DevOps services for faster software development, deployment and management

Frequently asked questions

• What is DevOps?

  DevOps brings development and operations onto one set of processes and tools, so software ships faster, holds up better and arrives at a higher standard. The work covers deployment automation, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC) and continuous monitoring.

• Is DevOps only for large companies?

  No. DevOps scales to a business of any size. Adopted gradually, with tooling chosen to match the scale, small teams and startups get the same benefits a large engineering organisation does.

• Do we have to change our infrastructure?

  Not necessarily. DevOps can be introduced gradually, without replacing the infrastructure you already run. Processes and automation are layered onto what exists, and anything that needs upgrading is upgraded in stages.

• What does a DevOps engagement include?

  The core of the service:

  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Deployment automation and configuration management
  • Infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform)
  • Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Monitoring and centralised logging
  • Security inside the development process (DevSecOps)
  • Consulting and training for your team
• How does DevOps affect delivery speed?

  Automating test, build and deployment cuts the time a release takes to reach production. Human error drops, feedback reaches developers sooner, and the development cycle gets shorter while quality goes up.

• How do we know we need DevOps?

  If one or more of these is familiar, DevOps will pay for itself:

  • Releases are slow and risky
  • Deployments fail often
  • Development and operations work out of step
  • You need to scale quickly
  • You want to ship and answer the market faster