Use this category only when the content is materially about DevOps.

Definition: DevOps is a software delivery philosophy that unites development, operations, and related teams through collaboration, automation, feedback, and shared accountability to deliver value continuously and reliably.

Must have:

• Explicit discussion of bridging or eliminating silos between development and operations.
• Automation of repetitive delivery work, such as infrastructure, testing, compliance, or deployment.
• Continuous delivery or faster, more reliable software value delivery as an outcome.
• Fast feedback loops, observability, or data-driven learning used to improve delivery.
• Shared accountability for product quality, reliability, or security across development, operations, and security teams.

Strong fit:

• Primary: DevOps is the main subject and at least two Must have items are discussed.
• Secondary: DevOps is a substantial supporting theme and at least one Must have item is discussed.

Weak fit:

• Tertiary: DevOps is mentioned or adjacent, but the content is mostly about tools, cloud, Agile, security, or software engineering generally.
• Ignored: DevOps is absent, only implied, or supported only by generic software delivery language.

Exclude:

• Agile, Scrum, or project management content that does not address development-operations collaboration and delivery flow.
• CI/CD tooling, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, or automation scripts discussed only as technical tools.
• Site Reliability Engineering or IT operations content focused only on uptime, incidents, or infrastructure management.
• DevOps job adverts, team names, certifications, or career advice without DevOps principles or practices.
• Generic terms such as collaboration, automation, reliability, software delivery, continuous improvement, or culture are insufficient on their own.