A EFICIÊNCIA DAS PRÁTICAS DE OPERAÇÕES EM AMBIENTES DEVOPS BASEADOS EM LINUX

Abstract

This study addresses the efficiency of operations (Ops) practices in Linux-based DevOps environments, aiming to understand how the integration of automation, monitoring, and infrastructure management impacts system reliability and performance. The justification lies in the growing adoption of DevOps as a continuous delivery model and in the central role of Linux as the predominant foundation of modern corporate infrastructures. The general objective is to analyze how operational practices supported by Linux contribute to efficiency, security, and stability throughout the software lifecycle. The methodology adopted was qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive, based on a bibliographic review and comparative analysis of national and international studies published between 2015 and 2025. The research drew on academic articles, books, and technical reports covering DevOps, automation, infrastructure as code, and observability in Linux environments. The results and discussion show that infrastructure automation, continuous monitoring, and the use of tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, and Kubernetes significantly reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) while increasing predictability and operational resilience. Companies that adopted these practices, such as Nubank and Netflix, achieved notable improvements in stability and efficiency. It is concluded that Linux serves as the main foundation of operations within DevOps, enabling scalable, secure, and cost-effective environments. Operational maturity thus emerges as a decisive factor for the successful implementation of DevOps in modern organizations.