Chapter 1: DevOps, SRE, and Google Cloud Services for CI/CD

DevOps is a mindset change­ that tries to balance release velocity with system reliability. It aims to increase an organization's ability to continuously deliver reliable applications and services at a high velocity when compared to traditional software development processes.

A common misconception about DevOps is that it is a technology. Instead, DevOps is a set of supporting practices (such as, build, test, and deployment) that combines software development and IT operations. These practices establish a culture that breaks down the metaphorical wall between developers (who aim to push new features to production) and system administrators or operators (who aim to keep the code running ...

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