DevOps Glossary

Real-time analytics embedded into business operations, processing current and historical data.

Organizational approach that encourages ongoing skill development and knowledge sharing.

Automated process of identifying compliance and security risks in an IT infrastructure.

Ongoing process of building quality assurance into every step of the development lifecycle.

Systematic approach to enhancing processes and products to achieve better performance.

Practice of building and maintaining reliable systems through constant monitoring and improvement.

Integrating security practices throughout the entire software development and deployment lifecycle.

Process of executing automated tests as part of the software delivery pipeline to obtain feedback on business risks.

Testing method that verifies interactions at the boundary of an external service meet expectations.

Mobile application development framework that allows developers to build mobile apps using web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Lightweight Linux operating system designed for providing infrastructure to clustered deployments, now part of Red Hat.

Automated collection of online coupon codes, often to exploit promotional offers.

Practice of writing a test that reproduces a bug before fixing the issue, ensuring the bug doesn't recur.

Unauthorized use of valid credentials to gain access to systems or data, often resulting from poor password practices or stolen credentials.

Cyberattack method where stolen account credentials are used to gain unauthorized access to user accounts through large-scale automated login requests.

Credential manager tool for securely storing and managing passwords and other secrets.

Time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems, used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks.

Ability of software or hardware to work across different types of platforms or operating systems.

Group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal.

Security vulnerability allowing attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by others.

Java-based framework for creating a custom continuous integration and deployment environment, popular in early CI/CD implementations.

Malicious software that uses system resources to mine cryptocurrency without user consent.

Shared values, beliefs, and practices that characterize an organization, crucial in shaping DevOps and Agile transformations.

Web performance metric measuring visual stability, quantifying how much page content unexpectedly shifts during loading.

Practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks, crucial in today's interconnected world.