DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. DevOps aims to improve collaboration between development and operations teams, automate infrastructure, and increase the speed and reliability of software delivery. Popular DevOps tools include Jenkins, Ansible, and Docker. Download our brochure Cloud-native development is a software development approach that involves building and deploying applications that are designed to run on cloud platforms. Cloud-native development can provide scalability, resilience, and agility. Popular cloud-native development platforms include Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.