DevOps is a culture, movement or practice that emphasizes the collaboration and communication of both software developers and other information-technology (IT) professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes. It aims at establishing a culture and environment where building, testing , and releasing software can happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. It’s about improving, communicating and collaboration. From a Service Operation perspective we are already part of the way there, so maybe it won’t take as long or require as much organizational change as we think. Application management is responsible for managing applications throughout their lifecycle. Application management covers the entire ongoing lifecycle of an application, including requirements, design, build, deploy, operate and optimize. The application management function is performed by any department, group or team involved in managing and supporting opera