CaaS or Container as a Service is a cloud-based service enabling developers and IT departments to upload, organize, run, scale and manage containers using containers-based visualizations. These containers refer to a package of software that includes all dependencies essentially required to run any host system. Let’s dive deep into the topic to justify the importance of CaaS in DevOps.
In a conventional IT business set up, developers look for agility while operations require control, availability, and governance. The developers start the journey by developing innovative software to keep their clients and customers engaged, attracted, and loyal. IT operations aid in this journey by ensuring:
The use of an open-source container platform helps to end this conflict between the two verticals of DevOps. It effectively brings them together and enables a successful collaboration wherein:
Consistency is the key, and to ensure the same for DevOps, the concept of CaaS or Containers as a Service was formulated. It is being touted as the future platform for the working of DevOps.
CaaS is a model platform wherein all verticals of DevOps can collaborate as a team to ensure that the:
A simple workflow of CaaS includes three main components:
The successful implementation of this is achieved easily with the help of an extremely flexible general workflow which can be modified to:
Thus, instead of forcing a workflow, CaaS provides users with a better framework that facilitates greater manageability in application delivery.
The adoption of DevOps is now a foregone conclusion. Surveys provide overwhelming statistics. For example, the deployment of DevOps has ensured:
But the implementation of DevOps continued to be a struggle. The use of CaaS actually helped ease the process and implement the basic idea of DevOps, i.e. the effective collaboration of the Development and IT operations teams. Thus, CaaS is now considered the future of DevOps because it enables:
Since CaaS offers greater visibility into the workings and needs of the two verticals of DevOps, this shared platform and shared understanding help them to work as a single cohesive unit.
CaaS also provides for a cleaner code which is easier to maintain and complete automation of its lifecycle, thus speeding up the management process and deployment while also reducing human errors.
The CaaS platform functions as a bridge that helps to narrow the gap between the development and operational teams, thereby successfully enabling a cultural exchange within the organization. Again, the developers and IT operation professionals also need to be guided by shared goals and governed by similar processes so that they can work together closely. It is through this amalgamation of culture and technology facilitated by CaaS, the success of DevOps can ultimately be secured.
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