DevOps is a battle-tested mindset involving automation, collaboration, and effective tooling.It addresses 10 common engineering problems by implementing practices and tools.DevOps solves issues like 'It Works on My Machine' through containerization and Kubernetes for consistent environments.Merge conflicts are managed by CI pipelines and branching strategies, preventing untested changes.Automated releases using CI/CD pipelines streamline the deployment process and reduce errors.Infrastructure as Code tools track changes, preventing outages from manual adjustments.DevOps tackles environment drift, last-minute bugs, security vulnerabilities, and weekend deployments effectively.Implementation of observability tools enhances visibility into production for real-time issue detection.DevOps emphasizes smart automation, collaboration, and process hygiene to mitigate production disasters.Starting small with automation can significantly improve engineering practices and build trust within the team.