In old times, to develop software, the coders did the coding. With time, it was realized there was a need for someone who can integrate both and work for software development and operations. That’s where the role of a DevOps Engineer comes. A DevOps Engineer is responsible for administering the whole project developing automated deployment arranged by influencing configuration management technology. There are some core practices that a DevOps performs. In the article, we will discuss those practices:
Core Practices of a DevOps Engineer
1- Agile Planning
This practice involved working on the infographics. Conventional, the earlier approaches took a lot of time in developing software. With DevOps consulting services, agile planning can be facilitated using iterations. In the iterations, projects that are high level, their aim can be highlighted, with detailed planning of two iterations.
2- Continuous Development
As the name says it all, there are no breaks in the development or the coding, and the process is continuous. A DevOps Engineer ensures that the process is faster and continuous as he also looks at the overall administration.
3- Continuous Automated Testing
A quality assurance team sets code testing. For doing the testing, there are various tools like Ranorex, selenium, and UFT. If bugs and other vulnerabilities are found, then it is transferred back to the engineering team to look in the matter and correct it. The version control system can suggest changes that have to be done and share them with the team, irrespective of their location.
4- Continuous Deployment and Monitoring
Deployment of code is done in this phase, and the code is run on the server. The correct way to deploy is such that its main features are not affected. If there is continual deployment, this may result in what engineers call the “fail fast” approach. The tools used for deployment include Google cloud, AWS, Azure resource manager, puppet. Continuous monitoring helps to detect the problem areas and to get a feedback analysis from the team. The users have the option to report the discrepancies so that necessary improvements can be brought.
5- Microservices
In microservices, one independent application is built that can serve multiple purposes. It consists of many independent services that are connected, but their configuration is done individually. This assures that if there is an issue with the application, the other continues functioning. This helps maintain the whole application’s stability, and side by side, the problems can be solved.
A DevOps work may seem tedious, but they play a very important role in building up software. The workflow and functioning are smooth because of a DevOps Engineer’s role in performing these core practices.
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