Implementing DevOps Adoption within United States SMEs

Abstract

DevOps is an integration of "Development" (Dev) and "Operations" (Ops) and has emerged as a transformational way of software development, with the objective of enabling rapid and efficient delivery of software. While accepted at larger scales in enterprises, there has been hardly any literature review based on the implementation of DevOps in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the United States. This research, therefore, seeks to analyze in detail the challenges, methodologies, and outcomes of implementing DevOps adoption within SMEs in the United States. This research investigates the strategies, benefits, and barriers of SMEs toward the implementation of DevOps using mixed-methods research, including qualitative data from a case study and both interview and quantitative survey data. The results offer a contribution to an understanding of how SMEs adopt DevOps and present valuable knowledge for both practitioners and researchers.