Operations
Operations refers to the practices and processes involved in deploying, monitoring, maintaining, and scaling software systems in production environments. It encompasses activities like infrastructure management, incident response, performance optimization, and ensuring system reliability and availability. This field has evolved with the rise of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), integrating development and operations to improve efficiency.
Developers should learn operations to build more robust, scalable, and maintainable applications, as it helps in understanding the full lifecycle of software from development to production. It is crucial for roles in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering, where skills in automation, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code are essential for reducing downtime and improving deployment frequency. Use cases include managing cloud services, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and handling system outages in real-time.