Breaking Free From The Dead Zone: Automating DevOps Shifts For Scalable Success
DevOps.com, Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
When building software, especially SaaS, sticking to manual processes in DevOps is like bringing a knife to a gunfight.
Manual processes not only slow down operations but also open the door to mistakes that can escalate into significant problems. This tricky spot, where there's not enough automation and too much room for human error, isn't a good place to be if your organization wants to grow smoothly and reliably.
Many organizations have adopted 'shift left' as the primary driver for automation through CI/CD pipelines. This is good, but without automation at every step of the software deployment process, gaps exist and they can be glaring.
In this article, we're going to introduce two terms that you've likely not seen before: 'Shift Right' and the ever-so-dangerous 'Dead Zone' of automation. We'll explore how these two types of DevOps shifts can work together to alleviate DevOps toil and improve the quality of the services you deliver.