DevOps – Complete 2-Hour Lecture
Notes
Hour 1: Introduction to DevOps – Concepts, Need, and Lifecycle
1. Introduction to DevOps
DevOps is a combination of two words:
- Dev = Development (writing code, designing software)
- Ops = Operations (deploying, maintaining, monitoring software)
DevOps is a culture and practice that brings these two teams together to work in collaboration
throughout the software lifecycle — from development to testing, deployment, and support.
Definition: DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations.
It aims to shorten the system development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high
software quality.
2. Why DevOps?
Before DevOps:
- Developers would write code and hand it off to Operations.
- Operations would struggle to deploy or maintain it due to compatibility or bugs.
- This led to slow releases, many bugs, and frustration.
With DevOps:
- Developers and Operations work together
- Code is tested, deployed, and monitored automatically
- Problems are caught early and fixed quickly
Benefits:
- Faster delivery of features
- Fewer bugs and outages
- Better collaboration
- Automated processes save time and cost
- Happier customers and teams
3. DevOps Lifecycle
DevOps lifecycle involves 8 stages:
1. Plan – Understanding requirements, setting goals
2. Develop – Writing and managing source code
3. Build – Compiling code, packaging, and testing
4. Test – Automated and manual testing
5. Release – Preparing code for production
6. Deploy – Deployment to servers or cloud
7. Operate – Monitoring and infrastructure management
8. Monitor – Performance and feedback monitoring
This cycle repeats continuously.
4. DevOps vs Traditional Development
Traditional SDLC vs DevOps:
- Teams: Separate vs Collaborative
- Delivery: Slow vs Fast
- Testing: At end vs Continuous
- Tools: Manual vs Automated
- Feedback: Delayed vs Immediate
5. Core Concepts in DevOps
1. Continuous Integration (CI): Frequent code merges, automatic builds/tests
2. Continuous Delivery (CD): Auto-deploy to production/staging
3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Infrastructure via scripts/tools
4. Monitoring & Logging: Detecting and fixing issues early
Hour 2: DevOps Tools, Practices, Roles & Case Studies
1. Common DevOps Tools
Plan: Jira, Trello
Code: Git, GitHub, GitLab
Build: Maven, Gradle
Test: Selenium, JUnit
Release: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
Deploy: Docker, Kubernetes
Monitor: Prometheus, Grafana
2. Roles in a DevOps Team
1. DevOps Engineer: Bridges Dev & Ops, manages pipelines
2. Automation Engineer: Automates testing, deployment
3. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE): Maintains uptime
4. Release Manager: Coordinates releases
3. Key Skills for a DevOps Engineer
- Linux & Scripting (Bash, Python)
- Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Containers & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
4. DevOps in Action – Case Study
Before DevOps:
- Dev → Testing → Delay → Manual Deploy
- Many bugs and time loss
After DevOps:
- Devs push code → Jenkins pipeline → Auto test & deploy
- Faster, fewer errors, clearer workflow
5. Real-Life Companies Using DevOps
Amazon – Rapid deployments
Netflix – CI/CD for massive audience
Google – Pioneered SRE
Facebook – Daily feature releases
Quick Recap
- DevOps = Collaboration + Automation
- CI/CD, Testing, Monitoring, Cloud
- Tools like Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
- Faster, safer software delivery
