DevOps is a culture, methodology, and set of practices that unify software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). It emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
Key benefits of DevOps include speed, quality, and scalability in software development and delivery.
The DevOps lifecycle includes planning, development, building, testing, releasing, deploying, operating, and monitoring.
Continuous integration (CI) is a practice where developers regularly merge code changes into a central repository, followed by automated builds and tests to ensure stable and bug-free code.