operations during development with the goal to optimize the software development lifecycle SDLC, replacing the traditional model of separating development and operationgs
continuous integration continuous development
some of the disadvantages of the traditional model that devops aims to solve, includes:
- inhibitation of understanding for business requirements and operations
- isolating developers from operational considerations
- reduced agility by requiring a lengthy transition phase
- increasing overhead encourages fewer more major releases, rather than smaller and more frequent releases