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How do they co-exist?

At a glance:

• "DevOps" (Development + Operations) is an offset of the Agile revolution dedicated to increasing both time-to-market and quality-to-market.
• Enterprise Architecture (EA) ensures that DevOps teams are integrated in mutually beneficial manners to ensure that processes (especially those that are automated) are built using relevant technology and data sources.
• EA Management is a modern discipline equipped to streamline three core elements of DevOps throughout large-scale environments: Automation; Analytics; and Sharing. 

From DIY projects to agile transformation, there is no shortage of how-to books spilling with helpful tips of how to cultivate a particular craft. While the DevOps movement began in 2009, there are still a lot of questions about what DevOps means, how it’s done, and what the tangible benefits of DevOps are. As DevOps practices look different in every company, there are no one-size-fits-all frameworks. Thoroughly covering DevOps and its implications requires reading numerous books on the subject. Below we will list the top 10 DevOps must-read books of 2018.

DevOps practices are designed to unify software development and software operations. Through multidisciplinary teams, the DevOps movement enables automation, quick integration, testing, and improved deployment frequency. DevOps practices also lead to a lower failure rate of new releases, shorter lead times between fixes, and faster recovery times. DevOps practices bring with them a whole host of benefits, but it is also difficult for an enterprise to achieve.

Part two of the DevOps series. In the first installment, we explained what DevOps is, and why your company would benefit from incorporating it into your organization. In the second and final installment, we will cover the changes that DevOps brings to company culture, and the best tools for DevOps success.

In recent years, DevOps has conquered the IT world by storm and substantially changed software development. It affects how companies develop, deploy and monitor software and operate applications as well as the underlying infrastructure.

DevOps and agile development are two ways to prepare for digital transformation.  Both methods speed up times to market, change company culture, and enable continuous delivery. However, agile development can bring added complexity to an already intricate application landscape.

More and more companies are seeing the benefit of moving to the cloud, and for good reason. Cloud technology offers many benefits to better suit agile enterprises to spearhead digital transformation and keep their company competitive in the ever changing business environment.

It is imperative to design an agile IT architecture to prepare for fast-paced changes in the business landscape. Digital transformation has brought forth a need to be hyper respondent to the needs of our customers - which include rapid deployment of innovative products, services, and software.

In a previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of implementing microservices with Big Data. 

In life, we know that when you make a choice, you also choose the consequence. The consequences of moving to a microservice framework from a monolithic framework pail in comparison to the benefits, but there are a few notable challenges.