Importance of QA In DevOps
Posted By : Rohitesh Rawat | 25-Sep-2017
In today's organizations, QA and Development teams are considered two distinct entities as both have different roles and responsibilities.
However, Operations team of an organization always consider QA and Development a single entity because both the teams are working together towards the same goal of delivering a better product.
So what happens when Development and Operations merge together? What role does QA play in that case?
Nowadays, many organizations are adopting DevOps model. In DevOps model, the concept of a releasing software on a weekly or monthly basis fades away into a continuous cycle of improvement as teams work towards pushing software out as a service on a daily basis. Every customer wants a high-end defect free software and this approach does exactly that. This agile approach removes all the obstacles and delivers high-quality software to the customers.
In a DevOps culture, QA can now verify the environments themselves, because now the infrastructure is code.
In this, pushing code to production is one of QA's foremost responsibility, along with verifying that the changes are working as expected, and in case of any issue is reported, then QA can roll it back.
In DevOps, QA is about preventing defects and not finding them. Today, QA teams are charged with preventing defects from reaching the public site.
In this approach, QA teams are responsible for finding problems in the product along with the process and highlight changes wherever possible. They look to improve repeatability and not just find bugs.
QA is transforming, as many organizations are beginning to apply this practice to security and stress testing also along with their automation processes.
Quality Assurance is a major reason why DevOps work so effectively that is the reason why many organizations are moving forward with this approach and enjoying the benefits of it.
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About Author
Rohitesh Rawat
Rohitesh is an expert in Agile methodologies, specializing in Scrum. He possesses a wide range of skills, including proficiency in Jira, MongoDB, planning, scoping, process creation and management, and QA. Over the years, he has led the successful delivery of several offshore projects, including Konfer, Virgin Media, HP1T, and Transleqo. Rohitesh holds certifications as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) and has a comprehensive understanding of the entire Project Life Cycle (PLC).