# ## Introduction - Day 1

## what is DevOps

DevOps is a methodology that involves practices to bridge the gap between the Dev and Ops team by using Open source automation build tools.

* In DevOps, teams work closely together to break down barriers and share responsibilities.
    
* Through DevOps, people work together to create software-based projects and people also manage the entire system to run.
    
* Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) is the most important part of DevOps Through DevOps people work together to create software-based projects and people also manage the entire system to run.
    

# What is Automation, Scaling, and Infrastructure

Automation: Imagine you work for a customer support department of an e-commerce company. Every day, you receive a large number of customer inquiries asking about order statuses.

Scaling: Let's consider a popular application Hotstar, when dhoni comes to bat then viewership increases, they need to ensure the service remains smooth and uninterrupted.

Infrastructure: Think of a ride-sharing platform like Uber and OLA. The infrastructure of such a service involves a combination of physical and virtual components. On the physical side, the company requires a fleet of vehicles, as well as maintenance and service centres to ensure they are in good condition.

# Why DevOps is Important, etc

In Covid, everything went online so server crashes were seen, because of this, DevOps became necessary.