Guide To DevOps Topologies
ITProToday, Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
Beyond tools and processes, how you structure your DevOps teams could be the key factor determining your organization's collaborative success.
At a Glance
- DevOps topologies are organizational structures that determine how teams are arranged to implement DevOps practices.
- There are three main approaches: Dev+Ops, smooth collaboration, and DevOps-adjacent models.
- Organizations should select a DevOps topology based on size, software development requirements, ITOps needs, and budget.
If you ask IT pros how to implement DevOps within an organization, their minds will probably first go to the tools and processes necessary to "do" DevOps.