What is DevOps?

I. DevOps definitions:

What is DevOps?

1. Definition from Wikipedia:

DevOps (a clipped compound of "development" and "operations") is a set of software development practices[failed verification] that combines software development (Dev) with information technology operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development life cycle while delivering features, fixes, and updates frequently in close alignment with business objectives.

2. Definition from webopedia .com

DevOps (development and operations) is an enterprise software development phrase used to mean a type of agile relationship between development and IT operations. The goal of DevOps is to change and improve the relationship by advocating better communication and collaboration between these two business units.