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 this specialisation is to change and improve the relationship by advocating better communication and collaboration between these two business units. In the enterprise there is a need to break down silos, where business units operate as individual entities within the enterprise where management, processes and information are guarded. On the software development side — and for those working in IT operations — there needs to be better communication and collaboration to best serve the IT business needs of the organization.
DevOps is not based on stringent methodologies and processes: it is based on professional principles that help business units collaborate inside the enterprise and break down the traditional silos. The guiding principles of DevOps include culture, measurement, automation and sharing. DevOps is considered to be a new approach to the more traditional application lifecycle management (ALM) process.
DevOps is spreading beyond web companies and bleeding-edge enterprises to a more mainstream enterprise audience that includes almost all major verticals. Organizations in the financial services, insurance, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and the public sector have all begun implementing DevOps processes. “The move by more enterprises to adopt DevOps technology and methodology means continued, growing demand for DevOps practitioners and leader means more competition among employers for the same pool of talent, which drives up salaries. IT professionals in DevOps environments tend to get higher salaries partly because they also tend to have more responsibilities that span development and IT operations
After specialisation in DevOps, students have opportunity to pursue career as:
| DevOps Architect | Automation Engineer |
| Software Tester | Security Engineer |
| Release Manager | Integration Specialist |
