DevOps Pros Wanted — Dead or Alive
What is DevOps, and why it is one of the most wanted IT roles
In recent years “DevOps” has become sort of a buzzword across all types of industries within the IT umbrella. It is worth noting that DevOps ideally consists of a blend of philosophies, practices, and tools rather than strictly deploying and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for example. DevOps can be thought of as the glue that holds your product together through the entire Software Development Life Cycle that includes planning, creating, testing, and deploying.
Because it consists of such a wide range of application critical functions, it should be no surprise that DevOps professionals have become sought after in recent years. I’ll admit the title of this article may be a little misleading, as a dead DevOps engineer probably won’t provide your organization much value (unless of course they were able to implement a ton of automated systems before they shuffled off this mortal coil…).
So, lets talk a little more about what a DevOps professional actually does, and how to become one if it sounds like a role that would be a good fit for you.
It is helpful to first think of DevOps as abiding by 3 guiding principles:
- Empower the exchange of information shared thought processes
