DevOps are facing new challenges as customers demand new software products which are easily configurable and better than the last version in terms of functionality and capability. Customers want these products now and they want these products cheap. Traditionally, software development has been plagued with high budgets and longer development times: in direct contradiction to what customers are expecting. Fortunately, service virtualization is helping DevOps meet customer demand easily and with few limitations.

On the heels of cloud technology is another trend gaining more traction for organizations – Software Defined Datacenters (SDDC). Traditionally, data centers were hardware-driven: each application or business unit had specific requirements which were met by a few dedicated servers, routers and storage devices.

Software defects can be fatal. And in the DevOps-driven world of Continuous Delivery and rapid release cycles, eliminating these defects requires testing teams to streamline connections between otherwise siloed Dev and Ops segments.

DevOps involves the collaboration of engineering and operations staff working together during the entire development lifecycle while automating processes to improve software delivery.

The adoption of DevOps not only makes a company more agile but also automates processes, introduces shorter testing times and reduces cycle times for long-term and ongoing benefits.