DevOps is all about
bringing two teams together. a company usually has a dedicated team for
development and operations. DevOps allows the two teams to work together in
close conjunction and deliver the final product to the customers at lightning-fast
pace.
Organizations that
rely on DevOps take part in the entire infrastructure and development cycle.
They have a few fundamental practices that help streamline the whole process
and deliver applications to the users in the fastest time possible. To achieve
such efficiency they employ a few traditional practices such as frequent
updates and micro-services.
Unlike previous
update schedules when apps used to receive a major update every 5-6 months the
new updates deploy much faster. Though it brings only a slight change to the
interface of the apps they help to bring new and innovative changes to keep
their customers engaged. These updates take less time and are much more
efficient at fixing minor bugs.
Microservices is a
fairly new concept where complicated services are broken into smaller more
manageable components. These components serve a single purpose and are
developed individually, independent of the others. This way the developer won’t
have to worry about the overall application’s performance at once and can focus
on the individual components.
Let’s take a close
look at AWS DevOps Services to see how they are similar to the core DevOps
practices.
1. AWS Pipeline
The
AWS pipeline helps visualize the end to end delivery process. it consists of:
·
Source Code Repository- A place to hold
your source code(GitHub or AWS Code Commit)
·
Build service
·
Deploy
·
Configuration approvals during
deployment
2. AWS CodeCommit
This
is an online version control service hosting Git repositories. Code Commit can
store source codes and binaries from files generated straight out of the build.
With
the help of AWS Code Commit, developers can copy the code from the online
repositories to their hard drives and then proceed to make changes. Once done,
they can push back the edited file back into the repository.
3. AWS CodeBuild
The
AWS CodeBuild is responsible for fetching the latest changes to the source code
and implementing them to your build, according to the YML file specifications.
The
commands are run in four phases namely install, pre-build, build and
post-build. Once the build is complete the whole thing is stored in the AWS
storage also known as an S3 bucket.
4. AWS CodeDeploy
AWS
CodeDeploy as the name suggests is the last stage of the AWS DevOps cycle.
Cloud computing has
revolutionized the entire computing arena. You now have access to all your
databases over the internet and not have to bother with personal save
locations. They also have the hardware to maintain and test your applications
before they are released into the real world.
Thanks to this new
technological advancement companies had to change the way they operate. Being
the oldest duck in the pond, AWS offers extensive services letting you manage
your projects as if they were right on your personal computer.
You even get to
choose your rates based on your usage and can also avail discounts if you keep
using one their services for a prolonged time. AWS has greatly implemented its
experience with cloud computing over the years into a neat little package.
