DevOps is not a product or tool that you can buy or install. DevOps is about culture and the way you write, release, and operate your software. DevOps is about shortening the time between a new idea and your first end user experiencing the value it delivers. In this book, you will learn about the tools and techniques to apply that philosophy to your way of working.

To enable this, you might have to change the way you work and adopt new tools or change the way you use them. In this first chapter, you will learn more about what DevOps really is and how to recognize a successful DevOps team.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• What DevOps is and why you cannot simply buy or install it
• How DevOps complements Agile
• What the benefits of DevOps are and how to measure them
• Creating your ideal DevOps and organizational structure
• Exploring DevOps practices and habits of successful DevOps teams
• The five stages of DevOps evolution