For more than a decade, two identical concepts have coexisted in the information technology world — DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). At first glance, they may seem like rivals. But a closer look reveals that the supposed competitors are supplementary pieces of the picture that complement each other perfectly. This article defines DevOps and SRE, describing how they make it easy to build robust software, where they overlap, how they differ, and when they can work effectively.
