With the growing adoption of remote and distributed application development including micro-services, cloud-native applications, serverless, and more, it is becoming challenging more than ever before for developers to troubleshoot issues within a reasonable time, and that is a bottleneck. That in a sense contradicts the objectives of Agile and DevOps through fast feedback loops, continuous delivery, quick MTTR (mean time to resolution of defects), etc.

Software deployment is the manual or automated process of making software available to its intended users. It’s often the final—and most important—stage in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Software deployment is a three-stage process: All software deployments pose challenges, and issues can arise in any of the three stages.

Software development doesn’t end when deployment is complete. Instead, developers constantly tamper with the code even after deploying the app. Staying up-to-date with security fixes, bugs, and dependencies is crucial to ensure your app performs properly. After all, nobody wants a malfunctioning product, right? GitHub Dependabotis one of the several tools you can use to update dependencies.

In 2020, the Covid-19-induced lockdown forced all companies to rely on the Work from Home (WFH) policy as an important measure for business continuity. It was an easy transition for the software and IT professionals compared to other industries. However, switching to WFH wasn’t as simple as a one-click operation. There were challenges in WFH, spanning from technical issues to infrastructure setup, as well as in managing the physical and mental well-being of the workforce.