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The Importance of DevOps in Mobile App Development

There have been a number of posts and conversations about how to implement mobile DevOps methods, how to align them with current systems, and how to make use of resources effective and useful to organizations. On the contrary, there has been very little conversation about how mobile DevOps will make a difference to companies that are trying to allow their IT, operations, and growth to be well aligned with their business objectives.

In this article, we'll take a look at the top causes for mobile development teams to follow good mobile DevOps activities in order to make them more profitable – and why all this makes sense for mobile development.

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Why Mobile Needs Its Own DevOps

Developing for mobile has unique challenges, and therefore, it requires an approach that differs from traditional DevOps methods. Here are four of the main reasons why developing for mobile is different — compared to developing web applications — and some of the ways in which incorporating a unique set of practices, collectively referred to as Mobile DevOps, can help app companies tackle these specific challenges.

Mobile Apps Require Faster Iterations

When it comes to mobile app iterations, speed is everything: there is a strong correlation between the frequency of updates and the rating in the app stores. The more agile the approach, the faster and more iterative the code release process becomes. 

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The Four Pillars of Mobile DevOps Strategy

Originally published April 16, 2020

Recently, mobile DevOps has been a topic that pops up throughout organizations as people outside of mobile development are increasingly aware of the differences between mobile and traditional DevOps. As the need for adoption of processes specific to mobile development grows, technology leadership is looking for goals and metrics that make sense. Even though these will obviously vary from company to company or even from project to project, we can characterize four key components that will deliver results.

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The Difference Between a DevOps and a Mobile DevOps Lifecycle

In app development, both technical and non-technical people are familiar with the infinity symbol representing the never-ending DevOps lifecycle and its steps — which are usually along the lines of planning, building, continuous integration, deployment, operation, and feedback. 

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The Mobile DevOps lifecycle, however, is quite different. The continuity is still represented by the same symbol, but the steps have changed in order to be able to adapt better to the specific needs of mobile. An up-to-date mobile development lifecycle would most likely be comprised of the following stages: measuring, ideation, building, testing, shipping, and monitoring.