Why is DevOps important for your business?

Why is DevOps important for your business?

Since the introduction of DevOps practices in 2009, businesses have seen a vast improvement in the way their day-to-day practices and systems are run as well as a financial difference regarding business costs. Azure

But what is DevOps?

DevOps- the union of development (Dev) and operations (Ops). It is now common practice that encourages transformations within business by allowing faster development of applications whilst promoting easier maintenance of existing deployments. In simple terms, it is the union of people, processes, and technology to provide value for customers. Azure

The adoption of DevOps is rapidly growing, and reports predict a growth of $3.7b billion in the worldwide DevOps software market from 2017 to 2022 alone.

DevOps can also be used on cloud platforms, such as Azure, which is the way most businesses are operating in the modern day.

So why should your business implement not only a DevOps practice, but one that is focused on the cloud (Azure DevOps)?

Increased business growth and innovation

Most modern technology companies, whether they be a start-up or enterprise level, have DevOps teams. Start-ups will usually invest in these teams from launch as a strategy to get ahead. Mixing both development and operations increases efficiency and can improve the stability and speed of software development.

Cost saving

Even though building a DevOps team can require time and money, the long-term investment and return can make it all worth it! The cost savings come from fewer code errors, faster time to market, increased productivity, and better alignment to user needs.

Multi-Platform Support

Azure DevOps can run on multiple different platforms such as Linux, Mac OS and Windows. It can also support many programming languages such as Python, PHP, .NET, Java and different cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP. The flexibility of Azure DevOps in endless!

No concerns on upgrades

Azure DevOps is a SaaS (Software as a Service) product meaning users don’t need to worry about upgrading the toolchain. Most companies will use a CI/CD model which means they don’t have to slow down their operations just to upgrade. The fact it is also platform-independent increases the reliability of the service.

Test features

Continuous testing is made so much easier with Azure DevOps. You can check end-to-end traceability, workflow customisation, and real-time charts that track test activity. You can also use multiple backlogs to support the main agile methods including Scrum and Kanban. All this plus a dashboard which gives you ultimate control on where you want to be whether it be add and manage dashboards, navigate to different project areas, or see change history with Azure Git tags.

The future of DevOps is likely to bring a greater focus on enhancing the use of cloud technologies. The nature of cloud platforms allows DevOps automation to have a base for testing, deployment, and production in an unparalleled way.

Many more companies are set to use and accept the methodology and the practice can be integrated very easily with other platforms. The key to turning DevOps into a long-lasting event is flexibility and with the constant evolution of automation and CI/CD concepts, flexibility is inevitable.

If you want to find out more about how your company could adopt a DevOps environment or if you’re a DevOps Engineer looking to progress your career in the field, get in touch with me via email on georgina@pearsoncarter.com or call me on 0191 406 6111!