The term "DevOps functions" refers to a set of software features that support close collaboration between development and IT operations teams. The goal is to improve efficiency, speed, and reliability across the software lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and maintenance. DevOps functions automate, monitor, and optimize technical processes to enable Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and high system stability.
Continuous Integration (CI): Automated merging and testing of code changes into a central repository.
Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD): Automated provisioning and distribution of software changes up to the production environment.
Version Control: Management of code versions using tools such as Git, including branching, merging, and change tracking.
Build Automation: Automated compiling and packaging of applications including dependencies and configurations.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Defining and managing infrastructure components through code, e.g., using Terraform or Ansible.
Monitoring & Logging: Real-time monitoring of systems and applications along with structured logging of events for troubleshooting.
Automated Testing: Execution of unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure software quality.
Configuration Management: Centralized control and automatic distribution of system and application configurations.
Release Management: Planning, controlling, and documenting software releases and rollbacks.
A development team uses Continuous Integration to automatically test new features with each code change.
After successful testing, an application is automatically deployed to the cloud using Continuous Deployment.
An IT team uses Terraform to manage infrastructure and ensure identical test and production environments.
Monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana track system metrics and trigger real-time alerts for anomalies.
Failed deployments are automatically rolled back using built-in rollback features.