Globally, a growing number of software developers are doing more – and doing it better and faster – by adopting DevOps practices. More importantly, DevOps is empowering organizations to deliver applications that consumers want.
DevOps is a natural progression in an industry that’s continually striving to improve. This relatively new software development method is enabling programmers to do just that.
By embracing a new way of thinking about development, software firms are now learning to harness the unified effort of their entire team in 2019.
Security Is Taking Center Stage
All it takes is a momentary lapse in security to allow a cybercriminal to cause serious damage. As a result, a new trend is already emerging in the field, even though DevOps is a relatively new phenomenon.
DevSecOps enables a rapid response to security vulnerabilities and is requisite in today’s high-stakes technology environment. The security-first philosophy compels programmers to include standardized security features in their designs from the start of the development lifecycle. This approach to software security protects the interests of both customers and the organizations that deploy software.
Automation Is Changing Everything
Software development automation frees programmers from redundant tasks, allowing them to focus more on activities that help organizations meet desired outcomes. Combined with DevOps practices, automation breaks through the bottleneck caused when the development team moves faster than the operations team.
DevOps integrates the work of the development and operations teams so that both groups are working toward the same end goal – delivering an innovative application that works in the real world. Ultimately, software firms move concepts to market faster with DevOps tools and philosophy.
Software platforms such as JFrog Artifactory and Docker Registry empower developers to automate patches, and even entire builds. Enterprises that use powerful tools such as JFrog can quickly roll out continuous improvements. Moreover, they can develop compliance standards that keep the entire organization working toward the same goal, all while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
Improving the CX With DevOps
Software development firms rely on customer feedback to find out about bugs. Mistakes happen. What’s more important, however, is how fast developers respond to problems. If a team takes too long to fix a bug, a software initiative can fail miserably.
In 2019, a growing number of software developers recognize the importance of delivering a satisfying customer experience (CX). If it takes too long to fix problems, customers will turn to a competitor – and many will be sure to share their bad experience.
Part of the DevOps philosophy involves fast turnaround times for fixes. DevOps enables developers to satisfy and retain customers. This works out well for software development firms, both from a technological and marketing perspective.
A Brave, New World
Companies that do DevOps right are enjoying phenomenal success. DevOps pulls together teams that generally work as siloed units. With a strong team and infrastructure, developers can deliver applications that perform beyond expectations.
DevOps philosophy and tools enable software firms and developers to maximize human capital. Along with technological resources, DevOps is about corralling the effort of all employees to work together to deliver optimal applications continuously – and at scale.
