In a digital economy there is a need to develop and deploy working applications and updates in a fast and consistent manner. DevOps is a compound word created to show the mixture of development and operation. It is a methodology that helps many organizations reduce the overall time in software development and deployment processes by automation of all processes, collaboration, and continuous integration. SAP DevOps revolves mainly on deploying the above practices and principles for SAP solutions, dramatically changing the way organizations create, run, and sustain SAP applications.
In this article, we will discuss more about SAP DevOps, its main advantages and how VSD Technologies Pvt. Ltd. can assist you in implementing the best approaches of DevOps in SAP for more efficiency, agility and reduced lead time.
What is SAP DevOps?
SAP DevOps is a practice which extends the concept of DevOps into the world of SAP and its applications enabling the organization to better develop, deploy and operate within SAP applications. SAP DevOps seeks to assist organizations in facilitating software version and feature deployments by automating processes, improving teamwork, and implementing continuous testing and monitoring in all aspects of the delivery process.
SAP development cycles or implementation cycles have always been too long to the extent that they have been blamed for incurring costs and wasting time. This is further simplified by SAP DevOps as contour developments are shorter, there is less idle time and the applications are always in sync with the changes in business.
Key Aspects of SAP DevOps
The Concept of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
The implementation of CI/CD pipelines enables automatic creation, testing and deploying SAP solutions eliminating the integration bottlenecks and fast delivery of every modification made to the system.
Automated Testing
The presence of test automation tools enable ensures that SAP applications are under constant test, enabling teams to find and fix defects much sooner in the life cycle thereby minimizing problems in production.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Infrastructure as code (IaC) enables SAP teams to handle infrastructure and perform development activities through codes as opposed to manual processes which help standardize environments and speed up infrastructural changes in deployment
Real-Time Monitoring and Logging
Since SAP application will be constantly worked upon, DevOps separation enables the management of such application without failover times as issues can be rectified as they arise.
Collaboration and Communication
Collaboration is one of the primary aspects of Devops which restructures the operations of both the development and the production units by get rid of barriers and promoting interaction for higher effectiveness and faster response.
Advantages of SAP DevOps
Adopting DevOps practices while working on SAP has many benefits that help organizations remain competitive in today’s volatile environment.
Faster Time to Market: Thanks to the increase of optimal procedures for development and release of SAP services, clients satisfy market demand for new or enhanced services almost immediately.
Better Quality and Consistency: Reduction of human factor through automated testing followed by operations monitoring helps mitigate risks ensuring reliability of SAP applications.
Lower Costs: Enhancing D and O processes, SAP DevOps costs decrease expenses related to labor intensive processes, defects remediation and protracted development processes.
Increased Flexibility: Unlike the traditional methodologies, SAP DevOps allows organizations to meet the dynamic requirements of the business with ease, whereby making alterations and expansion of applications is effortless.
Improved Coordination: SAP DevOps eliminates the silos in development and operational team and encourages collective contribution in further enhancement of products.
How VSD Technologies Can Assist with SAP DevOps
Being an SAP Gold Partner, VSD Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is suited in helping organizations in their journey of embracing SAP DevOps practices. The deploy ability of the optimal solution is facilitated by the expertise of our professionals who comprehend the SAP environment intricacies and concoct strategies for the appropriate embedding of the DevOps tools and processes. We help our clients in building well integrated SAP DevOps infrastructures through activities such as setting and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating testing processes, and setting up monitoring systems among other activities.
At VSD Technologies, the aspects of teamwork, effectiveness and flexibility are of paramount importance. By partnering with our clients and incorporating DevOps into the SAP setup, it enables them to release software much quicker and more reliably. We will be at your disposal during the entire process beginning with drawing the very first plan and concluding with its constant tuning to help you get accustomed to the new SAP DevOps way of life.
Striving for more out of your SAP services with DevOps? Then reach out to VSD Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and discover how we can help you implement SAP DevOps – creating amazing efficiencies in development, cutting down the costs and promoting better quality innovation.
