Preface

The title of this book is "DevOps For Networking". DevOps, as you are probably well-aware, is an abbreviated amalgamation of "Development" and "Operations", so why does it have any significance to networking? It is true that there is no "Net" in the DevOps name, though it is fair to say that the remit of DevOps has extended well beyond its initial goal.

The initial DevOps movement sought to remove the "chucking it over the fence" and reactive mentality that existed between development and operations teams, but DevOps can be efficiently used to promote collaboration between all teams in IT, not just Development and Operations staff.

DevOps, as a concept, initially aimed to solve the scenario where developers would develop code, make significant ...

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