DevOps development
DevOps development
DevOps is a way to take web development one step further. The term is an abbreviation and amalgamation of “development” and “operations”. It is development and operation in one and the same package and more. A fair explanation is to summarize DevOps as the management of an application’s full life cycle, which includes development, testing, operation, integration and, not least, security monitoring. Several methods are included in DevOps, such as Agile and Lean.
The DevOps principle
Working according to the DevOps principle means a shorter step towards launching a software. It also means faultless testing, correction of errors and bugs, and also allows one and the same team to take care of all segments. Because all DevOps developers are in the same team, the organization avoids too many misunderstandings that can arise, for example, when one team may not have a full grasp of what the other team is doing.
Developers Shore assembles talented groups of DevOps developers to create a continuous flow in the management of your software. With us in the background, your system will be prepared and updated, any bugs will be fixed and the distribution of new versions will be regular. The DevOps principle helps your company gain time and avoids unnecessary bottlenecks in the system!
How DevOps can benefit your business
Since DevOps is a holistic approach from idea to finished product and all that entails, you get more done in less time. All DevOps developers have the same goal; to deliver a software based on your specific needs in the fastest and most efficient way possible where quality is always in the background without having to hire different teams for different tasks. Collaboration is crucial when building and launching a software product – DevOps brings all the essential pieces together in one place. What you pay for is delivered quickly and all the bits and pieces are included (updates, tests and measurements, etc.).
Developers Shore’s DevOps developers are passionate about collaboration and the flexibility that DevOps brings. Our common goal is to build the sturdiest bridge between the development and operational services and combine them into a single entity. We’d love to tell you more, so get in touch with us!
An agile development method
DevOps is based on something called agile system development or agile as it translates to in English. In short, it is a method that transforms changes to the benefit of customers. Agile system development includes many complicated concepts and words, but to make a long explanation short, it’s all about the fact that all build-up, checks and deliveries take place continuously.
However, it may be worth specifying that there are different methodologies that focus on different aspects. Within DevOps, we work, for example, within the Agile and Lean methodologies, both of which are based on basically the same basic idea. However, Agile takes more care of the software life cycle itself, prioritizing changes and involving the customer in the process, while Lean mainly focuses on the optimization of the production process and the elimination of things that do no good.
In the DevOps team, all methodologies are more or less included and overlap, where the focus is to ensure cooperation between development and operation.
Sometimes the differences between these different development principles can sound a little fuzzy. Get in touch with us and we’ll make it clear when we discuss your project!
Most common questions and concerns
Our delivery department conducts HR interviews with prospective members of our community. These interviews focus on the developer's previous experience and previous employment and their communication skills. When we have presented a suitable candidate, he/she then completes the steps that our customer we have their internal process. Usually 2 interviews and a technical test. The responsibility for "quality assurance" of the candidate is therefore shared between us at Developers Shore and the customer.
Currently we have around 1000 developers in our community, we replenish this in cases where we do not have a suitable candidate to present to our client's assignment. We do this through marketing, headhunting and search on LinkedIn as well as external advertisements. We also apply a bonus for our members who refer friends or their own contacts who match a role or project.
This is not true, the quality of the developers is at least as good. In fact, our developers are more likely to work overtime and inconvenient working hours than Swedish consultants without asking for extra compensation.
All companies have it before they choose to spend resources and energy on correcting this in order to become more "future-proof". What we have noticed is that our developers are extremely good at finding solutions and ways of working to be able to carry out effective work anyway, through translation services e.g. Our consultants are used to working remotely and to countries with documentation or commentary in languages other than English. There is nothing new under the sun for them and it is rarely as bad as the customer thinks it is.
The majority of bad experiences come from offshore collaborations, usually India or Asia. Many times it is due to cultural differences and that although the hours have been cheap, they have been extremely long hours. This is why we work towards Europe, these developers are more like us and also appreciate how we Swedes ourselves want to work and run our development teams in the form of feedback, transparency, etc.
Our handbook (in swedish) can help you get an idea of which processes and routines might be good to implement. The responsible salesperson together with delivery people are happy to help out in our direction to ensure that you succeed with your developer(s). Write to us to get the manual "How to succeed with remote development".