, too, is a singular focus on the end-user experience and how that is affecting the business. 
8  DevOps is the direction in which many software development teams are going. 
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10  They have to, given the pressures organizations are under to produce higher-quality code faster with less time available for QA. 
11  It's development, QA, and operations working together to expedite development and problem resolution. 
12  In this structure, the development team supports operational requirements such as deploy scripts, diagnostics, and load and performance testing from the beginning of the cycle; and the operations team provides knowledgeable support and feedback before, during, and after deployment. 
13  Many organizations find themselves in a challenging situation with the rise of cloud-based Web applications that allow for quick releases in response to issues or requests coming in from the user community. 
14  This is a new environment and many developers will need to adjust if they want to prosper. 
15  DevOps attempts to break through those walls.