Not understanding the technology
You don’t have to know how your TV works to use it. But it’s necessary to understand the principles behind it, what’s the input interface, what are the outputs, and so on. Similarly, with any other technology, you don’t need to 100% understand what makes it tick, but you need to know what the core use case is and what its purpose is.
As a DevOps professional, it’s crucial to have a deep enough understanding of the underlying technologies that power modern software development and operations. From databases to message queues, notifications to block and object storage, each of these technologies plays a critical role in building and maintaining reliable and scalable software systems. Yet one of the most common pitfalls in DevOps is not fully grasping the technology behind these common tasks.
Why is it so important to understand technology? The answer is simple—DevOps is not just about using tools and automation...
