DevOps, a term that we hear more and more in enterprises with phrases such as We do DevOps or We use DevOps tools, is the contraction of the words Development and Operations.
DevOps is a culture different from traditional corporate cultures and requires a change in mindset, processes, and tools. It is often associated with continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) practices, which are software engineering practices, but also with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), which consists of codifying the structure and configuration of infrastructure.
In this chapter, we will see what DevOps culture is, what DevOps principles are, and the benefits it brings to a company. Then, we will explain CI/CD practices and, finally, we will detail IaC with its patterns and practices.
In this chapter, the following topics will be covered:
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