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From SysAdmin to DevOps: This is the Way Prologue: The DevOps Mandalorian In a galaxy not so far away, there lived a SysAdmin. He spent his days guarding servers, answering alerts, and fixing systems like a blacksmith reforging armor. But the universe was shifting. The demand for faster deployments, collaboration between clans (teams), and stronger systems pushed him toward a new path: the path of DevOps. The SysAdmin took his helmet, his discipline, and his patience. And he chose to become something greater. Each tool he learned was another weapon in his arsenal: ...

Introduction Ask 10 people what DevOps means, and you’ll get 11 different answers. Most will mention “collaboration between Dev and Ops” or throw around buzzwords like “CI/CD” and “automation.” But after years in this field, I’ve realized DevOps is something much more fundamental—and much more human. The Problem with Traditional Definitions The typical DevOps definition goes something like: “DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle…” ...