In the hands of a novice, an axe is a deadly tool, one that makes great use of brutality and simplicity. In the hands of a skilled warrior, a Bearded Axe like this simple specimen transforms into a truly deadly weapon of war.
Speed things up. One of the main benefits of DevOps is creating a more agile business, with shorter, iterative processes key to this, enabling the IT team to handle issues and innovate faster. Indeed, the impact can be significant -- with development to production cycles moving from months to hours.
DevOps can be a blend of culture, tools and maturity that make sense for your organization and what makes sense will most likely evolve over time. The important thing is to continually strive to break down the walls and bottlenecks between the phases of software delivery by improving collaboration and automation.