Infrastructure as code refers to the idea of managing IT infrastructure with code. This is made possible with the use of special programs and tools that will help carry manual IT tasks automatically. In this setup, both development and operations teams can manage, facilitate, and monitor the resources automatically.

Infrastructure automation also allows an application to be tested very early during the development cycle, because the cloud setting required to test an application is already set and can be turned on or off automatically.

With the introduction of multiple lines of code and the incorporation of operating systems and hardware devices into the IT infrastructure, DevOps developers can speed up procedures which would normally take hours, or sometimes even days, in a traditional IT environment. 

Why should your company use DevOps in Infrastructure?

Automation helps you deliver services at lightning-fast speed

When an IT infrastructure is properly managed, all your resources are well configured, secured and backed up on a regular basis. In a traditional setup, a lot of resources are managed manually, and that slows down processes and can cause an organization to function inefficiently.

With infrastructure automation, there is a lower rate of failure of new releases because the products are tested at the initial stage. Also, rollbacks, bottlenecks, or deployment failures that might affect efficiency are taken into consideration at an early stage. Finally, and as infrastructure issues are tackled in the early phases, automation enables organizations to come up with better and higher quality applications.