DevOps: IT Development in the Era of Digitalization
The objectives of the study are to provide a detailed definition of DevOps concept, to identify the benefits of implementing DevOps in organizations where agile development is in practice, the challenges faced by organizations during DevOps adoption and to identifyThe DevOps practices corresponding to each main pillar termed as CAMS.
Abstract
The purpose of the thesis is to provide a clear understanding of how DevOps works in an organization to researchers and software practitioners. The objectives of the study are to provide a detailed definition of DevOps concept, to identify the benefits of implementing DevOps in organizations where agile development is in practice, the challenges faced by organizations during DevOps adoption and to identify the DevOps practices corresponding to each main pillar termed as CAMS. A Systematic Literature Review is conducted as a method to identify the practices of DevOps adoption and leading to the conclusion. The final list of practices can aid researchers and software practitioners in obtaining a better understanding regarding the functioning and adoption of DevOps. Also, it has been observed that there is a need for more empirical research in this domain and some future research ideas are proposed.