Introduction

Every day of their working lives, DevOps engineers immerse themselves in cloud-based trends and technologies. Meanwhile, everyone else in engineering is expected to be familiar with DevOps and keep pace with how it is evolving. The reason is simple: DevOps is an integral part of software development. However, you probably don’t have time to both do your day job and keep tabs on the ever-changing landscape of DevOps—and luckily, you don’t have to. Just gain an understanding of the foundational concepts, terms, and tactics of DevOps, and you’ll go far.

On the other hand, when it comes time to deliver code, you can’t just put your ...

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