Understanding the components of DevOps
DevOps tools and automation bring together development and system operations. The following are the critical components of a DevOps practice:
- CI/CD
- Continuous monitoring and improvement
- Infrastructure as code
- Configuration management
A common best practice across all the elements is automation. Automation can involve scripts, templates, and other tools. In a thriving DevOps environment, infrastructure is managed as code. Automation enables DevOps teams to set up and tune test and production environments rapidly. Let’s explore more details about each component.
Continuous integration/Continuous deployment
In CI, developers commit code frequently to a code repository. The code is built frequently. Each build is tested using automated unit tests and integration tests. In CD, you go further and frequently deploy your code in production. Builds are deployed to test environments and are tested using...